[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 79 (Monday, April 25, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22880-22882]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-9914]


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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, May 11, 2011. 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 11 
a.m. and will consist of two presentations: a report by Deputy Delaware 
River Master Gary N. Paulachok, P.G. of the U.S. Geological Survey on a 
one-year extension of the Flexible Flow Management Plan (FFMP); and a 
report by Dr. Jonathan H. Sharp of the University of Delaware on the 
Delaware Estuary Boat Run Monitoring Program.
    The subjects of the public hearing to be held during the 1:30 p.m. 
business meeting include the dockets listed below:
    1. U.S. Steel, D-1978-068-3. An application to renew DRBC approval 
for the discharge of up to 0.163 million gallons per day (mgd) of 
treated sanitary wastewater from the applicant's wastewater treatment 
plant (WWTP) via Outfall No. 203 and 3.75 mgd of treated industrial 
wastewater and non-contact cooling water (NCCW) from the applicant's 
industrial wastewater treatment plant (IWTP) via Outfall No. 103 as 
well as to continue a TDS Determination that allows TDS effluent 
concentrations of up to 1,100 mg/l as a monthly average; 2,200 mg/l as 
a daily maximum; and 2,750 mg/l as an instantaneous maximum, via 
combined Outfall No. 003. Internal Outfalls Nos. 103, 203, and 303 
(stormwater only) will continue to discharge to the Delaware River via 
combined Outfall No. 003. The combined discharge from the applicant's 
WWTP and IWTP is made via Outfall No. 003 to the tidal region of Water 
Quality Zone 2 of the Delaware River at River Mile 127.0. The WWTP and 
IWTP are located in Falls Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
    2. French Creek State Park, D-1980-007 CP-4. An application to 
renew DRBC approval to continue to withdraw up to 3.1 million gallons 
per month (mgm) of groundwater to supply the French Creek State Park 
from existing Wells in the Hammer Creek Formation. The project is 
located in the French Creek Watershed in Union Township, Berks County, 
Pennsylvania, within the Southeastern Pennsylvania Ground Water 
Protected Area.
    3. GenOn Energy, Inc., D-1987-26-3. An application to renew DRBC 
approval of discharges of treated industrial wastewater effluent from 
the Titus Generating Station (TGS) to the Schuylkill River as follows: 
the TGS IWTP via Outfall 002; coal-ash leachate from the Beagle Club 
Ash Disposal (BCAD) site via Outfall 004; and combined NCCW, intake 
screen backwash, and stormwater via Outfall 001. The applicant has 
requested that the intermittent discharge from Outfall 004 continue to 
have an effluent limit of 3,500 mg/l of TDS as a monthly average. 
Effluent limits for the existing NCCW discharge (Outfall 001), IWTP 
(Outfall 002) and BCAD site (Outfall 004) will continue to be based on 
average annual flows of 1.469 mgd, 2.149 mgd and 1.007 mgd, 
respectively. The IWTP is hydraulically designed for 3.2 mgd. The TGS 
facilities will continue to discharge to the Schuylkill River. The 
project is located in Cumru Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania.
    4. Middletown Township, Middletown Country Club, D-1996-032 CP-2. 
An application for approval of an existing groundwater 
withdrawalproject to continue to supply up to 4.13 mgm of water to the 
applicant's golf course from existing Well No. 1-G. The project is 
located in the Precambrian Felsic Gneiss in the Neshaminy Creek 
Watershed in Middletown Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania within the 
Southeastern Pennsylvania Ground Water Protected Area.
    5. Concord Township Sewer Authority, D-1997-019 CP-3. An 
application for approval to continue discharging 1.8 mgd of treated 
effluent from the Concord Township WWTP. The WWTP will continue to 
discharge to the West Branch Chester Creek at River Mile 82.93--8.9--
5.4 (Delaware River--Chester Creek--West Branch Chester Creek) in 
Concord Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
    6. Bedminster Municipal Authority--Pennland Farms, D-2006-010 CP-2. 
An application to renew DRBC approval of the existing 0.06 mgd Pennland 
Farms WWTP. The WWTP discharges to an unnamed tributary of Deep Run 
Creek at River Mile 157.0--4.7--7.1--0.1 (Delaware River--Tohickon 
Creek--Deep Run Creek--UNT). It is located in Bedminster Township, 
Bucks County, Pennsylvania 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.
