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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 99-968

NOTICES

DELAWARE RIVER BASIN COMMISSION

Commission Meeting and Public Hearing

[29 Pa.B. 3087]

   The Delaware River Basin Commission (Commission) will hold an informal conference and public hearing on Wednesday, June 23, 1999. The hearing will be part of the Commission's regular business meeting. Both the conference and business meeting are open to the public and will be held at the Shawnee Inn, One River Road, Shawnee-on-Delaware, PA.

   The conference among the Commissioners and staff will begin at 9 a.m. in the Payett Room and will include a status report on the Flowing Toward the Future workshops and discussions of the Flow Management Technical Advisory Committee's flow needs Basinwide reconnaissance proposal and coordinated drought response.

   In addition to the subjects summarized as follows which are scheduled for public hearing at the 10:30 a.m. business meeting in the Pearsall-Patterson Room, the Commission will also address the following: Minutes of the April 28, 1999 business meeting; announcements; report on Basin hydrologic conditions; reports by the Executive Director and General Counsel; and public dialogue. The Commission will also consider resolutions to: amend the Ground Water Protected Area Regulations for Southeastern Pennsylvania; advertise a Basinwide flow needs reconnaissance request for proposal; amend the Commission's Administrative Manual: By-laws, Management and Personnel to establish flex time schedules for Commission staff; contract for design and construction of a barrier-free restroom; authorize an agreement with USEPA concerning its Energy Star building partnership; and elect Commission offices of Chair, Vice Chair and Second Vice Chair for the year commencing July 1, 1999.

   The subjects of the hearing will be as follows:

Applications for Approval of the Following Projects under Article 10.3, Article 11 and/or Section 3.8 of the Compact:

   1.  Riverton Country Club D-85-10 Renewal 2. An application for the renewal of a groundwater withdrawal project to supply up to 6 million gallons (mg)/30 days of water to the applicant's golf course irrigation system from Well Nos. 1A and 2. Commission approval on April 26, 1989, was extended to 10 years. The applicant requests that the total withdrawal from all wells remain limited to 6 mg/30 days. The project is located in Cinnaminson Township, Burlington County, NJ.

   2.  Green Waltz Water Company D-98-55 CP. An application for approval of a groundwater withdrawal project to supply up to 11.7 mg/30 days of water for bulk water hauling to bottling plants from the redevelopment of existing Well No. 1. The project is located in Washington Township, Northampton County, PA.

   3.  Dan Schantz Farm & Greenhouses D-99-14. An application for approval of a groundwater withdrawal project to supply up to 3.45 mg/30 days of water to the applicant's nursery from Well Nos. PW-1, PW-3, PW-4, PW-5, PW-6, PW-7 and PW-8, and to limit the withdrawal from all wells to 3.45 mg/30 days. The project is located in Lower Milford Township, Lehigh County in the Southeastern Pennsylvania Ground Water Protected Area.

   4.  Harmony Sand & Gravel, Inc. D-99-16. An application for approval of a groundwater withdrawal project to supply up to 6.5 mg/30 days of water to the applicant's sand and gravel washing operation from Well No. 1, and to limit the withdrawal from all wells to 6.5 mg/30 days. The project is located in White Township, Warren County, NJ.

   5.  Borough of Bernville D-99-18 CP. An application to upgrade and expand the applicant's 0.14 million gallons per day (mgd) contact stabilization sewage treatment plant (STP) to a 0.285 mgd high quality secondary treatment plant by the sequencing batch reactor process. The STP will continue to serve only the Borough of Bernville located in Berks County, PA. Treated effluent will continue to discharge to Northkill Creek approximately 0.2 mile above its confluence with Tulpehocken Creek.

   6.  Penn Estates Utilities, Inc. D-99-20. An application to upgrade and expand the applicant's 0.15 mgd extended aeration STP to 0.56 mgd to provide advanced secondary treatment for service of growth of the applicant's residential development in Stroud Township, Monroe County, PA. Treated effluent will continue to discharge to an unnamed tributary (known locally as Cranberry Creek) of Brodhead Creek.

   7.  Maiden Creek Associates (James Saunders) D-99-25. An application to construct a new 0.06 mgd tertiary level STP to serve West Penn Pines Mobile Home Park. The STP will be located just south of State Route 895, approximately 2.5 miles west of its intersection with State Route 309, in West Penn Township, Schuylkill County, PA. The proposed STP effluent will discharge to Lizard Creek, a tributary of the Lehigh River.

   8.  Pasteur Merieux Connaught Laboratories, Inc. D-99-27. A project to expand by rerating the applicant's existing 0.15 mgd industrial wastewater treatment plant (IWTP) to 0.2 mgd to continue to serve its vaccine production facility located in Pocono Township, Monroe County, PA. The treated effluent will continue to discharge to Swiftwater Creek by the existing outfall.

   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 at (609) 883-9500, Ext. 221 concerning docket-related questions. Persons wishing to testify at this hearing are requested to register with the Secretary at (609) 883-9500, Ext. 203 prior to the hearing.

   Individuals in need of an accommodation as provided for in the Americans With Disabilities Act who would like to attend the hearing should contact the Secretary at (609) 883-9500, Ext. 203 or through the New Jersey Relay Service at (800) 852-7899 (TTY) to discuss how the Commission may accommodate their needs.

SUSAN M. WEISMAN,   
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 99-968. Filed for public inspection June 18, 1999, 9:00 a.m.]


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