Notice of Commission Meeting and Public Hearing, 37887-37890 [2012-15398]
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be updated in accordance with this
Sikes Act provision and will be
prepared in coordination with the
Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service and the Director of Arizona
Game and Fish Department. In
accordance with the MLWA and in
support of the INRMP update, the U.S.
Air Force and U.S. Marine Corps are
also preparing a Public Report to
summarize current military use of the
BMGR, changes in military use of the
lands since the 2007 INRMP was
implemented, and efforts related to the
management of natural and cultural
resources and environmental
remediation of the lands during the
previous five years.
Two public meetings are scheduled to
familiarize the public with progress
made in the management of natural
resources since completion of the 2007
INRMP, to seek review and input on the
Public Report to guide development of
the INRMP update, and to share
information about projects planned to
support natural resource management
during the next five years. The meeting
scheduled for 17 July 2012 in Yuma,
Arizona will focus on BMGR West and
a second meeting focused on BMGR East
is scheduled for 18 July 2012 in Gila
Bend, Arizona. Public meetings will be
announced in the following Arizona
newspapers: Yuma Sun, West Valley
View (Glendale), the Gila Bend Sun,
Arizona Daily Star (Tucson), and the
Ajo Copper News. Federal, state, and
local agencies; Native American tribes;
and interested individuals are
encouraged to take these opportunities
to participate in the INRMP update
process.
DATES AND ADDRESSES: Public meetings
are scheduled for 17 and 18 July, 2012
for BMGR West and BMGR East,
respectively. Both meetings will be an
open house format with presentation
boards and project team members
available to answer questions.
17 July 2012, 6:00–8:00 p.m., Yuma
County Main Library, Conference
Room, 2951 S. 21st Drive, Yuma,
Arizona,
18 July 2012, 6:00–8:00 p.m., Gila Bend
Resource Center, Training Room, 303
E. Pima St., Gila Bend, Arizona.
Submitting Comments: You may
submit comments related to the
updating of the BMGR INRMP to: Beth
Defend, URS Corporation, 7720 N. 16th
Street, Suite 100, Phoenix, AZ 85020,
bmgr@urs.com.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
BMGR East, Daniel Garcia, Luke Air
Force Base, (623) 856–4265 or
daniel.garcia@luke.af.mil BMGR West,
Ron Pearce, Marine Corps Air Station
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Yuma, (928) 269–3401 or
ronald.pearce@usmc.mil. The Public
Report can be accessed from the
following Web sites: https://
www.luke.af.mil/library/factsheets/
factsheet.asp?id=5028 https://
www.yuma.usmc.mil/range/.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
BMGR was established in 1941 and
continues to be used by the U.S. Air
Force and U.S. Marine Corps, and other
Department of Defense components,
primarily to train military aircrews to
fly air combat missions. Encompassing
more than 1.7 million acres of land in
southwest Arizona, the BMGR is also
nationally significant as a critical
component in the largest remaining tract
of relatively unfragmented and
undisturbed Sonoran Desert in the
United States.
In October 1999, Congress
reconfirmed the nation’s continuing
need for the BMGR by passing the
MLWA. This Act extended
authorization for the BMGR as a military
reservation for 25 years until 2024 and
provided that the Secretaries of the Air
Force, Navy, and Interior were to jointly
prepare an INRMP for the range. As
prescribed by the MLWA, the INRMP
must include provisions for the proper
management and protection of the
natural and cultural resources of the
BMGR, and for sustainable use by the
public of such resources to the extent
consistent with the military purposes of
the range.
The MLWA assigned natural and
cultural resource management authority
for the BMGR to the Secretaries of the
Air Force and the Navy for the east and
west range lands, respectively.
Thereafter, an Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) was prepared—in
coordination with the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (led by the Cabeza
Prieta National Wildlife Refuge),
Arizona Game and Fish Department,
and Bureau of Land Management
(BLM)—to evaluate alternative methods
to manage the natural resources and,
where applicable, public use of the
BMGR. The management decisions
made based on the EIS and Record of
Decision were used to develop the
INRMP that was finalized in March
2007.
The MLWA also provided that the
INRMP be prepared and implemented in
accordance with the Sikes Act. The
Sikes Act sets forth the Nation’s
resource management policies and
guidance for U.S. military installations
and requires the preparation of INRMPs
for all installations with significant
natural resources. The Sikes Act
provides that the Secretary of Defense
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shall carry out a program to provide for
the conservation and rehabilitation of
natural resources that is consistent with
the use of military installations to
ensure the preparedness of the Armed
Forces. The INRMP programs are to
provide for (a) the conservation and
rehabilitation of natural resources on
military installations; (b) the sustainable
multipurpose use of the resources,
which shall include hunting, fishing,
trapping and non-consumptive uses;
and (c) public access to facilitate use,
subject to safety requirements and
military security.
The MLWA also mandates
preparation of the aforementioned
Public Report concurrent with each
INRMP review cycle. The Public Report
includes a summary of current military
use of the lands, any changes in military
use of the lands since the previous
report, and efforts related to the
management of natural and cultural
resources and environmental
remediation of the lands during the
previous five years. Interested members
of the public are invited to review and
comment on the report. Public meetings
are planned to facilitate that review and
provide a forum for public input. The
Public Report is available for review on
the following Web sites: https://
www.luke.af.mil/library/factsheets/
factsheet.asp?id=5028 and https://
www.yuma.usmc.mil/range/.
