[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 12 (Thursday, January 19, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3846-3847]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-1276]



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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 a public hearing on Wednesday, January 25, 1995. The hearing 
will be part of the Commission's regular business meeting which is open 
to the public and scheduled to begin at 1:00 p.m. in the Goddard 
Conference Room of the Commission's offices in West Trenton, New 
Jersey.
    An informal conference among the Commissioners and staff will be 
open for public observation at 10:30 a.m. at the same location and will 
include a presentation on a proposed Commission Geographic Information 
System and a discussion of staff response documents.
    The subjects of the hearing will be as follows:

Applications for Approval of the Following Projects Pursuant to Article 
10.3, Article 11 and/or Section 3.8 of the Compact

    1. EXXON Company, USA D-93-51. An application for approval of a 
ground water withdrawal project to supply up to 21 million gallons 
(mg)/30 days of water as part of the applicant's ground water 
remediation system from Well Nos. RW-2, RW-8, RW-9, RW-10 and RW-11, 
and to limit the withdrawal from all wells to 21 mg/30 days. The 
project is located in Greenwich Township, Gloucester County, New 
Jersey.
    2. Glen Alsace Water Co. D-94-14 CP. A project to withdraw up to 72 
mg/30 days of water from the applicant's proposed surface water intake 
on the north bank of the Schuylkill River just downstream of the 
confluence of Antietam Creek in Exeter Township, Berks County, 
Pennsylvania, and to limit the withdrawal from all wells and surface 
water sources to 105 mg/30 days. The project withdrawal will be used 
for public water supply and serve Exeter Township and a portion of 
Saint Lawrence Borough, both in Berks County.
    3. Ponderosa Fibres of Pennsylvania Inc. D-94-22. An application 
for approval of an industrial wastewater treatment plant (IWTP) 
designed to discharge an average monthly flow of 0.36 million gallons 
per day (mgd) to the Lehigh River via a proposed diffuser outfall 
located 700 ft. downstream of the confluence of Hokendauqua Creek in 
Northampton Borough, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. The IWTP will 
provide secondary biological treatment via the activated sludge process 
and will serve the applicant's proposed paper pulp mill adjacent to the 
U.S. Generating Company's Northampton Power Project which will provide 
the pulp mill with process water and steam.
    4. Mantua Township Municipal Utilities Authority D-94-35 CP. An 
application for approval of a ground water withdrawal project to supply 
up to 19.4 mg/30 days of water to the applicant's distribution system 
from new Well Nos. 6, 7 and 8, and to retain the existing withdrawal 
limit of 37 mg/30 days from all wells. The project is located in Mantua 
Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey.
    5. East Penn Manufacturing Co. D-94-36. A project to upgrade an 
IWTP currently discharging to an onsite ore pit at the applicant's 
plant site in Richmond Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. The 
applicant proposes to construct a new treatment facility to provide 
0.15 mgd average monthly capacity and construct a new outfall for 
discharge to Sacony Creek in Maxatawny Township. The IWTP will continue 
to serve the applicant's lead-acid automotive and industrial battery 
and battery products manufacturing facility, located approximately 15 
miles north of Reading near the intersection of Fleetwood-Lyons and 
Deka Roads.
    6. Town of Georgetown D-94-37 CP. An application for approval of a 
ground water withdrawal project to supply up to 8.64 mg/30 days of 
water to the applicant's distribution system from new Well No. 1A, and 
to increase the existing withdrawal limit of 8.1 mg/30 days from all 
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wells to 24.8 mg/30 days. The project is located in the Town of 
Georgetown, Sussex County, Delaware.
    7. Broad Acres, Inc. D-94-52. An application for approval of a 
ground water withdrawal project to supply up to 48.85 mg/30 days of 
water to the applicant's agricultural irrigation system from new Well 
Nos. 5 and 6, and to increase the existing withdrawal limit of 73.52 
mg/30 days from all wells to 135.7 mg/30 days. The project is located 
in Kent County, Delaware.
    8. Lyons Borough Municipal Authority D-94-80 CP. A project to 
construct a 0.15 mgd municipal sewage treatment plant (STP) to serve 
the Borough of Lyons and provide a sanitary connection from East Penn 
Manufacturing Company in Richmond Township, both in Berks County, 
Pennsylvania. The project STP will be located on the north side of 
Hunter Street in the Borough of Lyons and will discharge to Sacony 
Creek in Maxatawny Township, just south of the Conrail Railroad bridge. 
The STP will provide secondary biological treatment with the extended 
aeration activated sludge process.
    9. Sealed Air Corporation D-94-81. An application for approval of a 
ground water withdrawal project to supply up to 8 mg/30 days of water 
to the applicant's paper mill from new Well Nos. PW-1 and PW-2, and to 
limit the withdrawal from all wells to 8 mg/30 days. The project is 
located in the City of Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania.
    Documents relating to these items may be examined at the 
Commission's offices. Preliminary dockets are available in single 
copies upon request. Please contact George C. Elias concerning docket-
related questions. Persons wishing to testify at this hearing are 
requested to register with the Secretary prior to the hearing.

    Dated: January 9, 1995.
Susan M. Weisman,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 95-1276 Filed 1-18-95; 8:45 am]
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