[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 213 (Friday, November 2, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66214-66215]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-26877]


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SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN COMMISSION


Actions Taken at September 20, 2012, Meeting

AGENCY: Susquehanna River Basin Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: As part of its regular business meeting held on September 20, 
2012, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, the Commission took the following 
actions: approved or tabled the applications of certain water resources 
projects; and took additional actions, as set forth in the 
Supplementary Information below.

DATES: September 20, 2012

ADDRESSES: Susquehanna River Basin Commission, 1721 N. Front Street, 
Harrisburg, PA 17102-2391.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard A. Cairo, General Counsel, 
telephone: (717) 238-0423, ext. 306; fax: (717) 238-2436; email: 
[email protected]. Regular mail inquiries may be sent to the above 
address. See also Commission Web site at www.srbc.net.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In addition to its related actions on 
projects identified in the summary above and the listings below, the 
following items were also presented or acted on at the business 
meeting: (1) Approved/ratified grants involving the Chesapeake Bay 
Nutrient Monitoring Program, the development of Total Maximum Daily 
Loads (TMDLs) studies, and the Public Water System Assistance 
Initiative Project with the PA Dept. of Environmental Protection; (2) 
amended the Water Quality Protection and Pollution Prevention Grant 
(known as the 106 grant); (3) authorized expansion of the SRBC Remote 
Water Quality Monitoring Network; (4) approved two listing agreements 
with Latus Commercial Realty for sale of the current headquarters 
building and leasing of space in the new headquarters building now 
under construction; (5) approved the partial waiver of application fees 
when a project sponsor withdraws an application prior to SRBC beginning 
its technical review; (6) approved a request by Talon Holdings, LLC for 
a conditional transfer extension related to the Hawk Valley Golf 
Course, Lancaster County, Pa.; and (7) approved issuance of a 
corrective docket to Nature's Way Purewater Systems, Inc. to correct an 
error misidentifying a project feature for which monitoring is 
required.

Project Applications Approved

    The Commission approved the following project applications:
    1. Project Sponsor and Facility: Borough of Adamstown, Adamstown 
Borough, Lancaster County, Pa. Renewal of groundwater withdrawal of up 
to 0.069 mgd (30-day average) from Well 4 (Docket No. 19801104).
    2. Project Sponsor and Facility: Anadarko E&P Company LP (Second 
Fork Larrys Creek), Mifflin Township, Lycoming County, Pa. Surface 
water withdrawal of up to 0.200 mgd (peak day).
    3. Project Sponsor and Facility: Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation 
(Susquehanna River), Susquehanna Depot Borough, Susquehanna County, Pa. 
Renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 1.500 mgd (peak day) 
(Docket No. 20080908).
    4. Project Sponsor and Facility: Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation 
(Susquehanna River), Great Bend Township, Susquehanna County, Pa. 
Renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 2.000 mgd (peak day) 
(Docket No. 20080905).
    5. Project Sponsor and Facility: Carrizo (Marcellus), LLC (Muddy 
Run), Gulich Township, Clearfield County, Pa. Surface water withdrawal 
of up to 0.720 mgd (peak day).
    6. Project Sponsor and Facility: East Hempfield Township Municipal 
Authority, East Hempfield Township, Lancaster County, Pa. Surface water 
withdrawal of up to 0.070 mgd (30-day average) from S-1 (Baker Spring); 
and Groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.268 mgd (30-day average) from 
Well W-1, 0.673 mgd (30-day average) from Well W-2, 0.264 mgd (30-day 
average) from Well W-3, 0.321 mgd (30-day average)

