[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 243 (Friday, December 18, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79128-79129]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-31845]


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SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN COMMISSION


Actions Taken at December 4, 2015, Meeting

AGENCY: Susquehanna River Basin Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: As part of its regular business meeting held on December 4, 
2015, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, the Commission took the following 
actions: (1) Approved or tabled the applications of certain water 
resources projects; (2) accepted settlements in lieu of penalty from 
Seneca Resources Corporation and Schreiber Foods, Inc.; and (3) took 
additional actions, as set forth in the Supplementary Information 
below.

DATES: December 4, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Susquehanna River Basin Commission, 4423 N. Front Street, 
Harrisburg, PA 17110-1788.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jason E. Oyler, General Counsel, 
telephone: (717) 238-0423, ext. 1312; 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) 
Adoption of a resolution urging President Obama and the United States 
Congress to provide full funding for the Groundwater and Streamflow 
Information Program, thereby supporting the Susquehanna Flood Forecast 
& Warning System; (2) approval of a rulemaking action to simplify and 
revise the rules for transfer of approvals, create a category for minor 
modifications, and establish a procedure for the Commission to issue 
general permits; (3) adoption of a resolution updating the Commission's 
investment policy statement; (4) approval/ratification of two 
contractual agreements; and (5) a report on delegated settlements with 
the following project sponsors, pursuant to SRBC Resolution 2014-15: 
Bon Air Country Club, in the amount of $5,000; Byler Golf Management, 
Inc., doing business as Iron Valley Golf Club, in the amount of $4,000; 
P.H. Glatfelter Company, in the amount of $7,000; The Lion Brewery, 
Inc., in the amount of $1,000; and Irem Temple Golf Club, in the amount 
of $7,500.

Compliance Matters

    The Commission approved settlements in lieu of civil penalty for 
the following projects:
    1. Seneca Resources Corporation (Multiple Approvals by Rule), 
multiple municipalities, multiple counties, Pa.--$75,000.
    2. Schreiber Foods, Inc., Shippensburg Borough, Cumberland County, 
Pa.--$44,500.

Project Applications Approved

    The Commission approved the following project applications:
    1. Project Sponsor: Byler Golf Management, Inc. Project Facility: 
Iron Valley Golf Course, Cornwall Borough, Lebanon County, Pa. 
Modification to authorize additional water use purpose (Docket Nos. 
19981206 and 19981206-1).
    2. Project Sponsor and Facility: Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation 
(Tunkhannock Creek), Lenox Township, Susquehanna County, Pa. Surface 
water withdrawal of up to 1.500 mgd (peak day).
    3. Project Sponsor and Facility: Montgomery Water and Sewer 
Authority, Clinton Township, Lycoming County, Pa. Groundwater 
withdrawal of up to 0.398 mgd (30-day average) from Well 4.
    4. Project Sponsor and Facility: Sugar Hollow Water Services, LLC 
(Susquehanna River), Eaton Township, Wyoming County, Pa. Renewal of 
surface water withdrawal of up to 1.500 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 
20111214).
    5. Project Sponsor and Facility: SWN Production Company, LLC 
(Susquehanna River), Great Bend Township, Susquehanna County, Pa. 
Renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 2.000 mgd (peak day) 
(Docket No. 20111217).
    6. Project Sponsor and Facility: SWN Production Company, LLC 
(Susquehanna River), Great Bend Township, Susquehanna County, Pa. 
Modification to increase surface water withdrawal by an additional 
1.750 mgd (peak day), for a total of up to 2.500 mgd (peak day) (Docket 
No. 20140302).
    7. Project Sponsor and Facility: SWN Production Company, LLC (Tioga 
River), Hamilton Township, Tioga County, Pa. Surface water withdrawal 
of up to 1.500 mgd (peak day).
    8. Project Sponsor and Facility: Village of Sidney, Delaware 
County, N.Y. Modification to extend the approval term of the 
groundwater withdrawal approval (Docket No. 19860201) to provide time 
for development of a replacement source for existing Well 2-88.

