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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 15-1872

NOTICES

DELAWARE RIVER BASIN COMMISSION

Public Hearing and Business Meeting

[45 Pa.B. 6270]
[Saturday, October 24, 2015]

 The Delaware River Basin Commission (Commission) will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, November 10, 2015. A business meeting will be held the following month on Wednesday, December 9, 2015. The hearing and business meeting are open to the public and will be held at the Washington Crossing Historic Park Visitor Center, 1112 River Road, Washington Crossing, PA.

 Public hearing. The public hearing on November 10, 2015, will begin at 1:30 p.m. Hearing items will include: draft dockets for the withdrawals, discharges and other water-related projects subject to the Commission's review; and a resolution authorizing the Executive Director to enter into an agreement with the University of Delaware for an analysis of water quality data collected by the University on the Cape May—Lewes Ferry, which will be used by the Commission and the United States Army Corps of Engineers to refine water quality models of the Delaware Estuary and Delaware Bay.

 Written comments on matters scheduled for hearing on November 10, 2015, will be accepted through 5 p.m. on November 12, 2015, the next business day following the Veterans' Day holiday. After the hearing on all scheduled matters has been completed, and as time allows, an opportunity for open public comment (formerly known as ''public dialogue'') will also be provided.

 The public is advised to check the Commission's web site periodically prior to the hearing date, as items scheduled for hearing may be postponed if additional time is deemed necessary to complete the Commission's review, and items may be added up to 10 days prior to the hearing date. In reviewing docket descriptions, the public is also asked to be aware that project details commonly change in the course of the Commission's review, which is ongoing.

 1. Brookhaven Borough, D-1966-096 CP-4. An application to renew the approval of the applicant's existing 0.192 million gallons per day (mgd) wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) and its discharge. The WWTP will continue to discharge to Chester Creek at River Mile 82.93—4.3 (Delaware River—Chester Creek) in Brookhaven Borough, Delaware County, PA.

 2. Jim Thorpe Borough, D-1981-071 CP-5. An application to renew the approval of an existing surface water withdrawal of up to 13.175 million gallons per month (mgm) from an existing intake on Mauch Chunk Creek and up to 12.4 mgm of groundwater from existing Wells Nos. 1 and 4 for use in the applicant's West Side and East Side public water systems. The docket combines two previous Commission approvals with a decrease in groundwater allocation. The wells are completed in the Mauch Chunk Formation, and the wells and surface water intake are located in the Mauch Chunk Creek—Lehigh River Watershed in the Borough of Jim Thorpe, Carbon County, PA within the drainage area of the section of the main stem Delaware River known as the Lower Delaware, which the Commission has classified as Special Protection Waters.

 3. J.G. Townsend, Jr. & Company, D-1989-048-4. An application to renew the approval of the existing importation of up to 15.5 mgm from the Chesapeake Bay Basin from existing Wells Nos. 1 and 5 to supply water to the applicant's vegetable processing facility. The applicant also seeks to renew the approval to withdraw up to 15.5 mgm of groundwater from five groundwater sources. The requested allocation is not an increase from the previous allocation. The project's existing groundwater withdrawals are approved by the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) and will continue to be regulated by DNREC in accordance with the Administrative Agreement between the Commission and the State of Delaware. The wells are located in the Savannah Ditch Watershed in the Town of Georgetown, Sussex County, DE.

 4. Hackettstown Municipal Utilities Authority, D-1991-030 CP-3. An application to renew the approval of the applicant's existing 3.39 mgd water pollution control plant and its discharge, as well as to approve the demolition of the existing equalization basin and its related appurtenances. Treated effluent will continue to be discharged to the Musconetcong River at River Mile 174.6—28.3 (Delaware River—Musconetcong River) by means of Outfall No. DSN002A, within the drainage area of the section of the main stem Delaware River known as the Lower Delaware, which the Commission has classified as Special Protection Waters, in Washington Township, Morris County, NJ.

