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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 20-151

NOTICES

DELAWARE RIVER
BASIN COMMISSION

Public Hearing and Business Meeting

[50 Pa.B. 673]
[Saturday, February 1, 2020]

 The Delaware River Basin Commission (Commission) will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, February 12, 2020, at the Delaware River Basin Commission, 25 Cosey Road, West Trenton, NJ. A business meeting will be held the following month on Wednesday, March 11, 2020, at the Washington Crossing Historic Park Visitor Center, 1112 River Road, Washington Crossing, PA. The hearing and business meeting are open to the public.

 Public hearing. The public hearing on February 12, 2020, will begin at 1:30 p.m. Hearing items include draft dockets for withdrawals, discharges and other projects that could have a substantial effect on the basin's water resources, as well as a resolution to adopt the Fiscal Year 2020 Water Resources Program.

 Written comments on matters scheduled for hearing on February 12, 2020, will be accepted through 5 p.m. on February 17, 2020. Time permitting, an opportunity for open public comment will be provided upon the conclusion of Commission business at the March 11, 2020, 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 needed 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 the details of projects may change during the Commission's review, which is ongoing.

 1. Upper Southampton Authority, D-1965-023 CP-3. An application to renew the approval of an existing groundwater withdrawal with a decrease in allocation from 13.53 million gallons per month (mgm) to 11.8 mgm to supply the applicant's public water supply distribution system from existing Wells Nos. 3 and 7. The project wells are completed in the Stockton Formation. The project is located in the Commission's designated Southeastern Pennsylvania Groundwater Protected Area (GWPA) in the Southampton Creek Watershed, Southampton Township, Bucks County, PA.

 2. Brodhead Creek Regional Authority, D-1986-011 CP-5. An application to renew approval of the existing 4.5 million gallon per day (mgd) Brodhead Creek Regional Authority Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) and its discharge. The WWTP will continue to discharge to McMichael Creek at River Mile 213.0—4.0—0.2 (Delaware River—Brodhead Creek—McMichael Creek) and is located in the drainage area to the section of the nontidal Delaware River known as the Middle Delaware, which the Commission has classified as Special Protection Waters, in the Borough of Stroudsburg, Monroe County, PA.

 3. Easton Area Joint Sewer Authority, D-1987-010 CP-3. An application to renew approval of the applicant's existing 10.0 mgd Eastern Area Joint Sewer Authority WWTP and its discharge and to approve a service area expansion for the WWTP. The WWTP facilities will not be modified, and the WWT will continue to discharge treated effluent directly to Water Quality Zone 1E of the Delaware River at River Mile 182.8, which is located in the section of the main stem Delaware River known as the Lower Delaware, which the Commission has classified as Special Protection Waters, in the City of Easton, Northampton County, PA. The service area expansion consists of adding the Borough of Stockertown, for which sewage is currently conveyed to the Stockertown WWTP for treatment.

 4. Fleetwood Borough Authority, D-1987-054 CP-6. An application to renew the approval of the existing 0.7 mgd Fleetwood Borough Authority WWTP and its discharge. The WWTP will continue to discharge to Willow Creek at River Mile 92.47—86.7—0.6—6.4 (Delaware River—Schuylkill River—Maiden Creek—Willow Creek), by means of Outfall No. 001, in Richmond Township, Berks County, PA.

 5. Spring Township, D-1988-077 CP-4. An application to renew the approval of the docket holder's existing 2.0 mgd WWTP and its discharge. The WWTP will continue to discharge treated effluent to Cacoosing Creek at River Mile 92.47—76.8—4.0—2.0 (Delaware River—Schuylkill River—Tulpehocken Creek—Cacoosing Creek) by means of Outfall No. 001, in Spring Township, Berks County, PA.

 6. Wyomissing Valley Joint Municipal Authority, D-1991-009 CP-6. An application to renew the approval of the docket holder's existing 4.0 mgd WWTP and its discharge. The WWTP will continue to discharge treated effluent to Wyomissing Creek at River Mile 92.47—75.4—0.22 (Delaware River—Schuylkill River—Wyomissing Creek), by means of Outfall No. 001, in Reading City, Berks County, PA.

 7. Exelon, D-1992-066 CP-3. An application to renew approval of the applicant's existing 3.045 mgd Eddystone Generating Station Industrial Wastewater Treatment Plant and its discharges of treated industral wastewater effluent and up to 832.2 mgd of noncontact cooling water (NCCW). Treated industrial effluent will continue to comingle with NCCW prior to discharge to Delaware River Water Quality Zone 4 at River Mile 84.8, in the Borough of Eddystone, Delaware County, PA.

