[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 33 (Friday, February 19, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7454-7457]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-3216]


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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 3, 2010. 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) a presentation by representatives of 
the Schuylkill Action Network and the U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency on the U.S. EPA Targeted Watershed Initiative Grant Final 
Report; and (b) a presentation by the DRBC Commissioner from 
Pennsylvania on Pennsylvania's Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) Strategy.
    The subjects of the public hearing to be held during the 1:30 p.m. 
business meeting include the dockets listed below:
    1. Gulph Mills Country Club, D-1966-217-2. An application for the 
renewal of a ground and surface water withdrawal project to continue 
withdrawal of 11.886 million gallons per thirty days (mg/30 days) to 
supply the applicant's golf course irrigation from two pond intakes and 
existing Well No. 1, completed in the Conestoga Formation. The project 
is located in the Matsunk Creek Watershed in Upper Merion Township, 
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, within the Southeastern Pennsylvania 
Ground Water Protected Area.
    2. Cabot Corporation, D-1970-072-4. An application for renewal of 
an existing 0.222 million gallons per day (mgd) discharge from Outfalls 
Nos. 001 [(process wastewater and non-contact cooling water (NCCW)], 
002 (stormwater, condensate, and NCCW), and 003 (process water 
treatment system wastewater). The project is located on Swamp Creek at 
River Mile 92.47--32.3--12.9--12.6 (Delaware River--Schuylkill River--
Perkiomen Creek--Swamp Creek), on the border of Douglass Township, 
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania and Colebrookdale Township, Berks 
County, Pennsylvania.
    3. Palmerton Borough, D-1981-024 CP-8. An application for the 
renewal of a groundwater withdrawal project to continue to withdraw a 
maximum of 25 mg/30 days to supply the applicant's public water supply 
system from existing Wells Nos. 4, 6, 7, A and the Foundry Well, all 
completed in the Bloomsburg Formation Aquifer. The applicant also 
requests that an existing surface water withdrawal approved by Docket 
No. D-90-17 be included in the renewal of Docket No. D-81-24 CP-8. The 
existing surface water withdrawal allocation provides for a maximum of 
71 mg/30 days to supply the applicant's industrial water supply demand. 
The surface water withdrawal is made through two intakes located on the 
Aquashicola and Pohopoco Creeks, respectively. Wells Nos. 4, 6, 7 and A 
are located in the Aquashicola Watershed. The Foundry Well alone is 
located in the Lehigh River Watershed. The wells and intakes are 
located in Palmerton Borough, Carbon County, Pennsylvania. The site 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.
    4. Antietam Valley Municipal Authority, D-1987-045 CP-3. An 
application for approval of the renewal of the Antietam Valley 
Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP). The WWTP will continue to discharge 
an average annual flow of 1.225 mgd of treated sewage effluent to 
Antietam Creek, a tributary to the Schuylkill River. The WWTP has a 
hydraulic design capacity of 2.45 mgd (maximum monthly flow). The 
facility is located in St. Lawrence Borough, Berks County, 
Pennsylvania.
    5. Joint Municipal Authority of Wyomissing Valley, D-1991-009 CP-3. 
An application for renewal of the Joint Municipal Authority of 
Wyomissing Valley WWTP. The existing WWTP will continue to discharge 
4.0 mgd of treated effluent to the Wyomissing Creek, a tributary of the 
Schuylkill River. The facility is located in the City of Reading, Berks 
County, Pennsylvania.
    6. Aqua Pennsylvania--Honesdale System, D-1995-057 CP-2. An 
application for renewal of a groundwater withdrawal project with an 
expired DRBC docket, to continue a withdrawal of 46.20 mg/30 days of 
groundwater to supply the applicant's public water supply system from 
existing Wells Nos. Horseshoe 1 and 2, Weidner 3, Goyette 4, Perano 5, 
and Quarry 6, all completed in the Catskill Geologic Formation. 