    7. Exelon Generation Company, LLC--Schuylkill Generating Station, 
D-1964-074 CP-2. An application for a decrease in the approved surface 
water withdrawal (SWWD) allocation associated with Intake No. 1 to 
5,180 mgm, of which 2,483 mgm would be for use at the Schuylkill 
Generating Station (SGS). Intake No. 1 supplies water to the Grays 
Ferry Cogen Facility (GFCF) and the Tri-Gen Corporation Facility (Tri-
Gen) as well as to the SGS. The three

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facilities are located adjacent to one another on a Schuylkill River 
site formerly owned and operated by the Philadelphia Energy Company 
(PECO). The GFCF and Tri-Gen generating stations and subsidiary water 
allocations were approved on June 28, 1995 by Dockets Nos. D-95-32 and 
D-95-10, respectively. DRBC staff evaluated the current and 10-year 
projected uses for all three facilities. The current average and 
maximum SWWDs are 2,982 mgm and 4,473 mgm, respectively. The 10-year 
combined maximum SWWD is estimated to be 5,180 mgm, less than the 8,277 
mgm formerly approved by DRBC in the facilities' three separate 
dockets. The SGS is located in the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
    8. E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (DuPont), D-1988-085-3. An 
application to renew DRBC approval of discharges from the DuPont 
Chambers Works IWTP and to approve modifications to the IWTP, including 
the construction of a new 48'' diameter IWTP outfall pipe with a multi-
port diffuser and additional modifications to accommodate the new 
outfall. The proposed outfall will be located approximately 400 feet 
south of the existing outfall. By supplemental submission filed on July 
22, 2010, the docket holder also seeks approval for an alternative 
mixing zone in accordance with section 4.20.5.A.1.f of the Water 
Quality Regulations. The IWTP outfall will continue to discharge 
treated effluent from the IWTP, non-contact cooling water, and 
stormwater to the Delaware River Estuary in Water Quality Zone 5. The 
project IWTP is located in Pennsville and Carneys Point Townships, 
Salem County, New Jersey.
    9. Sunnybrook Golf Club, D-1997-007-2. An application to approve an 
existing GWD project of up to 4.6 mgm for irrigation of the applicant's 
golf course from existing Wells Nos. 1 and 2. The previous Commission 
approval expired before a renewal application was received. The project 
is located in the Ledger Dolomite in the Wissahickon Creek Watershed in 
Whitemarsh Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, within the 
Southeastern Pennsylvania Ground Water Protected Area.
    10. Portland Borough Authority, D-1997-029 CP-4. Application for 
approval of a GWD project to increase the existing allocation from all 
system wells from 5.7 million gallons per 30 days (mg/30 days) to 12.4 
mgm. The increased allocation is requested in order to meet projected 
increases in service area demand. Docket No. D-1997-029 CP-3 approved 
the current groundwater allocation of up to 4.32 mgm of water from new 
Well No. 4 to serve the applicant's public water supply system. The 
project well is completed in the Martinsburg Formation and is located 
in the Slateford Creek Watershed in Upper Mount Bethel Township, 
Northampton 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.
    11. Johnson Matthey, Inc., D-1999-038-3. An application for 
approval of the existing IWTP. The IWTP will continue to treat 0.08 mgd 
of industrial wastewater generated by its pharmaceutical manufacturing 
facility. The previous DRBC approval--Docket No. D-1999-038-2 issued on 
May 10, 2007--expired on April 30, 2010. The IWTP will continue to 
discharge to the Schuylkill River via the Matsunk Creek culvert. The 
project is located in Upper Merion Township, Montgomery County, 
Pennsylvania.
    12. Reading Area Water Authority (RAWA), D-2000-59 CP-2. An 
application for approval of the bulk sale interconnection and transfer 
up to 1.5 mgd of potable water from the RAWA system to the Pennsylvania 
American Water Company (PAWC) Glen Alsace District water distribution 
system. Some of the water supply is also needed to serve PAWC's 
customers in its Douglassville District via an existing 
interconnection. The application also includes the revision of the RAWA 
Operating Plan to reflect conservation release modifications from the 
Lake Ontelaunee Reservoir. The reservoir is located in Ontelaunee 
Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania and is situated on Maiden Creek in 
the Schuylkill River Watershed.
    13. Buckingham Township, D-2004-015 CP-2. An application for 
approval of the existing Buckingham Village WWTP and Furlong Sewage 
Treatment Lagoon System (Furlong WWTP). The previous DRBC approval--
Docket No. D-2004-015 CP-1 issued October 27, 2004--expired on October 
27, 2009. The Buckingham Village WWTP will continue to discharge up to 
0.236 mgd of treated sewage effluent to Mill Creek, a tributary of the 
Neshaminy Creek; however, from April 1 to November 30, the Buckingham 
Village WWTP will divert the treated sewage effluent for spray 
irrigation to spray fields associated with the Furlong WWTP. The 
Furlong WWTP is designed to treat a flow of up to 302,268 gpd and 
currently permitted by PADEP to treat up to 257,000 gpd. The facility 
is located in Buckingham Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
    14. Lafarge North America, D-1974-189-2. An application for 
approval of a GWD and SWWD project to supply up to 70.68 mgm of water 
to the applicant's cement manufacturing plant from existing Wells Nos. 
1 and 2 and an existing surface water intake on the Lehigh River. The 
withdrawals are used for processing and non-contact cooling. The 
project withdrawals were previously approved by Docket No. D-1975-115 
issued for the cooling water discharge on August 27, 1975. Consistent 
with current DRBC practice, a separate withdrawal docket is now 
required. The project wells and quarry are completed in the Jacksonburg 
Formation. The project is located in the Coplay Creek and Lehigh River 
Watersheds in Whitehall Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania 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.