 8. Borough of Bally, D-1994-044 CP-4. An application to renew the approval of the existing 0.5 mgd Borough of Bally WWTP and its discharge. The WWTP will continue to discharge treated effluent to West Branch Perkiomen Creek at River Mile 92.47—32.08—18.65—5.20—3.55 (Delaware River—Schuylkill River—Perkiomen Creek—Green Lane Reservoir—West Branch Perkiomen Creek) by means of Outfalls Nos. 001 and 002, in Washington Township, Berks County, PA.

 9. Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc., D-1995-057 CP-3. An application to renew the approval to withdraw up to 46.2 mgm of groundwater from Wells 1—6 for public water supply. The wells are completed in the Catskill Formation in the West Branch Lackawaxen and Lackawaxen River Watersheds in Honesdale Borough and Texas Township, Wayne County, PA 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.

 10. Northampton Generating Company, D-1998-040-2. An application to renew the approval of an existing surface water withdrawal of up to 77.5 mgm to supply the applicant's 96 megawatt cogeneration facility from an existing intake on the Lehigh River. The requested allocation is not an increase from the previous allocation. The project is located in the Lehigh River Watershed in Northampton Borough and Allen Township, both in Northampton 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.

 11. Lehigh County Authority, D-1999-011 CP-3. An application to renew the approval for the docket holder's existing 0.06 mgd Heidelberg Heights WWTP and its discharge. The WWTP will continue to discharge treated effluent to an unnamed tributary (UNT) to Mill Creek at River Mile 183.7—16.0—18.8—3.3 (Delaware River—Lehigh River—Jordan Creek—Mill Creek—UNT Mill Creek) by means of Outfall No. 001, in Heidelberg Township, Lehigh County, PA, located within the drainage area to the Lower Delaware River Special Protection Waters.

 12. Bucks County Water and Sewer Authority, D-1999-013 CP-4. An application to renew the approval of the existing 1.6 mgd Harvey Avenue WWTP and its related discharge. The WWTP will continue to discharge treated effluent to Cooks Run at River Mile 115.6—38.1—2.6 (Delaware River—Neshaminy Creek—Cooks Run) by means of Outfall No. 001, in Doylestown Borough, Bucks County, PA.

 13. Dan Schantz Farm & Greenhouses, D-1999-014-3. An application to renew the approval of an existing groundwater withdrawal of up to 3.57 mgm for nursery stock irrigation from existing Wells Nos. W-1, W-3, W-4, W-5, W-6, W-7 and W-8. The project wells are completed in the Brunswick Formation. The requested allocation is not an increase from the previous allocation. The wells are located in the Commission's designated GWPA in the Hosensack Creek Watershed in Lower Milford Township, Lehigh County, PA.

 14. Lehigh County Authority, D-2001-020 CP-6. An application to renew the approval of the applicant's Central Lehigh Division System allocation of 264.78 mgm of groundwater from 18 existing wells and an interconnection with the City of Allentown for public water supply. The wells are completed in the Allentown, Jacksonburg and Beekmantown formations in the Little Lehigh Creek—Lehigh River, Liebert Creek—Little Lehigh Creek and Spring Creek watersheds in Lower Macungie, Upper Macungie and South Whitehall Townships, Lehigh 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.

 15. Exelon, D-2010-036 CP-3. An application to renew the approval of an existing average discharge of 42.6 mgd of NCCW and process water from the Fairless Hills Generating Station (FHGS) by means of Outfall No. 001. Outfall No. 001 discharges to Delaware River Water Quality Zone 2 at River Mile 126.85. The FHGS is located within the United States Steel complex in Falls Township, Bucks County, PA.

 16. Upper Makefield Township, D-2016-006 CP-2. An application to renew the approval of the existing 0.0202 mgd Dutchess Farms WWTP and its discharge. The WWTP will continue to discharge treated effluent to land by means of a constructed wetland and discharge to a UNT to Jericho Creek at River Mile 143.2—3.7—0.85 (Delaware River—Jericho Creek—UNT Jericho Creek) by means of Outfall No. 001, within the drainage area to the portion of the Delaware River classified as Lower Delaware Special Protection Waters, in Upper Makefield Township, Bucks County, PA.

