[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 134 (Friday, July 12, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41972-41974]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-16726]


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SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN COMMISSION


Actions Taken at June 20, 2013, Meeting

AGENCY: Susquehanna River Basin Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: As part of its regular business meeting held on June 20, 2013, 
in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, the Commission took the following actions: 
(1) Approved or tabled the applications of certain water resources 
projects; (2) rescinded approvals for two projects; (3) accepted 
settlements in lieu of penalty from Furman Foods, Inc. and Carrizo 
(Marcellus) LLC; and (4) took additional actions, as set forth in the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION below.

DATES: June 20, 2013.

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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 the actions taken on projects 
identified in the summary above and the listings below, the following 
items were also presented or acted upon at the business meeting: (1) 
Honored retiring staff members Thomas W. Beauduy, Deputy Executive 
Director, and Susan S. Obleski, Communications Director; (2) heard a 
presentation from SRBC staff member Kim Dagen on upgrades to the 
Susquehanna Early Warning System for water suppliers with intakes on 
the Susquehanna River; (3) adopted the proposed FY-2015 budget for the 
period July 1, 2014, to June 20, 2015; (4) adopted the FY-2014/2015 
Water Resources Program; (5) released the 2013 Update of the 
Comprehensive Plan for public review and comment and scheduled a public 
hearing on the 2013 Update on August 15, 2013; (6) approved a revised 
Regulatory Program Fee Schedule; (7) elected the member from the 
federal government as Chair of the Commission and the member from New 
York State as the Vice Chair of the Commission for the period July 1, 
2013, to June 30, 2014; and (8) approved/ratified six grants, including 
two resolutions for grants involving AMD Abatement and Treatment and 
Watershed Restoration and Protection.

Compliance Matters

    The Commission approved settlements in lieu of civil penalty for 
the following projects:
    1. Furman Foods, Inc., Point Township, Northumberland County, Pa.--
$52,150.
    2. Carrizo (Marcellus) LLC, various operations within the 
Susquehanna River Basin, Pa.--$90,000.

Rescission of Project Approvals

    The Commission rescinded approvals for the following projects:
    1. Project Sponsor and Facility: Chevron Appalachia, LLC (Chest 
Creek), Chest Township, Clearfield County, Pa. (Docket No. 20100603).
    2. Project Sponsor and Facility: Albemarle Corporation, Borough of 
Tyrone, Blair County, Pa. (Docket Nos. 20010203 and 20010203-1).

