[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 123 (Monday, June 29, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31013-31016]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-15249]


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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

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hold a meeting and public hearing on Wednesday, July 15, 2009. The 
hearing will be part of the Commission's regular business meeting, 
which is open to the public. The meeting will be held at the 
Northampton Community College's Fowler Family Southside Center, 511 
East 3rd Street, 6th Floor, Room 605, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
    No morning conference session is planned in connection with this 
meeting. The subjects of the public hearing to be held during the 1 
p.m. business meeting include the dockets listed below:
    1. Borough of Ambler D-75-16 CP-3. An application for the renewal 
of the Ambler Borough Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP). The existing 
WWTP will continue to discharge treated effluent at an annual average 
flow of 6.5 million gallons per day (mgd) and a maximum monthly flow of 
8.0 mgd. The WWTP discharges to the Wissahickon Creek, a tributary to 
the Schuylkill River. The facility is located in Upper Dublin Township, 
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania in the Southeastern Pennsylvania Ground 
Water Protected Area.
    2. Moon Nurseries D-88-28-3. An application for the renewal of a 
ground water withdrawal project to continue the withdrawal of 8 million 
gallons per thirty days (mg/30 days) to supply the applicant's 
irrigation supply from existing Well No. 1 in the Stockton Formation. 
The project is located in the Core Creek Watershed in Lower Makefield 
Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, within the Southeastern 
Pennsylvania Ground Water Protected Area.
    3. Solvay Solexis D-69-84-3. An application to renew the withdrawal 
of water from two existing groundwater wells (Wells Nos. 417 and 418) 
and four existing groundwater remediation wells (Wells Nos. RW-1, RW-2, 
RW-3, and RW-4). In addition, pump capacity for remediation Wells Nos. 
RW-1, RW-2, RW-3, and RW-4 will increase from 48 gallons per minute 
(gpm), 48 gpm, 141 gpm, and 98 gpm to 60 gpm, 60 gpm, 250 gpm, and 250 
gpm, respectively. The increased pump capacities for the remediation 
wells accompany an increase in the 30 day average withdrawal from 14.91 
million gallons (mg) to 18.84 mg for the four remediation wells. 
However, the overall 30 day average and yearly withdrawals will 
decrease from 74.91 mg and 476.68 mg to 60 mg and 301.13 mg, 
respectively. The project wells are located in the Upper and Lower 
Potomac-Raritan-Magothy (PRM) Formation, in the Delaware River 
Watershed, in West Deptford Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey.
    4. Waste Management Disposal Services of Pennsylvania, Inc. D-88-
54-5. An application to replace a 0.1 mgd landfill leachate treatment 
plant (LTP) with a 0.3 mgd treatment facility, which will discharge to 
the tidal Delaware River via a new outfall in Water Quality Zone 2 at 
River Mile 125.64. The LTP serves the GROWS and Tullytown Sanitary 
Landfills and is located off Bordentown Road in Falls Township, Bucks 
County, Pennsylvania.
    5. BP Oil Company D-91-32-5. An application for renewal of a ground 
water withdrawal project that will decrease the total monthly average 
and yearly withdrawals of 30 million gallons per thirty days (mg/30 
days) and 365 million gallons per year (mgy), respectively, to 21.6 mg/
30 days and 207 mgy, respectively. Withdrawals will occur from existing 
Wells Nos. R-3, MW-R5, R-4A, R-5A, R-6A, R-8, R-9, R-10, R-11, and R-
12. Additionally, this docket will approve the renewal of a discharge 
of treated remediation water from the docket holder's 1.0 mgd 
groundwater treatment plant (GWTP). The project wells are located in 
the Mantua Creek and the Delaware River Watersheds within the Potomac-
Raritan-Magothy Formation, in Paulsboro Borough, Gloucester County, New 
Jersey. The contaminated groundwater is treated and discharged to the 
Delaware River, approximately 2,000 feet downstream of the Mantua Creek 
confluence, via Outfall No. 003A located at River Mile 89.3 in DRBC 
Water Quality Zone 4.
    6. Shoemakersville D-93-74 CP-2. The purpose of this project is to 
recognize the increase in capacity of the Shoemakersville WWTP's 
hydraulic load from 0.60 mgd to 0.75 mgd. Additionally, a TDS 
determination was submitted, requesting approval of monthly average and 
instantaneous maximum concentration values of 3,300 mg/l and 4,000 mg/
l, respectively. The project is located on the Schuylkill River at 
River Mile 92.47-92.3, in the Borough of Shoemakersville, Berks County, 
Pennsylvania.
