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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 17-769

NOTICES

DELAWARE RIVER
BASIN COMMISSION

Public Hearing and Business Meeting

[47 Pa.B. 2616]
[Saturday, May 6, 2017]

 The Delaware River Basin Commission (Commission) will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, May 17, 2017. A business meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 14, 2017. 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 May 17, 2017, will begin at 1:30 p.m. Hearing items will include draft dockets for withdrawals, discharges and other water-related projects subject to the Commission's review, and two Fiscal Year 2018 budget resolutions: (1) a resolution to apportion among the signatory parties the amounts required for the support of the current expense and capital budgets for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018; and (2) a resolution to adopt the Commission's annual current expense and capital budgets for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018.

 Written comments on matters scheduled for hearing on May 17, 2017, will be accepted through 5 p.m. on May 22, 2017. Time permitting, an opportunity for open public comment will be provided upon the conclusion of Commission business at the June 14, 2017, business meeting; in accordance with recent format changes, this opportunity will not be offered upon completion of the public hearing.

 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. Palmerton Borough, D-1964-028 CP-3. An application to renew the approval of the applicant's existing 0.75 million gallons per day (mgd) Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) and its discharge. The WWTP will continue to discharge treated effluent to Aquashicola Creek, which is a tributary of the Lehigh River, at River Mile 183.7—36.3—0.8 (Delaware River—Lehigh River—Aquashicola Creek). The WWTP 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, in the Borough of Palmerton, Carbon County, PA.

 2. Borough of Phoenixville, D-1967-080 CP-4. An application to renew the approval of the existing 4.0 mgd Phoenixville Borough WWTP and its discharge. No modifications to the WWTP are proposed. The WWTP will continue to discharge treated effluent to the Schuylkill River at River Mile 92.47—35.0 (Delaware River—Schuylkill River) in the Borough of Phoenixville, Chester County, PA.

 3. Borough of Phoenixville, D-1967-123 CP-3. An application to renew the approval of an existing surface water withdrawal of up to 182.311 million gallons per month (mgm) to supply the applicant's public water supply system. Surface water will continue to be withdrawn from two existing intakes (Nos. 1 and 2) located in the Schuylkill River. The requested allocation is not an increase from the previous allocation. The water treatment plant is located within the Commisson's designated Ground Water Protected Area (GWPA), in the Borough of Phoenixville, Chester County, PA.

 4. Kutztown Borough, D-1983-023 CP-4. An application to renew the approval of a groundwater withdrawal project to continue to supply up to 62 mgm from Wells Nos. 1, 2, 3A and 4 for use as public supply without an increase in the existing allocation or expansion of the docket holder's service area. The wells are completed in the Epler Formation in the Saucony Creek Watershed in Maxatawny Township, Berks County, PA.

 5. Pike County Environmental, Inc., D-1989-082-3. An application to renew the approval of the applicant's existing 0.1 mgd WWTP and its discharge. No modifications to the WWTP are proposed. The WWTP will continue to discharge treated effluent directly to Water Quality Zone 1B at River Mile 256.5, within the section of the main stem Delaware River known as the Middle Delaware, which is classified as Special Protection Waters, in Westfall Township, Pike County, PA.

 6. Bethlehem City, D-1995-019 CP-2. An application to renew an allocation of 12 mgd based on an annual average of surface water from Tunkhannock Creek and to approve an allocation of 30.32 mgd (939.92 mgm) of surface water from the Wild Creek Reservoir on Wild Creek for continued use in the docket holder's existing public water supply system. This docket consolidates and updates previous Commission approvals issued to the City of Bethlehem. The Wild Creek intake is located in the Pohopoco Creek Watershed in Towamensing Township, Carbon County, PA and the Tunkhannock Creek intake located in the Tobyhanna Creek Watershed in Tunkhannock Township, Monroe County, PA, 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.

