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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 11-1555

NOTICES

DELAWARE RIVER
BASIN COMMISSION

Meeting and Public Hearing

[41 Pa.B. 4859]
[Saturday, September 10, 2011]

 The Delaware River Basin Commission (Commission) will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, September 21, 2011, at the West Trenton Volunteer Fire Company, 40 West Upper Ferry Road, West Trenton, NJ. The hearing will be part of the Commission's regularly scheduled business meeting, which is open to the public.

 The public hearing to be held during the 1:30 p.m. business meeting will not include dockets related to natural gas development projects, nor will the Commissioners consider action on the Draft Natural Gas Development Regulations (draft regulations) published for comment on December 9, 2010. Commission consideration of the draft regulations will occur at a special public meeting to be held on October 21, 2011, at 1 p.m. in the Patriots Theater at the War Memorial, One Memorial Drive, Trenton, NJ. The Commission accepted written comment on the draft regulations through April 15, 2011, and received oral comment during six public hearing sessions in February 2011. The Commissioners and staff are currently reviewing the voluminous comments received (many of which are available for review at www.drbc.net). The public meeting on October 21, 2011, will not include a public hearing. Additional information about the October 21, 2011, meeting will be published separately.

 Items for Public Hearing. The subjects of the public hearing to be held during the 1:30 p.m. business meeting on September 21, 2011, include the following dockets:

 1. Graterford State Correctional Institution, D-1965-112 CP-2. An application for the renewal of a groundwater withdrawal (GWD) of up to 36.21 million gallons per month (mgm) to supply the applicant's correctional facility from existing Wells Nos. 1 through 9 completed in the Brunswick Formation. The requested allocation is not an increase from the previous allocation. The wells are located within the Commission's designated Southeastern Pennsylvania Ground Water Protected Area (GWPA) in the Perkiomen Creek Watershed in Skippack Township, Montgomery County, PA.

 2. Boyertown Borough, D-1973-199 CP-3. An application for the renewal of the existing 0.75 million gallons per day (mgd) Boyertown Borough Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP). The WWTP will continue to discharge to the Swamp Creek, which is a tributary of the Perkiomen Creek, a tributary of the Schuylkill River, at River Mile 92.47—32.3—12.9—11.9 (Delaware River—Schuylkill River—Perkiomen River—Swamp Creek), in Douglass Township, Montgomery County, PA.

 3. Parkhouse Providence Pointe, D-2000-040 CP-2. An application for approval of an existing GWD project to continue to supply up to 8.06 mgm of water to the applicant's public water system from Wells Nos. 2—4. The requested allocation is not an increase from the previous allocation. The wells are located within the Commission's designated GWPA in the Brunswick Formation in the Schuylkill River Watershed in Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County, PA.

 4. Kimberton Golf Club, D-2001-004-2. An application for the renewal of a GWD of up to 4.34 mgm to supply the applicant's golf course from Well No. PW-1. The requested allocation is not an increase from the previous allocation. The well is located within the Commission's designated GWPA in the Stockton Formation in the French Creek Watershed in East Vincent Township, Chester County, PA.

 5. Little Washington Wastewater Company, D-2002-042-3. An application for the renewal of the existing 0.60 mgd White Haven Borough WWTP. The WWTP will continue to discharge treated effluent. The discharge is located within the drainage area of the section of the nontidal Delaware River known as the Lower Delaware, which the Commission has classified as Special Protection Waters. The WWTP will continue to discharge to the Lehigh River at River Mile 183.7—71.9 (Delaware River—Lehigh River) in White Haven Borough, Luzerne County, PA.

 6. Great Wolf Lodge, D-2003-025-3. An application for the renewal of the existing 0.09 mgd Great Wolf Lodge WWTP and seasonal spray irrigation discharge to 21 of its 96 acres. The WWTP will continue to discharge treated effluent. The discharge is located within the drainage area of the section of the nontidal Delaware River known as the Middle Delaware, which is the Commission has classified as Special Protection Waters. The WWTP will continue to discharge to River Mile 213.0—4.0—1.0—13.15—1.0 (Delaware River—Brodhead Creek—McMichael Creek—Pocono Creek—Scott Run) in Pocono Township, Monroe County, PA.

