[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 76 (Wednesday, April 22, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18362-18364]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-9136]


=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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, May 6, 2009. The hearing will be part of the Commission's 
regular business meeting. The conference session and business meeting 
both are open to the public and will be held at the Commission's office 
building, located at 25 State Police Drive, West Trenton, New Jersey.
    The conference among the commissioners and staff will begin at 
10:30 a.m. and will consist of a presentation on the Christina Basin 
Targeted Initiative Watershed Grant Final Report and a presentation on 
the Special Area Management Plan for the Upper Wissahickon Creek 
Watershed. Conference session topics are subject to change. 
Accordingly, parties interested in attending should consult the 
Commission's Web site, drbc.net, closer to the meeting date.
    The subjects of the public hearing to be held during the 1:30 p.m. 
business meeting include the dockets listed below:
    1. Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc. D-81-61 CP-4. An application for 
approval of a ground water withdrawal project to renew the allocation 
included in Docket D-81-61 CP-3 and consolidate all other docket 
approvals for the Fawn Lakes, Woodloch Springs and Masthope water 
systems, retaining the existing withdrawal from all wells of 18.38 mg/
30 days. Docket D-81-61 CP-4 will consolidate allocations approved in 
dockets D-81-61 CP-3, D-87-96 Renewal, and D-89-57 CP Renewal. The 
projects are located in the Catskill Formation in the Westcolang Creek 
Watershed in Lackawaxen Township, Pike County, Pennsylvania, within the 
drainage area of the section of the non-tidal Delaware River known as 
the Upper Delaware, which is designated as Special Protection Waters.
    2. Matamoras Municipal Authority D-81-78 CP-8. An application for 
approval of an expansion of the public water supply service area of the 
Matamoras Municipal Authority. The applicant seeks no increase in its 
groundwater withdrawal allocation and will continue to supply up to 
19.5 million gallons per thirty days (mg/30 days) for public water 
supply. The project is located in the Delaware River Watershed in the 
Borough of Matamoras, Pike County, Pennsylvania. The site is located 
within the drainage area of the section of the non-tidal Delaware River 
known as the Middle Delaware, which is designated as Special Protection 
Waters.
    3. New Jersey American Water Company D-90-108 CP-3. An application 
for renewal of a ground water withdrawal project to continue the 
combined withdrawal of 1,851.14 mg/30 days to supply the applicant's 
public water supply system from 65 existing wells screened in the 
Potomac/Raritan/Magothy (PRM), Mt. Laurel/Wenonah, and Englishtown 
aquifers. The applicant wishes to consolidate within a single DRBC 
docket approval several interconnected private systems that it has 
acquired. The project wells are located in multiple watersheds in the 
western portions of Burlington and Camden counties. Included in the 
application is a request for the approval of three new wells to replace 
three existing wells (Old Orchard Wells Nos. 36 and 37 and Haddon 
Heights Well No. 30) that have experienced declining yields over time. 
The 65 wells are located in the municipalities of Cherry Hill, 
Somerdale, Haddon Heights, Runnemeade, Barrington, Gloucester, 
Magnolia, Laurel Springs, Voorhees, Camden City, and Gibbsboro in 
Camden County and the municipalities of Cinnaminson, Delran, Beverly, 
and Edgewater Park in Burlington County, New Jersey. A Notice of 
Application Received (NAR) was issued for this project on February 10, 
2009. This second NAR reflects a change in the total number of wells 
and the number of wells being replaced.
    4. Buckingham Township D-2003-13 CP-5. An application for approval 
of a ground water withdrawal project to supply up to 9.63 mg/30 days of 
water to the applicant's public water supply distribution system from 
new wells nos. F-8 in the Limeport Formation (limestone) and F-9 in the 
Leithsville Formation (dolomite). The applicant proposes to retain the 
existing total allocation of 42 mg/30 days for all system wells. Well 
No. F-9 will be on stand-by and used during emergency