 7. Philadelphia City—Aviation Division, D-1996-036 CP-3. An application to renew the approval of an existing groundwater withdrawal of up to 30.69 mgm for remediation purposes from existing Wells Nos. EW-A, EW-1— EW-3. The project wells are completed in the Pleistocene Trenton Gravel. The requested allocation is not an increase from the previous allocation. The project is located in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA.

 8. Milford Senior Care and Rehabilitation Center, D-1998-051 CP-4. An application to renew the approval of the existing 0.015 mgd Milford Senior Care and Rehabilitation Center WWTP and its discharge. The WWTP will continue to discharge treated effluent directly to Water Quality Zone 1C at River Mile 251, within the section of the main stem Delaware River known as the Middle Delaware, which is classified as Special Protection Waters, in Westfall Township, Pike County, PA.

 9. Penn Estates Utilities Inc., D-1999-020 CP-4. An application to renew the approval of the applicant's existing 0.56 mgd WWTP and its discharge. The WWTP will continue to discharge treated effluent to an unnamed tributary (UNT) of Brodhead Creek at River Mile 213.0—8.7—1.5 (Delaware River—Brodhead Creek—UNT of Brodhead Creek) by means of Outfall No. 1, within the drainage area of the section of the nontidal Delaware River known as the Middle Delaware, which is classified as Special Protection Waters, in Stroud Township, Monroe County, PA.

 10. Rivercrest Homeowners Association, D-2001-045 CP-4. An application to renew the approval of the applicant's 0.115 mgd WWTP and its related seasonal discharges to surface water and to land by means of spray irrigation. The WWTP will continue to discharge treated effluent to an UNT of the Schuylkill River at River Mile 92.47—36.3—0.5 (Delaware River—Schuylkill River—UNT of the Schuylkill River), in Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County, PA.

 11. Beach Lake Municipal Authority, D-2001-052 CP-3. An application to renew the approval of the 0.09 mgd Beach Lake WWTP and its discharge. No modifications are proposed to the WWTP. Treated effluent will continue to discharge to Beach Lake Creek, a tributary of Masthope Creek at River Mile 282.5—6.98—3.1 (Delaware River—Masthope Creek—Beach Lake Creek) by means of Outfall No. 001, 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, in Berlin Township, Wayne County, PA.

 12. SC Stream PA, LLC, D-2006-020-3. An application to renew the approval of the existing 0.05 mgd Paradise Stream Resort WWTP and its discharge. The WWTP will continue to discharge treated effluent to Paradise Creek, which is a tributary of Brodhead Creek at River Mile 213—13.7—7.7 (Delaware River—Brodhead Creek—Paradise Creek) in Paradise Township, Monroe County, PA, within the drainage area of the section of the main stem Delaware River known as the Middle Delaware, which the Commission has classified as Special Protection Waters.

 13. Teva Pharmaceuticals, D-2006-022-2. An application to renew the approval of an existing groundwater withdrawal of up to 5.14 mgm from existing Well No. PW-1 for irrigation purposes on the Teva property. Well No. PW-1 is completed in the Wissahickon Schist Formation. The requested allocation is not an increase from the previous allocation. The project is located in the Pennypack Creek Watershed in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA.

 14. East Brandywine Township Municipal Authority, D-2007-002 CP-3. An application to renew the approval of an existing discharge from the 0.3 mgd Applecross WWTP. The Department of Environmental Protection Water Quality Monitoring (WQM) Permit limits the existing WWTP to an average flow of 0.138 mgd. During April through November, treated effluent is land-applied by means of spray irrigation located at the Applecross Golf Course. During December through March, treated effluent is stored in lagoons. Excess treated effluent is discharged to two drip disposal areas or conveyed to surface waters by means of Outfall No. 001 to Beaver Creek at River Mile 70.73—1.77—20.22—8.7—6.1 (Delaware River—Christina River—Brandywine Creek—East Branch Brandywine Creek—Beaver Creek), in East Brandywine Township, Chester County, PA.