    15. City of Trenton, D-1998-009 CP-2.An application for approval of 
an existing SWWD project to withdraw up to 1,350 mgm of surface water 
through one existing surface water intake. The application includes a 
request to retroactively approve the construction of an expansion and 
upgrade of the existing water filtration plant (WFP) from 45 mgd to 60 
mgd. The allocation and expansion and upgrade of the WFP are required 
in order to meet projected increases in service area demand. The 
surface water intake withdraws water from the main stem Delaware River. 
The project is located in the Delaware River Watershed in the City of 
Trenton, Mercer 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.
    16. Butter Valley Golf Port, D-2010-013-1. An application for a new 
GWD and SWWD project to supply the applicant's golf course irrigation 
system with up to 5.89 mgm of water as a combined total from all 
sources. Sources are proposed to include one existing surface water 
intake (Pond Intake No. 1), one new surface water intake (Pond Intake 
No. 2), and one new groundwater well (Well B). The project well is 
located in the Brunswick Group in the West Branch Perkiomen Creek 
Watershed in Upper Hanover Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania 
within the Southeastern Pennsylvania Ground Water Protected Area.
    17. XTO Energy, Inc., D-2010-022-1. An application for approval of 
a SWWD project to supply up to 0.25 mgd or 7.50

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mgm of water for the applicant's natural gas exploration and production 
activities in Broome and Delaware Counties in the State of New York. 
Surface water will be withdrawn at a site on Oquaga Creek within the 
Oquaga Creek Watershed in the Town of Sanford, Broome County, New York. 
Oquaga Creek drains to the West Branch Delaware River. The withdrawal 
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.
    18. Exelon Generation Company, LLC--Schuylkill, D-2010-040 CP-1. An 
application for the approval of an existing combined discharge of up to 
231.84 mgd of NCCW and traveling screen backwash from the Schuylkill 
Generating Station (SGS) via Outfall No. 001. Outfall No. 001 
discharges to the tidal portion of the Schuylkill River at River Mile 
92.47--5.6 (Delaware River--Schuylkill River) in Water Quality Zone 4 
in the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
    19. South Jersey Port Corporation, D-2010-044 CP-1. An application 
for approval of the Paulsboro Marine Terminal dredging and wharf 
construction project. The proposed project includes: The construction 
of a deep water marine terminal consisting of a 150-foot wide by 2,850-
foot long wharf providing for: Four berths for the loading and 
unloading of a variety of general bulk and break bulk cargo; dredging 
in the Delaware River of approximately 334,000 cubic yards; the 
construction of a public, bi-directional access roadway between 
Paradise Road in the Township of West Deptford and Universal Road in 
the Borough of Paulsboro; and the construction of a 25-foot high, three 
span composite steel plate girder bridge across Mantua Creek just 
upstream of its confluence with the Delaware River. The proposed 
Paulsboro Marine Terminal site is located at the former 130-acre BP Oil 
Terminal site and adjacent 60-acre Essex Industrial Chemicals site in 
the Borough of Paulsboro, Gloucester County, New Jersey, along the 
Delaware River in Water Quality Zone 4 at approximately River Mile 90.
    In addition to the standard business meeting items, consisting of 
adoption of the Minutes of the Commission's March 2, 2011 business 
meeting, announcements of upcoming meetings and events, a report on 
hydrologic conditions, reports by the Executive Director and the 
Commission's General Counsel, and public dialogue, the business meeting 
also will include public hearings on: (a) A resolution to increase the 
maximum daily surface water withdrawal from the Schuylkill River by 
Exelon's Limerick Generating Station (LGS), without increasing LGS's 
total monthly allocation; (b) a hearing at which the Lambertville 
Municipal Utilities Authority is requested to show cause why it should 
not be assessed a penalty in accordance with the Delaware River Basin 
Compact and DRBC regulations for failing to obtain DRBC review and 
approval prior to undertaking improvements to its wastewater treatment 
plant; (c) a resolution authorizing the Executive Director to enter 
into agreements for information technology upgrades to improve data 
management and retrieval; and (d) a resolution amending Resolution No. 
2010-11 to increase the authorized amount of the Commission's contract 
for management of comments received on a proposed rulemaking concerning 
natural gas development. The Commissioners also will consider a 
Resolution for the Minutes authorizing the Executive Director to award 
a contract for janitorial services; a resolution to adopt the Delaware 
River Basin Commission current expense and capital budgets for fiscal 
year 2012 (on which the Commission held a public hearing on March 2, 
2011); and a resolution approving election of the Commission Chair, 
Vice Chair and Second Vice Chair for fiscal year 2012.
    Draft dockets scheduled for public hearing on May 11, 2011 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: April 19, 2011.
Pamela M. Bush,
Commission Secretary.
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