[[Page 18363]]

periods only. The project will allow the docket holder to add 
flexibility and redundancy and to relieve stress on its Furlong 
distribution system. The project is located in the Neshaminy, Pine Run, 
Mill Creek, Lahaska Creek, Watson Creek and Robin Run watersheds in 
Buckingham Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, within in the 
Southeastern Pennsylvania Ground Water Protected Area.
    5. Caesars d/b/a Cove Haven, Inc. D-2006-19-2. An application for 
approval to continue discharging 0.084 mgd of treated effluent from the 
Brookdale WWTP. The WWTP is located at River Mile 213-3.9-0.9-11.4-
2.85-0.15 (Delaware River--Brodhead Creek--McMichael Creek--Pocono 
Creek--Scot Run--Brookdale Lake). The WWTP is located on Brookdale 
Lake, within the drainage area of the section of the non-tidal Delaware 
River known as the Middle Delaware, which is designated as Special 
Protection Waters with the classification Outstanding Basin Waters. The 
project is located in Pocono Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania.
    6. Lower Frederick Township D-78-41 CP-2. An application for 
approval of modification of the Lower Frederick Township Wastewater 
Treatment Plant (WWTP). The docket holder proposes to replace the 
current disinfection system (chlorine contact tank) with an ultraviolet 
light (UV) disinfection system and to replace the existing outfall 
pipe. This project also seeks approval for a 1998 rerate of the WWTP 
from 0.16 million gallons per day (mgd) to 0.20 mgd, which was not 
previously approved by the Commission. The WWTP will continue to 
discharge to the Perkiomen Creek, a tributary of the Schuylkill River. 
The facility is located in Lower Frederick Township, Montgomery County, 
Pennsylvania.
    7. West Grove Borough Authority D-87-24 CP-2. An application for 
approval of modifications to the Borough of West Grove's WWTP. The 
applicant proposes to upgrade the facility's contact aeration basin 
system, including the installation of a sewage grinder and return 
activated sludge lines, and the replacement of biological media and 
aeration diffusers. The facility's annual average flow of 0.250 mgd and 
hydraulic design capacity of 0.288 mgd will remain unchanged. The WWTP 
will continue to discharge to the Middle Branch White Clay Creek, a 
tributary of the Christina River. The facility is located in London 
Grove Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
    8. Schuylkill County Municipal Authority D-90-49 CP-4. An 
application for approval of a docket modification to include an 
additional well that will transfer approximately 0.6 mg/30 days of 
ground water from the Susquehanna River Basin to the Delaware River 
Basin. The transferred water will be distributed within the project 
service area and, with the exception of some operational loss, will be 
returned to the Susquehanna River Basin as wastewater. In periods of 
increased service area demand, the Authority will transfer as much as 
4.56 mg/30 days of ground water from the Susquehanna Basin into the 
Delaware Basin, and wastewater exportation will increase to as much as 
4.35 mg/30 days. The project is located in Butler, Cass, Foster and New 
Castle townships, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. A Notice of 
Application Received (NAR) was issued for this project on February 10, 
2009. This second NAR has been revised to reflect an increase in the 
amount of wastewater proposed to be exported from the basin.
    9. Pennsylvania American Water Company D-91-14-2. The purpose of 
this project is to change the treatment technology at the docket 
holder's WWTP from a Rotating Biological Contactor (RBC) to a 
Sequential Batch Reactor (SBR). Additionally, the existing WWTP has a 
hydraulic design capacity of 0.135 mgd. The docket holder's NPDES 
permit has effluent limits based upon a 0.275 mgd discharge. The docket 
holder is seeking DRBC approval for expansion to 0.275 mgd. The project 
is located approximately 2000 feet east of Blue Mountain Lake and 
approximately 500 feet west of the Smithfield Township line in DRBC 
Water Quality Zone 1D at River Mile 213.0-5.3-2.9 (Delaware River--
Brodhead Creek--Sambo Creek). Sambo Creek is a tributary of the section 
of the non-tidal Delaware River known as the Middle Delaware, which is 
designated as Special Protection Waters with the classification 
Outstanding Basin Waters.
    10. Evesham Municipal Utilities Authority D-91-15 CP-2. An 
application to upgrade the Kings Grant wastewater treatment plant to 
replace treatment process tanks nearing the end of their useful life 
with a more cost effective and efficient treatment process. No increase 
in the existing permitted capacity of 0.6 mgd is proposed, and the 
discharge will continue to be conveyed to infiltration basins in the 
South Branch Rancocas Creek Watershed. The treatment plant will 
continue to serve the Kings Grant section of Evesham Township, 
Burlington County, New Jersey.
    11. Shoemakersville D-93-74 CP-2. The purpose of this project is to 
recognize the increase in capacity of the Shoemakersville WWTP's 
hydraulic load from 0.60 mgd to 0.75 mgd. Additionally, a TDS 
determination was submitted, requesting approval of monthly average and 
instantaneous maximum concentration values of 2,131 mg/l and 3,844 mg/
l, respectively. The project is located on the Schuylkill River at 
River Mile 92.47--92.3, in the Borough of Shoemakersville, Berks 
County, Pennsylvania.
    12. Town of Georgetown D-94-37 CP-2. An application for the renewal 
of a ground water withdrawal project and to increase the withdrawal 
from 24.8 mg/30 days to 43.2 mg/30 days to supply the applicant's 
public water supply distribution system from existing wells nos. 1, 1A 
and 2R in the Columbia and Manokin Formations. The project involves the 
exportation of water from the Delaware Basin, and the exportation of 
100 percent of the wastewater generated by in-basin needs. The ground 
water withdrawal project is located in the Broadkill-Smyrna Watershed 
in the Town of Georgetown, Sussex County, Delaware.
    13. East Penn Manufacturing D-2003-23-2. An application for 
approval of a ground water withdrawal project to supply up to 21.6 mg/
30 days of water to the applicant's on-site industrial plant processes 
and potable supply from new Well No. 10 and to increase the existing 
withdrawal from all wells from 15 mg/30 days to 20 mg/30 days. The 
increased allocation is requested in order to meet projected increases 
in production facility needs and to provide redundancy within the water 
supply system. The project well is located in the Leithsville Formation 
in the Moselem Creek Watershed in Richmond Township, Berks County, 
Pennsylvania.
    14. West Deptford Energy Station D-2008-27-1. An application to 
approve the cooling water withdrawal and industrial wastewater 
discharge associated with the construction of a new gas fired, 1,500 
megawatt combined cycle power generation facility known as the West 
Deptford Energy Station (WDES). The WDES will withdraw an average of 
222.6 mg/30 days and maximum of 287.7 mg/30 days of treated effluent 
from the Gloucester County Utilities Authority (GCUA) wastewater 
treatment plant's effluent pipeline as a cooling water source. The WDES 
will also discharge a monthly average of 2.0 mgd (2.6 mgd daily 
maximum) of industrial wastewater back to GCUA's existing effluent 
pipeline (WDES Outfall No. DSN002A) and the two combined effluents will 
discharge from GCUA's existing outfall (No. DSN001A). The facility is 
located

