[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 125 (Friday, June 29, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35699-35701]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-12638]


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DELAWARE RIVER BASIN COMMISSION


Notice of Commission Meeting and Public Hearing

    Notice is hereby given that the Delaware River Basin Commission 
will hold an informal conference followed by a public hearing on 
Wednesday, July 18, 2007. The hearing will be part of the Commission's 
regular business meeting. Both the conference session and business 
meeting are open to the public and will be held at the Commission's 
office building, located at 25 State Police Drive in West Trenton, New 
Jersey.
    The conference among the commissioners and staff will begin at 
10:15 a.m. Topics include a presentation on a revised proposal for a 
Flexible Flow Management Program (FFMP) for the New York City Delaware 
Basin Reservoirs; a presentation on proposed amendments to the 
Commission's Special Protection Waters regulations; and a presentation 
on proposed amendments to the Water Code relating to water 
accountability and source metering, recording and reporting.
    The subjects of the public hearing to be held during the 2 p.m. 
business meeting include the dockets listed below:
    1. South Coatesville Borough D-74-39 CP-2. An application for 
approval of the rerate of the existing South Coatesville Borough 
wastewater treatment plant (WWTP). The permitted discharge from the 
applicant's WWTP will increase from an annual average daily flow of 
0.365 million gallons per day (mgd) to 0.381 mgd and will continue to 
be discharged to the West Branch Brandywine Creek. The facility is 
located in South Coatesville Borough, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
    2. Kent County Levy Court D-77-87 CP-2. An application for approval 
of the expansion of the existing Kent County Levy Court WWTP. The 
permitted discharge from the applicant's WWTP will increase from a 
daily flow of 15.0 mgd to 16.3 mgd and will continue to be discharged 
to The Gut, a tributary to the Murderkill River. The facility is 
located in the City of Milford, Kent County, Delaware.
    3. Hackettstown Municipal Utilities Authority D-91-30 CP-2. An 
application to expand a 3.3 mgd wastewater treatment plant to process 
3.39 mgd. The plant is located in Washington Township, Morris County, 
New Jersey. The plant will continue to treat wastewater from the Town 
of Hackettstown, Mansfield Township, Independence Township and 
Allamuchy Township, all in Warren County; and Washington Township and 
Mount Olive Township in Morris County, New Jersey. The additional 
capacity is needed to serve the service area previously served by the 
former Diamond Hill Sewer Company. Treatment plant effluent will 
continue to be discharged to the Musconetcong River in the Musconetcong 
River Watershed via the existing outfall. The defunct Diamond Hill 
treatment facility and discharge to Hence's Brook will be abandoned.
    4. Aqua New Jersey, Inc. D-93-13 CP-3. An application for the 
renewal of a ground water withdrawal project to increase withdrawal 
from 198.5 mg/30 days to 237 mg/30 days to supply the applicant's 
Blackwood District public water supply distribution system from 
existing Wells Nos. 3, 6, 7, 13, 15, 17 and 20 located within the 
Delaware River basin and 8 wells located outside of the basin in the 
Cohansey, Mt. Laurel and Potomac-Raritan-Magothy Formations. The 
increased allocation is requested in order to meet projected increases 
in service area demand. The