Ownership of the project was recently transferred. The project is 
located in the West Branch Lackawaxen River Watershed in the Borough of 
Honesdale and Texas Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania. The site is 
located within the drainage area of the section of the non-tidal 
Delaware River known as the Upper Delaware, which is classified as 
Special Protection Waters.
    7. Borough of Strausstown, D-2005-006 CP-2. A renewal application 
for approval to continue discharging 0.065 mgd of treated effluent from 
the Borough of Strausstown WWTP. The WWTP is located at River Mile 
92.47--76.8--15.4--0.8--6.5--0.4 (Delaware

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River--Schuylkill River--Tulpehocken Creek--Northkill Creek--Little 
Northkill Creek--Jackson Creek) in Pocono Township, Monroe County, 
Pennsylvania.
    8. NuStar Asphalt Refining, LLC, D-2009-037-1. An application for 
approval of an existing 5.48 mgd discharge of untreated industrial 
wastewater and stormwater through discharge Outfalls Nos. DSN002A, 
DSN003A, DSN004A, DSN005A, DSN006A, and DSN007A. Stormwater is 
commingled with condensate from steam heating, sand filter backflush 
water, and/or tank drain discharges. The asphalt refinery is located in 
Paulsboro Borough, Gloucester County, New Jersey and the six outfalls 
are located in Water Quality Zone 4 at or near River Mile 89.66 
(Delaware River).
    9. Borough of Brookhaven, D-1966-096 CP-3. An application for 
approval of the upgrade of the existing Brookhaven Borough WWTP. The 
existing trickling filter treatment system is proposed to be replaced 
with an extended aeration system incorporating the Modified Ludzak-
Ettinger (MLE) process. Notice of the project was previously published 
in the Commission's January 12, 2010 Notice of Applications Received 
(NAR), as No. D-1998-032 CP-2. This second notice is being provided 
because of the change in DRBC's assigned docket/application number. The 
project WWTP will continue to treat an average annual flow of 0.192 mgd 
and discharge to Chester Creek. The facility is located in the Borough 
of Brookhaven, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
    10. Lynn Township, D-1977-041 CP-2. An application for approval of 
an expansion of the existing Lynn Township WWTP. The 0.08 mgd WWTP will 
be expanded to treat an average annual daily flow rate of 0.16 mgd. The 
WWTP will continue to discharge to Ontelaunee Creek, which is a 
tributary of the Schuylkill River. The facility is located in Lynn 
Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.
    11. Borough of Ambler, D-1985-026 CP-5. An application for approval 
of a groundwater withdrawal project to continue a withdrawal of up to 
90 mg/30 days to supply the applicant's Public Water Supply system from 
10 existing wells and one spring (Whitemarsh Spring). The Whitemarsh 
Spring withdrawal is not included in the current version of the docket, 
approved in September 2008. The project wells are drilled in the Lower 
Member of the Stockton Formation and Whitemarsh Spring is located in 
the Ledger Dolomite. The spring outlet and the project wells are 
located in the Wissahickon Creek Watershed in Lower Gwynedd and Upper 
Dublin Townships, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania within the 
Southeastern Pennsylvania Ground Water Protected Area.
    12. East Vincent Township Municipal Authority, D-1993-032 CP-2. An 
application for approval to renew a discharge of up to 2.0 mgd from the 
existing Veterans Center WWTP. The WWTP will continue to discharge an 
average of 0.5 mgd of treated domestic waste to the Schuylkill River 
via Outfall No. 001 at River Mile 92.47--43.5 (Delaware River--
Schuylkill River). In addition, modifications to the existing WWTP are 
proposed, to include a new screen facility, a new filter building, 
repairs to existing treatment tanks, and other miscellaneous 
improvements. The Veterans Center is located in East Vincent Township, 
Chester County, Pennsylvania.