Henry Williams Jr.,
Acting Air Force Federal Register Liaison
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012–15349 Filed 6–22–12; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 5001–10–P
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN
COMMISSION
Notice of Commission Meeting and
Public Hearing
Notice is hereby given that the
Delaware River Basin Commission will
hold an informal conference followed
by a public hearing on Wednesday, July
11, 2012. The hearing will be part of the
Commission’s regularly scheduled
business meeting. The conference
session and business meeting both are
open to the public and will be held at
the Commission’s office building
located at 25 State Police Drive, West
Trenton, New Jersey.
The morning conference session will
begin at 11 a.m. and will include a
presentation by representatives from the
Schuylkill River Heritage Area on
activities of the Schuylkill River
Restoration Fund; and a resolution
recognizing the valuable service of
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former Pennsylvania Alternate
Commissioner John T. Hines.
Items for Public Hearing. The subjects
of the public hearing to be held during
the 1:30 p.m. business meeting on July
11, 2012 include draft dockets for the
projects described below. Draft dockets
also will be posted on the Commission’s
Web site at www.drbc.net. ten days prior
to the meeting date. Additional public
records relating to the dockets may be
examined at the Commission’s offices.
Please contact William Muszynski at
609–883–9500, extension 221, with any
docket-related questions.
1. Phoenixville Borough, D–1967–080
CP–3. An application to renew the
approval of an existing discharge from
the 4.0 million gallons per day (mgd)
Borough of Phoenixville wastewater
treatment plant (WWTP). The WWTP
will continue to discharge treated
effluent to the Schuylkill River at River
Mile 92.47—35.0 (Delaware River—
Schuylkill River) via Outfall No. 001.
The WWTP is located within the
Commission’s Southeastern
Pennsylvania Ground Water Protected
Area (GWPA) in the Borough of
Phoenixville, Chester County,
Pennsylvania.
2. Mount Holly Municipal Utilities
Authority, D–1970–133 CP–4. An
application to renew the approval of an
existing discharge from the 6.0 mgd
Mount Holly MUA WWTP. The WWTP
will continue to discharge treated
effluent, via Outfall No. 1, to the North
Branch Rancocas Creek, located in
Water Quality Zone 2, at River Mile
111.06—8.64—4.1 (Delaware River—
Rancocas Creek—North Branch
Rancocas Creek) in Mount Holly
Township, Burlington County, New
Jersey.
3. Pen Argyl Municipal Authority,
D–1975–028 CP–3. An application to
renew the approval of an existing
discharge from the 0.95 mgd (hydraulic
design flow) Pen Argyl Municipal
Authority WWTP. No modifications to
the Pen Argyl Municipal Authority
WWTP are proposed. The facility is
located within the drainage area of the
section of the non-tidal Delaware River
known as the Lower Delaware, which is
classified as Special Protection Waters.
The WWTP will continue to discharge
to an unnamed tributary of Waltz Creek,
a tributary of Martins Creek, at River
Mile 190.6—4.4—3.2—0.7 (Delaware
River—Martins Creek—Waltz Creek—
UNT to Waltz Creek) in the Borough of
Pen Argyl, Northampton County,
Pennsylvania.
4. Hatfield Township Municipal
Authority, D–1985–036 CP–2. An
application to renew the approval of an
existing discharge from the 8.37 mgd
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WWTP. The WWTP will continue to
discharge treated effluent to the West
Branch Neshaminy Creek at River Mile
115.63—40.01—4.0 (Delaware River—
Neshaminy Creek—West Branch
Neshaminy Creek) via Outfall No. 001,
within the Southeastern Pennsylvania
GWPA, in Hatfield Township,
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
5. Pennsylvania American Water
Company, D–1992–064 CP–3. An
application to renew the approval of an
existing discharge from the 7.0 mgd
Coatesville WWTP. The project WWTP
will continue to discharge treated
sewage effluent to the West Brach
Brandywine Creek, a tributary of the
Brandywine Creek, which is a tributary
of the Christina River, at River Mile
70.7—1.5—20.0—15.5 (Delaware
River—Christina River—Brandywine
Creek—West Branch Brandywine Creek)
in the Borough of South Coatesville,
Chester County, Pennsylvania.
6. Veolia Energy, D–1995–010 CP–2.
An application to renew the approval of
the Tri-Gen Energy Generating Facility
(TGEGF) and its subsidiary water
allocation of up to 217 million gallons
per month (mgm), supplied by Exelon’s
Schuylkill Generating Station (SGS)
Intake No. 1. The water is used for
cooling associated with power
generation. The requested allocation is
not an increase from the previous
allocation. The TGEGF is located on the
former PECO—Schuylkill site adjacent
to the Exelon SGS and Veolia’s GFCF in
the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
7. Paradise Stream Resort, D–2006–
020–2. An application to renew the
approval of an existing discharge from
the 0.05 mgd Paradise Stream Resort
WWTP. The discharge is in the drainage
area of the section of the non-tidal
Delaware River known as the Middle
Delaware, which is classified as Special
Protection Waters. The WWTP will
continue to discharge treated effluent to
Yankee Run, a tributary of Paradise
Creek, which is a tributary of the
Brodhead Creek at River Mile 213—
13.7—6.0—1.0 (Delaware River—
Brodhead Creek—Paradise Creek—
Yankee Run) in Paradise Township,
Monroe County, Pennsylvania.
8. Royersford Borough, D–2006–045
CP–2. An application to renew the
approval of an existing discharge from
the 1.0 mgd Royersford Borough WWTP.
No modifications to the Royersford
Borough WWTP are proposed. The
WWTP will continue to discharge to the
Schuylkill River via existing Outfall No.
