[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 120 (Thursday, June 20, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31511-31512]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-15698]



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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, June 26, 1996. The hearing 
will be part of the Commission's regular business meeting which is open 
to the public and scheduled to begin at 11:00 a.m. in the Goddard 
Conference Room of the Commission's offices at 25 State Police Drive, 
West Trenton, New Jersey.
    An informal conference among the Commissioners and staff will be 
held at

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10:00 a.m. at the same location and will include an update on proposed 
revisions to the Commission's Water Code and Water Quality Regulations 
concerning toxic pollutants, and status reports on the Commission's new 
computer program, Water Quality Zone 2 wasteload allocations and 
Special Protection Waters' watershed prioritization.
    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. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation D-77-
20 CP (REVISION NO. 2). A request to extend the experimental release 
program Docket No. D-77-20 CP (REVISION NO. 2), ``Modification To 
The Schedule Of Released Rates From Pepacton and Neversink 
Reservoirs,'' for up to one year.
    2. Zee Orchards, Inc. D-80-33 RENEWAL 3. An application for the 
renewal of a ground water withdrawal project to supply up to 26.5 
million gallons (mg)/30 days of water to the applicant's 
agricultural irrigation system from Well No. 1. Commission approval 
on March 27, 1991 was limited to five years. The applicant requests 
that the total withdrawal from all wells remain limited to 26.5 mg/
30 days. The project is located in Harrison Township, Gloucester 
County, New Jersey.
    3. Philadelphia Park Race Track D-85-72 RENEWAL 2. An 
application for the renewal of a ground water withdrawal project to 
supply up to 10.6 mg/30 days of water to the applicant's irrigation 
system from Well Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4. Commission approval on March 
27, 1991 was limited to five years. The applicant requests that the 
total withdrawal from all wells remain limited to 10.6 mg/30 days. 
The project is located in Bensalem Township, Bucks County, 
Pennsylvania.
    4. Borough of Bellmawr D-90-82 CP RENEWAL. An application for 
the renewal of a ground water withdrawal project to supply up to 60 
mg/30 days of water to the applicant's distribution system from Well 
Nos. 3, 4, 5 and 6. Commission approval on March 27, 1991 was 
limited to five years and will expire unless renewed. The applicant 
requests that the total withdrawal from all wells remain limited to 
60 mg/30 days. The project is located in Bellmawr Borough, Camden 
County, New Jersey.
    5. UNISYS Corporation D-92-82 (D). A proposed ground water 
remediation project consisting of the treatment of up to 367,000 
gallons per day (gpd) of ground water withdrawn at the applicant's 
computer manufacturing plant site situated in both East Whiteland 
and Tredyffrin Townships, Chester County, in the Southeastern 
Pennsylvania Ground Water Protected Area. Withdrawal will be 
accomplished by Well Nos. MW-6D (7,200 gpd), MW-11D (72,000 gpd) and 
MW-21 (288,000 gpd) previously approved via Docket No. D-92-82 (G). 
The treatment facilities will consist of a chromium removal system 
with micro-filtration as well as a pre-filtration, and a carbon 
adsorption system for removal of volatile organic compounds. Treated 
effluent will be discharged to Little Valley Creek, in Tredyffrin 
Township.
    6. Pennsylvania American Water Company D-95-53 CP. A project to 
increase the applicant's surface water withdrawal from 2.0 million 
gallons per day (mgd) to 6.0 mgd via new intake facilities (to 
replace its existing intake) on the Delaware River, located just 
south of Yardley Borough in Lower Makefield Township, Bucks County, 
Pennsylvania. The applicant's distribution system will continue to 
serve Yardley Borough and portions of Lower Makefield and Falls 
Townships. The Mill Road Filtration Plant will be expanded to treat 
the raw water.
    7. Honesdale Consolidated Water Company D-95-57 CP. An 
application for approval of a ground water withdrawal project to 
supply up to 54.22 mg/30 days of water to the applicant's 
distribution system from existing Well Nos. 1 and 2, and new Well 
Nos. 3 through 6, and to limit the withdrawal from all wells to 
54.22 mg/30 days. The project is located in Honesdale Borough and 
Texas Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania.
    8. Township of Moorestown D-95-59 CP. An application for 
approval of a ground water withdrawal project to supply up to 64.8 
mg/30 days of water to the applicant's distribution system from 
existing Well No. 7, and to increase the existing withdrawal of 110 
mg/30 days from all wells to 150 mg/30 days. The project is located 
in Moorestown Township, Burlington County, New Jersey.
     9. Borough of Quakertown D-96-1 CP. A revised application to 
replace Well Nos. 13 and 14 in the applicant's water supply system 
that have become unreliable sources of supply with two new wells, 
Nos. 13A and 14A. The withdrawal from all wells will remain limited 
to 51.1 mg/30 days. The project is located in the Borough of 
Quakertown, Bucks County, in the Southeastern Pennsylvania Ground 
Water Protected Area.
    10. Jim Thorpe Municipal Authority D-96-19 CP. A project to 
expand the rated capacity of the applicant's sewage treatment plant 
(STP) from 0.65 mgd to 0.92 mgd. The STP will serve existing and new 
development in the Borough of Jim Thorpe, Carbon County, 
Pennsylvania.

    The STP, located on the east side of the Lehigh River near the 
southern boundary of the Borough, will continue to discharge to the 
Lehigh River after providing secondary biological treatment utilizing 
the activated sludge process and chlorine disinfection.
    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: June 11, 1996.
Anne M. Zamonski,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-15698 Filed 6-19-96; 8:45 am]
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