[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 167 (Monday, August 30, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52932-52934]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-21505]


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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, September 15, 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 
West Trenton Volunteer Fire Company, located at 40 West Upper Ferry 
Road, West Trenton, New Jersey.
    The conference among the commissioners and staff will begin at 
10:30 a.m. and will consist of: A report by staff on the year's 
progress in implementing the 2004 Basin Plan; a report by a 
representative of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on the regional 
sediment management planning process; and a presentation by a 
representative of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on the 
Delaware Basin Source Water Collaborative Forum to take place on March 
10, 2011.
    The subjects of the public hearing to be held during the 1:30 p.m. 
business meeting include the dockets listed below:
    1. Upper Southampton Municipal Authority, D-1965-023 CP-2. An 
application for the renewal of a groundwater withdrawal project to 
supply the docket holder's water supply distribution system from 
existing Wells Nos. 3, 7, and 9. The docket holder requests an 
allocation of 13.53 million gallons per month (mgm). The project wells 
were constructed in the Stockton Formation and are located in the 
Southampton and Mill Creek Watersheds in Upper Southampton Township, 
Bucks County, Pennsylvania, in the Southeastern Pennsylvania Ground 
Water Protected Area (GWPA).
    2. Abington Township, D-1973-191 CP-4. An application for renewal 
of the Abington Township Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP). The 
existing WWTP will continue to discharge treated effluent at an annual 
average flow of 3.91 million gallons per day (mgd) to Sandy Run, a 
tributary of the Wissahickon Creek, which drains to the

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Schuylkill River. The facility is located in Upper Dublin Township, 
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
    3. Lower Moreland Township Authority, D-1987-052 CP-3. An 
application for the renewal of an existing 0.279 mgd discharge from the 
Chapel Hill WWTP to an unnamed tributary of Southampton Creek at River 
Mile 109.75-16.1-0.71-0.5 (Delaware River-Pennypack Creek-Southampton 
Creek-UNT). The Chapel Hill WWTP is located in Lower Moreland Township, 
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
    4. Manwalamink Water Company, D-1989-050 CP-5. An application for 
renewal of a groundwater withdrawal project to continue to supply up to 
15 mgm of groundwater to the public water supply system from existing 
Wells Nos. 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6. Wells Nos. 1 and 2 are completed in the 
Pleistocene alluvial sand and gravel aquifer. Wells Nos. 3, 5, and 6 
are completed in the Ridgeley-Coeymans Formation. The project is 
located in the Shawnee Creek and Delaware River watersheds in 
Smithfield Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania within the drainage 
area of the section of the non-tidal Delaware River known as the Middle 
Delaware, which is classified as Special Protection Waters.
    5. Waste Management of Pennsylvania, D-1991-090-2. An application 
for the renewal of a surface water withdrawal project to continue to 
supply 6 mgm of water to the applicant's landfill operations from the 
existing Intake on Manor Lake. The project is located in the Delaware 
River Watershed in Tullytown and Falls townships, Bucks County, 
Pennsylvania.
    6. Dan Schantz Farm and Greenhouses, D-1999-014-2. An application 
for the renewal of a groundwater withdrawal project to continue the 
withdrawal of up to 3.57 mgm of water for irrigation and potable water 
supply from eight existing wells located in the Brunswick Formation. 
The project is located in the Hosensach-Indian Creek Watershed in Lower 
Milford Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania in the Southeastern 
Pennsylvania Ground Water Protected Area.
    7. Borough of Palmerton, D-1964-028 CP-2. An application for 
approval of an upgrade of the existing Palmerton Borough WWTP. The 
upgrade includes replacing the existing contact stabilization activated 
sludge treatment system with a sequencing batch reactor (SBR) treatment 
system. No increase in the design annual average flow of 0.75 mgd is 
proposed. The WWTP will continue to discharge to the Aquashicola Creek, 
a tributary of the Lehigh River, and 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. The 
facility is located in the Borough of Palmerton, Carbon County, 
Pennsylvania.
    8. Upper Gwynedd Township, D-1991-088 CP-6. An application for 
approval of a modification of the Upper Gwynedd Township WWTP by the 
addition of a Biomag\TM\ treatment process. The process entails adding 
magnetite to the aeration tanks in order to enhance solids settling and 
BOD and nutrient removal. The WWTP will continue to treat an average 
annual flow of 5.7 mgd and discharge treated sewage effluent to the 
Wissahickon Creek, a tributary of the Schuylkill River. The facility is 
located in Upper Gwynedd Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
    9. Plumstead Township, D-1997-033 CP-3. An application to approve 
the addition of new Well No. LG-6 to the applicant's 11 existing wells 
and to increase the applicant's total groundwater withdrawal allocation 
from all wells from 15.31 million gallons per 30 days (mg/30 days) to 
23.02 mgm. The project wells are located in the Brunswick Group, 
Lockatong Formation, and Stockton Formation in Plumstead Township, 
Bucks County, Pennsylvania within four subbasins of the Southeastern 
Pennsylvania Ground Water Protected Area: Tohickon-Deep Run, Tohickon-
Geddes-Cabin Runs, Pine Run, and North Branch Neshaminy Creek.
    10. Borough of Bryn Athyn, D-2008-013 CP-3. An application for 
approval to modify the existing 0.08 mgd New Church WWTP. Modifications 
include the addition of an equalization tank and a sludge holding tank, 
to be incorporated into the existing treatment design. The New Church 
WWTP will continue to discharge to an unnamed Tributary of Huntingdon 
Valley Creek at River Mile 109.75-12.02-1.11-0.17 (Delaware River-
Pennypack Creek-Huntingdon Valley Creek-UNT) in Bryn Athyn Borough, 
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The project is located in the 
Southeastern Pennsylvania Ground Water Protected Area.
    11. Premcor Refining Group, D-2009-023-1. An application for 
approval to increase the dredging depth of the facility's Entrance 
Channel and Turning Basin by five feet (to a new depth of -37 ft. MLW) 
and of the Pier Berthing Area by three feet (to a new depth of -40 ft. 
MLW). Approximately 650,000 cubic yards of new material will be dredged 
to allow for larger ships to traverse and dock at the facility. The 
project is located in Water Quality Zone 5 of the Delaware River at 
River Mile 61.8, in Delaware City, New Castle County, Delaware.
    12. Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, Ship Systems 
Engineering Station, D-2009-003-1. An application for approval of a 
surface water withdrawal of up to 1,147.25 mgm from an existing surface 
water intake to be used for once-through non-contact cooling of land-
based test sites (LBTS) for ship systems associated with the Naval 
Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, Ship Systems Engineering 
Station (NSWCCD-SSES). The project intake is located in the Navy 
Reserve Basin, which is connected by a channel to the Schuylkill River, 
one-half mile upstream of the confluence of the Schuylkill and Delaware 
rivers. The Navy Reserve Basin is located in the City of Philadelphia, 
Pennsylvania, in the Schuylkill River Watershed.
    13. City of Dover, D-2009-014 CP-1. An application for approval of 
an existing 0.360 mgd discharge of cooling tower blowdown from Outfalls 
Nos. 004 and 005 from the applicant's McKee Run Electric Generating 
Station. The project outfalls are located at River Mile 23.70-14.36-
0.34 (Delaware River-Saint Jones River-McKee Run) in the City of Dover, 
Kent County, Delaware.
    14. Reading Area Water Authority--Maiden Creek, D-2010-009 CP-1. An 
application for approval of an existing 4.3 mgd discharge from the 
Maiden Creek Water Filtration Plant (WFP). The discharge consists of 
filter backwash, pump seal water, chlorine analyses, and diesel 
generator cooling water from the WFP. Modifications to the backwash 
treatment process are proposed that will not increase the capacity of 
the WFP. The project discharges to Maiden Creek at River Mile 92.47-
85.63-0.24 (Delaware River-Schuylkill River-Maiden Creek) in Ontelaunee 
Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania.
    15. Friesland Campino Domo, D-2010-010-1. An application for 
approval of an existing groundwater withdrawal project to supply up to 
31.95 mg/30 days of water to the applicant's vitamin production 
facility from existing Wells No. 1 and 2. The project is located in the 
Lower Walton Formation in the West Branch Delaware River Watershed in 
the Town of Delhi, Delaware County, New York, 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.
    16. Schuylkill County Municipal Authority--Deer Lake, D-2010-019 
CP-1. An application for approval to

