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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 13-2193

NOTICES

DELAWARE RIVER
BASIN COMMISSION

Public Hearing and Business Meeting

[43 Pa.B. 6917]
[Saturday, November 23, 2013]

 The Delaware River Basin Commission (Commission) will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, December 3, 2013, and a conference session and business meeting will be held on Wednesday, December 4, 2013. The hearing, conference session 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 December 3, 2013, will begin at 1:30 p.m. Hearing items will include draft dockets for the withdrawals, discharges and other water-related projects listed as follows. Written comments on draft dockets scheduled for hearing on December 3, 2013, will be accepted through the close of the hearing that day. After the hearing on all scheduled matters has been completed, the meeting will include an opportunity for public dialogue.

 The public is advised to check the Commission's web site at www.drbc.net 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.

 Draft dockets are posted on the Commission's previously listed web site 10 days prior to the hearing date. Additional public records relating to the hearing items may be examined at the Commission's offices. Contact Project Review Section assistant Victoria Lawson at (609) 883-9500, Ext. 216 with any questions concerning these items.

 1. Coaldale-Lansford-Summit Hill Sewer Authority, D-1964-027 CP-2. An application to renew the approval of the applicant's 1.65 million gallon per day (mgd) Coaldale-Lansford-Summit Hill Sewer Authority wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) and its discharge and to add the WWTP to the Comprehensive Plan. The WWTP will continue to discharge to Panther Creek, a tributary of the Little Schuylkill River, which is a tributary of the Schuykill River, at River Mile 92.5—99.0—22.0—2.4 (Delaware River—Schuylkill River—Little Schuylkill River—Panther Creek), in the Borough of Coaldale, Schuylkill County, PA.

 2. Womelsdorf Sewer Authority, D-1967-084 CP-3. An application to renew the approval of the applicant's 0.475 mgd Womelsdorf Sewer Authority WWTP and its discharge. The WWTP will continue to discharge treated wastewater effluent to the Tulpehocken Creek at River Mile 92.47—76.5—24.1 (Delaware River—Schuylkill River—Tulpehocken Creek), in Heidelberg Township, Berks County, PA.

 3. Horsehead Corporation, D-1967-196-3. An application to renew approval of the applicant's Horsehead Corporation Palmerton—East Plant industrial wastewater treatment plant (IWTP) and its discharges. The IWTP will continue to discharge noncontact cooling water (NCCW) and boiler blow-down generated by the Electric Arc Furnace Dust processing facilities from Outfall No. 004 (0.15 mgd average flow) and Outfall No. 005 (0.31 mgd). The previous docket approval (D-1967-196-2) included discharges from metal recovery zones (MRZs) associated with the Palmerton Cinderbank by means of three outfalls (Outfall Nos. 015, 019 and 022); however, the docket holder no longer owns nor is responsible for these outfalls or the discharges from these outfalls. This docket does not include the Commission approval of the discharges from the MRZs associated with the Palmerton Cinderbank by means of Outfall Nos. 15, 19 and 22. The IWTP will continue to discharge to Aquashicola Creek, a tributary of the Lehigh River, at River Mile 183.6—36.3—1.0 (Delaware River—Lehigh River—Aquashicola Creek), in Palmerton Borough, Carbon County, PA. The project 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.

 4. Milford Borough, D-1968-100 CP-3. An application to renew the approval of the applicant's 0.4 mgd Milford Borough WWTP and its discharge. The WWTP will continue to discharge treated effluent to Harihokake Creek at River Mile 167.2—0.01 (Delaware River—Harihokake Creek) by means of Outfall No. 001 in Milford Borough, Hunterdon County, NJ. The project 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.

 5. General Chemical Corporation, D-1969-038-3. An application to renew the approval of the applicant's 3.1 mgd IWTP and its discharge. Treated effluent will continue to be discharged to Water Quality Zone 5 of the Delaware River at River Mile 78.2, in Claymont, New Castle County, DE.