 17. Bristol Township, D-1990-098 CP-2. An application to approve an upgrade and expansion to the docket holder's existing Croyden WWTP, consisting of constructing an additional secondary clarifier, constructing two additional chlorine contact tanks and replacing the existing grit removal system with a new grit removal system. As a result of the upgrade, the WWTP's annual average design flow will be expanded from 2.25 mgd to 3.75 mgd and the maximum monthly average design flow will be expanded from 3.0 mgd to 5.0 mgd. The WWTP will continue to discharge directly to Delaware River Water Quality Zone 2 at River Mile 116.9 in Bristol Township, Bucks County, PA.

 18. Plumstead Township, D-1997-033 CP-4. An application to renew the approval of an existing groundwater withdrawal with an increase in total system allocation from 23.02 mgm to 35.1 mgm from 11 existing wells. Wells LG-6, CR-2, CR-3, MT-1 and MT-2 are completed in the mixed zone of the Brunswick and Lockatong formations. Wells NB-2 and NB-3 are completed in the Lockatong Formation. Wells DR-1, SH-5, SH-6 and SH-7 are completed in the Stockton Formation. The project is located in the Commission's designated GWPA in the Deep Run, North Branch Neshaminy Creek, Pine Run, Geddes Run and Cabin Run Watersheds in Plumstead Township, Bucks County, PA. The public water supply system is also 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.

 19. Artesian Water Company, D-2001-034 CP-2. An application to consolidate Docket Nos. D-2001-034 CP, D-2000-047 CP and D-2007-042 CP-1 into a single docket which makes up the docket holder's Church Creek Regional System. The application will also include Jonathans Landing Well No. 1, Hunters Ridge Well No. 1, Riverside Well No. 1R, Church Creek Well No. 3 and Riverview Well No. 1 into the Commission's Comprehensive Plan. The applicant also requests to renew the approval to withdraw up to 55.79 mgm of groundwater from 10 groundwater sources. 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 Lower Saint Jones River, Spring Creek and Murderkill River Watersheds in Kent County, DE.

 20. Joe Jurgielewicz & Son, Ltd., D-2017-003-2. An application to approve new Well No. PW-18 for inclusion into the applicant's agricultural duck farm and processing facility groundwater system and to renew a groundwater withdrawal of up to 5.425 mgm from 17 existing wells (Nos. PW-1—PW-17) and new Well No. PW-18. The project wells are completed in Ordovician sedimentary rock units of shale and graywacke of the Hamburg Sequence. The project is located in the Mill Creek Watershed in Tilden Township, Berks County, PA.

 21. NP New Castle, LLC, D-2019-004-1. An application to approve the applicant's existing 0.05 mgd Schuylkill Mall WWTP and its discharge. The WWTP will continue to discharge treated effluent to a UNT to Mud Run at River Mile 92.5—123.0—5.7—0.9—0.2 (Delaware River—Schuylkill River—Mill Creek—Mud Run—UNT Mud Run) in New Castle Township, Schuylkill County, PA.

 22. Pocono Mountains Industries, Inc., D-2019-008-1. An application to approve the applicant's existing 0.014 mgd WWTP and its discharge. The WWTP will continue to discharge treated effluent to Red Run at River Mile 183.7—83.5—11.4—6.4—3.6 (Delaware River—Lehigh River—Tobyhanna Creek—Upper Tuckhannock Creek—Red Run) and is located in the drainage area to the section of the nontidal Delaware River known as the Lower Delaware, which the Commission has classified as Special Protection Waters, in Coolbaugh Township, Monroe County, PA.

 Public meeting. The public business meeting on March 11, 2020, will begin at 10:30 a.m. and will include: adoption of the minutes of the Commission's December 11, 2019, business meeting; announcement of upcoming meetings and events; a report on hydrologic conditions; a resolution to adopt the Fiscal Year 2020—2022 Water Resources Program; 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 March 11, 2020, business meeting on items for which a hearing was completed on February 12, 2020, or a previous date. Commission consideration on March 11, 2020, 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 February 12, 2020, or to address the Commissioners informally during the open public comment portion of the meeting on March 11, 2020, 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 www.drbc.gov. For assistance contact Giselle Hernandez at giselle.hernandez@drbc.gov.

 Submitting written comment. Written comment on items scheduled for hearing may be made through the Commission's web-based comment system, a link to which is provided at www.drbc.gov. Use of the web-based system ensures that all submissions are captured in a single location and their receipt is acknowledged. Exceptions to the use of this system 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 the web-based comment system contact Giselle Hernandez at giselle.hernandez@drbc.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, (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. 20-151. Filed for public inspection January 31, 2020, 9:00 a.m.]


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