[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 129 (Thursday, July 5, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31439-31440]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-14350]


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SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN COMMISSION


Public Hearing

AGENCY: Susquehanna River Basin Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Susquehanna River Basin Commission will hold a public 
hearing on August 2, 2018, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. At this public 
hearing, the Commission will hear testimony on the projects listed in 
the Supplementary Information section of this notice. Such projects are 
intended to be scheduled for Commission action at its next business 
meeting, tentatively scheduled for September 7, 2018, which will be 
noticed separately. The public should take note that this public 
hearing will be the only opportunity to offer oral comment to the 
Commission for the listed projects. The deadline for the submission of 
written comments is August 13, 2018.

DATES: The public hearing will convene on August 2, 2018, at 2:30 p.m. 
The public hearing will end at 5:00 p.m. or at the conclusion of public 
testimony, whichever is sooner. The deadline for the submission of 
written comments is August 13, 2018.

ADDRESSES: The public hearing will be conducted at the Pennsylvania 
State Capitol, Room 8E-B, East Wing, Commonwealth Avenue, Harrisburg, 
Pa.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gwyn Rowland, Manager, Governmental 
and Public Affairs, telephone: (717) 238-0423, ext. 1316; fax: (717) 
238-2436.
    Information concerning the applications for these projects is 
available at the Commission's Water Application and Approval Viewer at 
https://mdw.srbc.net/waav. Additional supporting documents are 
available to inspect and copy in accordance with the Commission's 
Access to Records Policy at www.srbc.net/regulatory/policies-guidance/docs/access-to-records-policy-2009-02.pdf.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The public hearing will cover the following 
projects:

Projects Scheduled for Action

    1. Project Sponsor: Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc. Project Facility: Beech 
Mountain System, Butler Township, Luzerne County, Pa. Application for 
groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.144 mgd (30-day average) from Beech 
Mountain Well 1.
    2. Project Sponsor: Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc. Project Facility: Beech 
Mountain System, Butler Township, Luzerne County, Pa. Application for 
groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.144 mgd (30-day average) from Beech 
Mountain Well 2.
    3. Project Sponsor: Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc. Project Facility: Beech 
Mountain System, Butler Township, Luzerne County, Pa. Application for 
groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.124 mgd (30-day average) from Beech 
Mountain Well 3.
    4. Project Sponsor and Facility: ARD Operating, LLC (Pine Creek), 
McHenry Township, Lycoming County, Pa. Application for renewal of 
surface water withdrawal of up to 0.499 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 
20140902).
    5. Project Sponsor and Facility: BKV Operating, LLC (East Branch 
Wyalusing Creek), Jessup Township, Susquehanna County, Pa. Application 
for renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 0.999 mgd (peak day) 
(Docket No. 20140904).
    6. Project Sponsor and Facility: Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation 
(Tunkhannock Creek), Nicholson Township, Wyoming County, Pa. 
Application for renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 2.000 mgd 
(peak day) (Docket No. 20140903).
    7. Project Sponsor and Facility: Columbia Water Company, Hellam 
Township, York County, Pa. Application for groundwater withdrawal of up 
to 0.015 mgd (30-day average) from Dugan Well 4.

