[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 117 (Wednesday, June 18, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33058-33059]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-15971]
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DELAWARE RIVER BASIN COMMISSION
Notice of Commission Meeting and Public Hearings
Notice is hereby given that the Delaware River Basin Commission
will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, June 25, 1997. The hearing
will be part of the Commission's regular business meeting which is open
to the public and scheduled to begin at 1:30 p.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 10:30 a.m. at the same location and will include a presentation
on New Jersey's statewide watershed management implementation strategy,
a Natural Resources Conservation Service presentation on Basinwide
digitization of soils data, and a status report on the Commission's GIS
program.
In addition to the subjects listed below which are scheduled for
public hearing at the business meeting, the Commission will also
address the following: Minutes of the May 28, 1997 business meeting;
announcements; General Counsel's report; report on Basin hydrologic
conditions; a resolution concerning FY '97 budget adjustments; a
resolution providing for the election of the Commission offices of
Chair, Vice Chair and Second Vice Chair and public dialogue.
The subjects of the hearing will be as follows:
Current Expense and Capital Budgets. A proposed current expense
budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1997, in the aggregate
amount of $3,445,500 and a capital budget reflecting revenues of
$2,187,500 and expenditures of $2,074,500. Copies of the current
expense and capital budgets are available from the Commission on
request by contacting Richard C. Gore. This hearing was deferred at the
January 22, 1997 business meeting.
Applications for Approval of the Following Projects Pursuant to
Article 10.3, Article 11 and/or Section 3.8 of the Compact
1. Chester County Water Resources Authority D-73-87 CP Revision 3
A project to modify the outlet structure of the applicant's
existing Barneston Flood Control Project (Pennsylvania Dam 432) on the
East Branch Brandywine Creek in Wallace Township, Chester County,
Pennsylvania. The facility is a dry dam serving Chester County
providing flood control by reducing the rate of flood water flow in the
East Branch Brandywine Creek via a single-stage riser and a concrete
conduit. A new conduit will be installed to replace the existing
deteriorating riser/conduit outlet, and no change in the dam's
functions or operation is proposed. The
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new conduit will continue to allow the passage of fish.
2. Fawn Lake Forest Water Company D-81-61 CP Renewal 3
An application for the renewal of a ground water withdrawal project
to supply up to 4.5 million gallons (mg)/30 days of water to the
applicant's distribution system from Well Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
Commission approval on May 20, 1992 was limited to five years. The
applicant requests that the total withdrawal from all wells remain
limited to 4.5 mg/30 days. The project is located in Lackawaxen
Township, Pike County, Pennsylvania.
3. Borough of Allentown D-89-32 CP Renewal
An application for the renewal of a ground water withdrawal project
to supply up to 9 mg/30 days of water to the applicant's distribution
system from Well Nos. 1 and 2. Commission approval on June 28, 1989 was
limited to seven years. The applicant requests that the total
withdrawal from all wells remain limited to 9 mg/30 days. The project
is located in Allentown Borough, Monmouth County, New Jersey.
4. Elastimold, Inc. D-95-54
An application for approval of an increase in ground water
withdrawal to supply up to 5.83 mg/30 days of water to the applicant's
industrial facility from existing Well No. 3, and to limit the
withdrawal to 5.83 mg/30 days. The project is located in Washington
Township, Morris County, New Jersey.
5. Jefferson Township Sewer Authority D-97-6 CP
A project to construct a 410,000 gallons per day (gpd) sewage
treatment plant (STP) to serve communities throughout Jefferson
Township, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania; including Mount Cobb, Moosic
Lakes and Lake Spangenberg, and the residential developments of Happy
Acres, Belair Acres, Floral Estates, Jefferson Heights and High View
Terrace. The STP will provide tertiary treatment prior to discharge to
an unnamed tributary of the West Branch Lake Wallenpaupack Creek. The
STP will be situated approximately 1,000 feet south of State Route 348
and just east of Mount Cobb in Jefferson Township. An importation of
wastewater of approximately 21,000 gpd is projected from the Happy
Acres service area which is located in the Susquehanna River Basin.
Documents relating to these items may be examined at the
Commission's offices. Preliminary dockets are available in single
copies upon request. Please contact Thomas L. Brand concerning docket-
related questions. Persons wishing to testify at this hearing are
requested to register with the Secretary prior to the hearing.
Other Scheduled Hearings
By earlier notice, the Commission announced its schedule of public
hearings on proposed amendments to its Ground Water Protected Area
Regulations for Southeastern Pennsylvania concerning the establishment
of numerical ground water withdrawal limits for subbasins in the
protected area. The proposed limits, based upon hydrologic budget
analyses, would initially be specified for the 14 subbasins in the
Neshaminy Creek Basin. Limits for the remaining 52 subbasins within the
protected area would be developed upon completion of additional
hydrologic budget analyses scheduled to be completed late in 1997.
The public hearings are scheduled as follows:
June 24, 1997 beginning at 3:00 p.m. and continuing until 5:00
p.m., as long as there are people present wishing to testify. The
hearing will resume at 7:00 p.m. and continue until 9:00 p.m., as long
as there are people present wishing to testify. The hearings will be
held in the Goddard Conference Room of the Commission's offices at 25
State Police Drive, West Trenton, New Jersey.
Copies of the full text of the proposed amendments as well as the
Commission's Ground Water Protected Area Regulations for Southeastern
Pennsylvania may be obtained by contacting Susan M. Weisman, Commission
Secretary, at (609) 883-9500 ext. 203.
Persons wishing to testify are requested to notify the Secretary in
advance. Written comments on the proposed amendments should be
submitted to the Secretary at the Delaware River Basin Commission, P.O.
Box 7360, West Trenton, New Jersey 08628.
Dated: June 10, 1997.
Susan M. Weisman,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-15971 Filed 6-17-97; 8:45 am]
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