 7. Chadds Ford Township Sewer Authority, D-2005-022 CP-2. An application for approval to continue discharging 0.14 mgd of treated effluent from the existing Turner's Mill WWTP. The WWTP will continue to discharge to Harvey Run at River Mile 70.73—1.5—14.6—0.66 (Delaware River—Christiana River—Brandywine Creek—Harvey Run) in Chadds Ford Township, Delaware County, PA.

 8. Sussex County Municipal Utilities Authority, D-2006-006 CP-3. An application for the renewal of the existing 0.05 mgd Sussex County MUA Hampton Commons WWTP. The discharge is in the drainage area of the nontidal Delaware River known as the Lower Delaware, which is designated as Special Protection Waters. The WWTP will continue to discharge at River Mile 207—37.3—0.5 (Delaware River—Paulins Kill River—Marsh's Farm Creek), in Hampton Township, Sussex County, NJ.

 9. Skytop Golf Lodge, D-2006-013-2. An application for the renewal of the existing 0.75 mgd Skytop Lodge WWTP. The WWTP will continue to discharge treated effluent. The discharge is located within the drainage area of the section of the nontidal Delaware River known as the Middle Delaware, which the Commission has classified as Special Protection Waters. The WWTP will continue to discharge to River Mile 213—21.2—3.8 (Delaware River—Brodhead Creek—Leavitt Branch) in Barrett Township, Monroe County, PA.

 10. Lafarge North America, D-1975-115-2. An application for the renewal of the existing 3.215 mgd noncontact cooling water (NCCW) discharge from the Whitehall Cement Manufacturing Facility. The discharge is located within the drainage area of the section of the nontidal Delaware River known as the Lower Delaware, which the Commission has classified as Special Protection Waters. The facility will continue to discharge NCCW to the Lehigh River at River Mile 183.66—23.7 (Delaware River—Lehigh River), in Whitehall Township, Lehigh County, PA.

 11. Reading Alloys, Inc., D-1979-044-2. An application to modify the applicant's existing docket to make it consistent with current operations at the facility. The applicant operates a high-purity metals and alloys facility that discharges up to 0.24 mgd of NCCW from three onsite ponds by means of Outfall No. 001. The applicant will continue to discharge NCCW to a UNT of Spring Creek at River Mile 92.47—76.8—6.65—5.9—3.9—1.5 (Delaware River—Schuylkill River—Tulpehocken Creek—Blue Marsh Reservoir—Spring Creek—UNT) in South Heidelberg Township, Berks County, PA.

 12. Kutztown Borough, D-1989-039 CP-2. An application for approval of upgrades to the Borough of Kutztown WWTP. The upgrades include the addition of phosphorous removal, ultraviolet light (UV) disinfection facilities and additional reed beds. The hydraulic design capacity of the WWTP will remain at 1.5 mgd. The WWTP will continue to discharge to the Sacony Creek, a tributary of the Maiden Creek, which is a tributary of the Schuylkill River, at River Mile 92.5—86.2—2.9—5.4—2.1—7.1 (Delaware River—Schuylkill River—Maiden Creek—Lake Ontelaunee—Maiden Creek—Sacony Creek) in Maxa-tawny Township, Berks County, PA.

 13. Wyomissing Valley Joint Municipal Authority, D-1991-009 CP-4. An application for approval of upgrades to the existing 4.0 mgd Joint Municipal Authority of Wyomissing Valley WWTP. The upgrades include replacement of the existing chlorine contact disinfection system with UV disinfection. The WWTP will continue to discharge to River Mile 92.47—75.3—0.2 (Delaware River—Schuylkill River—Wyomissing Creek) in the City of Reading, Berks County, PA.