001 at River Mile 92.47—41.03
(Delaware River—Schuylkill River), in
Upper Providence Township,
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
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9. Laurel Pipeline Company, LP, D–
2007–040–2. An application to renew
the approval of an existing discharge
from the 70,000 gallons per day (gpd)
Booth Station industrial wastewater
treatment plant (IWTP). The IWTP treats
groundwater from three (3) remediation
wells through the use of an air stripper
treatment system. The IWTP will
continue to discharge to the Green Creek
at River Mile 82.9—8.5—2.4—2.4
(Delaware River—Chester Creek—West
Branch Chester Creek—Green Creek) in
Bethel Township, Delaware County,
Pennsylvania.
10. Ferro Corporation, D–1968–143–2.
An application to approve a
modification of the existing 2.0 mgd
Ferro IWTP. The proposed modification
consists of the construction and
installation of an outfall pipe extension
with multi-port diffuser at the end of the
existing IWTP outfall. No other
modifications to the IWTP facilities are
proposed. The IWTP will continue to
discharge to Water Quality Zone 4 of the
Delaware River at River Mile 79.0 in
Logan Township, Gloucester County,
New Jersey.
11. Sunoco, Inc., D–1969–115–3. An
application to renew approval of the
existing 10 mgd Girard Point Refinery
(GPR) IWTP (Outfall No. 015) and two
non-contact cooling water (NCCW)
outfalls (Outfalls Nos. 004 and 011). The
PADEP and DRBC have based effluent
limits for each discharge at the GPR on
flows of 6.22 mgd, 1.3 mgd, and 1.2
mgd, respectively. The project will
continue to discharge to Water Quality
Zone 4 of the Delaware River at or near
River Mile 92.47—2.27 (Delaware
River—Schuylkill River), in the City of
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
12. Lambertville Municipal Utilities
Authority, D–1969–150 CP–2. An
application to approve work on the
existing 1.5 mgd Lambertville
Municipal Utilities Authority WWTP
that was performed in the years 2010
and 2011. The LMUA WWTP will
continue to discharge treated effluent to
the section of the non-tidal Delaware
River known as the Lower Delaware,
which is classified as Special Protection
Waters, at River Mile 148.4 (Delaware
River) in the City of Lambertville,
Hunterdon County, New Jersey.
13. Warren County—Pequest River
Municipal Utilities Authority, D–1971–
096 CP–5. An application for approval
of upgrades to the existing 0.5 mgd
Warren County MUA Oxford WWTP.
Upgrades to the treatment facilities
include replacing the existing
conventional activated sludge treatment
system with a modified ludzak process
incorporating mixed media filtration.
The discharge is located within the
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drainage area of the section of the nontidal Delaware River known as the
Lower Delaware, which is classified as
Special Protection Waters. The WWTP
will continue to discharge treated
effluent to the Pequest River at River
Mile 197.8—7.2 (Delaware River—
Pequest River), in Oxford Township,
Warren County, New Jersey.
14. Deposit Village, D–1974–057 CP–
3. An application to approve an existing
discharge from the 0.7 mgd Village of
Deposit WWTP. The WWTP was
previously approved by the DRBC via
Docket No. D–1974–057 CP–2 on
December 12, 2006; however, the
applicant submitted a docket renewal
application after the expiration date of
the docket (December 12, 2011). The
applicant does not propose any
modifications to the existing WWTP.
The WWTP will continue to discharge
to the West Branch Delaware River at
River Mile 330.71—14.5 (Delaware
River—West Branch Delaware River),
within the drainage area of the section
of the non-tidal Delaware River known
as the Upper Delaware, which is
classified as Special Protection Waters.
The facility is located in the Village of
Deposit, Broome County, New York.
15. Kent County Levy Court, D–1977–
087 CP–3. An application to approve the
existing 16.3 mgd Kent County Levy
Court WWTP. The WWTP treats
domestic wastewater through the use of
a biological nutrient removal (BNR)
treatment system. The WWTP was
previously approved by the DRBC via
Docket No. D–1977–087 CP–2 on July
18, 2007; however, the docket holder
submitted a docket renewal application
after the expiration date of the docket
(November 1, 2011). No modifications to
the existing WWTP are proposed. The
WWTP will continue to discharge to
‘‘The Gut,’’ a tidal tributary to the
Murderkill River, which is a tidal
tributary of the Delaware Estuary (Water
Quality Zone 6) at River Mile 23.0—
6.4—0.8 (Delaware River—Murderkill
River—The Gut), in Milford Township,
Kent County, Delaware.
16. ArcelorMittal Plate, LLC, D–1979–
026–2. An application to modify the
DRBC approval of the existing
ArcelorMittal Conshohocken IWTP,
including updating the approval to
reflect the current facility operations
and annual average flow of 1.2 mgd. No
modifications to the IWTP are proposed.
The IWTP will continue to discharge to
the Schuylkill River at River Mile
92.47—21.5 (Delaware River- Schuylkill
River) in Plymouth Township,
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
17. Grand Central Sanitary Landfill,
Inc., D–1988–052–3. An application to
approve an existing discharge from the
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IWTP. The IWTP will continue to
discharge treated leachate to the Little
Bushkill Creek, a tributary of the
Bushkill Creek, at River Mile 184.1—
8.5—8.6 (Delaware River—Bushkill
Creek—Little Bushkill Creek). The IWTP
discharge was most recently approved
by the DRBC via Docket No. D–1988–
052 CP–2 on July 30, 2005; however, the
docket holder submitted a docket
renewal application after the expiration
date of the docket (April 30, 2009). The
IWTP is located within the drainage
area of the section of the non-tidal
Delaware River known as the Lower
Delaware, which is classified as Special
Protection Waters, in Plainfield
Township, Northampton County,
Pennsylvania.
