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[FR Doc No: 94-29583]
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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, December 7, 1994. The hearing
will be part of the Commission's regular business meeting which is open
to the public and scheduled to begin at 10:30 a.m. in City Hall, 10
East Church Street, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
An informal conference among the Commissioners and staff will be
open for public observation at 10:00 a.m. at the same location and will
include a status report on the Upper Delaware ice diversion project.
The subjects of the hearing will be as follows:
A Proposal to Adopt the 1994-1995 Water Resources Program. On
October 26, 1994 a public hearing was held on a proposal that the 1994-
1995 Water Resources Program and the activities, programs, initiatives,
concerns, projections and proposals identified and set forth therein be
accepted and adopted, in accordance with the requirements of Section
13.2 of the Delaware River Basin Compact. Based on comments raised
during the hearing process, the proposed 1994-1995 Water Resources
Program has been updated and revised and is now scheduled for public
hearing.
Applications for Approval of the Following Projects Pursuant to
Article 10.3, Article 11 and/or Section 3.8 of the Compact:
1. Merrill Creek Owners Group (MCOG) D-77-110 CP (Amendment 5). An
application for inclusion of the Pedricktown Cogeneration Facility
(approved by Docket No. D-90-75 on December 11, 1991) in the MCOG
Reservoir Project as a Designated Unit to enable releases from the
reservoir to make up consumptive water use. The Pedricktown
Cogeneration Facility is expected to average 0.795 million gallons per
day (mgd) in consumptive use and is located in Oldmans Township, Salem
County, New Jersey; Merrill Creek Reservoir is located in Harmony
Township, Warren County, New Jersey.
2. Hercules Incorporated D-87-43 Renewal. An application for the
renewal of a ground water project to withdraw up to 18 million gallons
(mg)/30 days of water from the applicant's process and decontamination
Well Nos. PW-4, 5B, 6, 7B, 8B, 9, 10 and 11. Commission approval on
October 28, 1987 was limited to five years. The applicant requests that
the total withdrawal from all wells be increased from 13 mg/30 days to
18 mg/30 days. The project is located in Greenwich Township, Gloucester
County, New Jersey.
3. J.G. Townsend, Jr. & Company D-89-48 Renewal. An application for
the renewal of a ground water withdrawal project to supply up to 15 mg/
30 days of water to the applicant's vegetable processing facility from
Well Nos. 1 through 5. Commission approval on September 27, 1989 was
limited to five years. The applicant requests that the total withdrawal
from all wells remain limited to 15 mg/30 days. The project is located
in the Town of Georgetown, Sussex County, Delaware.
4. North Coventry Municipal Authority D-94-23 CP. A project to
rerate, after minor modifications, the applicant's existing 0.6 mgd
sewage treatment plant (STP) to treat an average monthly flow of 0.7
mgd. The STP will continue to provide secondary treatment via a
trickling filter facility and discharge to the Schuylkill River just
downstream of the U.S. Route 442 Bridge in North Coventry Township,
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
5. Municipal Authority, Borough of Sinking Spring D-94-31 CP. A
project to modify and expand the average monthly design flow of the
applicant's existing 0.5 mgd STP to 1.0 mgd. The STP will continue to
provide advanced secondary treatment but will convert from an extended
aeration process to an oxidation ditch process. The STP will continue
to serve Sinking Spring Borough and portions of Spring, Lower
Heidelberg and South Heidelberg Townships, all in Berks County,
Pennsylvania. The STP is located along Cacoosing Creek to which it will
continue to discharge, near its confluence with Little Cacoosing Creek
in Spring Township.
6. Floral Plant Growers, Inc. D-94-39. An application for approval
of a ground water withdrawal project to supply up to 1.9 mg/30 days of
water to the applicant's agricultural irrigation system from existing
Well Nos. 6 and 7, and to increase the existing withdrawal limit of
25.5 mg/30 days from all wells to 28 mg/30 days. The project is located
approximately one mile northwest of Boyds Corner, New Castle County,
Delaware.
7. Meter Services Company D-94-49 CP. An application for approval
of an increased ground water withdrawal to supply up to 3.6 mg/30 days
of water to the applicant's distribution system from existing Well Nos.
1 and 2. The applicant requests that the total withdrawal from all
wells be increased from 1.8 mg/30 days to 3.6 mg/30 days. The project
is located in Buckingham Township, in Bucks County, in the Southeastern
Pennsylvania Ground Water Protected Area.
8. Delaware Valley College D-94-50 CP. An application for approval
of a ground water withdrawal project to supply up to 1.5 mg/30 days of
water to the applicant's college campus water distribution system from
new Well No. 5, and to limit the withdrawal from all wells to 3.0 mg/30
days. The project is located in Doylestown Township, Bucks County, in
the Southeastern Pennsylvania Ground Water Protected Area.
9. Town of Fallsburg D-94-59 CP. An application for approval of a
STP expansion by rerating from 2.77 mgd to 3.26 mgd. The STP will
continue to serve the South Fallsburg Sewer District and is located
adjacent to the Neversink River, to which it will continue to
discharge, in the Town of Fallsburg, Sullivan County, New York.
10. Nazareth Borough Municipal Authority D-94-69 CP. A project to
expand the applicant's existing 1.10 mgd STP to 1.30 mgd by rerating
the capacity of the existing system. The STP will continue to provide
advanced secondary biological treatment via the activated sludge
process and discharge to Shoeneck Creek in Lower Nazareth Township,
Northampton County, Pennsylvania. The STP will continue to serve
customers in Upper Nazareth, Bushkill and Lower Nazareth Townships as
well as Nazareth Borough.
11. Schuylkill Haven Municipal Authority D-94-70 CP. A STP
modification project to improve removal of suspended solids. There will
be no increase in the average design flow of 2.8 mgd. The STP will
continue to serve the Borough of Schuylkill Haven and portions of North
Manheim Township. The STP provides secondary biological treatment via
the extended aeration process and discharges to the Schuylkill River
1,500 feet downstream of the Route 443 Bridge in the Borough of
Schuylkill Haven, Schuylkill 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: November 22, 1994.
Susan M. Weisman,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 94-29583 Filed 11-30-94; 8:45 am]
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