 6. Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, D-1980-032 CP-4. An application to renew the approval of the applicant's existing groundwater withdrawal (GWD) of up to 21.39 million gallons per month (mgm) from February 15 through June 15 to supply the Pleasant Mount Fish Cultural Station from existing Wells Nos. 1—3, completed in the Catskill Formation in the West Branch Lackawaxen River Watershed. The requested allocation is not an increase from the previous allocation. The project is located in Mount Pleasant Township, Wayne County, PA, 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.

 7. United States Department of Justice, D-1983-007 CP-4. An application to renew the approval of the applicant's existing GWD of up to 9.61 mgm to supply the applicant's Federal correctional institution from existing Wells Nos. PW-1, PW-2 and ES-1 completed in the glacial outwash sands and gravels of the Basher Kill aquifer. The requested allocation is not an increase from the previous allocation. The project is located in the Town of Deerpark, Orange County, NY 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.

 8. Summit Hill Water Authority, D-1984-003 CP-4. An application to renew the approval of the applicant's existing GWD of up to 9.8 mgm to supply the applicant's public water system from existing Wells Nos. 1—4, completed in the Mauch Chunk Formation. The total allocation approved by this docket is a reduction in the previous allocation of 13.8 mg/30 days contained in its prior approval. The wells are located in the White Bear Creek Watershed in Summit Hill Borough, 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.

 9. Catasauqua Borough, D-1987-060 CP-4. An application to renew the approval of the applicant's existing GWD of up to 41.33 mgm to supply the applicant's public water supply distribution system from existing Wells Nos. 1, 2 and 4, completed in the Epler Formation. The requested allocation is not an increase from the previous allocation. The wells are located in the Catasauqua Creek Watershed in Catasauqua Borough, Lehigh 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.

 10. Orwigsburg Borough, D-1992-005 CP-3. An application to renew the approval of the applicant's existing GWD of up to 11.8 mgm to supply the applicant's public water system from existing Wells Nos. 1—4, which are completed in the Hamilton Group. The total allocation provided by this docket is a slight reduction in the allocation of 12.0 mgm (11.6 mg/30 days) contained in its prior approval. The wells are located in the Manhannon Creek Watershed in Orwigsburg Borough, Schuylkill County, PA.

 11. Grand View Hospital, D-1992-063 CP-3. An application to renew the approval of the applicant's existing GWD of up to 4.464 mgm to supply the applicant's hospital facility from existing Wells Nos. 3—5 in the Brunswick Formation. The requested allocation is not an increase from the previous allocation. The wells are located within the Commission's designated Ground Water Protected Area (GWPA) in the East Branch Perkiomen Creek Watershed in West Rockhill Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

 12. Sinking Spring Borough, D-1994-031 CP-3. An application to renew the approval of the applicant's 1.25 mgd Sinking Spring WWTP and its discharge. The WWTP will continue to discharge to Cacoosing Creek, which is a tributary of Tulpehoken Creek, a tributary of the Schuylkill River, at River Mile 92.47—76.8—4.0—3.4 (Delaware River—Schuylkill River—Tulpehocken Creek—Cacoosing Creek) in Spring Township, Berks County, PA.

 13. Jim Thorpe Borough, D-1996-019 CP-2. An application to renew the approval of the applicant's Jim Thorpe Borough 1.0 mgd WWTP and its discharge. Treated effluent will continue to be discharged to the Lehigh River at River Mile 183.66—47.0 (Delaware River—Lehigh River) by means of Outfall No. 001, in the Borough of Jim Thorpe, Carbon County, PA, within the drainage area of the section of the nontidal river known as the Lower Delaware, which has been classified by the Commission as Special Protection Waters.

 14. Upper Bern Township, D-2001-002 CP-3. An application to renew the approval of the applicant's 0.155 mgd Upper Bern Township WWTP and its discharge. The docket holder does not propose any modifications to the existing WWTP. The WWTP will continue to discharge treated effluent to Wolf Creek, above the Blue Marsh Reservoir, at River Mile 92.47—76.8—15.6—5.1—2.3 (Delaware River—Schuylkill River—Tulpehocken Creek—Northkill Creek—Wolf Creek) by means of Outfall No. 001, in Upper Bern Township, Berks County, PA.