18. East Stroudsburg Borough, D–
1992–072 CP–2. An application to
renew the approval of a groundwater
withdrawal (GWD) and surface water
withdrawal (SWWD) allocation to
continue to withdraw up to 58.26 mgm
of groundwater from existing Wells Nos.
PW–1, PW–2, PW–3, and PW–4 and up
to 62 mgm of surface water from Sambo
Creek. Total water supply system
allocation will remain at 77.5 mgm. The
docket also approves an allocation of up
to 77.5 mgm from the Michael Creek
surface water diversion. All water
diverted from Michael Creek is directed
to the headwater of the Sambo Creek
watershed to augment the supply of
water available in the Sambo Creek
reservoirs operated by the Borough. The
allocation is requested in order to meet
projected increases in service area
demand and to provide water for
emergency interconnections and bulk
water sales interconnections with
neighboring municipalities. The
withdrawal wells are located in the
Borough of East Stroudsburg in the
Brodhead Creek Watershed and are
completed in the Buttermilk Falls
Formation and Pleistocene Sand and
Gravel Aquifer. The project surface
water withdrawals are located in the
Michael Creek and Sambo Creek
watersheds in Smithfield and Middle
Smithfield Townships, Monroe County,
Pennsylvania. All withdrawals/
diversions are located within the
drainage area of the section of the nontidal Delaware River known as the
Middle Delaware, which is classified as
Special Protection Waters.
19. Delaware Water Gap Borough, D–
1997–032 CP–2. An application to
renew the approval of an existing GWD
of up to 11.0 mgm to supply the
applicant’s public water supply system
from existing Wells Nos. 4, 6, and 7 in
the Poxono Island and Bloomsburg
Formations. The allocation is a decrease
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from the previous allocation of 15.5
mgm. The wells are located in the
Delaware River and Cherry Creek
Watersheds within the drainage area of
the section of the non-tidal Delaware
River known as the Middle Delaware,
which is classified as Special Protection
Waters, in Delaware Water Gap
Borough, Monroe County, Pennsylvania.
20. Chalfont-New Britain Township
Joint Sewage Authority, D–1999–063
CP–2. An application to upgrade and
expand the existing Chalfont-New
Britain Township Joint Sewage
Authority (CNBTJSA) WWTP. The
project includes expanding the average
annual design flow from 4.0 mgd to
4.625 mgd and modifying the influent
pumping, grease/grit facility,
equalizations basins, and oxidation
ditch treatment process. The WWTP
will remain at a hydraulic design
capacity of 6 mgd and continue to
discharge treated domestic effluent to
the Neshaminy Creek at River Mile
115.63—37.4 (Delaware River—
Neshaminy Creek) in Doylestown
Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
21. Audubon Water Company, D–
2004–004 CP–3. An application to
renew the approval of a GWD of up to
1.395 mgm to supply the applicant’s
public water supply system from new
Well No. TP–4 and to retain the existing
total system allocation of 51.45 mgm
from 18 additional existing wells. The
new well is located in the Stockton
Formation in the Schuylkill River
Watershed, within the Southeastern
Pennsylvania GWPA, in Lower
Providence Township, Montgomery
County, Pennsylvania.
22. Thompson Town, D–1985–075
CP–2. An application to approve an
existing discharge from the 0.5 mgd
Sackett Lake WWTP. The WWTP will
continue to discharge treated effluent to
Sackett Creek at River Mile 261.1—4.6—
3.37—1.29—3.82—2.17 (Delaware
River—Mongaup River—Rio Reservoir—
Mongaup River—Mongaup Falls
Reservoir—Sackett Creek) via Outfall
No. 001. The discharge is in the
drainage area of the section of the nontidal Delaware River known as the
Upper Delaware, which is classified as
Special Protection Waters, in the Town
of Thompson, Sullivan County, New
York.
23. Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company,
LLC, D–2011–022–1. An application to
approve a SWWD to supply a temporary
withdrawal of up to 5.946 mgm of water
for the applicant’s natural gas
transmission pipeline upgrade project
from two sources located on the
Lackawaxen and Delaware Rivers. The
allocation is requested to conduct
horizontal directional drilling and
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hydrostatic testing associated with the
pipeline upgrade. The project also
approves the discharge of hydrostatic
testing water in three locations to the
land surface after completion of
hydrostatic testing. The project is
located in Berlin, Texas, and Palmyra
Townships in Wayne County,
Pennsylvania, Westfall and Milford
Townships in Pike County,
Pennsylvania, and Montague Township
in Sussex County, New Jersey. Portions
of the project are located within the
drainage area of sections of the non-tidal
Delaware River known as the Upper and
Middle Delaware, which are classified
as Special Protection Waters.
24. Reading Alloys, Inc., D–2011–
023–1. An application to approve an
existing GWD and SWWD project to
supply up to 0.57 mgm of groundwater
to the applicant’s manufacturing plant
from existing Wells Nos. 3 and 4 and
14.5 mgm of surface water from existing
Intake No. 1, for potable water and
industrial cooling purposes,
respectively. Intake No. 1 withdraws
water from an on-site pond. The project
is located in the Spring Creek
Watershed in Heidelberg and South
Heidelberg Townships, Berks County,
Pennsylvania.