Project Applications Approved

    The Commission approved the following project applications:
    1. Project Sponsor and Facility: Aqua Infrastructure, LLC 
(Clearfield Creek), Boggs Township, Clearfield County, Pa. Renewal of 
surface water withdrawal of up to 1.500 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 
20081202).
    2. Project Sponsor and Facility: Michael and Sandra Buhler (Bennett 
Branch Sinnemahoning Creek), Huston Township, Clearfield County, Pa. 
Surface water withdrawal of up to 1.000 mgd (peak day).
    3. Project Sponsor: Chobani, Inc. Project Facility: South Edmeston, 
Town of Columbus, Chenango County, N.Y. Groundwater withdrawal of up to 
0.641 mgd (30-day average) from Well 1.
    4. Project Sponsor: Chobani, Inc. Project Facility: South Edmeston, 
Town of Columbus, Chenango County, N.Y. Groundwater withdrawal of up to 
0.641 mgd (30-day average) from Well 2.
    5. Project Sponsor: Chobani, Inc. Project Facility: South Edmeston, 
Town of Columbus, Chenango County, N.Y. Groundwater withdrawal of up to 
0.662 mgd (30-day average) from Well 3.
    6. Project Sponsor: Chobani, Inc. Project Facility: South Edmeston, 
Town of Columbus, Chenango County, N.Y. Consumptive water use of up to 
0.283 mgd (peak day).
    7. Project Sponsor: Delta Borough Municipal Authority. Project 
Facility: Delta Borough Water System, Peach Bottom Township, York 
County, Pa. Groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.073 mgd (30-day average) 
from Well 5.
    8. Project Sponsor: Delta Borough Municipal Authority. Project 
Facility: Delta Borough Water System, Peach Bottom Township, York 
County, Pa. Groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.043 mgd (30-day average) 
from Well 6.
    9. Project Sponsor: Delta Borough Municipal Authority. Project 
Facility: Delta Borough Water System, Peach Bottom Township, York 
County, Pa. Groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.064 mgd (30-day average) 
from Well 7.
    10. Project Sponsor and Facility: Equipment Transport, LLC (Pine 
Creek), Gaines Township, Tioga County, Pa. Surface water withdrawal of 
up to 0.467 mgd (peak day).
    11. Project Sponsor and Facility: Equipment Transport, LLC 
(Susquehanna River), Great Bend Township, Susquehanna County, Pa. 
Surface water withdrawal of up to 0.999 mgd (peak day).
    12. Project Sponsor and Facility: Furman Foods, Inc., Point 
Township, Northumberland County, Pa. Consumptive water use of up to 
0.900 mgd (peak day).
    13. Project Sponsor and Facility: LDG Innovation, LLC (Tioga 
River), Lawrenceville Borough, Tioga County, Pa. Modification to low 
flow protection requirements of the surface water withdrawal approval 
(Docket No. 20100311).
    14. Project Sponsor and Facility: Municipal Authority of the 
Borough of Mansfield, Richmond Township, Tioga County, Pa. Groundwater 
withdrawal of up to 0.079 mgd (30-day average) from Well 3, and 
authorization for interconnection with Mansfield University as a 
supplemental source.
    15. Project Sponsor and Facility: Martinsburg Municipal Authority, 
North Woodbury Township, Blair County, Pa. Groundwater withdrawal of up 
to 0.288 mgd (30-day average) from Wineland Well RW-1.
    16. Project Sponsor and Facility: Navitus, LLC (North Spring, Logan 
Branch Watershed), Spring Township, Centre County, Pa. Surface water 
withdrawal of up to 1.000 mgd (peak day).
    17. Project Sponsor: New Morgan Landfill Company, Inc. Project 
Facility: Conestoga Landfill, New Morgan Borough, Berks County, Pa. 
Groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.007 mgd (30-day average) from Well 
SW-4.
    18. Project Sponsor and Facility: Somerset Regional Water 
Resources, LLC (Salt Lick Creek), New Milford Township, Susquehanna 
County, Pa. Modification to project features of the surface water 
withdrawal approval (Docket No. 20100905).
    19. Project Sponsor and Facility: Southwestern Energy Production 
Company (Middle Lake), New Milford Township, Susquehanna County, Pa. 
Modification to low flow protection requirements of the surface water 
withdrawal approval (Docket No. 20121223).
    20. Project Sponsor and Facility: WPX Energy Appalachia, LLC 
(Susquehanna River), Great Bend Township, Susquehanna County, Pa. 
Renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 1.000 mgd (peak day) 
(Docket No. 20090303).
    21. Project Sponsor and Facility: York County Solid Waste and 
Refuse Authority, Hopewell Township, York County, Pa. Modification to 
metering requirements of the groundwater withdrawal approval (Docket 
No. 20121226).

Project Applications Tabled

    The Commission tabled the following project applications:
    1. Project Sponsor and Facility: Aqua Infrastructure, LLC (Tioga 
River), Hamilton Township, Tioga County, Pa. Application for surface 
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withdrawal of up to 2.500 mgd (peak day).
    2. Project Sponsor and Facility: Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC 
(Susquehanna River), Athens Township, Bradford County, Pa. Application 
for renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 1.440 mgd (peak day) 
(Docket No. 20080906).
    3. Project Sponsor: New Oxford Municipal Authority. Project 
Facility: Oxen Country Meadows, Oxford Township, Adams County, Pa. 
Application for groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.144 mgd (30-day 
average) from Oxen Country Meadows (OCM) Well 1.
    4. Project Sponsor and Facility: State College Borough Water 
Authority, Ferguson Township, Centre County, Pa. Application for 
renewal of groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.432 mgd (30-day average) 
from Well 41 (Docket No. 19820501).
    5. Project Sponsor and Facility: State College Borough Water 
Authority, Ferguson Township, Centre County, Pa. Application for 
renewal of groundwater withdrawal of up to 1.440 mgd (30-day average) 
from Well 43 (Docket No. 19820501).
    6. Project Sponsor and Facility: State College Borough Water 
Authority, Ferguson Township, Centre County, Pa. Application for 
renewal of groundwater withdrawal of up to 1.720 mgd (30-day average) 
from Well 53 (Docket No. 19820501).
    7. Project Sponsor: SWEPI LP (Tioga River), Richmond Township, 
Tioga County, Pa. Application for renewal of surface water withdrawal 
with modification to increase by an additional 0.843 mgd (peak day), 
for a total of 0.950 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 20090612).

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

    Dated: July 3, 2013.
Thomas W. Beauduy,
Deputy Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 2013-16726 Filed 7-11-13; 8:45 am]
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