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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 18-1199

NOTICES

DELAWARE RIVER
BASIN COMMISSION

Public Hearing and Business Meeting

[48 Pa.B. 4627]
[Saturday, August 4, 2018]

 The Delaware River Basin Commission (Commission) will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, August 15, 2018, at the West Trenton Volunteer Fire Company Ballroom, 40 West Upper Ferry Road, West Trenton, NJ. A business meeting will be held the following month on Thursday, September 13, 2018, at the RiverWinds Community Center, 1000 RiverWinds Drive, Thorofare, NJ. The hearing and business meeting are open to the public.

 Public hearing. The public hearing on August 15, 2018, will begin at 1:30 p.m. Hearing items subject to the Commission's review include draft dockets for withdrawals, discharges and other projects that could have a substantial effect on the basin's water resources.

 Written comments on matters scheduled for hearing on August 15, 2018, will be accepted through 5 p.m. on August 20, 2018. Time permitting, an opportunity for open public comment will be provided upon the conclusion of Commission business at the September 13, 2018, business meeting.

 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. Minersville Sewer Authority, D-1970-201 CP-3. An application to renew the approval of the existing 1.0 million gallons per day (mgd) Minersville Sewer Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) and its discharge. The WWTP will continue to discharge the treated effluent to the West Branch Schuylkill River at River Mile 92.47—120.4—7.5 (Delaware River—Schuylkill River—West Branch Schuylkill River), by means of Outfall No. 001, in Minersville Borough, Schuylkill County, PA.

 2. Margaretville Village, D-1974-157 CP-3. An application to renew the approval of a groundwater withdrawal of up to 4.0 million gallons per month (mgm) from the Ball Park Well and the Fair Street Well for public water supply. The requested allocation is a reduction from the docket holder's previously approved total allocation of 18.529 million gallons per 30 days. The wells are screened in unconsolidated sand and gravel in the East Branch Delaware River Watershed within the drainage area of the section of the nontidal Delaware River known as the Upper Delaware, which the Commission has classified as Special Protection Waters, in the Village of Margaretville, Delaware County, NY.

 3. Lehigh County Authority, D-1977-041 CP-4. An application to renew approval of the docket holder's existing 0.16 mgd Lynn Township WWTP and its discharge. The WWTP will continue to discharge treated effluent to Ontelaunee Creek at River Mile 92.47—86.7—21.5—8.7 (Delaware River—Schuylkill River—Maiden Creek—Ontelaunee Creek) by means of Outfall No. 001, in Lynn Township, Lehigh County, PA.

 4. Borough of Bally, D-1978-019 CP-3. An application to renew the approval of an existing groundwater withdrawal of up to 10.02 mgm to supply the applicant's public water supply distribution system from existing Well No. 4. The project well is completed in the Leithsville Formation. The requested allocation is not an increase from the previous allocation. The project is located in the Borough of Bally, Berks County, PA.

 5. Upper Merion Township (Matsunk), D-1987-013 CP-3. An application to renew the approval of the existing 6.88 mgd Matsunk WWTP and its discharge. The WWTP will continue to discharge treated wastewater effluent to Frog Run, which is a tributary of the Schuylkill River at River Mile 92.47—21.6—0.3 (Delaware River—Schuylkill River—Frog Run) in Upper Merion Township, Montgomery County, PA.

 6. Valley Township, D-1988-031 CP-4. An application to renew the approval of an existing groundwater withdrawal of up to 4.5 mgm to supply the applicant's public water supply distribution system from existing Wells Nos. V1, V2 and V4. The project wells are completed in Pre-Cambrian gabbroic gneiss. The requested allocation is not an increase from the previous allocation. The project is located in the Brandywine-Christina Watershed in Valley Township, Chester County, PA.

 7. Upper Merion Township (Trout Run), D-1992-051 CP-3. An application to renew the approval of the existing 6.0 mgd Trout Run WWTP and its discharge. The WWTP will continue to discharge treated wastewater effluent to the Schuylkill River at River Mile 92.47—27.5 (Delaware River—Schuylkill River) in Upper Merion Township, Montgomery County, PA.