25. Thompson Town, D–2011–025
CP–1. An application to approve an
existing discharge from the 0.038 mgd
Melody Lakes WWTP. The WWTP will
continue to discharge to Turner Brook at
River Mile 253.64—14.52—7.05—2.27
(Delaware River—Neversink River—
Bush Kill—Turner Brook) via Outfall
No. 001. The WWTP is located within
the drainage area of the section of the
non-tidal Delaware River known as the
Middle Delaware, which is classified as
Special Protection Waters, in the Town
of Thompson, Sullivan County, New
York.
26. Lower Bucks County Joint
Municipal Authority, D–2012–001 CP–1.
An application to approve the discharge
of up to 0.7 mgd of filter backwash from
the existing Lower Bucks County Joint
Municipal Authority (LBCJMA) Water
Filtration Plant (WFP). The WFP will
continue to discharge treated effluent to
Water Quality Zone 2 of the tidal
Delaware River at River Mile 122.3
(Delaware River) via Outfall No. 003, in
Tullytown Borough, Bucks County,
Pennsylvania.
27. PECO Energy, D–2012–015–1. An
application to approve the withdrawal
and discharge of up to 0.288 mgd (8.928
mgm) of groundwater and occasional
stormwater captured by dewatering
operations during the remediation of
subsurface soils at the former PECO
Energy Norristown Manufactured Gas
Plant (MGP) site. Water captured during
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the excavation and removal of MGP
impacted soils will be treated with a
temporary on-site water treatment
system and discharged to either the
Norristown Municipal Waste Authority
WWTP or the Schuylkill River at River
Mile 92.47—23.5 (Delaware River—
Schuylkill River). The project is located
within the Southeastern Pennsylvania
GWPA in Norristown Borough,
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
Other Agenda Items. In addition to
the hearings on draft dockets, during the
1:30 p.m. business meeting the
Commissioners will consider a
resolution authorizing the Executive
Director to renew an agreement with the
Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel
University for the analysis of ambient
water and wastewater samples from the
non-tidal Delaware River. The agenda
also includes the standard business
meeting items: Adoption of the Minutes
of the Commission’s May 10, 2012
business meeting, announcements of
upcoming meetings and events, a report
on hydrologic conditions, reports by the
Executive Director and the
Commission’s General Counsel, and a
public dialogue session.
Opportunities to Comment.
Individuals who wish to comment for
the record on a hearing item or to
address the Commissioners informally
during the public dialogue portion of
the meeting are asked to sign up in
advance by contacting Ms. Paula
Schmitt of the Commission staff, at
paula.schmitt@drbc.state.nj.us or by
phoning Ms. Schmitt at 609–883–9500
ext. 224. Written comment on items
scheduled for hearing may be submitted
in advance of the meeting date to:
Commission Secretary, P.O. Box 7360,
25 State Police Drive, West Trenton, NJ
08628; by fax to Commission Secretary,
DRBC at 609–883–9522 or by email to
paula.schmitt@drbc.state.nj.us. Written
comment on dockets should also be
furnished directly to the Project Review
Section at the above address or fax
number or by email to william.
muszynski@drbc.state.nj.us.
Individuals in need of an
accommodation as provided for in the
Americans with Disabilities Act who
wish to attend the informational
meeting, conference session or hearings
should contact the Commission
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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 an informal conference followed by a public hearing on
Wednesday, July 11, 2012. The hearing will be part of the Commission's
regularly scheduled business meeting. The conference session and
business meeting both are open to the public and will be held at the
Commission's office building located at 25 State Police Drive, West
Trenton, New Jersey.
The morning conference session will begin at 11 a.m. and will
include a presentation by representatives from the Schuylkill River
Heritage Area on activities of the Schuylkill River Restoration Fund;
and a resolution recognizing the valuable service of
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former Pennsylvania Alternate Commissioner John T. Hines.
Items for Public Hearing. The subjects of the public hearing to be
held during the 1:30 p.m. business meeting on July 11, 2012 include
draft dockets for the projects described below. Draft dockets also will
be posted on the Commission's Web site at www.drbc.net. ten days prior
to the meeting date. Additional public records relating to the dockets
may be examined at the Commission's offices. Please contact William
Muszynski at 609-883-9500, extension 221, with any docket-related
questions.
1. Phoenixville Borough, D-1967-080 CP-3. An application to renew
the approval of an existing discharge from the 4.0 million gallons per
day (mgd) Borough of Phoenixville wastewater treatment plant (WWTP).
The WWTP will continue to discharge treated effluent to the Schuylkill
River at River Mile 92.47--35.0 (Delaware River--Schuylkill River) via
Outfall No. 001. The WWTP is located within the Commission's
Southeastern Pennsylvania Ground Water Protected Area (GWPA) in the
Borough of Phoenixville, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
2. Mount Holly Municipal Utilities Authority, D-1970-133 CP-4. An
application to renew the approval of an existing discharge from the 6.0
mgd Mount Holly MUA WWTP. The WWTP will continue to discharge treated
effluent, via Outfall No. 1, to the North Branch Rancocas Creek,
located in Water Quality Zone 2, at River Mile 111.06--8.64--4.1
(Delaware River--Rancocas Creek--North Branch Rancocas Creek) in Mount
Holly Township, Burlington County, New Jersey.
3. Pen Argyl Municipal Authority, D-1975-028 CP-3. An application
to renew the approval of an existing discharge from the 0.95 mgd
(hydraulic design flow) Pen Argyl Municipal Authority WWTP. No
modifications to the Pen Argyl Municipal Authority WWTP are proposed.