 15. To-Jo Mushrooms, Inc., D-2007-003-3. An application to renew the approval of the applicant's existing 0.049 mgd Industrial Wastewater Treatment Plant (IWTP) and its discharge. No modifications to the IWTP are proposed. The IWTP will continue to discharge to an UNT of Trout Run at River Mile 70.7—18.5—5.2—7.4—0.8—0.1 (Delaware River—Christina River—White Clay Creek—East Branch White Clay Creek—Trout Run—UNT), in New Garden Township, Chester County, PA.

 16. Bath Borough Authority, D-2007-016 CP-2. An application to renew the approval of an existing groundwater withdrawal of up to 15.5 mgm to supply the applicant's public water supply distribution system from existing Wells Allen Street, Smith Street and Holiday Hill. Wells Allen Street and Smith Street are both completed in the Ontelaunee Formation and Well Holiday Hill is completed in the Jacksonburg Formation. The requested allocation is not an increase from the previous allocation. The project is located in the Monocacy Creek Watershed in Bath Borough, Northampton County, PA within the drainage area of the section of the nontidal Delaware River known as the Lower Delaware, which is classified as Special Protection Waters.

 17. Wayne Economic Development Corporation, D-2007-018-4. An application to renew the approval of the existing 0.014 mgd Wayne Economic Development Corporation Sterling Business Park WWTP. Treated effluent will continue to discharge to the West Branch Wallenpaupack Creek at River Mile 277.7—17.5—11.5—5.0 (Delaware River—Lackawaxen River—Lake Wallenpaupack—West Branch Wallenpaupack Creek) within the drainage area of the section of the main stem Delaware River known as the Upper Delaware, which is classified as Special Protection Waters, in Sterling Township, Wayne County, PA.

 18. PaperWorks Industries, Inc., D-2007-020-2. An application to renew the approval of an existing surface water withdrawal of up to 217 mgm to supply water to the applicant's manufacturing facility for industrial process and cooling purposes from an existing intake on the Schuylkill River. The requested allocation is not an increase from the previous allocation. The project is located in the Schuylkill River Watershed in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA.

 19. East Stroudsburg Borough, D-2007-039 CP-3. An application to renew the approval of the applicant's 2.1 mgd water filtration plant (WFP) and its discharge of up to 0.09 mgd of filter backwash. The WFP will continue to discharge to Sambo Creek, which is a tributary of Brodhead Creek, at River Mile 213.5—5.2—3.5 (Delaware River—Brodhead Creek—Sambo Creek). The project discharge is located within the drainage area of the nontidal Delaware River known as the Middle Delaware, which is classified as Special Protection Waters, in Smithfield Township, Monroe County, PA.

 20. Morrisville Municipal Authority, D-2008-006 CP-3. An application to renew the approval of an existing discharge of up to 0.15 mgd of filter backwash from the 6.0 mgd Municipal Authority of the Borough of Morrisville WFP. The WFP will continue to discharge directly to Water Quality Zone 1E at River Mile 134.6 (Delaware River). The discharge is within the drainage area of the section of the main stem Delaware River known as the Lower Delaware, which is classified as Special Protection Waters, in Lower Makefield Township, Bucks County, PA.

 21. Wallenpaupack Lake Estates, D-1971-150 CP-2. An application to approve the Beaver Well, Ski Bluff Well and new Well No. 6 for inclusion into the applicant's public water supply system and to renew the approval of an existing groundwater withdrawal of up to 10.0 mgm. The Beaver and Ski Bluff wells are existing wells that are in operation but were never approved by the Commission. The requested allocation is not an increase from the previous allocation. The project wells are completed in the Long Run and Walcksville Members of the Catskill Formation in the Wallenpaupack Lake Watershed, within the drainage area of the section of the main stem Delaware River known as the Upper Delaware, which is classified as Special Protection Waters, in Paupack Township, Wayne County, PA.