 15. Rivercrest Homeowners Association, D-2001-045 CP-3. An application to renew approval of the applicant's 0.112 mgd Rivercrest WWTP and its seasonal discharges to surface water and by means of spray irrigation. The WWTP will continue to discharge treated effluent to an unnamed tributary (UNT) of the Schuylkill River at River Mile 92.47—36.3—0.8 (Delaware River—Schuylkill River—UNT Schuylkill River), in Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County, PA.

 16. Westfall Township Municipal Authority, D-2002-023 CP-5. An application to renew the approval of the applicant's 0.374 mgd Westfall Township Municipal Authority WWTP and its discharge. The WWTP will continue to discharge treated effluent to the Delaware River in Water Quality Zone 1C at River Mile 252.5 in Westfall Township, Pike County, PA, within the drainage area of the section of the nontidal river known as the Middle Delaware, which the Commission has classified as Special Protection Waters.

 17. Strausser Enterprises, Inc., D-2002-043-2. An application to renew the approval of the applicant's existing GWD of up to 9.31 mgm to irrigate the applicant's golf course from existing Wells Nos. ITW-1—ITW-4 completed in the Allentown and Leithsville Formations. The requested allocation is not an increase from the previous allocation. The wells are located in the Delaware River Watershed in Forks Township, Northampton 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.

 18. Bedminster Municipal Authority, D-2004-002 CP-2. An application to renew the approval of the applicant's existing GWD of up to 11.062 mgm to supply the applicant's public water supply system from existing Wells Nos. 2, 9, A and E in the Brunswick Formation. The requested allocation is not an increase from the previous allocation. The wells are located within the Southeastern Pennsylvania GWPA in the Deep Run Watershed in Bedminster Township, Bucks County, PA.

 19. East Greenville Borough, D-2004-003 CP-2. An application to renew the approval of the applicant's existing GWD and surface water withdrawal (SWWD) of up to 10.85 mgm to supply the applicant's public water supply distribution system from existing Well No. 1 and a surface water intake located on Perkiomen Creek. Well No. 1 is completed in the Brunswick Formation. The requested allocation is not an increase from the previous allocation. The well is located within the GWPA in the Perkiomen-Macoby Creek Watershed in Upper Hanover Township, Montgomery County, PA.

 20. Northampton Borough Municipal Authority, D-2004-006 CP-2. An application to renew the approval of the applicant's existing SWWD of up to 248.0 mgm to supply the applicant's public water supply distribution system from existing surface water intakes located on the Lehigh River and at the Spring Mill Dam in Whitehall Township, Lehigh County, PA. The requested allocation is not an increase from the previous allocation. The project 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.

 21. Stony Creek Anglers, Inc., D-2004-012-2. An application to renew the approval of the applicant's existing GWD of up to 5.373 mgm to supply the applicant's trout fishery from existing Wells Nos. 1 and 2 in the Stockton Formation. The requested allocation is not an increase from the previous allocation. The wells are located within the GWPA in the Stony Creek Watershed, in West Norriton Township, Montgomery County, PA.

 22. West Bradford Township, D-2004-022 CP-2. An application to renew the approval of the applicant's DuPont Estate/Stock Grange Farm residential development (DuPont Property) WWTP and its discharge by means of spray irrigation. The WWTP will continue to discharge treated effluent to two existing spray fields located in the West Branch Brandywine Creek watershed, in West Bradford Township, Chester County, PA.

 23. Borough of Bryn Athyn, D-2008-013 CP-4. An application to renew the approval of the applicant's 0.08 mgd New Church WWTP and its discharge. The WWTP will continue to discharge treated effluent to a UNT of Hunt- ingdon Valley Creek at River Mile 109.75—12.02—1.11—0.17 (Delaware River—Pennypack Creek—Huntingdon Valley Creek—UNT) by means of Outfall No. 001, within the GWPA in Bryn Athyn Borough, Montgomery County, PA.