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Project Applications Tabled

    The Commission tabled action on the following project applications:
    1. Project Sponsor: Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc. Project Facility: 
Midway Manor System, Kingston Township, Luzerne County, Pa. Application 
for groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.115 mgd (30-day average) from Dug 
Road Well.
    2. Project Sponsor: Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc. Project Facility: 
Midway Manor System, Kingston Township, Luzerne County, Pa. Application 
for groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.038 mgd (30-day average) from 
Hilltop Well.
    3. Project Sponsor: Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc. Project Facility: 
Midway Manor System, Kingston Township, Luzerne County, Pa. Application 
for groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.216 mgd (30-day average) from 
Midway Well 1.
    4. Project Sponsor: Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc. Project Facility: 
Midway Manor System, Kingston Township, Luzerne County, Pa. Application 
for groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.110 mgd (30-day average) from 
Midway Well 2.
    5. Project Sponsor and Facility: East Berlin Area Joint Authority, 
Reading Township, Adams County, Pa. Application for groundwater 
withdrawal of up to 0.072 mgd (30-day average) from Well 1.
    6. Project Sponsor and Facility: East Berlin Area Joint Authority, 
Reading Township, Adams County, Pa. Application for groundwater 
withdrawal of up to 0.108 mgd (30-day average) from Well 2.
    7. Project Sponsor and Facility: East Berlin Area Joint Authority, 
East Berlin Borough, Adams County, Pa. Application for groundwater 
withdrawal of up to 0.058 mgd (30-day average) from Well 4.
    8. Project Sponsor and Facility: East Berlin Area Joint Authority, 
East Berlin Borough, Adams County, Pa. Application for renewal with 
modification to increase groundwater withdrawal limit by an additional 
0.048 mgd (30-day average), for a total of up to 0.072 mgd (30-day 
average) from Well 5 (Docket No. 19860601).
    9. Project Sponsor and Facility: East Cocalico Township Authority, 
East Cocalico Township, Lancaster County, Pa. Application for 
groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.059 mgd (30-day average) from Well 
3A.
    10. Project Sponsor and Facility: East Cocalico Township Authority, 
East Cocalico Township, Lancaster County, Pa. Application for 
groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.028 mgd (30-day average) from Well 4.
    11. Project Sponsor and Facility: East Cocalico Township Authority, 
East Cocalico Township, Lancaster County, Pa. Application for 
groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.056 mgd (30-day average) from Well 5.
    12. Project Sponsor and Facility: East Cocalico Township Authority, 
East Cocalico Township, Lancaster County, Pa. Application for 
groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.022 mgd (30-day average) from Well 6.
    13. Project Sponsor and Facility: East Cocalico Township Authority, 
East Cocalico Township, Lancaster County, Pa. Application for 
groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.046 mgd (30-day average) from Well 7.
    14. Project Sponsor and Facility: Furman Foods, Inc., Point 
Township, Northumberland County, Pa. Application for renewal of 
groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.320 mgd (30-day average) from Well 1 
(Docket No. 19850901).
    15. Project Sponsor and Facility: Furman Foods, Inc., Point 
Township, Northumberland County, Pa. Application for renewal of 
groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.190 mgd (30-day average) from Well 4 
(Docket No. 19850901).
    16. Project Sponsor and Facility: Furman Foods, Inc., Point 
Township, Northumberland County, Pa. Application for renewal of 
groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.090 mgd (30-day average) from Well 7 
(Docket No. 19850901).
    17. Project Sponsor and Facility: Mount Joy Borough Authority, 
Mount Joy Borough, Lancaster County, Pa. Modification to increase 
combined withdrawal limit by an additional 0.199 mgd (30-day average), 
for a total combined withdrawal limit of 1.800 mgd (30-day average) 
from Wells 1 and 2 (Docket No. 20110617).
    18. Project Sponsor: Pennsylvania Department of Environmental 
Protection, Bureau of Conservation and Restoration. Project Facility: 
Cresson Mine Drainage Treatment Plant, Cresson Borough, Cambria County, 
Pa. Application for groundwater withdrawal from Argyle Stone Bridge 
Well of up to 6.300 mgd (30-day average) from four sources.
    19. Project Sponsor: Pennsylvania Department of Environmental 
Protection, Bureau of Conservation and Restoration. Project Facility: 
Cresson Mine Drainage Treatment Plant, Cresson Township, Cambria 
County, Pa. Application for groundwater withdrawal from Cresson No. 9 
Well of up to 6.300 mgd (30-day average) from four sources.
    20. Project Sponsor: Pennsylvania Department of Environmental 
Protection, Bureau of Conservation and Restoration. Project Facility: 
Cresson Mine Drainage Treatment Plant, Gallitzin Township, Cambria 
County, Pa. Application for groundwater withdrawal from Gallitzin Shaft 
Well 2A (Gallitzin Shaft #2) of up to 6.300 mgd (30-day average) from 
four sources.
    21. Project Sponsor: Pennsylvania Department of Environmental 
Protection, Bureau of Conservation and Restoration. Project Facility: 
Cresson Mine Drainage Treatment Plant, Gallitzin Township, Cambria 
County, Pa. Application for groundwater withdrawal from Gallitzin Shaft 
Well 2B (Gallitzin Shaft #1) of up to 6.300 mgd (30-day average) from 
four sources.

Project Application Approved Involving a Diversion

    The Commission approved the following project application involving 
a diversion:
    1. Project Sponsor: Seneca Resources Corporation. Project Facility: 
Impoundment 1, receiving groundwater from Seneca Resources Corporation 
Wells 5H and 6H and Clermont Wells 1, 3, and 4, Norwich and Sergeant 
Townships, McKean County, Pa. Modification to add two additional 
sources (Clermont Well 2 and Clermont North Well 2) and increase the 
into-basin diversion from the Ohio River Basin by an additional 0.504 
mgd (peak day), for a total of up to 1.977 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 
20141216).

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

    Dated: December 15, 2015.
Stephanie L. Richardson,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2015-31845 Filed 12-17-15; 8:45 am]
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