    13. Valley Forge Sewer Authority, D-1995-006 CP-2. An application 
for approval of the modification of the Valley Forge Sewer Authority 
WWTP. The docket holder proposes to replace the current disinfection 
system (chlorine contact tank) with an ultraviolet light (UV) 
disinfection system. The modification also includes the re-rate of the 
WWTP from 8.99 mgd to 9.2 mgd. Although the plant re-rate was completed 
in 1999, it occurred without the Commission's review. The WWTP will 
continue to discharge to the Schuylkill River. The facility is located 
in Schuylkill Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
    14. Lehigh County Authority, D-2001-020 CP-5. An application for 
approval of an interconnection between Lehigh County Authority's (LCA) 
Central Lehigh Division (CLD) service area and Allentown's Schantz 
Spring source. Included in LCA's application was a request for 
emergency approval of a temporary interconnection and the immediate 
ability for LCA to use up to 1.0 mgd. Two subsequent phases of 
construction to permanently interconnect LCA's and Allentown's 
systems--an ``Interim'' Phase for 2 mgd and a ``Long-Term'' Phase for 
an average of 7 mgd--make up the remainder of the applicant's request. 
The LCA's groundwater withdrawal project will continue to supply up to 
256.24 mg/30 days of water to the applicant's public water supply 
system. No increase in the existing groundwater allocation is 
requested. The project is located in the Beekmantown Formation in the 
Cedar Creek Watershed in Upper Macungie Township, Lehigh County, 
Pennsylvania, 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.
    15. Muhlenburg Township Authority, D-2001-030 CP-2. An application 
for approval of a ground water withdrawal project to supply a peak 
monthly withdrawal of up to 153.09 mg/30 days and a total yearly 
withdrawal of 730 mg of water to the applicant's public water supply 
system from new Wells Nos. PH-1 and PH-2 and to increase the existing 
withdrawal of all wells from 168.50 mg/30 days to 228.50 mg/30 days. 
The increased allocation is requested in order to meet projected 
increases in service area demand. The project wells are completed in 
the Allentown Formation in the Laurel Run Watershed in Muhlenburg 
Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. The site is located within the 
drainage area of the Schuylkill River.
    16. Village of Delhi, D-2001-033 CP-2. An application for approval 
of a re-rate of an existing 0.815 mgd WWTP to 1.015 mgd. The project 
WWTP is located at River Mile 330.70--57.4 (Delaware River--West Branch 
Delaware River), approximately 22 miles upstream of the Cannonsville 
Reservoir, within the drainage area of the section of the non-tidal 
Delaware River known as the Upper Delaware, which is classified as 
Special Protection Waters. The facility is located in the Town of 
Delhi, Delaware County, New York.
    17. Nazareth Borough Municipal Authority, D-2002-038 CP-2. An 
application for the approval of the modification of the existing 
Nazareth Borough Municipal Authority WWTP. The existing 1.6 mgd WWTP 
includes two (2) Intermittent Cycle Extended Aeration System (ICEAS) 
basins. The applicant proposes to modify the WWTP by adding two (2) new 
additional ICEAS basins. The WWTP will continue to discharge to 
Shoeneck Creek. Shoeneck Creek is a tributary to the Bushkill Creek, 
and the project WWTP 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. The facility is located in 
Lower Nazareth Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
    18. Tidewater Utilities, Inc., D-2005-027 CP-2. An application for 
the renewal of an existing groundwater withdrawal project and to 
increase the current withdrawal from 3.51 mg/30 days to 4.967 mg/30 
days to supply the applicant's public water supply system from existing 
Wells Nos. VWQ-1, VWQ-2, WQ-2, and WQ-4, completed in the Piney Point 
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aquifers. Wells Nos. WQ-2 and WQ-4 were included in previously approved 
Docket No. D-2005-027 CP-1. Wells Nos. VWQ-01 and VWQ-02 are existing 
wells that were not included in Docket No. D-2005-027 CP-1. The 
increased allocation is requested in order to meet projected increases 
in service area demand. The project is located in the Isaac Branch 
Watershed of the Saint Jones River in the City of Dover, West Township, 
Kent County, Delaware.
