[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 124 (Thursday, June 26, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36302-36304]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-14497]


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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 16, 2008. 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 
10:30 a.m. Topics of discussion will include: A status report 
concerning the RFP for a reassessment study to be undertaken in 
accordance with the Decree Party Agreement of September 26, 2007; a 
presentation on the U.S. Geological Survey Water for America 
initiative; a presentation on the multi-jurisdictional flood mitigation 
planning effort completed for the non-tidal portion of the basin within 
the State of New Jersey; and a briefing on the Commission's role in 
regulating oil and

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gas drilling activity in the Delaware Basin.
    The subjects of the public hearing to be held during the 1:30 p.m. 
business meeting include the dockets listed below:
    1. Borough of Paulsboro Water Department D-72-67 CP-2. An 
application for the renewal of a ground water withdrawal project to 
continue withdrawal of 62 million gallons per thirty days (mg/30 days) 
to supply the applicant's public water supply distribution system from 
existing Wells Nos. 4, 5 and 7 in the Potomac-Raritan-Magothy Aquifer. 
The project is located in the Mantua Creek Watershed in the Borough of 
Paulsboro, Gloucester County, New Jersey.
    2. Village of Margaretville D-74-157 CP-2. An application to 
replace the withdrawal of water from the ``Fair Street well'' in the 
applicant's public water supply distribution system. This well has 
become an unreliable source of supply. The applicant requests that the 
withdrawal from the ``Fair Street replacement well'' be limited to 
18.529 mg/30 days of water, and that the total withdrawal from all 
wells remain limited to 18.529 mg/30 days. The project is located in 
the sand, glacial till aquifer in the East Branch Delaware Watershed in 
the Village of Margaretville, Delaware County, New York. The site is 
located within the drainage area to the section of the non-tidal 
Delaware River known as the Upper Delaware, which is designated as 
Special Protection Waters.
    3. Hazleton City Authority D-91-65 CP-3. An application for the 
renewal of a ground water withdrawal project to continue withdrawal of 
3.6 mg/30 days to supply the applicant's public water supply 
distribution system from existing Well No. 1. The project is located in 
the Mauch Chunk Formation in the Schafer's Run Watershed in Lausanne 
Township, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, within the drainage area to the 
section of the non-tidal Delaware River known as the Lower Delaware, 
which is designated as Special Protection Waters.
    4. Matrix Realty, Inc. d/b/a Commonwealth National Country Club D-
96-27-2. An application for the renewal of a ground and surface water 
withdrawal project to continue withdrawal of 5 mg/30 days to supply the 
applicant's golf course irrigation system from existing Well No. CW-2 
in the Stockton Formation and one existing pond. The project is located 
in the Park Creek Watershed in Horsham Township, Montgomery County, 
Pennsylvania, within the Southeastern Pennsylvania Ground Water 
Protected Area.
    5. Horsham Water and Sewer Authority D-97-16 CP-2. An application 
for the renewal of a ground water withdrawal project to continue 
withdrawal of 83.36 mg/30 days to supply the applicant's public water 
supply distribution system from fifteen existing wells. The project is 
located in the Stockton Formation in the Pennypack Creek, Park Creek 
and Little Neshaminy Creek watersheds in Horsham Township, Montgomery 
County, Pennsylvania, within the Southeastern Pennsylvania Ground Water 
Protected Area.
    6. Merck and Company, Inc. D-98-14-2. An application for the 
renewal of a ground water withdrawal project to continue the withdrawal 
of 45 mg/30 days to supply the applicant's ground water remediation and 
facility operations from twelve existing wells in the Brunswick and 
Lockatong Formations. The project is located in the Skippack and 
Wissahickon Creek watersheds in Upper Gwynedd Township, Montgomery 
County, Pennsylvania, within the Southeastern Pennsylvania Ground Water 
Protected Area.