 14. Delaware County Regional Water Quality Control Authority (DELCORA), D-1992-018 CP-2. An application for approval to rerate the DELCORA Western Regional WWTP from 44 mgd to 50 mgd. The application includes the design and construction of a 455-foot extension to the existing outfall. The WWTP will continue to discharge to Water Quality Zone 4 of the tidal Delaware River at River Mile 80.7 in the City of Chester, Delaware County, PA.

 15. Newmanstown Water Authority, D-1997-040 CP-2. An application for the renewal of a GWD of up to 9.579 mgm to supply the Newmanstown Water Authority potable water distribution system from existing Wells Nos. 4 and 5 completed in the Millbach Formation. The requested allocation is not an increase from the previous allocation. The wells are located in the Mill Creek Watershed in Mill Creek Township, Lebanon County, PA.

 16. Limekiln Golf Course, D-2000-017-2. An application for the renewal of a GWD of up to 5.58 mgm to supply the applicant's golf course from existing Wells Nos. 1 through 4 in the Lockatong and Stockton Formations. The requested allocation is not an increase from the previous allocation. The wells are located within the Commission's designated GWPA in the Little Neshaminy Creek Watershed in Horsham Township, Montgomery County, PA.

 17. MC Resource Development Company, D-2000-065-2. An application for the renewal of a GWD of up to 7.13 mgm to supply the applicant's bulk water withdrawal and hauling operation from existing Wells Nos. PV-1 and PV-2 completed in the Bloomsburg Formation. The requested allocation is not an increase from the previous allocation. The wells are located in the Indian Run Watershed in East Brunswick Township, Schuylkill County, PA.

 18. Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc., D-2001-050 CP-2. An application for the renewal of a GWD of up to 18.8 mgm to supply the applicant's public water supply system from six existing wells and to approve the addition of a new well—Meyers Well A—in the Brunswick Formation. The requested allocation is not an increase from the previous system allocation, but will combine the allocations from Dockets Nos. D-1993-011 CP and D-2001-050 CP. The wells are located within the Commission's designated GWPA in the Perkiomen Creek Watershed in Perkiomen Township, Montgomery County, PA

 19. Westfall Township, D-2002-023 CP-3. The Commission issued Docket No. D-2002-23 CP-2 on July 16, 2008, approving the Westfall Township Municipal Authority's request to expand its Westfall WWTP from 0.3 mgd to 0.82 mgd. Approved modifications included replacement of the sequencing batch reactor treatment system with a membrane bio-reactor (MBR) system. The applicant currently seeks instead to rerate the existing WWTP to 0.374 mgd and construct a new MBR treatment system. The WWTP will continue to discharge to the Delaware River in Water Quality Zone 1C at River Mile 252.5 within the section of the nontidal Delaware River known as the Middle Delaware, which is classified as Special Protection Waters, in Westfall Township, Pike County, PA.

 20. North Coventry Water Authority, D-2002-047 CP-2. An application for the renewal of the approval of a water supply interconnection to receive up to 23.56 mgm of potable water by means of an interconnection with Pottstown Borough Authority; and, to withdraw up to 0.495 mgm of groundwater from existing Well No. 2 in the Brunswick Formation, to serve customers in North Coventry and a portion of East Coventry Townships. The total allocation of water from all sources is 24.055 mgm. The well is located within the Commission's designated GWPA in the Pigeon Creek Watershed in North Coventry Township, Chester County, PA.

 21. Lafarge North America, D-1974-189-2. An application to renew the approval of the withdrawal of ground and surface water up to 70.68 mgm from existing groundwater Wells Nos. 1 and 2 and an existing surface water intake for the applicant's cement manufacturing plant. The project wells are completed in the Jacksonburg Formation and are located in the Coplay Creek and Lehigh River Watersheds within the drainage area of the section of the nontidal Delaware River known as the Lower Delaware, which the Commission has classified as Special Protection Waters. The project site is located in Whitehall Township, Lehigh County, PA.

