[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 13 (Friday, January 19, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1364-1366]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-607]
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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 24, 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 a.m.
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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 9:45 a.m. at the same location and will include a summary of
the Commission's recent retreat strategy, discussion of procedures
relating to the Blue Mountain Power project and public dialogue.
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. Holdover Project: Lehigh County Authority - Western Lehigh
Service Area D-92-13 CP. An application for approval of a ground water
withdrawal project to supply up to 86.4 million gallons (mg)/30 days of
water to the applicant's Central Division distribution system from new
Well Nos. 17 and 18, and to increase the existing withdrawal limit of
all wells from 188 mg/30 days to 214 mg/30 days. The project is located
in Upper Macungie Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. This hearing
continues that of December 6, 1995.
2. Shieldalloy Metallurgical Corporation D-88-53 RENEWAL. An
application for approval of a ground water withdrawal and
decontamination project to supply up to 17.86 mg/30 days of water from
existing Well Nos. Layne, W-9, RW6S, RW6D and RIW2. Commission approval
on June 29, 1989 was limited to five years. The applicant requests that
the total withdrawal limit from all wells be limited to 17.86 mg/30
days. The project is located in Newfield Borough, Gloucester County,
and Vineland City, Cumberland County, New Jersey.
3. Washington Township Municipal Utilities Authority D-94-26 CP. An
application for approval of a ground water withdrawal project to supply
up to 26 mg/30 days of water to the applicant's distribution system
from new Well No. 18, and to increase the existing withdrawal limit of
203 mg/30 days from all wells to 248.2 mg/30 days. The project is
located in Washington Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey.
4. Lehigh Township Municipal Authority D-94-53 CP. A project to
construct a 0.3 million gallons per day (mgd) sewage treatment plant
(Danielsville STP) to serve residential and commercial development in a
portion of Lehigh Township. The STP will provide secondary biological
treatment and discharge to Bertsch Creek, a tributary of the Lehigh
River. The STP will be located approximately 700 feet south of State
Route 946 and just to the west of Bertsch Creek near the community of
Edgemont in Lehigh Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
5. Lehigh Township Municipal Authority D-94-54 CP. A project to
construct a 60,000 gallons per day (gpd) sewage treatment plant
(Pennsville STP) to treat residential and commercial development in a
portion of Lehigh Township. The proposed STP will provide secondary
biological treatment and discharge to Indian Creek, a tributary of
Hokendauqua Creek in the Lehigh River Watershed. The STP will be
located approximately 500 feet south of State Route 248 adjacent to
Indian Creek near the community of Pennsville, Lehigh Township,
Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
6. Crompton & Knowles Colors, Inc. D-95-8 (Revision 1). A request
to revise the applicant's recently approved 0.22 mgd industrial
wastewater treatment plant (IWTP) expansion docket to increase the
average monthly allowable copper concentration limits from 0.50
milligrams per liter (mg/l) to 1.0 mg/l. The applicant requests the
limit on the basis of demonstration of best practicable treatment
provided by its IWTP that serves the applicant's dyestuff and special
chemical manufacturing operation. The plant is located in Robeson
Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania and will continue to discharge to
the Schuylkill River.
7. Timber Lake Camp West Corporation D-95-15. A project to
construct a new 30,000 gpd STP to replace an existing 30,000 gpd
subsurface sewage disposal system. The STP will continue to serve the
applicant's summer camp occupied from July through August, and will
discharge to a man-made lake on the camp property which is at the
headwaters of Bascom Brook, a tributary of Willoemoc Creek, in the Town
of Rockland, Sullivan County, New York.
8. Upper Makefield Township D-95-23 CP. An application for
inclusion of an existing 0.1 mgd capacity STP in the DRBC Comprehensive
Plan. The STP was approved via Docket No. D-84-40 on May 1, 1985, under
Section 3.8 of the DRBC Compact and has been acquired by Upper
Makefield Township from the previous private owner, Heritage
Investment, Inc. The STP will continue to serve residential development
in Upper Makefield Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The applicant
requests a transfer of Docket No. D-84-40 and proposes no changes from
the existing docket other than ownership and inclusion in the
Comprehensive Plan. The STP is located west of Taylorsville Road
approximately one-half mile northwest of its intersection with Route
532 in Upper Makefield Township. The STP will continue to discharge to
the Delaware River in Water Quality Zone 1E.
9. City of Milford D-95-44 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. 3, and
to retain the existing withdrawal limit from all wells of 64 mg/30
days. The project is located in the City of Milford, Kent and Sussex
Counties, Delaware.
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.
Public Information Notice
Delaware River Basin Commission Strategy
On October 25, 1995 the Delaware River Basin Commission authorized
its Executive Director to enter into an agreement with H. W. Hill &
Associates to facilitate a retreat for the purpose of developing a
policy level strategy to improve the performance of the Commission in
meeting its goals and objectives. The retreat, conducted December 12-
14, 1995, sought to promote dialogue and achieve consensus among the
Commissioners and Commission executive staff.
Based on clear statements of purpose, scope and assumptions, the
retreat process first identified specific problems. Next, objectives
and action items were considered and prioritized to address each
problem. Issues addressed included a review of Delaware River Basin
Compact authorities and priorities, the need to assure consistent
funding and reassessment of the Commission's drought operating plan.
The Commissioners also focused on the need to define roles and
responsibilities among the Commission, the parties to the 1954 U.S.
Supreme Court Decree, the River Master, New York City, and the Delaware
Estuary Program. Among other new initiatives, management principles and
opportunities will be explored to improve communication among
Commissioners and staff to enhance staff involvement. In addition, a
communication strategy will be developed to broaden public involvement
in Commission activities.
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Other priority objectives include policy development on the water
quality issues at Blue Marsh Reservoir and assessment of the use of
Commission water charging funds and interest. Plans will be developed
to address water supply and quality problems in high growth areas in
the Basin and reservoir releases to sustain and improve fisheries. A
strategic action plan will also be developed and will include an update
of the Comprehensive Plan for the Basin. Other issues identified
include assessing and eliminating unnecessary duplication between the
Commission and the states, providing better opportunities for Governors
and the Secretary of the Interior to participate in formulating policy
and resolving major problems, reassessing relationships between the
Commission and the federal agencies, and evaluating how to implement a
Geographic Information System at the Commission.
A copy of the strategy including the list of problems, the
objectives to address the problems, and a prioritized listing of
objectives and the problems they address--together with the action
items believed necessary to meet each objective--is being prepared.
That document will be available sometime after the Commission's January
24, 1996 meeting. To obtain a copy, contact Susan M. Weisman at (609)
883-9500 ext. 203.
Dated: January 10, 1996.
Susan M. Weisman,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-607 Filed 1-18-96; 8:45 am]
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