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project is located in the Big Timber Creek Watershed in Gloucester 
Township, Camden County, New Jersey.
    5. Reading Area Water Authority D-2000-59 CP-2. An application for 
approval to transfer up to 1.5 mgd and up to 45 mg/30 days of potable 
water from the Reading Area Water Authority (RAWA) system to the 
Pennsylvania American Water Company (PAWC) Glen Alsace District water 
distribution system. Some of the water supply is also needed to serve 
PAWC's customers in its Douglassville District via an existing 
interconnection. RAWA proposes no increase of existing allocation of 35 
mgd (1,050 mg/30 days) of water from its Lake Ontelaunee Reservoir, 
which is located in Ontelaunee Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. 
The project also includes the revision of the RAWA Operating Plan to 
reflect the service area modification, conservation release 
improvements and fisheries protection measures. The reservoir is 
situated on Maiden Creek in the Schuylkill River Watershed.
    6. Borough of Portland D-2003-9 CP-2. An application to modify the 
proposed WWTP that was approved by DRBC Docket No. D-2003-9 CP on 
January 19, 2005, but not constructed due to cost considerations. The 
WWTP design capacity will remain 0.105 mgd, but the modified design 
involves treatment processes that cost less to construct and maintain 
than those in the approved design. The proposed membrane ultra-
filtration system will eliminate the need for clarifiers and a tertiary 
filter, while still meeting docket and NPDES permit limitations. The 
WWTP will provide tertiary treatment of flow from the proposed Portland 
Industrial Park and from local on-lot septic systems located in 
Portland Borough, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. The WWTP will be 
constructed in the southeast corner of Portland Borough and the project 
outfall diffuser will discharge to the Delaware River. The project is 
located within the drainage area to a section of the non-tidal Delaware 
River known as the Lower Delaware, which is classified as Special 
Protection Waters.
    7. Pennsylvania American Water Company D-2006-33 CP-2. An 
application for approval of a groundwater withdrawal project to supply 
up to 7.34 mg/30 days of water to the applicant's public supply 
distribution system from new Well PW3 and to increase the existing 
withdrawal from all wells from 15.12 mg/30 days to 18.57 mg/30 days. 
The increased allocation is requested in order to meet projected 
increases in service area demand. New Well PW3 is located in the 
Trimmers Rock Formation in the Brodhead Creek Watershed in Stroud 
Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania. The site is located within the 
drainage area to the section of non-tidal Delaware River known as the 
Middle Delaware, which is classified as Special Protection Waters.
    8. Wissahickon Spring Water, Inc. D-2006-29-1. An application for 
approval to discharge up to 0.1008 mgd to Kaercher Creek, a tributary 
of the Schuylkill River, from a bottled water filtration plant. The 
wastewater currently discharges into sanitary drains within the 
building. The applicant will install 3 reverse osmosis units and will 
discharge the rinse water through new Outfall No. 001. The facility is 
located in the Schuylkill River Watershed in Hamburg Borough, Berks 
County, Pennsylvania.
    9. Pocono Manor Investors Pt. 1, L.P. D-2006-43-1. An application 
for approval of a ground water withdrawal project to supply up to 30.24 
mg/30 days of water to the applicant's resort from new Wells Nos. 1, 2 
and 3 and to limit the existing withdrawal from all wells to 30.24 mg/
30 days. The project is located in the Catskill Formation in the 
Brodhead/Swiftwater Creek Watershed in Pocono Township, Monroe County, 
Pennsylvania. This withdrawal project is located within the drainage 
area to the section of the non-tidal Delaware River known as the Middle 
Delaware, which is classified as Special Protection Waters.
    10. Royersford Borough D-2006-45 CP-1. An application for approval 
to expand the existing Royersford Borough WWTP from a design flow of 
0.54 mgd to 0.70 mgd. WWTP effluent will continue to be discharged to 
the Schuylkill River. The facility is located directly outside of 
Royersford Borough, in Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County, 
Pennsylvania.
    11. Jackson Township Authority D-2007-4 CP-1. An application for 
the approval of a new 0.5 mgd WWTP. The applicant's new WWTP will 
discharge to an unnamed tributary of the Tulpehocken Creek, a tributary 
to the Schuylkill River, at a point upstream of Blue Marsh Reservoir. 
The facility will be located in Jackson Township, Lebanon County, 
Pennsylvania.
    12. Cott Beverages Inc. D-2007-6-1. An application for approval to 
expand the applicant's existing IWTP from 0.023 mgd to 0.070 mgd to 
serve its beverage (soft drinks and carbonated water) production 
facility. The IWTP will continue to discharge to the West Branch 
Chester Creek in the Chester Creek Watershed. The facility is located 
in Concord Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
    13. Bath Borough Authority D-2007-16 CP-1. An application for 
approval of a ground water withdrawal project to supply up to 15 mg/30 
days of water to the applicant's public supply distribution system from 
new Wells Smith Street, Allen Street and Holiday Hill. The project is 
located in the Ontelaunee and Martinsburg formations in the Monacacy 
Creek and East Monacacy Creek watersheds in Bath Borough, Northampton 
County, Pennsylvania. The project site is located within the drainage 
area to the section of the non-tidal Delaware River known as the Lower 
Delaware, which is classified as Special Protection Waters.
    14. Altivity Packaging LLC D-2007-20-1. An application for approval 
of a surface water withdrawal project to supply up to 210 mg/30 days of 
water to the applicant's industrial operations from existing Intake No. 
1. The project is located in the Schuylkill River Watershed in the City 
of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
    In addition to the public hearing on the dockets listed above, the 
Commission's 2 p.m. business meeting will include: a public hearing and 
consideration of a resolution for the minutes increasing the authorized 
value of a contract with Princeton Hydrologics, LLC for modifications 
to the site of the Commission's West Trenton office building to improve 
stormwater management; a resolution authorizing the executive director 
to enter into an agreement for analysis of emerging contaminants in 
ambient waters of the tidal Delaware River; a resolution authorizing 
the executive director to enter into an agreement with the Susquehanna 
River Basin Commission for DRBC to perform tasks in connection with 
water conservation aspects of Pennsylvania's State Water Planning Act; 
and a resolution for the minutes authorizing the executive director to 
enter into an agreement to provide support to the Commonwealth of 
Pennsylvania on water resources issues.
    The meeting will also include: adoption of the Minutes of the 
Commission's May 10, 2007 business meeting; announcements of upcoming 
advisory committee meetings and other events; a report by the Executive 
Director; a report by the Commission's General Counsel; and an 
opportunity for public dialogue.
    Draft dockets scheduled for public hearing on July 18, 2007 will be 
posted on the Commission's Web site, http://www.drbc.net, where they 
can be accessed through the Notice of

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Commission Meeting and Public Hearing. Additional documents relating to 
the dockets and other items may be examined at the Commission's 
offices. Please contact William Muszynski at 609-883-9500, extension 
221, with any docket-related questions.
    Individuals in need of an accommodation as provided for in the 
Americans with Disabilities Act who wish to attend the informational 
meeting, conference session or hearings should contact the commission 
secretary directly at 609-883-9500 ext. 203 or through the 
Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS) at 711, to discuss how the 
Commission can accommodate your needs.

    Dated: June 25, 2007.
Pamela M. Bush,
Commission Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-12638 Filed 6-28-07; 8:45 am]
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