 5. Bucks County, Neshaminy Manor, D-1991-036 CP-3. An application to renew the approval of an existing groundwater withdrawal (GWD) of up to 6.2 mgm to supply the applicant's Neshaminy Manor Complex from existing Wells Nos. 4 and 5. Well No. 4 is completed in the Lockatong Formation and Well No. 5 is completed in the Stockton Formation. The requested allocation is not an increase from the previous allocation. The wells are located in the Commission's designated Ground Water Protected Area in the Neshaminy Creek Watershed in Doylestown Township, Bucks County, PA.

 6. Upper Gwynedd Township, D-1991-088 CP-8. An application to renew approval of the applicant's existing 6.5 mgd WWTP and its discharge. The WWTP will continue to discharge to Wissahickon Creek, which is a tributary of the Schuylkill River, at River Mile 92.5—12.8—12.7 (Delaware River—Schuylkill River—Wissahickon Creek) in Upper Gwynedd Township, Montgomery County, PA.

 7. Jackson Township Municipal Utilities Authority, D-1994-018 CP-3. An application to renew the approval of an existing import of up to 0.792 mgd of groundwater from the Atlantic Basin from existing Well No. 14 to supply water to the applicant's Six Flags Great Adventure Theme Park Complex. The application will also renew the approval of an existing groundwater withdrawal of up to 30 mgm to the applicant's theme park complex from existing Wells Nos. 7, 10 and ASR-12, completed in the Upper Potomac-Raritan-Magothy Formation. The requested allocation is not an increase from the previous allocation. The project is located in the Crosswicks Creek Watershed in Jackson Township, Monmouth County, NJ.

 8. Pennsylvania American Water Company, D-1999-030 CP-5. An application to renew the approval of an existing GWD of up to 81.778 mgm to supply the applicant's public water supply distribution system from existing Wells Nos. G1, G5, G7, G8, G9, G9A, GL2A, DG3, DG4, DG6, DG11, DG12A and DG13. Wells Nos. G1, G5 and G7 are completed in Hornblende Gneiss; Wells Nos. G8, G9 and 9A are completed in a fanglomerate aquifer and Wells Nos. GL2A, DG3, DG4, DG6, DG11, DG12A and DG13 are completed in the Brunswick Formation. The requested allocation is not an increase from the previous allocation. The project wells are located in the Trout Run, Schuylkill River and Manatawny watersheds in Amity, Exeter and Lower Alsace Townships, Berks County, PA.

 9. Fleischmanns Village, D-2002-033 CP-2. An application to renew approval of the applicant's existing 0.16 mgd WWTP and its discharge. The WWTP will continue to discharge to Bush Kill, which is a tributary of Dry Brook, which is a tributary of the East Branch Delaware River, at River Mile 330.7—56.8—1.2—4.4 (Delaware River—East Branch Delaware River—Dry Brook—Bush Kill) and is located within the drainage area of the section of the main stem Delaware River known as the Upper Delaware, which the Commission has classified as Special Protection Waters, in the Village of Fleischmanns, Delaware County, NY.

 10. Tuthill Corporation & Aquashicola-Little Gap, Inc., D-2008-023-4. An application to renew the approval of the applicant's existing 0.06 mgd Blue Mountain Ski Area WWTP and its discharge, as well as its expansion to 0.28 mgd. Treated effluent will continue to be discharged to Aquashicola Creek at River Mile 183.66—36.32—5.73 (Delaware River—Lehigh River—Aquashicola Creek) by means of Outfall No. 002, within the drainage area of the section of the main stem Delaware River known as the Lower Delaware, which the Commission has classified as Special Protection Waters, in Lower Towamensing Township, Carbon County, PA.

 11. Kinsley Group Family, LP, D-2010-005-3. An application to renew the approval of the applicant's existing 0.02 mgd Kinsley Shopping Center WWTP and its discharge. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) and the Commission have based effluent limitations on a discharge flow of 0.0177 mgd. Treated effluent will continue to be land-discharged to grade seepage beds in the Weir Creek Watershed near River Mile 183.66—40.88—6.30—6.51—7.40—2.40 (Delaware River—Lehigh River—Pohopoco Creek—Beltzville Reservoir—Pohopoco Creek—Weir Creek), within the drainage area of the section of the main stem Delaware River known as the Lower Delaware, which the Commission has classified as Special Protection Waters, in Chest-nuthill Township, Monroe County, PA.