 24. Parkland School District, D-2009-007 CP-2. An application to renew the approval of the applicant's 0.0336 mgd Orefield Middle School WWTP and its discharge. Treated effluent will continue to be discharged to Jordan Creek at River Mile 183.66—16.25—11.4 (Delaware River—Lehigh River—Jordan Creek) by means of Outfall No. 001 in South Whitehall Township, Lehigh County, PA. The project 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.

 25. Lower Milford Township, D-2009-010 CP-2. An application to renew the approval of the applicant's 0.035 mgd Village of Limeport WWTP and its discharge. Treated effluent will continue to discharge to Saucon Creek at River Mile 183.66—9.43—14.64 (Delaware River—Lehigh River—Saucon Creek) by means of Outfall No. 001 in Lower Milford Township, Lehigh County, PA. The project 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.

 26. Essroc Cement Corporation, D-2009-016-2. An application to renew the approval of the applicant's discharge of up to 0.264 mgd of NCCW. Untreated NCCW will continue to be discharged to a UNT of Shoeneck Creek at River Mile 184.03—5.85—4.1—0.15 (Delaware River—Bushkill Creek—Shoeneck Creek—UNT) by means of Outfall No. 002 in Upper Nazareth Township, Northampton County, PA. The project 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.

 27. Green Top Management, LLC, D-2010-002 CP-2. An application to renew the approval of the applicant's Green Top Mobile Home Park WWTP and its discharge and to renew the approval of an upgrade and expansion of the WWTP from 0.012 mgd to 0.018 mgd. The WWTP will continue to discharge to a UNT of Tohickon Creek, which is upstream of Lake Nockamixon, at River Mile 157.0—10.8—6.5—3.1—4.1 (Delaware River—Tohickon Creek—Lake Nockamixon—Tohickon Creek—UNT to Tohickon Creek) in West Rockhill Township, Bucks County, PA. The project 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.

 28. Rohm and Haas Chemicals, LLC, D-1989-002-3. An application to renew the approval of the applicant's 3.7 mgd IWTP and its dischrage by means of Outfall No. 009. The applicant has also requested approval to continue to discharge NCCW from Outfalls Nos. 003 and 008. Treated effluent will continue to be discharged to Water Quality Zone 2 at River Mile 117.0—0.3 (Delaware River—Hog Run Creek) by means of Outfall No. 009. NCCW will continue to be discharged to Water Quality Zone 2 at or near River Mile 118.87—0.3 (Delaware River—Otter Creek) by means of Outfalls Nos. 003 and 008. All three outfalls are located in Bristol Township, Bucks County, PA.

 29. Kutztown Borough, D-1989-039 CP-3. An application to renew the approval of the applicant's 1.5 mgd Kutztown Borough WWTP and its discharge and the construction of upgrades/additions previously approved under the existing docket. In addition the application requests the approval of the construction of a new 24-inch outfall. The WWTP will continue to discharge treated domestic wastewater effluent to the Sacony Creek, a tributary of the Maiden Creek, which is a tributary of the Schuylkill River at River mile 92.47—86.2—11.3—7.1 (Delaware River—Schuylkill River—Maiden Creek—Sacony Creek) in Maxatawny Township, Berks County, PA.

 30. Rock Tenn Company, D-2006-041-2. An application to renew and approve a modification and expansion of the applicant's Rock Tenn IWTP and its treated process wastewater and NCCW discharge. The modifications consist of replacing the biological portion (the fixed film bioreactor) of the IWTP's existing treatment system with a new complete mix activated sludge treatment process and expanding the monthly average flow of the IWTP from 0.027 mgd to 0.060 mgd. The treated IWTP effluent will continue to be mixed with a monthly average flow of 0.2866 mgd of NCCW prior to discharging to Brodhead Creek, at River Mile 213—1.1 (Delaware River—Brodhead Creek) in Smithfield Township, Monroe County, PA. The project discharge is located within the drainage area of the section of the non-tidal Delaware River known as the Middle Delaware, which the Commission has classified as Special Protection Waters.