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    8. Project Sponsor and Facility: Eclipse Resources-PA, LP 
(Cowanesque River), Deerfield Township, Tioga County, Pa. Application 
for surface water withdrawal of up to 3.000 mgd (peak day).
    9. Project Sponsor and Facility: Eclipse Resources-PA, LP (Pine 
Creek), Gaines Township, Tioga County, Pa. Application for surface 
water withdrawal of up to 3.000 mgd (peak day).
    10. Project Sponsor and Facility: Elizabethtown Area Water 
Authority, Elizabethtown Borough, Lancaster County, Pa. Application for 
renewal of groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.300 mgd (30-day average) 
from Well 5 (Docket No. 19880402).
    11. Project Sponsor and Facility: Inflection Energy (PA) LLC 
(Loyalsock Creek), Upper Fairfield Township, Lycoming County, Pa. 
Application for renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 1.700 mgd 
(peak day) (Docket No. 20140905).
    12. Project Sponsor: Lancaster County Solid Waste Management 
Authority. Project Facility: Solid Waste Resource Recovery, Conoy 
Township, Lancaster County, Pa. Application for renewal of consumptive 
use of up to 0.950 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 19880901).
    13. Project Sponsor and Facility: Repsol Oil & Gas USA, LLC 
(Susquehanna River), Terry Township, Bradford County, Pa. Application 
for renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 1.500 mgd (peak day) 
(Docket No. 20140909).
    14. Project Sponsor and Facility: Repsol Oil & Gas USA, LLC 
(Wappasening Creek), Windham Township, Bradford County, Pa. Application 
for renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 0.999 mgd (peak day) 
(Docket No. 20140910).
    15. Project Sponsor and Facility: SWEPI LP (Cowanesque River), 
Deerfield Township, Tioga County, Pa. Modification to reduce surface 
water withdrawal from 2.000 mgd to 1.000 mgd (peak day) and reassess 
passby flow thresholds (Docket No. 20161218).
    16. Project Sponsor and Facility: Togg Mountain LLC, Town of 
Fabius, Onondaga County, N.Y. Application for consumptive use of up to 
0.485 mgd (peak day).
    17. Project Sponsor and Facility: Togg Mountain LLC (West Branch of 
Tioughnioga Creek), Town of Fabius, Onondaga County, N.Y. Application 
for surface water withdrawal of up to 2.200 mgd (peak day).
    18. Project Sponsor and Facility: Towanda Municipal Authority, 
North Towanda Township, Bradford County, Pa. Application for 
groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.432 mgd (30-day average) from Church 
Production Well 1.
    19. Project Sponsor and Facility: Towanda Municipal Authority, 
North Towanda Township, Bradford County, Pa. Application for 
groundwater withdrawal of up to 1.000 mgd (30-day average) from Roberts 
Production Well 1.
    20. Project Sponsor and Facility: Towanda Municipal Authority, 
North Towanda Township, Bradford County, Pa. Application for 
groundwater withdrawal of up to 1.000 mgd (30-day average) from Roberts 
Production Well 2.
    The Commission will also be considering a resolution to approve a 
consumptive use water storage and mitigation project proposed by the 
Commission pursuant to Articles 3, 4, 7, 12, 14 and 15 of the 
Susquehanna River Basin Compact, at the Billmeyer Quarry, a 
nonoperational quarry located on property owned by the Lancaster County 
Solid Waste Management Authority in Conoy Township, Lancaster County, 
Pa. Information concerning the project (Pending Project Number 2018-
054) is also available at the Commission's Water Application and 
Approval Viewer at http://mdw.srbc.net/waav.

Opportunity To Appear and Comment

    Interested parties may appear at the hearing to offer comments to 
the Commission on any business listed above required to be subject of a 
public hearing. The presiding officer reserves the right to limit oral 
statements in the interest of time and to otherwise control the course 
of the hearing. Guidelines for the public hearing are posted on the 
Commission's website, www.srbc.net, prior to the hearing for review. 
The presiding officer reserves the right to modify or supplement such 
guidelines at the hearing. Written comments on any business listed 
above required to be subject of a public hearing may also be mailed to 
Ms. Gwyn Rowland, Manager, Governmental and Public Affairs, Susquehanna 
River Basin Commission, 4423 North Front Street, Harrisburg, Pa. 17110-
1788, or submitted electronically through www.srbc.net/about/meetings-events/public-hearing.html. Comments mailed or electronically submitted 
must be received by the Commission on or before August 13, 2018, to be 
considered.

    Authority: Pub. L. 91-575, 84 Stat. 1509 et seq., 18 CFR parts 
806, 807, and 808.

    Dated: June 28, 2018.
Stephanie L. Richardson,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2018-14350 Filed 7-3-18; 8:45 am]
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