 12. Reading Area Water Authority, D-2010-009 CP-2. An application to renew the approval of the applicant's existing 35 mgd Maiden Creek water filtration plant (WFP) and its discharge of up to 4.3 mgd of filter backwash, pump seal water, chlorine analyses and diesel generator cooling water. The PADEP and the Commission have based effluent limits on a discharge flow of 3.26 mgd. Treated effluent will continue to be discharged to Maiden Creek at River Mile 92.47—85.63—0.24 (Delaware River—Schuylkill River—Maiden Creek) by means of Outfall No. 001, in Ontelaunee Township, Berks County, PA.

 13. Spring City Borough, D-1974-061 CP-5. An application to renew the approval of the applicant's existing 0.6 mgd WWTP and its discharge. The applicant has also requested approval to expand the WWTP to 0.787 mgd. Treated effluent will continue to be discharged to the Schuylkill River at River Mile 92.47—41.3 (Delaware River—Schuylkill River) by means of Outfall No. 001, in Spring City Borough, Chester County, PA.

 14. Chalfont-New Britain Township Joint Sewage Authority, D-1999-063 CP-3. An application to renew the approval of the applicant's existing WWTP and its discharge, and to approve a rerate of the hydraulic capacity of the WWTP from 6.0 mgd to 7.0 mgd. No modifications to the WWTP are proposed; the applicant has performed design calculations demonstrating that the existing WWTP can treat up to 7.0 mgd. The WWTP will remain at an average annual design flow of 4.625 mgd and will continue to discharge to Neshaminy Creek at River Mile 115.63—37.4 (Delaware River—Neshaminy Creek) in Doylestown Township, Bucks County, PA.

 15. Artesian Water Company (AWC), D-2002-034 CP-4. An application to renew the approval of an existing import project of up to 3.0 mgd from the Chesapeake Bay Basin from the Old County Road, Chesapeake City Road and Eastern States well fields, and up to 3.0 mgd from the Susquehanna River Basin from an interconnection with Chester Water Authority to augment water supply to the applicant's public water supply system. The applicant also seeks approval of new Well Broad Run PA for inclusion in the AWC public water supply system and renewal of the approval to withdraw up to 612.83 mgm of groundwater for the applicant's public water supply distribution system. AWC is not requesting an increase in groundwater withdrawal allocation. The water supply system and wellfields are located in New Castle County, DE and New Garden Township, Chester County, PA.

 16. Union Lake Hotel, Inc., D-2012-018-2. An application to renew the approval of the applicant's existing 0.06 mgd Camp Equinunk WWTP and its discharge. The applicant has also requested approval to modify the WWTP without expanding its capacity. The WWTP will continue to discharge treated effluent to an unnamed tributary (UNT) of Little Equinunk Creek at River Mile 312.7—3.64—2.37 (Delaware River—Little Equinunk Creek—UNT) by means of Outfall No. 001, within the drainage area of the section of the main stem Delaware River known as the Upper Delaware, which the Commission has classified as Special Protection Waters, in Manchester Township, Wayne County, PA.

 17. Pennsylvania American Water Company, D-2015-015 CP-1. An application to approve a new intermittent discharge of up to 1.93 mgd of process wastewater from the applicant's existing 18.0 mgd Norristown WFP. The project consists of constructing a new outfall to the Schuylkill River and modifying the existing WFP facilities to allow for the intermittent discharge of the clarifier supernatant. The WFP currently recycles the clarifier supernatant back to the head of the WFP treatment system. The WFP will discharge to the Schuylkill River at River Mile 92.47—24.5 (Delaware River—Schuylkill River) in the Borough of Norristown, Montgomery County, PA.