    7. Bucks County Water and Sewer Authority D-93-76 CP-2. An 
application for approval of a modification to the Bucks County Water 
and Sewer Authority (BCWSA) Upper Dublin WWTP. The application is for 
the addition of a ferric chloride chemical feed system. The project 
also includes the transfer of ownership from Upper Dublin Township to 
the BCWSA and the re-rate of the average annual daily flow rate of the 
existing WWTP from 0.85 mgd to 1.10 mgd. The WWTP will continue to 
discharge to Pine Run, a tributary to the Wissahickon Creek, which is a 
tributary to the Schuylkill River. The facility is located in Upper 
Dublin Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
    8. Richland Township Water Authority D-96-44 CP-3. 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 water supply from new 
Well No. QCS-1 and to increase the maximum combined withdrawal from all 
wells from 31.55 mg/30 days to 46.55 mg/30 days. The project is located 
in the Brunswick Formation in the Morgan Creek Watershed in Richland 
Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, in the Southeastern Pennsylvania 
Ground Water Protected Area. This withdrawal 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.
    9. Borough of Portland D-2003-9 CP-3. An application to modify the 
service area of the existing 0.105 mgd Portland WWTP. The project 
proposes to add the 12.4-acre ``Gary Gray parcel'' to the Portland 
Industrial Park. The Gary Gray parcel, located in Upper Mount Bethel 
Township, will be developed with the Voltaix Land Development project. 
This project does not propose an increase in allocation of flow due to 
the development, and all wastewater generated by the development 
discharged to the WWTP for treatment will be sanitary waste. The 
facility will discharge directly to 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 the Borough of 
Portland, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
    10. Penn Estate Utilities, Inc. D-2003-36 CP-2. An application for 
approval of a ground water withdrawal project to supply up to 1.642 mg/
30 days of water to the applicant's public water supply system from new 
Well No. 8 and to increase the existing withdrawal from all wells from 
10.80 mg/30 days to 12.025 mg/30 days. The increased allocation is 
requested in order to meet current needs in service area demand. The 
project 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 the non-tidal 
Delaware River known as the Middle Delaware, which is designated as 
Special Protection Waters.
    11. Diamond Sand and Gravel Inc. D-2007-27-2. An application for a 
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modification to include surface water withdrawals from the on-site 
washing/settling pond. Water withdrawals from the pond are used to 
process sand and gravel, and the closed loop operation allows the water 
to flow back to the pond for reuse. The applicant has requested a 
surface water withdrawal allocation consisting in part of 22.32 mg/30 
days for withdrawals from the pond and in part of the existing 3.0 mg/
30 days for withdrawals from on-site groundwater wells, for a combined 
total water withdrawal allocation of 23.47 mg/30 days. The project 
wells are constructed in the Hardyston Formation. The project is 
located in the Paulins Kill Watershed in Sparta Township, Sussex 
County, New Jersey. 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.
    12. CBH20 LP D-2008-26-1. An application for approval of a ground 
water withdrawal project to supply up to 5.71 mg/30 days of water to 
the applicant's public water supply system from existing Well No. PWS-4 
and new Wells Nos. PWS-2 and PWS-3. The project is located in the 
Devonian-age, Long Run Member of the Catskill Formation in the Pocono 
Creek Watershed in Pocono Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania. The 
site is located within the drainage area to the section of the non-
tidal Delaware River known as the Middle Delaware, which is designated 
as Special Protection Waters.
    13. Sunny Side Farms, Inc. D-2008-31-1. A ground water withdrawal 
project to supply a maximum of 61.7 mg/30 days of water for the 
irrigation of approximately 275 acres of vegetable crops from three 
wells--Pizzo Farm Well, Pipitone Toni Well and Tedesco Well. The wells 
are located in the Cohansey Formation in the Maurice River Watershed in 
Deerfield Township, Cumberland County, New Jersey.
    14. Exelon Generation Company, LLC D-2008-38-1. An application for 
approval of an existing surface water withdrawal project to continue to 
supply up to 44,064 mg/30 days of water to the applicant's Eddystone 
Power Generating Station from existing Intakes Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 4. The 
project is located on the Delaware River at River Mile 84.42 in Water 
Quality Zone 4, in Eddystone Borough, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
    15. Ag-Mart Produce D-2008-39-1. A combined surface water and 
ground water withdrawal project to supply a maximum of 15.7 mg/30 days 
of water for the irrigation of approximately 70 acres of tomato plants. 