 22. New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, D-2007-028 CP-2. An application to approve an increase in the total allocation from 7.44 mgm to 9.40 mgm of groundwater from existing Wells Nos. 2—4, 6 and 7 used for water supply at the Woodbourne Correctional Facility. This docket also approves the withdrawals from existing Well No. 7, which was included in but not used at the time of the previous docket approval. The increase in allocation is necessary to meet the current and future water demands of the facility. The wells are screened in unconsolidated glacial outwash sand and gravel in the Neversink River Watershed in the Town of Fallsburg, Sullivan County, NY within the drainage area of the section of the main stem Delaware River known as the Middle Delaware, which is classified as Special Protection Waters.

 23. Fleischmanns Village, D-2009-008 CP-2. An application to renew the approval of an existing withdrawal of up to 4.95 mgm of spring water from Springs Nos. 3—5 and groundwater from Wells Nos. 2—5 for continued use in the docket holder's public water system. The allocation approved by this docket is a decrease from the 9.75 million gallons per 30 days (mg/30 days) approved in the previous docket and is based on the docket holder's estimated 10-year demands. The project sources are located in the Lower Walton Formation in the Vly Creek-Bush Kill Watershed in the Village of Fleischmanns and the Town of Middletown, Delaware County, NY 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.

 24. Friesland Campina Domo, D-2010-010-2. An application to approve the withdrawals from existing Well No. 2 and new Wells Nos. 1A, 3 and 4 and renew the previously approved total groundwater allocation of 24.8 mgm used for non-contact cooling water, industrial processes and potable use at the docket holder's vitamin manufacturing facility. New Well No. 1A was installed to replace former Well No. 1 and Wells Nos. 3 and 4 were installed for supplemental supply purposes so that the other wells could be taken off-line for maintenance purposes and to provide additional instantaneous capacity to meet short-term facility processing demands. New Wells Nos. 1A, 3 and 4 and existing Wells Nos. 1 and 2 are completed in unconsolidated sand and gravel deposits in the West Branch Delaware River Watershed 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 Town of Delhi, Delaware County, NY.

 25. Philmont Country Club, D-2016-009-1. An application to approve groundwater and surface water withdrawals of up to 10.0 mgm to irrigate the docket holder's golf course from Wells Nos. 1—4 and a run of stream irrigation pond on the Huntington Valley Creek, which is a tributary of the Pennypack Creek. The project wells are completed in felsic gneiss. The project is located in the Commission's designated GWPA in the Pennypack Creek Watershed, Lower Moreland Township, Montgomery County, PA.

 Public meeting. The public business meeting on June 14, 2017, will begin at 10:30 a.m. and will include: adoption of the minutes of the Commission's March 15, 2017, 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. The latter are expected to include a resolution for the minutes providing for election of the Commission Chair, Vice Chair and Second Vice Chair for the year beginning July 1, 2017, and ending June 30, 2018.

 After all scheduled business has been completed and as time allows, the business 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 June 14, 2017, business meeting on items for which a hearing was completed on May 17, 2017, or a previous date. Commission consideration on June 14, 2017, 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.

 Advance sign-up for oral comment. Individuals who wish to comment on the record during the public hearing on May 17, 2017, or to address the Commissioners informally during the open public comment portion of the meeting on June 14, 2017, as time allows, are asked to sign up in advance by contacting Paula Schmitt, 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 by hand, United States Mail or private carrier to Commission Secretary, P.O. Box 7360, 25 Cosey Road, West Trenton, NJ 08628, fax (609) 883-9522 or (preferred) paula.schmitt@drbc.nj.gov. If submitted by e-mail, written comments on a docket should also be sent to David Kovach, Manager, Project Review Section at david.kovach@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 at 711 to discuss how the Commission can accommodate their needs.

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

PAMELA M. BUSH, 
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 17-769. Filed for public inspection May 5, 2017, 9:00 a.m.]


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