    7. Honey Brook Golf Club D-98-28-2. An application for the renewal 
of a ground water withdrawal project to continue withdrawal of 10.3 mg/
30 days to supply the applicant's golf course irrigation system from 
existing Well No. PW1 in the Honey Brook Gneiss Formation. The 
project is located in the Brandywine-Christiana Watershed in Honey 
Brook Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
    8. City of Harrington D-68-24 CP-2. An application for approval of 
the upgrade and expansion of the Harrington wastewater treatment plant 
(WWTP). The application is for the addition of biological nutrient 
removal and a 15,400 foot force main to transmit treated effluent to a 
new spray irrigation site. To comply with the Murderkill Total Maximum 
Daily Load (TMDL), the applicant is eliminating a stream discharge to 
the Browns Branch. The WWTP will be expanded from a flow of 0.57 
million gallons per day (mgd) to a final flow of 0.75 mgd. The new 
spray irrigation fields (152 acres) are located adjacent to the Manlove 
Branch, a tributary to the Murderkill River. The facility is located in 
the City of Harrington, Kent County, Delaware.
    9. Honesdale Borough D-86-9 CP-2. An application for approval of 
the reconstruction and expansion of the Honesdale Borough WWTP from 
1.12 million gallons per day (mgd) to 2.2 mgd. The Honesdale WWTP 
discharges to the Lackawaxen River, a tributary to the section of the 
non-tidal Delaware River know as the Upper Delaware, which is 
designated as Special Protection Waters. The facilities are located in 
Texas Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania.
    10. Northeast Land Company D-89-10 CP-3. An application for the 
renewal of a ground water withdrawal project to decrease withdrawal 
from 4.96 mg/30 days to 4.65 mg/30 days to supply the applicant's 
public water supply distribution system from existing Well No. 1 and 
new Well No. 2. The project is located in the Catskill Formation in the 
Tunkhannock Creek Watershed in Kidder Township, Carbon County, 
Pennsylvania. The site is located within the drainage area to the 
section of the non-tidal Delaware River known as the Lower Delaware, 
which is designated as Special Protection Waters.
    11. Upper Deerfield Township D-93-16 CP-3. An application for 
approval of a ground water withdrawal project to supply up to 40 mg/30 
days of water to the applicant's public water supply distribution 
system from new Wells Nos. 15 and 17 and existing Wells Nos. 3 and 4 
and to increase the existing withdrawal from all wells from 19.8 mg/30 
days to 40 mg/30 days. The increased allocation is requested in order 
to meet projected increases in service area demand. The project is 
located in the Cohansey Formation in the Cohansey River Watershed in 
Upper Deerfield Township, Cumberland County, New Jersey.
    12. Pine Valley Golf Club D-96-34-2. An application for the renewal 
of a ground and surface water withdrawal project to decrease withdrawal 
from 32 mg/30 days to 28 mg/30 days to supply the applicant's golf 
course irrigation and club house from existing Wells Nos. 2 and 3 and 
Intakes Nos. 1 and 2 in the Mt. Laurel-Wenonah Formation. The project 
is located in the North Branch Big Timber Creek Watershed in Pine 
Valley Borough, Camden County, New Jersey.
    13. Tidewater Utilities, Inc. D-2002-4 CP-2. An application for the 
renewal of a ground water withdrawal project to increase withdrawal 
from 7.95 mg/30 days to 52.056 mg/30 days to supply the applicant's 
public water supply distribution system from existing Well No. 74787 
and new Wells Nos. 193788, 193789 and 184338. The increased allocation 
is requested in order to meet projected increases in service area 
demand. The project is located in the Columbia-Pocomoke and Beverdam 
formations in the Broadkill River Watershed in the City of Lewes and 
the City of Rehoboth Beach, Sussex County, Delaware.

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    14. Municipal Authority of the Township of Westfall D-2002-23 CP-2. 
An application for the expansion of an existing WWTP (formerly known as 
the Hunts Landing Plant) to meet regional growth needs. The proposed 
WWTP expansion will increase the discharge to the main stem Delaware 
River from 0.3 mgd to 0.82 mgd. The WWTP is located on the west bank of 
the Delaware River in Water Quality Zone 1C and discharges to Special 
Protection Waters classified as ``Significant Resource Waters'' at 
river mile 252.5. The facility is located in Westfall Township, Pike 
County, Pennsylvania.