Water is withdrawn from an existing ground water fed pond (Fairton 
Pond) and an existing ground water well (Fairton Well). The project 
intake and well are located in the Cedar Creek Watershed, in the 
Kirkwood-Cohansey Aquifer in Fairfield Township, Cumberland County, New 
Jersey.
    16. City of Wildwood Water Utility D-2008-42 CP-1. An application 
for approval of an existing ground water withdrawal project to supply 
up to 313.1 mg/30 days of water to the applicant's public water supply 
system from 13 of 17 total existing wells. Thirteen (13) of the 17 
existing wells are located within the Delaware River Basin; the 
remaining wells are Aquifer Storage and Recovery wells (ASR) located in 
the Atlantic Basin. The applicant states that approximately 10.096 mgd 
(302.88 mg/30 days) of water is transferred from the Delaware River 
Basin into the Atlantic River Basin from the wells located in the 
Delaware River Basin. Consumptive loss of this water is 100% of the 
total water withdrawn as wastewater generated from the area served by 
these wells is discharged entirely to the Atlantic Basin. The existing 
water withdrawal and inter-basin transfer was not previously docketed 
by the Delaware River Basin Commission. The project withdrawals are 
located in the Estuarine Sand, Cohansey, Rio Grande, and Holly Beach 
Aquifers in the Cape May West Watershed in Middle Township, Cape May 
County, New Jersey.
    17. Buck Hill Falls Co. D-2009-1-1. An application for renewed 
approval to discharge 0.20 mgd of treated effluent from the existing 
Buck Hill Falls WWTP, located at River Mile 213.00-21.11-0.50 (Delaware 
River--Brodhead Creek--Buck Hill Creek). The project is located within 
the drainage area to the section of the non-tidal Delaware River known 
as the Middle Delaware, which is designated Special Protection Waters 
with the classification Outstanding Basin Waters. The project is 
located in Barrett Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania.
    18. Parkland School District D-2009-7 CP-1. An application for 
approval of the existing 33,600 gpd WWTP serving the Orefield Middle 
School in South Whitehall Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. The 
project discharges to Jordan Creek, a Migrating/ Trout Stocking Fishery 
(MF/TSF) that flows to the Lehigh River at River Mile 183.66-16.25-11.4 
(Delaware River--Lehigh River--Jordan Creek). The WWTP is located 
within the drainage area of the section of the non-tidal Delaware River 
known as the Lower Delaware, which is designated as Special Protection 
Waters.
    19. Lower Milford Township D-2009-10 CP-1. An application for 
approval to construct and operate a new 0.035 mgd WWTP. The WWTP is 
located in Lower Milford Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania within 
the drainage area of the section of the non-tidal Delaware River known 
as the Lower Delaware, which is designated as Special Protection 
Waters. The facility will discharge to Saucon Creek, a High Quality--
Cold Water Fishery (HQ-CWF) that flows to the Lehigh River at River 
Mile 183.66-9.43-14.64 (Delaware River--Lehigh River--Saucon Creek).
    20. Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC D-2009-20-1. A surface water 
withdrawal project to supply a maximum of 29.99 mg/30 days of water for 
the applicant's exploration and development of natural gas wells in the 
State of New York and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Surface water 
will be withdrawn from the West Branch of the Delaware River at a 
location known as the Curtone site in Buckingham Township, Wayne 
County, Pennsylvania. This withdrawal project is located in the 
Delaware River Watershed within the drainage area of the section of the 
non-tidal Delaware River known as the Upper Delaware, which is 
designated as Special Protection Waters.
    The business meeting also will include adoption of the Minutes of 
the Commission's May 6, 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 authorizing the Executive Director to require point source 
monitoring to implement the Scenic Rivers Monitoring Program in the 
non-tidal river and a resolution authorizing the Executive Director to 
accept grant funds from the National Park Service for the Scenic Rivers 
Monitoring Program. An opportunity for public dialogue will be provided 
at the end of the meeting.
    Draft dockets scheduled for public hearing on July 15, 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.

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    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 24, 2009.
Pamela M. Bush,
Commission Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E9-15249 Filed 6-26-09; 8:45 am]
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