[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 35 (Tuesday, February 24, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8237-8239]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-3933]


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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, March 11, 2009. The hearing will be part of the Commission's 
regular business meeting. The conference session and business meeting 
both are open to the public and will be held at the Commission's office 
building, located at 25 State Police Drive, West Trenton, New Jersey.
    The conference among the commissioners and staff will begin at 
10:30 a.m. and will consist of a presentation by representatives of the 
National Weather Service and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on a 
project due to be completed later this year that will make digital, 
interactive flood inundation maps available via the Internet for the 
main stem Delaware River from Trenton to Port Jervis, excluding the 
Delaware Water Gap. The presentation will be followed by q. and a.
    The subjects of the public hearing to be held during the 1:30 p.m. 
business meeting include the dockets listed below:
    1. DuPont Country Club D-90-104-2. An application for renewal of a 
surface water withdrawal project to continue the withdrawal of a 
maximum of 11 million gallons per thirty days (mg/30 days) of water to 
irrigate approximately 80 acres of the applicant's golf course 
fairways. Surface water is withdrawn from two existing intakes--one on 
Brandywine Creek and the other on Husband's Run, a tributary of 
Brandywine Creek. The project is located in the Brandywine-Christina 
Watershed in the City of Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware.
    2. Borough of Glassboro D-96-54 CP-2. An application for the 
renewal of a ground water withdrawal project to continue the withdrawal 
of 105 mg/30 days to supply the applicant's public water distribution 
system from existing Wells Nos. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 in the 
Cohansey Formation. The project is located in the Mantua Creek 
Watershed in Glassboro Borough, Gloucester County, New Jersey, in New 
Jersey Critical Water Supply Area 2.
    3. Womelsdorf-Robesonia Joint Authority D-98-23 CP-2. An 
application for renewal of a ground water withdrawal project to 
continue the withdrawal of 23 mg/30 days to supply the applicant's 
public water supply from existing Well Nos. 1, 2, 8 and 9. The project 
is located in the Precambrian and Cambrian age formations in the 
Tulpehocken Creek Watershed in Millcreek Township, Lebanon County and 
Heidelberg Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania.
    4. Buckingham Township D-2003-13 CP-5. An application for approval 
of a ground water withdrawal project to supply up to 5.31 mg/30 days of 
water to the applicant's public water supply system from new Well No. 
F-8 and retain the existing combined withdrawal from all wells of 42.0 
mg/30 days. The project will allow the docket holder to add flexibility 
and redundancy and will relieve stress on its Furlong distribution 
system. The project is located in the Limeport Formation in the Mill 
Creek Watershed in Buckingham Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania and 
is located in the Southeastern Pennsylvania Ground Water Protected 
Area.
    5. United States Steel, LLC D-78-68-2. An application for the 
approval of a 0.163 million gallon per day (mgd) discharge of treated 
sanitary wastewater from Outfall No. 203; a 3.75 mgd discharge of 
industrial waste and non-contact cooling water (NCCW) from Outfall No. 
103; and a NCCW discharge from Outfall No. 002. Additionally, the 
docket holder has requested increased TDS effluent concentrations to 
support a new industrial client. The applicant requests a TDS 
determination establishing new daily maximum (2,200 mg/l), monthly 
average (1,100 mg/l) and instantaneous maximum (2,750 mg/l) 
concentrations at Outfall No. 103. On-site Outfalls Nos. 103 (IWTP), 
203 (WWTP) and 303 (stormwater only) all discharge to Outfall No. 003. 
The project WWTP, IWTP, and Outfall No. 002 all discharge to Water 
Quality Zone 2 of the Delaware River at River Mile 127.0. The project 
facilities are located at the U.S. Steel Real Estate Keystone 
Industrial Port Complex in Falls Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
    6. Eagle Lake Community Association D-87-55-2. An application to 
approve the Association's existing 0.5 mgd

