[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 219 (Monday, November 13, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67719-67720]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-28875]


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Delaware River Basin Commission


Notice of Commission Meeting and Public Hearing

    Notice is hereby given that the Delaware River Basin Commission 
will hold an informal conference followed by a public hearing on 
Wednesday, November 15, 2000. The hearing will be part of the 
Commission's regular business meeting. Both the conference session and 
business meeting are open to the public and will be held at the 
Sheraton Bucks County Hotel, 400 Oxford Valley Road, Langhorne, 
Pennsylvania.
    The conference among the Commissioners and staff will begin at 9:30 
a.m. Topics of discussion will include progress reports on the 
Commission's Comprehensive Plan and Flow Needs Study; a status report 
on a resolution amending water usage reporting requirements; a proposal 
for the DRBC to continue to house the Delaware Estuary Program 
Coordinator and perform certain other administrative functions; and, 
time permitting, a proposal to institute project review upon retirement 
of entitlements. Summaries of the following five meetings will be 
presented: The Water Quality Advisory Committee meeting of October 4; 
the Toxics Advisory Committee meetings of October 6, October 18 and 
November 2; and the Christina Basin Policy Committee meeting of 
November 3. Also scheduled for the conference session is a dialogue 
with citizens from the West Branch fishery.
    The subjects of the public hearing to be held during the 1:30 p.m. 
business meeting include, in addition to the dockets listed below, two 
proposed

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resolutions--one amending the Comprehensive Plan with respect to 
recreation areas in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and another 
adopting the Commission's FY 2002 budgets.
    The dockets scheduled for public hearing will be as follows:
    1. Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources D-
80-7 CP RENEWAL 3. A renewal of a ground water withdrawal project to 
supply up to 3 million gallons (mg)/30 days of water to French Creek 
State Park from Wells A and B in the Hammer Creek Formation. The 
applicant requests that the total withdrawal from all wells remain 
limited to 3 mg/30 days. The project is located in Union Township, 
Berks County in the Southeastern Pennsylvania Ground Water Protected 
Area.
    2. PSEG Nuclear LLC D-90-71 RENEWAL. A renewal of a ground water 
withdrawal project to supply up to 43.2 mg/30 days of water for use at 
the applicant's Salem and Hope Creek nuclear powered electric 
generating stations from existing Wells Nos. PW-2 and PW-3 in the Mount 
Laurel-Wenonah aquifer; Well No. PW-6 in the Middle Raritan aquifer; 
and Wells Nos. PW-5, HC-1 and HC-2 in the Upper Raritan aquifer. No 
increase in maximum allocation is proposed, and the water will continue 
to be used mainly for on-site potable supply as well as industrial 
processes. The project is located in Lower Alloways Creek Township, 
Salem County, New Jersey.
    3. City of Wilmington D-98-26 CP. A project to rerate the 
applicant's existing sewage treatment plant (STP) from an average 
monthly flow of 90 million gallons per day (mgd) to a yearly average 
flow of 105 mgd, with a maximum allowable monthly flow of 134 mgd to 
treat additional Combined Sewer Overflow. The STP is located in the 
City of Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, and will continue to 
serve most of northern New Castle County and provide advanced secondary 
treatment prior to discharge to the Delaware River in Water Quality 
Zone 5.
    4. Asbury Farms c/o The Cotton Group, Inc. D-98-52. A ground water 
withdrawal project to supply up to 11 mg/30 days of water to the 
applicant's golf course from new holding Pond No. 1, supplemented as 
needed with water from new Well No. 1 in the Kittatinny Formation. The 
project is located in Washington Township, Warren County, New Jersey.
    5. Northampton, Bucks County Municipal Authority D-99-1 CP. A 
ground water withdrawal project to supply up to 7.2 mg/30 days of water 
to the applicant's public water distribution system from new Well No. 
16, and to retain the existing withdrawal limit from all wells at 66 
mg/30 days. The project is located in Northampton Township, Bucks 
County in the Southeastern Pennsylvania Ground Water Protected Area.
    6. Bucks County Water & Sewer Authority D-2000-22 CP. A project to 
expand the applicant's existing Green Street sewage treatment plant 
from 0.7 mgd to 1.2 mgd. The STP is located off Green Street near the 
State Route 202 bypass in Doylestown Borough and Doylestown Township, 
Bucks County, Pennsylvania and will continue to provide advanced 
secondary treatment for Doylestown Borough and Doylestown Township. The 
STP will continue to discharge to Country Club Run, a tributary of 
Neshaminy Creek.
    7. Nova-Borealis Compounds LLC D-2000-39. A ground water withdrawal 
project to supply up to 27 mg/30 days of water to the applicant's 
industrial facility from existing Wells Nos. 1, 2 and 3 in the 
Martinsburg Shale Formation, and to limit the withdrawal from all wells 
to 27 mg/30 days. The project is located in Mansfield Township, Warren 
County, New Jersey.
    In addition to the public hearing, the Commission will address the 
following at its 1:30 p.m. business meeting: minutes of the September 
28, 2000 business meeting; announcements; report on hydrologic 
conditions in the basin; reports by the Executive Director and General 
Counsel; and public dialogue.
    Documents relating to the dockets and other items may be examined 
at the Commission's offices. Preliminary dockets are available in 
single copies upon request. Please contact Thomas L. Brand at (609) 
883-9500 ext. 221 with any docket-related questions. Persons wishing to 
testify at this hearing are requested to register in advance with the 
Secretary at (609) 883-9500 ext. 203.
    Individuals in need of an accommodation as provided for in the 
Americans With Disabilities Act who wish to attend the hearing should 
contact the Commission Secretary, Pamela M. Bush, directly at (609) 
883-9500 ext. 203 or through the New Jersey Relay Service at 1-800-852-
7899 (TTY) to discuss how the Commission may accommodate your needs.

    Dated: October 30, 2000.
Pamela M. Bush,
Commission Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-28875 Filed 11-9-00; 8:45 am]
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