 22. Drexelbrook Associates, D-2005-028 CP-1. An application for the approval of a GWD of up to 9.82 mgm to supply the applicant's public water supply system from existing Wells Nos. PW-1 and PW-2 completed in the Wissahickon Formation. The two wells are not currently in use. The wells are located in the Darby Creek Watershed in Upper Darby Township, Delaware County, PA.

 23. Wallenpaupack School District, D-2009-026 CP-1. An application for the approval of the existing 0.04 mgd Wallenpaupack High School WWTP. The discharge is located within the drainage area of the section of the non-tidal Delaware River known as the Upper Delaware, which the Commission has classified as Special Protection Waters. The WWTP will continue to discharge to River Mile 277.7—15.8—1.4—0.2 (Delaware River—Lacka- waxen River—Wallenpaupack Creek—Lake Wallenpau- pack), in Palmyra Township, Pike County, PA.

 24. Arkema, Inc. D-2010-041-1. An application for the approval of a GWD to supply up to 5.58 mgm of water to the applicant's industrial processing facility from existing Well No. WS-1 in the Upper Raritan Sand Aquifer. The well is located in the Delaware River Watershed in Bristol Township, Bucks County, PA.

 25. Delaware Chenango Madison Otsego BOCES, D-2011-005 CP-1. An application for approval of the existing 0.01 mgd Delaware-Chenango-Madison-Otsego BOCES, Robert W. Harrold Campus (RWHC) WWTP. Outfall No. 001 will continue to discharge to Trout Creek, which is located above the Cannonsville Reservoir at River Mile 330.71—11.76—9.75—4.83 (Delaware River—West Branch Delaware River—Cannonsville Reservoir—Trout Creek). The facility is located within the drainage area of the section of the nontidal Delaware River known as the Upper Delaware, which is classified as Special Protection Waters. The RWHC WWTP is located in the Town of Masonville, Delaware County, NY.

 The draft dockets can be accessed on the web site at drbc.net, 10 days prior to the meeting date. Additional public records relating to the dockets may be examined at the Commission's offices. Contact William Muszynski at (609) 883-9500, Ext. 221, with any docket related questions.

 A public hearing will also be held during the 1:30 p.m. business meeting on a resolution authorizing the Executive Director to enter into a contract with The Nature Conservancy for a study of instream flow needs to protect key ecological communities for the range of habitats in the Delaware Basin.

 The public is advised that items scheduled for hearing are occasionally postponed to allow more time for the Commissioners to consider them. Check the Commission's web site closer to the meeting date for changes that may be made after the deadline for filing this notice.

 Other Agenda Items. In addition to the standard business meeting items, consisting of adoption of the Minutes of the Commission's June 28 and July 13, 2011, business meetings, announcements of upcoming meetings and events, a report on hydrologic conditions, reports by the Executive Director and the Commission's General Counsel, public hearings and public dialogue, the business meeting also will include the annual staff report on implementation of the Water Resources Plan for the Delaware River Basin.

 Opportunities to Comment. Individuals who wish to comment for the record on a hearing item or to address the Commissioners informally during the public dialogue portion of the meeting are asked to sign up in advance by contacting Paula Schmitt of the Commission staff, at paula.schmitt@drbc.state.nj.us or (609) 883-9500, Ext. 224. Written comment on items scheduled for hearing may be submitted in advance of the meeting date to Commission Secretary, P. O. Box 7360, 25 State Police Drive, West Trenton, NJ 08628, fax (609) 883-9522 or paula.schmitt@drbc.state.nj.us. Written comment on dockets should also be furnished directly to the Project Review Section at the previously listed address or fax number or william.muszynski@drbc.state.nj.us.

 Individuals in need of an accommodation as provided for in the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 who wish to attend the informational meeting, conference session or hearings should contact the Commission Secretary directly at (609) 883-9500, Ext. 203 or through the Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS) at 711, to discuss how the Commission can accommodate their needs.

PAMELA M. BUSH, Esq., 
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 11-1555. Filed for public inspection September 9, 2011, 9:00 a.m.]


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