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wastewater treatment plant (WWTP). The DRBC issued Docket No. D-87-55 
on September 22, 1987, approving construction of a 0.4 mgd WWTP by the 
Association. The WWTP discharges to an unnamed tributary of Tamarack 
Creek, a tributary of the Lehigh River, which flows to the Delaware 
River. The project 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 with the classification 
Significant Resource Waters. The project is located in Covington 
Township, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania.
    7. Waste Management Disposal Services of Pennsylvania, Inc. D-88-
54-4. An application for renewal of approval of a discharge of 0.1 mgd 
from the Grows Landfill Leachate Treatment Plant (LTP). Additionally, a 
TDS determination is requested to allow the plant's monthly average 
effluent TDS concentration to increase from 15,000 mg/l to 19,100 mg/l. 
The LTP outfall discharges to the tidal Delaware River via a cove in 
Water Quality Zone 2 at River Mile 125.64--1.0. The LTP is located in 
Falls Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. A Notice of Application 
Received for construction of a new 0.3 mgd LTP for the Grows Landfill 
was published on November 14, 2006 under Docket No. D-88-54-4. Since 
the proposed renewal will be processed first, the renewal will be 
assigned Docket No. D-88-54-4. The application for approval of a new 
LTP, to be reviewed separately, has been assigned Docket No. D-88-54-5.
    8. Croda, Inc. D-88-74-3. An application for an increase in the 
applicant's ground water withdrawal from 60.04 mg/30 days to 76.63 mg/
30 days. DNREC denied a like request, and the DRBC draft docket 
reflects that decision. Additionally, the applicant requested renewal 
of its surface water allocation; however the DRBC staff are 
recommending that the Commission consider a reduction. The purpose of 
the project is to continue to supply water for heating and cooling 
purposes to the Croda, Inc. industrial facility from one Delaware River 
Intake and Wells Nos. 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12. The existing groundwater 
allocation of 60.04 mg/30 days is proposed to be renewed for all wells, 
but the surface water allocation is proposed to be reduced from 470.0 
mg/30 days to 99.0 mg/30 days. The project is located south of 
Interstate Route 295 in New Castle County, Delaware.
    9. Ruscombmanor Township D-2007-34 CP-1. An application for 
approval to expand the Golden Oaks WWTP from 0.025 mgd to 0.0645 mgd. 
The WWTP discharges to an unnamed tributary of Furnace Creek in 
Ruscombmanor Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania.
    10. Blue Mountain Ski Area D-2008-23-1. An application for approval 
of the expansion of the Blue Mountain Ski Area WWTP from 25,000 gallons 
per day (gpd) to 60,000 gpd. The project WWTP is located in Lower 
Towamensing Township, Carbon County, Pennsylvania. The WWTP currently 
discharges to Buckwa Creek, a tributary of Aquashicola Creek. If 
approved, the project will discharge directly to Aquashicola Creek. 
Aquashicola Creek is a tributary of the Lehigh River. The project WWTP 
is located within the drainage area of the section of the non-tidal 
Delaware River known as the Lower Delaware, which is classified as 
Special Protection Waters.
    11. Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc. D-2008-25-1. An application for 
approval of the existing 0.150 mgd Ridley Creek Water Filtration Plant 
discharge. The discharge consists of filter backwash from the 
applicant's water filtration plant. The project discharges to Ridley 
Creek, which is a tributary of the Delaware River within Water Quality 
Zone 4. The project is located in Middletown Township, Delaware County, 
Pennsylvania.
    12. West Deptford Energy Station D-2008-27-1. An application to 
approve a cooling water withdrawal and industrial wastewater discharge 
associated with the construction of a new gas fired, 1,500 megawatt 
combined cycle power generation facility, known as the West Deptford 
Energy Station (WDES). The WDES will withdraw an average of 222.6 mg/30 
days and maximum of 287.7 mg/30 days of treated effluent from the 
effluent pipeline of the Gloucester County Utilities Authority (GCUA) 
wastewater treatment plant as a cooling water source. The WDES will 
also discharge a monthly average of 2.0 mgd (2.6 mgd daily maximum) of 
industrial wastewater back to GCUA's effluent pipeline (via WDES 
Outfall No. DSN001A). The combined effluents will discharge from GCUA's 
existing outfall (No. DSN001). The facility is located in West Deptford 
Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey.
    13. Sunny Side Farms, Inc. D-2008-32-1. A ground water withdrawal 
project to supply a maximum of 13.5 mg/30 days of water for the 
irrigation of approximately 60 acres of wheat and soybeans from a 
single well known as Millville Farm Well. The well is located in the 
Kirkwood-Cohansey Formation in the Maurice River Watershed in the City 
of Millville, Cumberland County, New Jersey.
    14. Arcelor Mittal Plate LLC D-2008-36-1. An application for 
approval of an existing surface water withdrawal of up to 240 mg/30 
days. The Arcelor Mittal Plate Industrial facility withdraws surface 
water from two intakes. Intake No. 1 withdraws approximately 0.8 mgd of 
surface water from Sucker Run, a tributary of the West Branch 
Brandywine Creek. Intake No. 2 withdraws approximately 7.2 mgd of 
surface water from the West Branch Brandywine Creek. The facility is 
located in the City of Coatesville, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
    15. FPL Energy Marcus Hook, L.P. D-2000-44-2. Approval is requested 
for minor corrections to the Descriptions and Decisions Sections of 
Docket D-2000-44, issued to FPL Energy Marcus Hook, L.P., on September 
28, 2000.
    The business meeting also will include adoption of the Minutes of 
the Commission's December 10, 2009 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. Additional business 
meeting items will include consideration by the Commission of a 
resolution adopting proposed amendments to the Water Code and 
Comprehensive Plan to implement water auditing, and a resolution 
formally declaring DRBC's intention to review natural gas drilling 
projects in shale formations in the Delaware Basin. An opportunity for 
public dialogue will be provided at the end of the meeting.
    Draft dockets scheduled for public hearing on March 11, 2009 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.


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    Dated: February 18, 2009.
Pamela M. Bush,
Commission Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-3933 Filed 2-23-09; 8:45 am]
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