 18. Sunoco Pipeline, LP, D-2015-018-1. An application to approve the construction of the Delaware River Basin portion of the applicant's Pennsylvania Pipeline Project, including one new 20-inch diameter natural gas liquid (NGL) pipeline and one 16-inch diameter NGL pipeline constructed parallel to one another within a single 49.8-mile long right-of-way (ROW); one 2.3 mile long, up to 20-inch diameter lateral pipeline; and nine above-ground facilities. The project, taken together with existing Sunoco Pipeline LP pipeline systems, will provide NGL transportation of up to 700,000 barrels per day total, including the existing and proposed pipelines from the Utica and Marcellus Shale formations for both domestic and foreign markets. The two pipelines will be constructed parallel to one another within a 49.8-mile long, 75-foot wide construction (50-foot permanent) ROW, the majority of which is located within the applicant's existing Mariner East pipeline system ROW. The new 2.3-mile long lateral pipeline will be constructed within a new 75-foot wide construction (50-foot wide permanent) ROW. The docket also constitutes a special use permit in accordance with Section 6.3.4 of the Commission's Flood Plain Regulations. The project is located within multiple municipalities in Berks, Chester and Delaware Counties, PA.

 19. Public Service Electric & Gas, D-2015-019-1. An application to approve the applicant's new temporary 0.35 mgd industrial wastewater treatment plant (IWTP) and its discharge. The IWTP will treat supernatant from a temporary sediment dewatering project utilizing a filtration treatment system consisting of dual train filter bags, Organoclay vessels, and granluar activated carbon. The treated effluent from the IWTP will discharge to Water Quality Zone 3 of the Delaware River at River Mile 98.4, in the City of Camden, Camden County, NJ.

 Public meeting. The public business meeting on December 9, 2015, will begin at 10:30 a.m. and will include: adoption of the minutes of the Commission's September 16, 2015, business meeting; announcements of upcoming meetings and events; a report on hydrologic conditions; reports by the Executive Director and the Commission's General Counsel; and consideration of any items for which a hearing has been completed or is not required. After all scheduled business has been completed and as time allows, the meeting will also include up to 1 hour of open public comment.

 There will be no opportunity for additional public comment for the record at the December 9, 2015, business meeting on items for which a hearing was completed on November 10, 2015, or a previous date. Commission consideration on December 9, 2015, of items for which the public hearing is closed may result in approval of the item (by docket or resolution) as proposed, approval with changes, denial or deferral. When the Commissioners defer an action, they may announce an additional period for written comment on the item, with or without an additional hearing date, or they may take additional time to consider the input they have already received without requesting further public input. Any deferred items will be considered for action at a public meeting of the Commission on a future date. Items for which a public hearing has been completed and on which the Commission has not yet acted include a proposed rule amending the Commission's Administrative Manual Part III—Rules of Practice and Procedure to provide for the One Process/One Permit Program.

 Advance sign-up for oral comment. Individuals who wish to comment for the record at the public hearing on November 10, 2015, or to address the Commissioners informally during the open public comment portion of the meeting on either November 10, 2015, or December 9, 2015, as time allows, are asked to sign up in advance by contacting Paula Schmitt of the Commission staff, (609) 883-9500, Ext. 224, paula.schmitt@drbc.nj.gov.

 Addresses for written comment. Written comment on items scheduled for hearing may be delivered by hand at the public hearing or in advance of the hearing, either by hand, United States Mail or private carrier to the Commission Secretary, P. O. Box 7360, 25 State Police Drive, West Trenton, NJ 08628, fax (609) 883-9522 or by e-mail (preferred) to paula.schmitt@drbc.nj.gov. If submitted by e-mail in advance of the hearing date, written comments on a docket should also be sent to William Muszynski, Manager, Water Resources Management at william.muszynski@drbc.nj.gov.

 Accommodations for special needs. Individuals in need of an accommodation as provided for in the Americans with Disabilities Act 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.

 Updates. Items scheduled for hearing are occasionally postponed to allow more time for the Commission to consider them. Other meeting items also are subject to change. Check the Commission's web site at www.drbc.net closer to the meeting date for changes that may be made after the deadline for filing this notice.

 Additional information and contacts. Additional public records relating to hearing items may be examined at the Commission's offices by appointment by contacting Carol Adamovic, (609) 883-9500, Ext. 249. For other questions concerning hearing items, contact Project Review Section assistant Victoria Lawson, (609) 883-9500, Ext. 216.

PAMELA M. BUSH, 
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 15-1872. Filed for public inspection October 23, 2015, 9:00 a.m.]


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