The facility is located within the drainage area of the section of the
non-tidal Delaware River known as the Lower Delaware, which is
classified as Special Protection Waters. The WWTP will continue to
discharge to an unnamed tributary of Waltz Creek, a tributary of
Martins Creek, at River Mile 190.6--4.4--3.2--0.7 (Delaware River--
Martins Creek--Waltz Creek--UNT to Waltz Creek) in the Borough of Pen
Argyl, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
4. Hatfield Township Municipal Authority, D-1985-036 CP-2. An
application to renew the approval of an existing discharge from the
8.37 mgd Hatfield Township Municipal Authority WWTP. The WWTP will
continue to discharge treated effluent to the West Branch Neshaminy
Creek at River Mile 115.63--40.01--4.0 (Delaware River--Neshaminy
Creek--West Branch Neshaminy Creek) via Outfall No. 001, within the
Southeastern Pennsylvania GWPA, in Hatfield Township, Montgomery
County, Pennsylvania.
5. Pennsylvania American Water Company, D-1992-064 CP-3. An
application to renew the approval of an existing discharge from the 7.0
mgd Coatesville WWTP. The project WWTP will continue to discharge
treated sewage effluent to the West Brach Brandywine Creek, a tributary
of the Brandywine Creek, which is a tributary of the Christina River,
at River Mile 70.7--1.5--20.0--15.5 (Delaware River--Christina River--
Brandywine Creek--West Branch Brandywine Creek) in the Borough of South
Coatesville, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
6. Veolia Energy, D-1995-010 CP-2. An application to renew the
approval of the Tri-Gen Energy Generating Facility (TGEGF) and its
subsidiary water allocation of up to 217 million gallons per month
(mgm), supplied by Exelon's Schuylkill Generating Station (SGS) Intake
No. 1. The water is used for cooling associated with power generation.
The requested allocation is not an increase from the previous
allocation. The TGEGF is located on the former PECO--Schuylkill site
adjacent to the Exelon SGS and Veolia's GFCF in the City of
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
7. Paradise Stream Resort, D-2006-020-2. An application to renew
the approval of an existing discharge from the 0.05 mgd Paradise Stream
Resort WWTP. The discharge is in the drainage area of the section of
the non-tidal Delaware River known as the Middle Delaware, which is
classified as Special Protection Waters. The WWTP will continue to
discharge treated effluent to Yankee Run, a tributary of Paradise
Creek, which is a tributary of the Brodhead Creek at River Mile 213--
13.7--6.0--1.0 (Delaware River--Brodhead Creek--Paradise Creek--Yankee
Run) in Paradise Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania.
8. Royersford Borough, D-2006-045 CP-2. An application to renew the
approval of an existing discharge from the 1.0 mgd Royersford Borough
WWTP. No modifications to the Royersford Borough WWTP are proposed. The
WWTP will continue to discharge to the Schuylkill River via existing
Outfall No. 001 at River Mile 92.47--41.03 (Delaware River--Schuylkill
River), in Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
9. Laurel Pipeline Company, LP, D-2007-040-2. An application to
renew the approval of an existing discharge from the 70,000 gallons per
day (gpd) Booth Station industrial wastewater treatment plant (IWTP).
The IWTP treats groundwater from three (3) remediation wells through
the use of an air stripper treatment system. The IWTP will continue to
discharge to the Green Creek at River Mile 82.9--8.5--2.4--2.4
(Delaware River--Chester Creek--West Branch Chester Creek--Green Creek)
in Bethel Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
10. Ferro Corporation, D-1968-143-2. An application to approve a
modification of the existing 2.0 mgd Ferro IWTP. The proposed
modification consists of the construction and installation of an
outfall pipe extension with multi-port diffuser at the end of the
existing IWTP outfall. No other modifications to the IWTP facilities
are proposed. The IWTP will continue to discharge to Water Quality Zone
4 of the Delaware River at River Mile 79.0 in Logan Township,
Gloucester County, New Jersey.
11. Sunoco, Inc., D-1969-115-3. An application to renew approval of
the existing 10 mgd Girard Point Refinery (GPR) IWTP (Outfall No. 015)
and two non-contact cooling water (NCCW) outfalls (Outfalls Nos. 004
and 011). The PADEP and DRBC have based effluent limits for each
discharge at the GPR on flows of 6.22 mgd, 1.3 mgd, and 1.2 mgd,
respectively. The project will continue to discharge to Water Quality
Zone 4 of the Delaware River at or near River Mile 92.47--2.27
(Delaware River--Schuylkill River), in the City of Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania.
12. Lambertville Municipal Utilities Authority, D-1969-150 CP-2. An
application to approve work on the existing 1.5 mgd Lambertville
Municipal Utilities Authority WWTP that was performed in the years 2010
and 2011. The LMUA WWTP will continue to discharge treated effluent to
the section of the non-tidal Delaware River known as the Lower
Delaware, which is classified as Special Protection Waters, at River
Mile 148.4 (Delaware River) in the City of Lambertville, Hunterdon
County, New Jersey.
13. Warren County--Pequest River Municipal Utilities Authority, D-
1971-096 CP-5. An application for approval of upgrades to the existing
0.5 mgd Warren County MUA Oxford WWTP. Upgrades to the treatment
facilities include replacing the existing conventional activated sludge
treatment system with a modified ludzak process incorporating mixed
media filtration. The discharge is located within the
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drainage area of the section of the non-tidal Delaware River known as
the Lower Delaware, which is classified as Special Protection Waters.
The WWTP will continue to discharge treated effluent to the Pequest
River at River Mile 197.8--7.2 (Delaware River--Pequest River), in
Oxford Township, Warren County, New Jersey.