[[Page 18364]]

in West Deptford Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey.
    15. Clayton Sand Company D-2008-37-1. An application for approval 
of an existing ground and surface water withdrawal project to continue 
to supply up to 215 mg/30 days of water to the applicant's industrial 
facility from existing Well No. 1 and Intake No. 1. The project is 
located in the Cohansey Formation in the Rancocas Creek Watershed in 
Woodland Township, Burlington County, New Jersey.
    In addition, a public hearing will be held on a resolution to amend 
the Commission's fee schedule for the review and renewal of project 
approvals in accordance with Section 3.8 and Article 10 of the Delaware 
River Basin Compact. A copy of the proposed resolution can be viewed on 
the Commission's Web site, drbc.net. The business meeting also will 
include adoption of the Minutes of the Commission's March 11, 2009 
business meeting; announcements of upcoming DRBC advisory committee 
meetings and other events of general interest; a report on hydrologic 
conditions in the basin; a report by the Executive Director; a report 
by the Commission's General Counsel; and consideration by the 
Commission of resolutions concerning (a) future updates of DRBC Water 
Quality Regulations, (b) election of the Commission Chair, Vice Chair 
and Second Vice Chair for the year 2009-2010, commencing July 1, 2009, 
and (c) a adoption of the fiscal year 2010 budget. A public hearing on 
the proposed fiscal year 2010 budget was held in December of 2008. An 
opportunity for public dialogue will be provided at the end of the 
meeting.
    Draft dockets scheduled for public hearing on May 6, 2009 can be 
accessed through the Notice of Commission Meeting and Public Hearing on 
the Commission's Web site, drbc.net, ten days prior to the meeting 
date. Additional documents relating to the dockets and other items may 
be examined at the Commission's offices. Please contact William 
Muszynski at 609-883-9500, extension 221, with any docket-related 
questions.
    Individuals in need of an accommodation as provided for in the 
Americans with Disabilities Act who wish to attend the informational 
meeting, conference session or hearings 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 your needs.

    Dated: April 15, 2009.
Pamela M. Bush,
Commission Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-9136 Filed 4-21-09; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6360-01-P