[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 96 (Thursday, May 19, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-12222]
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[Federal Register: May 19, 1994]
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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, May 25, 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 a.m. in the University of
Delaware's Goodstay Center, 2600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Wilmington,
Delaware.
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: Hickory Water Company D-87-31 CP RENEWAL. An
application for the renewal of a ground water withdrawal project to
supply up to 14.5 million gallons (mg)/30 days of water to the
applicant's distribution system from Well Nos. 1 through 5. Commission
approval on September 28, 1988 was limited to five years. The applicant
requests that the total withdrawal from all wells be increased from
10.58 mg/30 days to 14.5 mg/30 days. The project is located in Delaware
Township, Pike County, Pennsylvania. This hearing continues that of
April 27, 1994.
2. Fawn Lake Forest Water Company D-81-61 CP RENEWAL 2. Revision of
the ground water withdrawal renewal docket with respect to water
conservation requirements. The project is located in Lackawaxen
Township, Pike County, Pennsylvania.
3. Villa Roma Country Club D-88-7. An application to expand a 0.045
million gallons per day (mgd) sewage treatment plant to provide high
quality secondary and tertiary treatment of 0.145 mgd. The plant is
located in the Town of Delaware, Sullivan County, New York. The project
is necessary to serve the applicant's additional dwelling units. Sewage
treatment plant effluent will continue to be discharged to Jones Brook
about one mile above its confluence with East Branch Callicoon Creek.
4. Town of Thompson D-89-11 CP. An application to expand the
existing 1.0 mgd Kiamesha Sewage Treatment Plant to provide tertiary
treatment of 2.0 mgd to the Town of Thompson, which encompasses the
Hamlet of Kiamesha Lake and surrounding residential and commercial
areas in Sullivan County, New York. Treated effluent will continue to
be discharged to an unnamed tributary of Kiamesha Creek.
5. PECO Energy Company (formerly Philadelphia Electric Company) D-
92-66. A project to modify the applicant's Eddystone Generation Station
industrial wastewater treatment plant (IWTP) 3.7 mgd discharge (outfall
011) by rerouting the effluent to join the main cooling water discharge
tunnels for Units 1 and 2 and Units 3 and 4 (outfalls 007 and 008). All
proposed discharges are to the Delaware River, and the existing IWTP
discharge will be discontinued. The project is proposed in order to
reduce the concentration of total dissolved solids in the Eddystone
Station discharge. The project is located south of the confluence of
Crum Creek and the Delaware River in the Borough of Eddystone, Delaware
County, Pennsylvania.
6. Town of Smyrna D-93-72 CP. An application for approval of a
ground water withdrawal project to supply up to 33.99 mg/30 days of
water to the applicant's distribution system from new Well No. 1A, and
to retain the existing withdrawal limit from all wells of 33.99 mg/30
days. The project is located in the Town of Smyrna, Kent County,
Delaware.
7. Borough of Chalfont D-93-83 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. 14 and
to retain the existing withdrawal limit from all wells of 39.0 mg/30
days. The project is located in Chalfont Borough, Bucks County in the
Southeastern Pennsylvania Ground Water Protected Area.
8. Richland Township D-94-7 CP. A ground water withdrawal project
to serve as a standby source of supply for the applicant's distribution
system. The applicant requests that the withdrawal from standby Well
No. RTW-2 be limited to 4.0 mg/30 days, and that the total withdrawal
from all wells remain limited to 7.67 mg/30 days. The project is
located in Richland Township, Bucks County in the Southeastern
Pennsylvania Ground Water Protected Area.
9. City of Bethlehem D-94-10 CP. An application for approval of a
ground water project to withdraw up to 5.2 mg/30 days of water from 12
new wells as part of the Groundwater Abatement Program of the City of
Bethlehem Landfill and to limit the withdrawal from all wells to 5.2
mg/30 days. The project is located in Lower Saucon Township,
Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
10. Transit America, Inc. D-94-13. An application for approval of a
ground water withdrawal of up to 6.6 mg/30 days of water as part of the
applicant's ground water remediation system from 18 new wells, and to
limit the total withdrawal from all wells to 6.6 mg/30 days. The
project is situated in Lower Moreland Township, Montgomery County, and
the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. Four of
the proposed wells are located in the Southeastern Pennsylvania Ground
Water Protected Area.
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: May 10, 1994.
Susan M. Weisman,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 94-12222 Filed 5-18-94; 8:45 am]
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