    19. Ingersoll-Rand Company, D-2006-014-2. An application for 
renewal of a 0.09 mgd discharge from the applicant's existing 
groundwater remediation plant and a related outfall reconfiguration. 
The WWTP will discharge to Lopatcong Creek, an FW2-NT(C2) stream, which 
is a tributary of the Delaware River at River Mile 182.0-1.87 (Delaware 
River--Lopatcong Creek). The WWTP is located in the Town of 
Phillipsburg, Warren County, New Jersey, 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.
    20. Beaver Lake Estates, D-2009-038 CP-1. An application for 
approval of the expansion of the Beaver Lake Estates Wastewater 
Treatment Plant (WWTP) from 0.035 mgd to 0.14 mgd. Outfall No. 001 will 
continue to discharge to an unnamed tributary of Barnum Brook, a 
tributary of the Neversink River at River Mile 253.64-25.15-2.0-1.12 
(Delaware River--Neversink River--Barnum Brook--Unnamed Tributary) in 
the drainage area of the section of the non-tidal Delaware River known 
as the Middle Delaware, which is designated as Special Protection 
Waters. The Beaver Lake Estates WWTP is located in the Town of 
Thompson, Sullivan County, New York.
    21. Bucks County Water and Sewer Authority, D-1999-013 CP-2. An 
application for the approval of the expansion of the existing Bucks 
County Water and Sewer Authority (BCWSA) Harvey Avenue WWTP. The 
existing 0.9 mgd WWTP currently utilizes an extended aeration activated 
sludge process in the form of a Carousel Oxidation Ditch. The existing 
WWTP treatment train will remain and a second 0.7 mgd treatment train 
will be constructed, consisting of a Vertical Loop Reactor, clarifiers, 
and aerobic digester. The proposed addition will increase the hydraulic 
design capacity of the WWTP to 1.6 mgd. The WWTP will continue to 
discharge to Cook's Run, a tributary to the Neshaminy Creek. The 
facility is located in the Borough of Doylestown, Bucks County, 
Pennsylvania.
    22. Maxatawny Township Municipal Authority, D-2007-001 CP-1. An 
application for approval to construct a new Maxatawny Township 
Municipal Authority WWTP with a discharge of 0.14 mgd. The WWTP will 
discharge to the Saucony Creek, which is a tributary to the Maiden 
Creek. The facility will be located in Maxatawny Township, Berks 
County, Pennsylvania.
    23. Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, D-2009-015-1. An application for 
approval of an existing 0.068 mgd discharge of contact cooling water 
(CCW). CCW will continue to be discharged from the applicant's 
pharmaceutical facility via Outfalls Nos. 001 and 002. The project 
outfalls are located at River Mile 92.47-32.36-4.68 (Delaware River--
Schuylkill River--Perkiomen Creek). At this location, the Perkiomen 
Creek is classified by PADEP as a warm water/migrating fishery (WWF/
MF). The facility is located in Upper Providence Township, Montgomery 
County, Pennsylvania.
    24. Geerling's Florist, Inc., D-2009-031-1. An application for 
approval of a groundwater withdrawal project to continue to supply up 
to 4.4 mg/30 days of irrigation water to the applicant's greenhouse and 
nursery operations from existing Wells Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6. The 
project is located in the Brunswick Formation in the Mill Creek and 
Pidcock Creek Watersheds in Buckingham Township, Bucks County, 
Pennsylvania within the Southeastern Pennsylvania Ground Water 
Protected Area.
    25. Chester Valley Golf Club, D-2009-035-1. An application for 
approval of a groundwater and surface water withdrawal project to 
supply up to 5.6 mg/30 days of water from existing sources, including a 
storage pond, Well No. 11904, and one gravity-fed surface water intake 
to irrigate the applicant's golf course. The project is located in East 
Whiteland Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania in the Southeastern 
Pennsylvania Ground Water Protected Area. The surface water will be 
withdrawn from an unnamed tributary of Valley Creek. The well is 
located in the Elbrook Formation within the Valley Creek Sub-basin.
