[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 183 (Thursday, September 22, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-23401]
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[Federal Register: September 22, 1994]
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DELAWARE RIVER BASIN COMMISSION
Commission Meeting and Public Hearing
Notice is hereby given that the Delaware River Basin Commission
will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, September 28, 1994. 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. at the
Merrill Creek Reservoir Visitors Center, 116G Montana Road, Washington,
New Jersey.
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: Hatfield Quality Meats D-94-34. An application
for approval of a ground water withdrawal project to supply up to 5.4
million gallons (mg)/30 days of water to the applicant's processing
facility from new Well No. 10, and to increase the existing withdrawal
limit of 9.5 mg/30 days from all wells to 14.9 mg/30 days. The project
is located in Hatfield Township, Montgomery County, in the Southeastern
Pennsylvania Ground Water Protected Area.
2. New Jersey-American Water Company (Northern Division-Washington
System) D-85-2 CP RENEWAL-2. An application for the renewal of a ground
water withdrawal project to supply up to 51.8 mg/30 days of water to
the applicant's distribution system from Well Nos. 3, 4 and 5.
Commission approval on August 2, 1989 was limited to five years. The
applicant requests that the total withdrawal from all wells remain
limited to 51.8 mg/30 days. The project is located in Washington
Township, Warren County, New Jersey.
3. Borough of Bloomsbury D-90-14 CP. An application for approval of
a ground water withdrawal project to supply up to 4.65 mg/30 days of
water to the applicant's distribution system from new Well No. 1, and
to limit the withdrawal from all wells to 4.65 mg/30 days. The project
is located in Bethlehem Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.
4. Delaware County Prison D-93-46 CP. A project to expand the
applicant's 0.0967 mgd sewage treatment facilities to enable up to
0.135 mgd to be discharged by providing an interim seasonal auxiliary
discharge to a proposed 27-acre spray irrigation area near the plant.
The facilities will continue to serve the Delaware County Prison and
the Camp Sunshine recreational area located in both Thornbury and
Concord Townships, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. The facilities will
continue to discharge to an unnamed tributary of the West Branch
Chester Creek.
5. Jackson Township Municipal Utilities Authority D-93-70 CP. A
project to abandon a 0.425 million gallons per day (mgd) sewage
treatment plant which serves the Six Flags Great Adventure Amusement
Park, convert it to a pump station and export wastewater from the
Delaware River Basin (DRB). The applicant proposes to amend its service
area so that wastewater generated by the proposed expansion of the Six
Flags Great Adventure recreational park can be conveyed to the Ocean
County Utilities Authority for treatment and discharge in the Atlantic
Basin. Water will be provided via existing DRB wells operated by the
applicant. The project is located in Jackson Township, Ocean County,
New Jersey.
6. Resorts USA, Inc. D-93-73 CP. An application for approval of a
ground water withdrawal project to supply up to 0.73 mg/30 days of
water to the applicant's distribution system serving the developments
of Saw Creek Estates and the Falls at Saw Creek, and the Outdoor World
campground from new Well No. 11, and to retain the existing withdrawal
limit from all wells of 22.8 mg/30 days. The project is located in
Lehman Township, Pike County, Pennsylvania.
7. Joseph Wick Nurseries, Ltd. D-94-2. An application for approval
of a ground water withdrawal project to supply water to the applicant's
irrigation system from the new Ellery Farm Well, and to increase the
existing withdrawal limit of 46.1 mg/30 days from all wells to 71.4 mg/
30 days. The project is located in Kent County, Delaware.
8. Papen Farms, Inc. D-94-3. An application to replace the
withdrawal of water from Well No. 4 in the applicant's water supply
system which has become an unreliable source of supply. The applicant
requests that the withdrawal from replacement Well No. 4A and all
existing wells remain limited to 130 mg/30 days, and that the total
withdrawal from all wells and surface water sources remain limited to
176 mg/30 days. The project is located in Kent County, Delaware.
9. Pennsville Township Water Department D-94-12 CP. An application
for approval of a ground water withdrawal project to supply up to 40
mg/30 days of water to the applicant's distribution system from Well
Nos. 3A, 4A and 6, and to retain the existing withdrawal limit from all
wells of 52.5 mg/30 days. The project is located in Pennsville
Township, Salem County, New Jersey.
10. Mount Laurel Municipal Utilities Authority D-94-32 CP. A
project to upgrade and expand the applicant's existing 4.0 mgd Hartford
Road Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) to a 6.0 mgd ultimate average monthly
design capacity. A modified oxidation ditch secondary biological
treatment process will replace the existing contact stabilization
process and provide improved ammonia-nitrogen removal. The STP will
continue to serve a portion of Mount Laurel Township and will
discharge, after proposed ultra-violet disinfection, to the tidal reach
of Rancocas Creek in Water Quality Zone 2. The STP is located between
the New Jersey Turnpike and I-295 about 3000 feet northeast of Hartford
Road in Mount Laurel Township, Burlington County, New Jersey.
11. Slatington Borough Authority D-94-45 CP. A project to modify
and expand the applicant's existing 0.775 mgd STP to treat 0.955 mgd
and continue to discharge to the Lehigh River in the Borough of
Slatington, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. The STP will continue to
provide secondary biological treatment and continue to serve a portion
of Washington Township and the Borough of Slatington, both in Lehigh
County, and the Borough of Walnutport located in Northampton 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: September 13, 1994.
Susan M. Weisman,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 94-23401 Filed 9-21-94; 8:45 am]
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