 8. Pennsylvania American Water Company (Coates- ville), D-1992-064 CP-4. An application to renew the approval of the existing 7.0 mgd Coatesville WWTP and its discharge. The WWTP will continue to discharge treated sewage effluent to West Branch Brandywine Creek at River Mile 70.7—1.5—20.0—15.5 (Delaware River—Christina River—Brandywine Creek—West Branch Brandywine Creek), in the Borough of South Coatesville, Chester County, PA.

 9. Narrowsburg Water District, D-1992-081 CP-3. An application to renew the approval of an existing groundwater withdrawal of up to 4.24 mgm from existing Wells Nos. 1 (TTW-1R), 2 and 3 for use in the docket holder's public water system. Wells Nos. 1 and 2 are screened in unconsolidated alluvium and Well No. 3 is completed in the Honesdale Formation in the Peggy Run and Delaware River watersheds within the drainage area of the section of the nontidal Delaware River known as the Upper Delaware, which the Commission has classified as Special Protection Waters in the Town of Tusten, Sullivan County, NY.

 10. Helix Ironwood, LLC, D-1997-045-3. An application to renew the approval of an existing surface water withdrawal of up to 72.54 mgm to supply water to the applicant's electric generation facility from an existing intake on Pennsy Supply Quarry No. SG-2. The docket will also continue the approval of an existing importation of up to 4.5 mgd of treated effluent from the Susquehanna River Basin and a consumptive use of up to 2.34 mgd from the source in the Delaware River Basin. The requested allocation is not an increase from the previous allocation. The project is located in the Tuplehocken Creek Watershed in South Lebanon Township, Lebanon County, PA.

 11. Aqua Pennsylvania Wastewater, Inc. (Lake Harmony), D-2002-006 CP-4. An application to renew the approval of the existing 0.40 mgd Lake Harmony WWTP, its discharge and proposed construction modifications. The proposed upgrades to the WWTP will consist of the following: (a) the installation of a new headworks building with system and pumping equipment upgrades; (b) the installation of an additional Sequencing Batch Reactor unit; and (c) the addition of a new disc cloth filtration unit. The hydraulic design capacity of the WWTP is proposed to increase from 0.40 mgd to 0.50 mgd. The average monthly discharge will remain at 0.40 mgd and continue to discharge treated effluent to Shingle Mill Run, a tributary within the drainage area of the F.E. Walter Reservoir, at River Mile 183.66—83.5—4.9—0.6 (Delaware River—Lehigh River—Tobyhanna Creek—Shingle Mill Run) by means of Outfall No. 001, in Kidder Township, Carbon County, PA. 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.

 12. Slatington Borough, D-2003-015 CP-3. An application to renew the approval of the existing 1.5 mgd Slatington Borough WWTP, its discharge and to approve modification to the facility. The proposed modification will convert an existing anaerobic digester unit into an aerobic digester with appurtenant improvements. The WWTP will continue to discharge at a rate of 1.5 mgd to the Lehigh River at River Mile (183.66—33.7) by means of Outfall No. 001, 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 Slatington Borough, Lehigh County, PA.

 13. West Bradford Township, D-2004-022 CP-3. An application to renew the approval of the existing 0.1465 mgd DuPont Property WWTP and its discharge by means of spray irrigation. The WWTP will continue to discharge treated effluent to two spray fields located in the Broad Run Watershed, in West Bradford Township, Chester County, PA.

 14. Hydro Extrusions USA, LLC, D-2005-001-5. An application to renew the existing discharge from the 0.1 mgd Hydro Extrusions USA industrial wastewater treatment plant (IWTP) and continue the current daily maximum total dissolved solids (TDS) determination of 2,000 milligrams per liter (mg/l). The IWTP will continue to discharge treated process industrial wastewater and noncontact cooling water to the West Branch Schuylkill River at River Mile 92.47—115—0.5 (Delaware River—Schuylkill River—West Branch Schuylkill River), by means of Outfall No. 002, in Cressona Borough, Schuykill County, PA.

 15. Evergreen Community Power, LLC, D-2008-011-2. An application to renew the approval of an existing groundwater withdrawal of up to 53.57 mgm to supply water to the applicant's steam turbine power plant from existing Wells Nos. PW2 and PW3 and the consumptive use of up to 1.08 mgd. The project wells are completed in a Cambrian Carbonate Formation. The requested allocation is not an increase from the previous allocation. The project is located in the Schuylkill River Watershed in the City of Reading, Berks County, PA.

