[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 192 (Wednesday, October 3, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49969-49971]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-21515]
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SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN COMMISSION
Public Hearing
AGENCY: Susquehanna River Basin Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Susquehanna River Basin Commission will hold a public
hearing
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on November 1, 2018, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. At this public
hearing, the Commission will hear testimony on the projects listed in
the Supplementary Information section of this notice. Such projects are
intended to be scheduled for Commission action at its next business
meeting, tentatively scheduled for December 6, 2018, which will be
noticed separately. The public should take note that this public
hearing will be the only opportunity to offer oral comment to the
Commission for the listed projects. The deadline for the submission of
written comments is November 13, 2018.
DATES: The public hearing will convene on November 1, 2018, at 2:30
p.m. The public hearing will end at 5:00 p.m. or at the conclusion of
public testimony, whichever is sooner. The deadline for the submission
of written comments is November 13, 2018.
ADDRESSES: The public hearing will be conducted at the Pennsylvania
State Capitol, Room 8E-B, East Wing, Commonwealth Avenue, Harrisburg,
Pa.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ava Stoops, Administrative Specialist,
telephone: (717) 238-0423; fax: (717) 238-2436.
Information concerning the applications for these projects is
available at the Commission's Water Application and Approval Viewer at
https://mdw.srbc.net/waav. Additional supporting documents are
available to inspect and copy in accordance with the Commission's
Access to Records Policy at www.srbc.net/regulatory/policies-guidance/docs/access-to-records-policy-2009-02.pdf.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The public hearing will cover the following
projects:
Projects Scheduled for Action
1. Project Sponsor and Facility: City of Aberdeen, Harford County,
Md. Modification to extend the approval term of the surface water
withdrawal approval (Docket No. 20021210) to be coterminous with a
revised Maryland Department of the Environment State Water
Appropriation and Use Permit for the Aberdeen Proving Ground-Aberdeen
Area.
2. Project Sponsor and Facility: City of Aberdeen, Harford County,
Md. Modification to extend the approval term of the consumptive use
approval (Docket No. 20021210) to be coterminous with a revised
Maryland Department of the Environment State Water Appropriation and
Use Permit for the Aberdeen Proving Ground-Aberdeen Area.
3. Project Sponsor and Facility: Adams & Hollenbeck Waterworks, LLC
(Salt Lick Creek), New Milford Township, Susquehanna County, Pa.
Application for renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 0.720 mgd
(peak day) (Docket No. 20141209).
4. Project Sponsor: Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc. Project Facility: Beech
Mountain System, Butler Township, Luzerne County, Pa. Application for
groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.124 mgd (30-day average) from Beech
Mountain Well 3.
5. Project Sponsor: Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc. Project Facility: Beech
Mountain System, Butler Township, Luzerne County, Pa. Application for
groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.144 mgd (30-day average) from Beech
Mountain Well 1.
6. Project Sponsor: Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc. Project Facility: Beech
Mountain System, Butler Township, Luzerne County, Pa. Application for
groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.144 mgd (30-day average) from Beech
Mountain Well 2.
7. Project Sponsor and Facility: ARD Operating, LLC (Pine Creek),
Watson Township, Lycoming County, Pa. Application for renewal of
surface water withdrawal of up to 0.720 mgd (peak day) (Docket No.
20141201).
8. Project Sponsor and Facility: Bloomfield Borough Water
Authority, Bloomfield Borough, Perry County, Pa. Application for
groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.055 mgd (30-day average) from Perry
Village Well 2.
9. Project Sponsor and Facility: Denver Borough Authority, Denver
Borough, Lancaster County, Pa. Application for renewal of groundwater
withdrawal of up to 0.098 mgd (30-day average) from Well 2 (Docket No.
19890104).
10. Project Sponsor and Facility: Denver Borough Authority, Denver
Borough, Lancaster County, Pa. Application for renewal of groundwater
withdrawal of up to 0.092 mgd (30-day average) from Well 3 (Docket No.
19890104).
11. Project Sponsor and Facility: East Cocalico Township Authority,
East Cocalico Township, Lancaster County, Pa. Application for renewal
of groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.045 mgd (30-day average) from Well
9 (Docket No. 19890101).
