[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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