 16. Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, D-2013-008 CP-2. An application to renew the approval of the existing 0.025 mgd Beltzville State Park WWTP and its discharge. The WWTP will continue to discharge treated effluent to Pohopoco Creek, a tributary of the Lehigh River, at River Mile 183.66—40.8—4.9 (Delaware River—Lehigh River—Pohopoco Creek) by means of Outfall No. 001, in Franklin Township, Carbon 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.

 17. Lehighton Water Authority, D-2014-006 CP-2. An application to renew the approval of the existing Lehighton Water Authority Water Filtration Plant (WFP) and its discharge. The WFP will continue to treat up to 1.6 mgd and discharge a monthly average of 0.023 mgd treated and filtered backwash to Long Run at River Mile 183.7—44.0—2 (Delaware River—Lehigh River—Long Run) by means of Outfall No. 001, 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 Franklin Township, Carbon County, PA.

 18. Green Lane—Marlborough Joint Authority, D-1966-002 CP-2. An application to renew the approval and upgrade of the existing 0.20 mgd Green Lane—Marlborough Joint Authority WWTP. The upgrade consists of the installation of a new influent splitter box and ultraviolet (UV) light disinfection. The WWTP will remain designed for a flow of 0.2 mgd and will continue to discharge treated effluent to Perkiomen Creek at River Mile 92.47—32.3—19.5 (Delaware River—Schuylkill River—Perkiomen Creek) in Green Lane Borough, Montgomery County, PA.

 19. Merrill Creek Owners Group (MCOG), D-1977-110 CP-19. An application to update the Docket and Plan of Operation for the Merrill Creek Reservoir in accordance with the Commission's Consumptive Use Policy Resolution No. 2018-5.

 20. Berks County, D-1990-036 CP-2. An application to renew the approval of the existing 0.50 mgd County of Berks WWTP, its discharge and modifications to its facilities. Proposed modifications will include the following: (a) an upgrade of the existing headworks process with equipment improvements; (b) replacement of existing oxidation equipment; (c) replacement of the existing chlorine disinfection system with UV disinfection; and (d) replacement of the existing sludge dewatering system and appurtenant improvements to its sludge conveyence operations. The WWTP will continue to operate at its current flow and discharge treated effluent to Plum Creek, within the drainage area of the Schuylkill River Watershed at River Mile 92.47—76.8—4.8—0.35 (Delaware River—Schuylkill River—Tulpehocken Creek—Plum Creek) by means of Outfall No. 001, in Bern Township, Berks County, PA.

 21. Pennsylvania American Water Company, D-1997-034 CP-3. An application to renew the approval of an existing groundwater withdrawal with an increase in allocation from 23.56 mgm to 27.10 mgm for public water supply from existing Wells Nos. 1—7, 9, 10, 10A and 12 completed in the Delaware River Member and Towamensing Member of the Catskill Formation and the Sloat Brook Member and Millrift Member of the Trimmers Formation. The wells are located in the Saw Creek Watershed, 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, in Lehman Township, Pike County, PA.

 22. Kennett Square Borough, D-1999-017 CP-2. An application to renew the approval and upgrade of the existing 1.1 mgd Kennett Square Borough WWTP. The upgrade will consist of converting the current oxidation ditch/activated sludge treatment process to a Modified Ludzak-Ettinger treatment process. The WWTP will remain designed to treat an annual average flow of 1.1 mgd and will continue to discharge treated effluent to the West Branch Red Clay Creek, at River Mile 70.73—10.0—2.6—13.4—3.3 (Delaware River—Christina River—White Clay Creek—Red Clay Creek—West Branch Red Clay Creek) in Kennett Township, Chester County, PA.

 23. New Hanover Township Authority, D-1999-040 CP-4. An application to renew the approval of the existing 1.925 mgd New Hanover Township Authority WWTP and its discharge, and to approve a TDS determination consisting of an increase in the average monthly TDS effluent limit from 1,000 mg/l to 1,200 mg/l. No modifications to the WWTP facilities are proposed. The WWTP will continue to discharge treated effluent to Swamp Creek at River Mile 92.47—32.3—12.9—4.8 (Delaware River—Schuylkill River—Perkiomen Creek—Swamp Creek) in New Hanover Township, Montgomery County, PA.