12. Project Sponsor and Facility: East Cocalico Township Authority,
East Cocalico Township, Lancaster County, Pa. Application for renewal
of groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.059 mgd (30-day average) from Well
10 (Docket No. 19890101).
13. Project Sponsor and Facility: Eclipse Resources-PA, LP (Pine
Creek), Gaines Township, Tioga County, Pa. Application for surface
water withdrawal of up to 3.000 mgd (peak day).
14. Project Sponsor and Facility: Masonic Village at Elizabethtown,
West Donegal Township, Lancaster County, Pa. Modification to increase
consumptive use by an additional 0.055 mgd (peak day), for a total
consumptive use of up to 0.230 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 20030811).
15. Project Sponsor and Facility: Repsol Oil & Gas USA, LLC (Seeley
Creek), Wells Township, Bradford County, Pa. Application for renewal of
surface water withdrawal of up to 0.750 mgd (peak day) (Docket No.
20141212).
16. Project Sponsor and Facility: Repsol Oil & Gas USA, LLC
(Wyalusing Creek), Stevens Township, Bradford County, Pa. Application
for renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 1.500 mgd (peak day)
(Docket No. 20141213).
17. Project Sponsor and Facility: Schuylkill Energy Resources,
Inc., Mahanoy Township, Schuylkill County, Pa. Application for renewal
of groundwater withdrawal of up to 5.000 mgd (30-day average) from
Maple Hill Mine Shaft Well (Docket No. 19870101).
18. Project Sponsor and Facility: Schuylkill Energy Resources,
Inc., Mahanoy Township, Schuylkill County, Pa. Application for renewal
of consumptive use of up to 2.550 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 19870101).
19. Project Sponsor and Facility: SWEPI LP (Cowanesque River),
Nelson Township, Tioga County, Pa. Application for renewal of surface
water withdrawal of up to 0.533 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 20141211).
20. Project Sponsor and Facility: Tenaska Resources, LLC
(Cowanesque River), Westfield Township, Tioga County, Pa. Application
for renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 0.400 mgd (peak day)
(Docket No. 20141214).
Project Scheduled for Action Involving a Diversion
21. Project Sponsor and Facility: City of Aberdeen, Harford County,
Md. Modification to extend the approval term of the out-of-basin
diversion approval (Docket No. 20021210) to be coterminous with a
revised Maryland Department of the Environment State Water
Appropriation and Use Permit for the Aberdeen Proving Ground-Aberdeen
Area.
Commission-Initiated Project Approval Modifications
1. Project Sponsor and Facility: Fox Hill Country Club, Exeter
Borough,
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Luzerne County, Pa. Conforming the grandfathering amount with the
forthcoming determination for a groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.125
mgd (30-day average) from the Halfway House Well (Docket No. 20020605).
2. Project Sponsor and Facility: Norwich Pharmaceuticals, Inc.,
Town of North Norwich, Chenango County, N.Y. Conforming the
grandfathering amount with the forthcoming determination for
groundwater withdrawals of up to 0.106 mgd (30-day average) from Well 1
and up to 0.082 mgd (30-day average) from Well 2 (Docket No. 20050902).
Opportunity to Appear and Comment
Interested parties may appear at the hearing to offer comments to
the Commission on any business listed above required to be subject of a
public hearing. The presiding officer reserves the right to limit oral
statements in the interest of time and to otherwise control the course
of the hearing. Guidelines for the public hearing are posted on the
Commission's website, www.srbc.net, prior to the hearing for review.
The presiding officer reserves the right to modify or supplement such
guidelines at the hearing. Written comments on any business listed
above required to be subject of a public hearing may also be mailed to
Ms. Ava Stoops, Administrative Specialist, Susquehanna River Basin
Commission, 4423 North Front Street, Harrisburg, Pa. 17110-1788, or
submitted electronically through www.srbc.net/about/meetings-events/public-hearing.html. Comments mailed or electronically submitted must
be received by the Commission on or before November 13, 2018, to be
considered.
Authority: Pub. L. 91-575, 84 Stat. 1509 et seq., 18 CFR parts
806, 807, and 808.
Dated: September 28, 2018.
Stephanie L. Richardson,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2018-21515 Filed 10-2-18; 8:45 am]
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