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expand the existing Deer Lake WWTP from a hydraulic design of 0.229 mgd 
to 1.0 mgd. Treated wastewater will continue to discharge to Pine Creek 
at River Mile 92.47-106.75-2.35 (Delaware River-Schuylkill River-Pine 
Creek) via Outfall No. 001, in West Brunswick Township, Schuylkill 
County, Pennsylvania.
    17. Gloucester County Utilities Authority--Pitman Golf Course, D-
2010-029 CP-1. An application for approval to construct and operate the 
0.2 mgd Pitman Golf Course (PGC) WWTP. Effluent limits for the PGC WWTP 
will be based upon a 0.1 mgd discharge, the requested irrigation flow 
required at the PGC to avoid an increase in withdrawal from New Jersey 
Critical Water Supply Area 2. The PGC WWTP will receive flow from the 
Chestnut Branch Interceptor, an existing component of the wastewater 
collection system for the Gloucester County Utilities Authority (GCUA) 
WWTP, which discharges to Water Quality Zone 4 in the tidal Delaware 
River. After treatment, the effluent will be spray-irrigated on the 
Pitman Golf Course, located in Mantua Township, Gloucester County, New 
Jersey. Excess wastewater withdrawn from the Interceptor will be 
returned to the Interceptor for treatment at the GCUA's 27 mgd WWTP 
located in West Deptford, Gloucester County, New Jersey.
    In addition to the standard business meeting items, consisting of 
adoption of the Minutes of the Commission's May 5 and July 14, 2010 
business meetings, announcements of upcoming meetings and events, a 
report on hydrologic conditions, reports by the Executive Director and 
the Commission's General Counsel, public hearings on water withdrawal 
and discharge projects, and public dialogue, the business meeting also 
will include a public hearing on a resolution concerning delegation of 
DRBC review of the Southport Marine Terminal project and consideration 
by the Commission of its proposal (published in February and March of 
2010) to amend water charging rates.
    Draft dockets scheduled for public hearing on September 15, 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 who wish to comment for the record on a hearing item or 
to address the Commissioners informally during the public dialogue 
portion of the meeting are asked to sign up in advance by contacting 
Ms. Paula Schmitt of the Commission staff, at 
[email protected] or by phoning Ms. Schmitt at 609-883-
9500 ext. 224.
    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: August 24, 2010.
Pamela M. Bush,
Commission Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-21505 Filed 8-27-10; 8:45 am]
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