 31. Village of Liberty, D-2013-002 CP-1. An application to approve the applicant's existing SWWD and GWD project to supply a total of up to 24.9 mgm of surface water from Lily Pond and groundwater from the Elm Street Well to the applicant's public water supply system. The applicant is restricted to a GWD of up to 7.75 mgm from the Elm Street Well until it has received approval from the Commission Executive Director. The SWWD is located in the Beaver Kill Watershed in the Town of Liberty, Sullivan County, NY and the GWD is located in the Upper Walton Formation in the Monguap River Watershed in the Village of Liberty, Sullivan County, NY. The project is located 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.

 32. Wenonah Borough, D-2013-003 CP-1. An application to approve the applicant's existing GWD of up to 15.5 mgm to supply the applicant's public water supply system from existing Wells Nos. 1 and 2. The project wells are completed in the Potomac/Raritan/Magothy Aquifer and located in the Mantua Creek Watershed in the Borough of Wenonah, Gloucester County, NJ. The project will be incorporated into the Comprehensive Plan. Future activities for the project will be regulated by New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) in accordance with Section IV.C.4 of the Administrative Agreement between NJDEP and the Commission.

 33. Lehigh Valley Zoo, D-2013-006 CP-1. An application to approve the applicant's 0.021 mgd WWTP and its discharge. Treated effluent will continue to be discharged to Jordan Creek at River Mile 183.66—16.25—18.0 (Delaware River—Lehigh River—Jordan Creek) by means of Outfall No. 001, in North Whitehall Township, Lehigh County, PA. The project 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.

 34. Parkland School District, D-2013-007 CP-1. An application to approve the applicant's 0.0324 mgd Parkland High School WWTP and its discharge. The WWTP will continue to discharge treated effluent to Jordan Creek at River Mile 183.66—16.25—8.6 (Delaware River—Lehigh River—Jordan Creek) by means Outfall No. 001, in South Whitehall Township, Lehigh County, PA. The project 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.

 35. Pennsylvania State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, D-2013-008 CP-1. An application to approve the applicant's 0.025 mgd Beltzville State Park WWTP and its discharge. The WWTP will continue to discharge treated effluent to Pohopoco Creek at River Mile 183.66—40.76—4.9 (Delaware River—Lehigh River—Pohopoco Creek) by means of Outfall No. 001, in Franklin Township, Carbon County, PA. The project 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.

 36. Lehigh County Authority, D-2010-001 CP-3. Revisions to the Special Protection Waters grandfathered load for the existing 0.06 mgd Wynnewood Terrace WWTP that were included in the docket approved on September 12, 2013. Treated effluent will continue to discharge to the Lehigh River at River Mile 183.66—28.14 (Delaware River—Lehigh River) by means of Outfall No. 001, in North Whitehall Township, Lehigh 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.

 Be advised that project details commonly change in the course of the Commission's review, which is ongoing.

 Public meeting. The conference session and business meeting on December 4, 2013, will begin at 12:15 p.m. The conference session will include presentations by staff on: (a) new interactive mapping capability; and (b) the updated PCB criterion formally proposed by the Commission in August 2013. The business meeting will include the following items: adoption of the minutes of the Commission's September 12, 2013, 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 items for which a hearing has been completed or is not required. In addition to those items for which the public hearing is completed on December 3, 2013, the Commissioners may consider action on revised water quality criteria for PCBs and pH, for which public hearings were completed on September 10 and October 24, 2013, respectively.

 There will be no opportunity for additional public comment at the December 4, 2013, business meeting on items for which a hearing was completed on December 3, 2013 or a previous date. Commission consideration on December 4, 2013, of items for which the public hearing is closed may result in either approval of the item (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. 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 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 (609) 883-9500, Ext. 224 or paula.schmitt@drbc.state.nj.us.

 Addresses for written comment. Written comment on items scheduled for hearing may be delivered by hand at the public hearing or submitted in advance of the hearing 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. 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.state.nj.us.

 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 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.

 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 closer to the meeting date for changes that may be made after the deadline for filing this notice.

PAMELA M. BUSH, 
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 13-2193. Filed for public inspection November 22, 2013, 9:00 a.m.]


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