14. Deposit Village, D-1974-057 CP-3. An application to approve an
existing discharge from the 0.7 mgd Village of Deposit WWTP. The WWTP
was previously approved by the DRBC via Docket No. D-1974-057 CP-2 on
December 12, 2006; however, the applicant submitted a docket renewal
application after the expiration date of the docket (December 12,
2011). The applicant does not propose any modifications to the existing
WWTP. The WWTP will continue to discharge to the West Branch Delaware
River at River Mile 330.71--14.5 (Delaware River--West Branch Delaware
River), within the drainage area of the section of the non-tidal
Delaware River known as the Upper Delaware, which is classified as
Special Protection Waters. The facility is located in the Village of
Deposit, Broome County, New York.
15. Kent County Levy Court, D-1977-087 CP-3. An application to
approve the existing 16.3 mgd Kent County Levy Court WWTP. The WWTP
treats domestic wastewater through the use of a biological nutrient
removal (BNR) treatment system. The WWTP was previously approved by the
DRBC via Docket No. D-1977-087 CP-2 on July 18, 2007; however, the
docket holder submitted a docket renewal application after the
expiration date of the docket (November 1, 2011). No modifications to
the existing WWTP are proposed. The WWTP will continue to discharge to
``The Gut,'' a tidal tributary to the Murderkill River, which is a
tidal tributary of the Delaware Estuary (Water Quality Zone 6) at River
Mile 23.0--6.4--0.8 (Delaware River--Murderkill River--The Gut), in
Milford Township, Kent County, Delaware.
16. ArcelorMittal Plate, LLC, D-1979-026-2. An application to
modify the DRBC approval of the existing ArcelorMittal Conshohocken
IWTP, including updating the approval to reflect the current facility
operations and annual average flow of 1.2 mgd. No modifications to the
IWTP are proposed. The IWTP will continue to discharge to the
Schuylkill River at River Mile 92.47--21.5 (Delaware River- Schuylkill
River) in Plymouth Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
17. Grand Central Sanitary Landfill, Inc., D-1988-052-3. An
application to approve an existing discharge from the 0.1 mgd Grand
Central Sanitary Landfill IWTP. The IWTP will continue to discharge
treated leachate to the Little Bushkill Creek, a tributary of the
Bushkill Creek, at River Mile 184.1--8.5--8.6 (Delaware River--Bushkill
Creek--Little Bushkill Creek). The IWTP discharge was most recently
approved by the DRBC via Docket No. D-1988-052 CP-2 on July 30, 2005;
however, the docket holder submitted a docket renewal application after
the expiration date of the docket (April 30, 2009). The IWTP is located
within the drainage area of the section of the non-tidal Delaware River
known as the Lower Delaware, which is classified as Special Protection
Waters, in Plainfield Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
18. East Stroudsburg Borough, D-1992-072 CP-2. An application to
renew the approval of a groundwater withdrawal (GWD) and surface water
withdrawal (SWWD) allocation to continue to withdraw up to 58.26 mgm of
groundwater from existing Wells Nos. PW-1, PW-2, PW-3, and PW-4 and up
to 62 mgm of surface water from Sambo Creek. Total water supply system
allocation will remain at 77.5 mgm. The docket also approves an
allocation of up to 77.5 mgm from the Michael Creek surface water
diversion. All water diverted from Michael Creek is directed to the
headwater of the Sambo Creek watershed to augment the supply of water
available in the Sambo Creek reservoirs operated by the Borough. The
allocation is requested in order to meet projected increases in service
area demand and to provide water for emergency interconnections and
bulk water sales interconnections with neighboring municipalities. The
withdrawal wells are located in the Borough of East Stroudsburg in the
Brodhead Creek Watershed and are completed in the Buttermilk Falls
Formation and Pleistocene Sand and Gravel Aquifer. The project surface
water withdrawals are located in the Michael Creek and Sambo Creek
watersheds in Smithfield and Middle Smithfield Townships, Monroe
County, Pennsylvania. All withdrawals/diversions are located within the
drainage area of the section of the non-tidal Delaware River known as
the Middle Delaware, which is classified as Special Protection Waters.
19. Delaware Water Gap Borough, D-1997-032 CP-2. An application to
renew the approval of an existing GWD of up to 11.0 mgm to supply the
applicant's public water supply system from existing Wells Nos. 4, 6,
and 7 in the Poxono Island and Bloomsburg Formations. The allocation is
a decrease from the previous allocation of 15.5 mgm. The wells are
located in the Delaware River and Cherry Creek Watersheds within the
drainage area of the section of the non-tidal Delaware River known as
the Middle Delaware, which is classified as Special Protection Waters,
in Delaware Water Gap Borough, Monroe County, Pennsylvania.
20. Chalfont-New Britain Township Joint Sewage Authority, D-1999-
063 CP-2. An application to upgrade and expand the existing Chalfont-
New Britain Township Joint Sewage Authority (CNBTJSA) WWTP. The project
includes expanding the average annual design flow from 4.0 mgd to 4.625
mgd and modifying the influent pumping, grease/grit facility,
equalizations basins, and oxidation ditch treatment process. The WWTP
will remain at a hydraulic design capacity of 6 mgd and continue to
discharge treated domestic effluent to the Neshaminy Creek at River
Mile 115.63--37.4 (Delaware River--Neshaminy Creek) in Doylestown
Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
21. Audubon Water Company, D-2004-004 CP-3. An application to renew
the approval of a GWD of up to 1.395 mgm to supply the applicant's
public water supply system from new Well No. TP-4 and to retain the
existing total system allocation of 51.45 mgm from 18 additional
existing wells. The new well is located in the Stockton Formation in
the Schuylkill River Watershed, within the Southeastern Pennsylvania
GWPA, in Lower Providence Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
22. Thompson Town, D-1985-075 CP-2. An application to approve an
existing discharge from the 0.5 mgd Sackett Lake WWTP. The WWTP will
continue to discharge treated effluent to Sackett Creek at River Mile
261.1--4.6--3.37--1.29--3.82--2.17 (Delaware River--Mongaup River--Rio
Reservoir--Mongaup River--Mongaup Falls Reservoir--Sackett Creek) via
Outfall No. 001. The discharge is in the drainage area of the section
of the non-tidal Delaware River known as the Upper Delaware, which is
classified as Special Protection Waters, in the Town of Thompson,
Sullivan County, New York.
23. Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, LLC, D-2011-022-1. An
application to approve a SWWD to supply a temporary withdrawal of up to
5.946 mgm of water for the applicant's natural gas transmission
pipeline upgrade project from two sources located on the Lackawaxen and
Delaware Rivers. The allocation is requested to conduct horizontal
directional drilling and
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hydrostatic testing associated with the pipeline upgrade. The project
also approves the discharge of hydrostatic testing water in three
locations to the land surface after completion of hydrostatic testing.
The project is located in Berlin, Texas, and Palmyra Townships in Wayne
County, Pennsylvania, Westfall and Milford Townships in Pike County,
Pennsylvania, and Montague Township in Sussex County, New Jersey.
Portions of the project are located within the drainage area of
sections of the non-tidal Delaware River known as the Upper and Middle
Delaware, which are classified as Special Protection Waters.
24. Reading Alloys, Inc., D-2011- 023-1. An application to approve
an existing GWD and SWWD project to supply up to 0.57 mgm of
groundwater to the applicant's manufacturing plant from existing Wells
Nos. 3 and 4 and 14.5 mgm of surface water from existing Intake No. 1,
for potable water and industrial cooling purposes, respectively. Intake
No. 1 withdraws water from an on-site pond. The project is located in
the Spring Creek Watershed in Heidelberg and South Heidelberg
Townships, Berks County, Pennsylvania.
25. Thompson Town, D-2011-025 CP-1. An application to approve an
existing discharge from the 0.038 mgd Melody Lakes WWTP. The WWTP will
continue to discharge to Turner Brook at River Mile 253.64--14.52--
7.05--2.27 (Delaware River--Neversink River--Bush Kill--Turner Brook)
via Outfall No. 001. The WWTP is located within the drainage area of
the section of the non-tidal Delaware River known as the Middle
Delaware, which is classified as Special Protection Waters, in the Town
of Thompson, Sullivan County, New York.
26. Lower Bucks County Joint Municipal Authority, D-2012-001 CP-1.
An application to approve the discharge of up to 0.7 mgd of filter
backwash from the existing Lower Bucks County Joint Municipal Authority
(LBCJMA) Water Filtration Plant (WFP). The WFP will continue to
discharge treated effluent to Water Quality Zone 2 of the tidal
Delaware River at River Mile 122.3 (Delaware River) via Outfall No.
003, in Tullytown Borough, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
27. PECO Energy, D-2012-015-1. An application to approve the
withdrawal and discharge of up to 0.288 mgd (8.928 mgm) of groundwater
and occasional stormwater captured by dewatering operations during the
remediation of subsurface soils at the former PECO Energy Norristown
Manufactured Gas Plant (MGP) site. Water captured during the excavation
and removal of MGP impacted soils will be treated with a temporary on-
site water treatment system and discharged to either the Norristown
Municipal Waste Authority WWTP or the Schuylkill River at River Mile
92.47--23.5 (Delaware River--Schuylkill River). The project is located
within the Southeastern Pennsylvania GWPA in Norristown Borough,
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
Other Agenda Items. In addition to the hearings on draft dockets,
during the 1:30 p.m. business meeting the Commissioners will consider a
resolution authorizing the Executive Director to renew an agreement
with the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University for the
analysis of ambient water and wastewater samples from the non-tidal
Delaware River. The agenda also includes the standard business meeting
items: Adoption of the Minutes of the Commission's May 10, 2012
business meeting, announcements of upcoming meetings and events, a
report on hydrologic conditions, reports by the Executive Director and
the Commission's General Counsel, and a public dialogue session.
Opportunities to Comment. Individuals who wish to comment for the
record on a hearing item or to address the Commissioners informally
during the public dialogue portion of the meeting are asked to sign up
in advance by contacting Ms. Paula Schmitt of the Commission staff, at
paula.schmitt@drbc.state.nj.us or by phoning Ms. Schmitt at 609-883-
9500 ext. 224. Written comment on items scheduled for hearing may be
submitted in advance of the meeting date to: Commission Secretary, P.O.
Box 7360, 25 State Police Drive, West Trenton, NJ 08628; by fax to
Commission Secretary, DRBC at 609-883-9522 or by email to
paula.schmitt@drbc.state.nj.us. Written comment on dockets should also
be furnished directly to the Project Review Section at the above
address or fax number or by email to
william.muszynski@drbc.state.nj.us.
Individuals in need of an accommodation as provided for in the
Americans with Disabilities Act who wish to attend the informational
meeting, conference session or hearings should contact the Commission
Secretary directly at 609-883-9500 ext. 203 or through the
Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS) at 711, to discuss how we can
accommodate your needs.
Agenda Updates. Note that conference items are subject to change
and items scheduled for hearing are occasionally postponed to allow
more time for the Commission to consider them. Please check the
Commission's Web site, www.drbc.net, closer to the meeting date for
changes that may be made after the deadline for filing this notice.
Dated: June 19, 2012.
Pamela M. Bush,
Commission Secretary.
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