 24. Aqua Pennsylvania Wastewater, Inc. (Willistown Woods), D-2000-024-2. An application to renew the approval and upgrade of the applicant's existing 0.175 mgd Willistown Woods WWTP. The upgrade will consist of converting the existing conventional activated sludge and cloth disc filter treatment system to a membrane bioreactor treatment system, and headworks and appurtenant improvements. The WWTP will remain at 0.175 mgd and will continue to discharge treated effluent to an unnamed tributary (UNT) of Hunters Run at River Mile 83.8—16.5—0.6—0.5 (Delaware River—Ridley Creek—Hunters Run—UNT Hunters Run) in Willistown Township, Chester County, PA.

 25. Lake Bryn Mawr Camp, Inc., D-2017-011-1. An application to renew the approval of the existing 0.012 mgd Lake Bryn Mawr Camp WWTP and its discharge. The WWTP will continue to discharge treated effluent to a UNT of Big Brook at River Mile 277.9—27.1—4.9—0.8—0.7 (Delaware River—Lackawaxen River—Dyberry Creek—Big Brook—UNT Big Brook), by means of Outfall No. 001, within the drainage area of the section of the nontidal Delaware River known as the Upper Delaware, which the Commission has classified as Special Protection Waters, in Oregon Township, Wayne County, PA.

 26. SPG, Inc., D-2018-002-1. An application to approve the existing 0.02 Whispering Hollow South Mobile Home Park WWTP, its discharge and proposed modification to its facilities. Proposed modifications include the installation of a new flow equalization tank and installation of new aerobic sludge digestion tank with appurtenant improvements. The WWTP will continue to operate at its current flow and discharge to a UNT of Hokendauqua Creek, at River Mile 183.66—22.5—6.3—0.8 (Delaware River—Lehigh River—Hokendauqua Creek—UNT Hokendauqua Creek) by means of Outfall No. 001, 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 Allen Township, Northampton County, PA.

 27. Keystone Anthracite Company, Inc., D-2018-003-1. An application to approve a total withdrawal of up to 7.452 mgm of surface water from Pond No. 3 Intake and 3.068 mgm from Intake SWW No. 2, a total system allocation of 7.452 mgm, for use in the docket holder's anthracite coal preparation plant. The project withdrawals were formerly operated by South Tamaqua Coal Pockets, Inc. under Commission Certificate of Entitlement No. 256, which was terminated the date that ownership of the facility was transferred to the applicant. The project is located in the Little Schuylkill River Watershed in West Penn Township, Schuylkill County, PA.

 Public meeting. The public business meeting on September 13, 2018, will begin at 10:30 a.m. and will include adoption of the minutes of the Commission's June 13, 2018, business meeting, announcement 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 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 September 13, 2018, business meeting on items for which a hearing was completed on August 15, 2018, or a previous date. Commission consideration on September 13, 2018, 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 August 15, 2018, or to address the Commissioners informally during the open public comment portion of the meeting on September 13, 2018, as time allows, are asked to sign-up in advance through EventBrite. Links to EventBrite for the public hearing and the business meeting are available at drbc.net. For assistance contact Paula Schmitt at paula.schmitt@drbc.nj.gov.

 Submitting written comment. Written comment on items scheduled for hearing may be made through SmartComment, the web-based comment system recently introduced by the Commission, a link to which is provided at drbc.net. Use of SmartComment ensures that all submissions are captured in a single location and their receipt is acknowledged. Exceptions to the use of SmartComment are available based on need by writing to the attention of the Commission Secretary, Delaware River Basin Commission, P.O. Box 7360, 25 Cosey Road, West Trenton, NJ 08628-0360. For assistance in using SmartComment contact Paula Schmitt at paula.schmitt@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 meeting or hearing 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.

 Additional information and contacts. Additional public records relating to hearing items may be examined at the Commission's offices by appointment by contacting Denise McHugh at (609) 883-9500, Ext. 240. For other questions concerning hearing items, contact David Kovach, Project Review Section Manager, at (609) 883-9500, Ext. 264.

PAMELA M. BUSH, 
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 18-1199. Filed for public inspection August 3, 2018, 9:00 a.m.]


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