    15. Hudson Valley Foie Gras, LLC D-2006-37-2. An application for 
approval of the modification of an existing WWTP by the addition of 
effluent sand filters. The discharge from the 20,000 gallons per day 
(gpd) WWTP will continue to be discharged to the Middle Mongaup River, 
a tributary of the section of the non-tidal Delaware known as the Upper 
Delaware, which is designated as Special Protection Waters. The 
facility is located in Ferndale, Sullivan County, New York.
    16. City of Easton D-2007-031 CP-1. An application for the approval 
of the existing Easton water treatment plant's (WTP) 0.75 mgd backwash 
discharge. The WTP discharges filter backwash and sludge filter press 
filtrate to the section of the Delaware River known as the Lower 
Delaware Special Protection Waters. The facility is located in the City 
of Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
    17. Mays Landing Sand and Gravel D-2007-32-1. An application for 
approval of a surface water withdrawal project to supply up to 112.3 
mg/30 days of water for sand and gravel processing. The surface water 
is used to process sand and gravel in a loop system which returns 
approximately 90% of the water to the pond. The project is located in 
the Maurice River Watershed in Maurice River Twp., Cumberland County, 
New Jersey.
    18. Philadelphia Water Department (PWD) D-2008-9 CP-1. An 
application for approval of the construction of the Venice Island 
Storage Tank Project (``the project''). The project consists of a 3 
million gallon storage basin and head house building and a performing 
arts center. The storage tank will receive up to 3 million gallons of 
combined sewer overflows diverted during peak rain events, which will 
later be returned to the intercepting sewer for subsequent treatment at 
PWD's Southwest WWTP. The project location is Venice Island, between 
the Cotton Street and Lock Street bridges, in the Manayunk Section of 
the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The project is subject to 
review as a ``Class II'' project in accordance with DRBC's Flood Plain 
Regulations. Class II projects include any development of land--whether 
residential or non-residential--within a flood hazard area located in a 
non-tidal portion of the basin, where such development contains more 
than 25 dwelling units or includes one or more structures covering a 
total land area of more than 50,000 square feet. Venice Island lies 
within a flood hazard area, defined by DRBC Flood Plain Regulations as 
the area inundated by a regulatory flood.
    19. Borough of Bryn Athyn D-2008-13 CP-1. An application for 
approval of the existing 0.065 mgd Academy of the New Church WWTP. The 
WWTP discharges to an unnamed tributary of Huntingdon Valley Creek, 
which is a tributary of the Pennypack Creek in Bryn Athyn Borough, 
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
    20. Omega Homes, Villa Crossing D-2008-20-1. An application for 
approval to construct the new 90,000 gpd Villas Crossing WWTP. The WWTP 
will discharge to Mahoning Creek, a cold water fishery that flows into 
the Lehigh River, a tributary of the section of the non-tidal Delaware 
River known as the Lower Delaware, which is designated as Special 
Protection Waters. The project is located in West Penn Township, 
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.
    The business meeting also will include adoption of the Minutes of 
the Commission's May 14, 2008 business meeting; announcements of 
upcoming advisory committee meetings and other events; a report on 
hydrologic conditions in the basin; a report by the Executive Director; 
and a report by the Commission's General Counsel. At the Commission's 
meeting on May 14, 2008 the Commissioners deferred until July 16 a vote 
on proposed amendments to the Commission's Water Quality Regulations 
and Comprehensive Plan to permanently classify the Lower Delaware River 
as a Special Protection Water and clarify certain aspects of the rule. 
Accordingly, this matter also will be before the Commissioners during 
the July Business Meeting. In addition, the meeting will include a 
public hearing on a resolution approving the 2008-2013 Water Resources 
Program; a resolution authorizing the Executive Director to enter into 
an agreement for actuarial services to re-evaluate anticipated costs 
associated with General Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 45; a 
resolution for the minutes authorizing the Executive Director to 
execute a contract with the lowest responsible bidder for modifications 
to the HVAC system in the Commission's West Trenton office building; 
and an opportunity for public dialogue.
    Draft dockets scheduled for public hearing on July 16, 2008 will be 
posted on the Commission's Web site, http://www.drbc.net, where they 
can be accessed through the Notice of 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 20, 2008.
Pamela M. Bush,
Commission Secretary.
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