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from Well W-4, and renewal of groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.632 mgd 
(30-day average) from Well W-5 (Docket No. 19810203).
    7. Project Sponsor and Facility: Enerplus Resources (USA) 
Corporation (West Branch Susquehanna River), East Keating Township, 
Clinton County, Pa. Surface water withdrawal of up to 2.000 mgd (peak 
day).
    8. Project Sponsor and Facility: EXCO Resources (PA), LLC (Larrys 
Creek), Mifflin Township, Lycoming County, Pa. Renewal of surface water 
withdrawal with modification, for a total of 0.200 mgd (peak day) 
(Docket No. 20080936).
    9. Project Sponsor and Facility: Forest Springs Water Company, 
Wayne Township, Schuylkill County, Pa. Groundwater withdrawal of up to 
0.075 mgd (30-day average) from Borehole BH-1, and modification to 
consumptive water use approval removing previous sources Spring 1 and 
Spring 2 and adding new source Borehole BH-1 (Docket No. 20010206).
    10. Project Sponsor: Hydro Recovery-Antrim LP. Project Facility: 
Antrim Treatment Plant, Duncan Township, Tioga County, Pa. Modification 
to project features and to increase surface water withdrawal by an 
additional 1.152 mgd, for a total of 1.872 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 
20090902).
    11. Project Sponsor and Facility: Keystone Clearwater Solutions, 
LLC (Lycoming Creek), Lewis Township, Lycoming County, Pa. Modification 
to increase surface water withdrawal, for a total of 2.125 mgd (peak 
day) (Docket No. 20110616).
    12. Project Sponsor and Facility: Keystone Clearwater Solutions, 
LLC (Moshannon Creek), Snow Shoe Township, Centre County, Pa. Renewal 
of surface water withdrawal of up to 1.000 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 
20080946).
    13. Project Sponsor and Facility: Keystone Clearwater Solutions, 
LLC (West Branch Susquehanna River), Goshen Township, Clearfield 
County, Pa. Renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 1.000 mgd 
(peak day) (Docket No. 20080944).
    14. Project Sponsor and Facility: Roaring Spring Water--Division of 
Roaring Spring Blank Book, Roaring Spring Borough, Blair County, Pa. 
Modification to increase consumptive water use by an additional 0.125 
mgd, for a total of 0.255 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 20120309), and to 
increase surface water withdrawal by an additional 0.131 mgd, for a 
total of 0.302 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 20120309).
    15. Project Sponsor and Facility: Talisman Energy USA Inc. 
(Susquehanna River), Sheshequin Township, Bradford County, Pa. Renewal 
of surface water withdrawal of up to 1.500 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 
20080909).

Project Applications Tabled

    The following project applications were tabled by the Commission:
    1. Project Sponsor and Facility: Caernarvon Township Authority, 
Caernarvon Township, Berks County, Pa. Application for renewal of 
groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.035 mgd (30-day average) from Well 6 
(Docket No. 19820912).
    2. Project Sponsor and Facility: EQT Production Company (Pine 
Creek), Porter Township, Lycoming County, Pa. Application for surface 
water withdrawal of up to 1.000 mgd (peak day).
    3. Project Sponsor and Facility: Falling Springs Water Works, Inc. 
(Falling Springs Reservoir), Ransom Township, Lackawanna County, Pa. 
Application for surface water withdrawal of up to 0.800 mgd (peak day).
    4. Project Sponsor and Facility: Gaberseck Brothers (Odin Pond 2), 
Keating Township, Potter County, Pa. Application for surface water 
withdrawal of up to 0.249 mgd (peak day).
    5. Project Sponsor and Facility: Houtzdale Municipal Authority 
(Beccaria Springs), Gulich Township, Clearfield County, Pa. Application 
for surface water withdrawal of up to 10.000 mgd (peak day).
    6. Project Sponsor and Facility: Southwestern Energy Production 
Company (Middle Lake), New Milford Township, Susquehanna County, Pa. 
Application for surface water withdrawal of up to 0.720 mgd (peak day).

    Authority:  Pub. L. 91-575, 84 Stat. 1509 et seq., 18 CFR parts 
806, 807, and 808.

    Dated: October 19, 2012.
Thomas W. Beauduy,
Deputy Executive Director.
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