NOTICES
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN COMMISSION
Commission Meeting and Public Hearings
[27 Pa.B. 2963] The Delaware River Basin Commission will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, June 25, 1997. The hearing will be part of the Commission's regular business meeting which is open to the public and scheduled to begin at 1:30 p.m. in the Goddard Conference Room of the Commission's offices at 25 State Police Drive, West Trenton, NJ.
An informal conference among the Commissioners and staff will be held at 10:30 a.m. at the same location and will include a presentation on New Jersey's statewide watershed management implementation strategy, a Natural Resources Conservation Service presentation on Basinwide digitization of soils data, and a status report on the Commission's GIS program.
In addition to the subjects listed which are scheduled for public hearing at the business meeting, the Commission will also address the following: Minutes of the May 28, 1997 business meeting; announcements; General Counsel's report; report on Basin hydrologic conditions; a resolution concerning FY '97 budget adjustments; a resolution providing for the election of the Commission offices of Chair, Vice Chair and Second Vice Chair and public dialogue.
The subjects of the hearing will be as follows:
Current Expense and Capital Budgets. A proposed current expense budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1997, in the aggregate amount of $3,445,500 and a capital budget reflecting revenues of $2,187,500 and expenditures of $2,074,500. Copies of the current expense and capital budgets are available from the Commission on request by contacting Richard C. Gore. This hearing was deferred at the January 22, 1997 business meeting.
Applications for Approval of the Following Projects under Article 10.3, Article 11 and/or Section 3.8 of the Compact:
1. Chester County Water Resources Authority D-73-87 CP Revision 3. A project to modify the outlet structure of the applicant's existing Barneston Flood Control Project (Pennsylvania Dam 432) on the East Branch Brandywine Creek in Wallace Township, Chester County, PA. The facility is a dry dam serving Chester County providing flood control by reducing the rate of flood water flow in the East Branch Brandywine Creek via a single-stage riser and a concrete conduit. A new conduit will be installed to replace the existing deteriorating riser/conduit outlet, and no change in the dam's functions or operation is proposed. The new conduit will continue to allow the passage of fish.
2. Fawn Lake Forest Water Company D-81-61 CP RENEWAL 3. An application for the renewal of a groundwater withdrawal project to supply up to 4.5 million gallons (mg)/30 days of water to the applicant's distribution system from Well Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. Commission approval on May 20, 1992 was limited to 5 years. The applicant requests that the total withdrawal from all wells remain limited to 4.5 mg/30 days. The project is located in Lackawaxen Township, Pike County, PA.
3. Borough of Allentown D-89-32 CP RENEWAL. An application for the renewal of a groundwater withdrawal project to supply up to 9 mg/30 days of water to the applicant's distribution system from Well Nos. 1 and 2. Commission approval on June 28, 1989 was limited to 7 years. The applicant requests that the total withdrawal from all wells remain limited to 9 mg/30 days. The project is located in Allentown Borough, Monmouth County, NJ.
4. Elastimold, Inc. D-95-54. An application for approval of an increase in groundwater withdrawal to supply up to 5.83 mg/30 days of water to the applicant's industrial facility from existing Well No. 3, and to limit the withdrawal to 5.83 mg/30 days. The project is located in Washington Township, Morris County, NJ.
5. Jefferson Township Sewer Authority D-97-6 CP. A project to construct a 410,000 gallons per day (gpd) sewage treatment plant (STP) to serve communities throughout Jefferson Township, Lackawanna County, PA; including Mount Cobb, Moosic Lakes and Lake Spangenberg, and the residential developments of Happy Acres, Belair Acres, Floral Estates, Jefferson Heights and High View Terrace. The STP will provide tertiary treatment prior to discharge to an unnamed tributary of the West Branch Lake Wallenpaupack Creek. The STP will be situated approximately 1,000 feet south of State Route 348 and just east of Mount Cobb in Jefferson Township. An importation of wastewater of approximately 21,000 gpd is projected from the Happy Acres service area which is located in the Susquehanna River Basin.
Documents relating to these items may be examined at the Commission's offices. Preliminary dockets are available in single copies upon request. Contact Thomas L. Brand concerning docket-related questions. Persons wishing to testify at this hearing are requested to register with the Secretary prior to the hearing.
Other Scheduled Hearings
By earlier notice, the Commission announced its schedule of public hearings on proposed amendments to its Ground Water Protected Area Regulations for Southeastern Pennsylvania concerning the establishment of numerical groundwater withdrawal limits for subbasins in the protected area. The proposed limits, based upon hydrologic budget analyses, would initially be specified for the 14 subbasins in the Neshaminy Creek Basin. Limits for the remaining 52 subbasins within the protected area would be developed upon completion of additional hydrologic budget analyses scheduled to be completed late in 1997.
The public hearings are scheduled as follows:
June 24, 1997 beginning at 3 p.m. and continuing until 5 p.m., as long as there are people present wishing to testify. The hearing will resume at 7 p.m. and continue until 9 p.m., as long as there are people present wishing to testify. The hearings will be held in the Goddard Conference Room of the Commission's offices at 25 State Police Drive, West Trenton, NJ.
Copies of the full text of the proposed amendments as well as the Commission's Ground Water Protected Area Regulations for Southeastern Pennsylvania may be obtained by contacting Susan M. Weisman, Commission Secretary, at (609) 883-9500 ext. 203.
Persons wishing to testify are requested to notify the Secretary in advance. Written comments on the proposed amendments should be submitted to the Secretary at the Delaware River Basin Commission, P. O. Box 7360, West Trenton, NJ 08628.
SUSAN M. WEISMAN,
Secretary
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 97-984. Filed for public inspection June 20, 1997, 9:00 a.m.]
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