    26. Deb-El Food Products, D-2009-036-1. An application for approval 
to construct a 0.05 mgd industrial waste treatment plant (IWTP) that 
will discharge to the Neversink River at River Mile 253.64--28.7 
(Delaware River--Neversink River) in the drainage area of the section 
of the Non-Tidal Delaware River known as the Middle Delaware, which is 
designated as Special Protection Waters. The IWTP is located in the 
Town of Thompson, Sullivan County, New York.
    27. Tuscan/Lehigh Dairies, Inc., D-2009-043-1. A new groundwater 
withdrawal project to supply up to 8.7 mg/30 days of water to the 
applicant's industrial cooling and process system from existing Wells 
Nos. 3, 4, and 5. The project wells are located in the Brunswick Group 
in the Towamencin Creek Watershed in Upper Gwynedd Township, Montgomery 
County, Pennsylvania, within the Southeastern Pennsylvania Ground Water 
Protected Area.
    28. Bucks County Water and Sewer Authority, D-2009-047 CP-1. An 
application to construct a 2 million gallon underground storage tank in 
the Bensalem Collection System, which is a tributary to the Poquessing 
Interceptor. The storage tank is proposed to help alleviate wet weather 
overflows from the Poquessing Interceptor near Holy Family University 
in the City of Philadelphia during heavy rain events. The Poquessing 
Interceptor is interconnected with the Delaware Interceptor, which is 
the pipeline that conveys untreated sanitary waste and stormwater to 
the Philadelphia Water Department's Northeast Wastewater Treatment 
Plant. The Bensalem Collection System will continue to transfer 
untreated sanitary waste and stormwater from Bensalem Township, Bucks 
County, Pennsylvania to the Poquessing Interceptor, which is 
interconnected with the Delaware Interceptor in the City of 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
    29. Sullivan Farms, IV, LLC (Kaufman Farms), D-2009-048 CP-1. An 
application to approve the construction of the new 17,282 gpd Kaufman 
Farms WWTP. The WWTP will land discharge to four on-site infiltration 
beds. The project is located near River Mile 253.64--9.5--11.5 
(Delaware River--Neversink River--Basher Kill) in the drainage area of 
the section of the non-tidal Delaware River known as the Middle 
Delaware, which is classified as Special Protection Waters. The project 
is located in the Village of Wurtsboro, Sullivan County, New York.
    In addition to the standard business meeting items, including 
adoption of the Minutes of the Commission's previous (December 9, 2009) 
business meeting; announcements of upcoming advisory committee meetings 
and events of interest; a report on hydrologic conditions; a report by 
the Executive Director; and a report by the Commission's General 
Counsel, the business meeting will include public hearings and 
consideration by the Commission of resolutions: (a)

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Approving the Commission's FY 2010-2015 Water Resources Program; (b) 
authorizing the Executive Director to select a new auditor for the 
Commission; and (c) in connection with repair of the HVAC System, 
authorizing the Executive Director to contract for a study of options 
for expanding capacity of the Goddard Room. In addition the 
Commissioners will consider adoption of the DRBC fiscal year 2011 
operating and capital budgets, on which a hearing was conducted during 
the December 9, 2009 business meeting. An opportunity for public 
dialogue will be provided at the end of the meeting.
    Draft dockets scheduled for public hearing on March 3, 2010 can be 
accessed through the Notice of Commission Meeting and Public Hearing on 
the Commission's Web site, drbc.net, ten days prior to the meeting 
date. Additional public records relating to the dockets may be examined 
at the Commission's offices. Please contact William Muszynski at 609-
883-9500, extension 221, with any docket-related questions.
    Note that conference items are subject to change and items 
scheduled for hearing are occasionally postponed to allow more time for 
the Commission to consider them. Please check the Commission's Web 
site, drbc.net, closer to the meeting date for changes that may be made 
after the deadline for filing this notice.
    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.

    February 8, 2010.
Pamela M. Bush, Esquire,
Commission Secretary.
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