[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 120 (Thursday, June 23, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37544-37545]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-13434]



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SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN COMMISSION


Actions Taken at June 16, 2022 Meeting

AGENCY: Susquehanna River Basin Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: As part of its regular business meeting held on June 16, 2022, 
Baltimore, Maryland, the Commission approved the applications of 
certain water resources projects, and took additional actions, as set 
forth in the Supplementary Information below.

DATES: June 16, 2022.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jason E. Oyler, General Counsel and 
Secretary, 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 website 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 acted upon at the business meeting: (1) election of 
Commission officers for FY2023; (2) reconciliation of FY2023 budget; 
(3) a motion related to the Conowingo Watershed Implementation Plan; 
(4) ratification of contracts/grants; (5) revision of Commission By-
laws; (6) proposed Water Resources Program for 2022-2024; and (7) three 
regulatory program waiver requests.

Project Applications Approved

    1. Project Sponsor and Facility: Blackhill Energy LLC (Susquehanna 
River), Ulster Township, Bradford County, Pa. Application for surface 
water withdrawal of up to 3.024 mgd (peak day).
    2. Project Sponsor and Facility: Chesapeake Appalachia, L.L.C. 
(Susquehanna River), Mehoopany Township, Wyoming County, Pa. 
Application for renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 0.999 mgd 
(peak day) (Docket No. 20170603).
    3. Project Sponsor and Facility: Chesapeake Appalachia, L.L.C. 
(Susquehanna River), Wysox Township, Bradford County, Pa. Application 
for renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 0.999 mgd (peak day) 
(Docket No. 20170604).
    4. Project Sponsor and Facility: Chesapeake Appalachia, L.L.C. 
(Wyalusing Creek), Rush Township, Susquehanna County, Pa. Application 
for renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 0.715 mgd (peak day) 
(Docket No. 20170605).
    5. Project Sponsor: Corning Incorporated. Project Facility: 
Houghton Park, City of Corning, Steuben County, N.Y. Application for 
renewal of groundwater withdrawal of up to 1.080 mgd (30-day average) 
from Well 5 (Docket No. 19970503).
    6. Project Sponsor and Facility: East Cocalico Township Authority, 
East Cocalico, West Cocalico, and Brecknock Townships, Lancaster 
County, Pa. Applications for renewal of groundwater withdrawals (30-day 
averages) of up to 0.081 mgd from Well 11, 1.150 mgd from Well F, and 
1.395 mgd from Well M (Docket Nos. 19920702 and 20070606).
    7. Project Sponsor: Golf Acres, Inc. Project Facility: Chapel Hill 
Golf Course (Little Muddy Creek), Spring Township, Berks County, Pa. 
Applications for surface water withdrawal of up to 0.180 mgd (peak day) 
and consumptive use of up to 0.162 mgd (peak day).
    8. Project Sponsor and Facility: Hydrage, LLC, East Union and 
Mahanoy Townships, Schuylkill County, Pa. Application for renewal of 
consumptive use of up to 0.200 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 20070603).
    9. Project Sponsor and Facility: Lykens Valley Golf Course & Resort 
Inc (unnamed tributary to Wiconisco Creek), Upper Paxton Township, 
Dauphin County, Pa. Applications for renewal of surface water 
withdrawal of up to 0.200 mgd (peak day) and consumptive use of up to 
0.200 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 20080614).
    10. Project Sponsor: New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc. Project 
Facility: Tyrone Quarry, Warriors Mark Township, Huntingdon County, Pa. 
Application for groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.173 mgd (30-day 
average) from Well MW-36B and modification to increase consumptive use 
(peak day) by an additional 0.238 mgd, for a total consumptive use of 
up to 0.532 mgd (Docket No. 20031205).
    11. Project Sponsor and Facility: Repsol Oil & Gas USA, LLC 
(Towanda Creek), Franklin Township, Bradford County, Pa. Application 
for renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 1.000 mgd (peak day) 
(Docket No. 20170611).
    12. Project Sponsor and Facility: SWN Production Company, LLC 
(Susquehanna River), Oakland Township, Susquehanna County, Pa. 
Application for surface water withdrawal of up to 3.000 mgd (peak day).
    13. Project Sponsor and Facility: Town of Kirkwood, Broome County, 
N.Y. Application for renewal of groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.841 
mgd (30-day average) from Well 3 (Docket No. 19920304).
    14. Project Sponsor and Facility: Village of Canisteo, Steuben 
County, N.Y. Application for renewal of groundwater withdrawal of up to 
0.499 mgd (30-day average) from Well 2 (Docket No. 19950902).
    15. Project Sponsor: Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC. Project 
Facility: Havre de Grace Quarry (Susquehanna River), Havre de Grace 
District, Harford County, Md. Applications for renewal of surface water 
withdrawal of up to 0.234 mgd (peak day) and consumptive use of up to 
0.823 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 19920105).

Project Scheduled for Action Involving a Diversion

    16. Project Sponsor and Facility: Patrick Hoopes Trucking, Inc., 
Eulalia Township, Potter County, Pa. Application for an into-basin 
diversion from the Ohio River Basin of up to 1.000 mgd (peak day) from 
the Allegheny River.

Commission Initiated Project Approval Modification

    17. Project Sponsor and Facility: Lebanon Valley College, Annville 
and North Annville Townships, Lebanon County, Pa. Conforming the 
grandfathered amount with the forthcoming determination for groundwater 
withdrawals (30-day averages) of up to 0.019 mgd from the Football 
Well, 0.044 mgd from the Baseball Well, and 0.042 mgd from the West 
(Soccer) Well, as well as modify monitoring and reporting requirements 
for the project (Docket No. 20030409).

Projects Tabled

    18. Project Sponsor and Facility: Municipal Authority of the 
Township of East Hempfield dba Hempfield Water Authority, East 
Hempfield Township, Lancaster County, Pa. Applications for renewal of 
groundwater withdrawals (30-day averages) of up to 0.353 mgd from Well 
6, 0.145 mgd from Well 7, 1.447 mgd from Well 8, and 1.800 mgd from 
Well 11, and Commission-initiated modification to Docket No. 20120906, 
which approves withdrawals from Wells 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 and Spring S-1 
(Docket Nos. 19870306, 19890503, 19930101, and 20120906).
    19. Project Sponsor and Facility: Shrewsbury Borough, Shrewsbury 
Township and Shrewsbury Borough, York County, Pa. Applications for 
renewal of groundwater withdrawals (30-day averages) of up to 0.099 mgd

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from the Meadow Well and 0.180 mgd from the Village Well (Docket Nos. 
19890501 and 19900105).
    20. Project Sponsor: SUEZ Water Pennsylvania Inc. Project Facility: 
Grantham Operation, Upper Allen Township, Cumberland County, Pa. 
Application for renewal of groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.395 mgd 
(30-day average) from Well 2 (Docket No. 19901104).

(Authority: Public Law 91-575, 84 Stat. 1509 et seq., 18 CFR parts 
806, 807, and 808.)

    Dated: June 17, 2022.
Jason E. Oyler,
General Counsel and Secretary to the Commission.
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