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Name of Committee: Missouri River
Recovery Implementation Committee.
Date: September 29–October 1, 2008.
Time: 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. (September 29,
2008). 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. (September
30, 2008). 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. (October
1, 2008).
Place: Sheraton Clayton Plaza Hotel,
7730 Bonhomme Avenue, Clayton, MO
63105.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mary Roth, U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Northwestern Division, 1616
Capitol Avenue, Suite 365, Omaha, NE
68102–4909.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This will
be the first meeting of the Missouri
River Recovery Implementation
Committee (Committee). Members of the
public may attend the meeting in
person. Seating is limited and is
available on a first-come, first-served
basis. Participation by the public is
scheduled for 5 p.m.–5:30 p.m. each day
of the meeting.
Proposed Agenda: As the initial
meeting of the Committee, the goals of
the meeting are to have members meet
and get acquainted, and discussion and
establishment of: Committee operations,
goals, and objectives; roles and
responsibilities of members; the need
for and makeup of subcommittees; the
need for professional facilitation; and
schedule, location, topics, and
assignments for future meetings. The
Committee will also be briefed on: the
Missouri River Recovery Program; the
Missouri River Ecosystem Restoration
Plan; the relationship of the
Yellowstone River to recovery of the
pallid sturgeon; the similarity of
appearance of the shovelnose sturgeon
to the pallid sturgeon; and the benefits
of collaboration.
Members of the public may make oral
comments at the meeting or submit
written comments. In general, each
individual or group making an oral
presentation will be limited to five
minutes, and total oral comments will
be limited to one-half hour each day.
Written comments received far enough
in advance of the meeting may be
provided to the Committee prior to the
meeting; comments received too near
the meeting date to allow for
distribution will be provided to the
Committee at the meeting. Comments
submitted during or after the meeting
will be accepted but may not be
provided to the Committee until after
the meeting.
Any member of the public who
desires further information concerning
the meeting or wishes to submit oral or
written comments should contact Mary
Roth at the address shown in (see
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ADDRESSES).
Requests to make oral
comments must be in writing (or by email to mary.s.roth@usace.army.mil)
and received by Ms. Roth no later than
5 p.m. Central Daylight Time on
September 26, 2008.
Dated: August 28, 2008.
Larry L. Murphy,
Acting Chief, Missouri River Water
Management, Northwestern Division, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers.
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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,
September 24, 2008. The hearing will be
part of the Commission’s regular
business meeting. Both the conference
session and business meeting are open
to the public and will be held at the
West Trenton Volunteer Fire Company,
40 West Upper Ferry Road, West
Trenton, New Jersey.
The conference among the
commissioners and staff will begin at
10:30 a.m. Topics of discussion will
include: a Decree Parties’ report; an
annual update on implementation of the
2004 Water Resources Plan for the
Delaware River Basin (‘‘Basin Plan’’); a
report by the chair of the Commission’s
Water Quality Advisory Committee; a
report by the chair of the Commission’s
Flood Advisory Committee; and a report
on the status of development of the
Flood Analysis Model, a project
commenced in August 2007 at the
request of the governors of the four
Basin states, in accordance with a
recommendation of the Interstate Flood
Mitigation Task Force.
The subjects of the public hearing to
be held during the 1:30 p.m. business
meeting include the dockets listed
below:
1. Burlington Country Club D–67–32–
2. An application for approval of a
ground and surface water withdrawal
project to supply up to 3.1 million
gallons per thirty days (mg/30 days)
from new Wells Nos. 1A, 1R and C1,
and to supply 8.4 mg/30 days from one
new and one existing surface water
intake for the applicant’s golf course
irrigation system. The withdrawal from
all sources is proposed to be limited to
8.4 mg/30 days and 37.8 mg/year. The
project is located in the Englishtown
Formation in the Lower Delaware
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Watershed in Westampton Township,
Burlington County, New Jersey.
2. Perkasie Borough Authority D–97–
12 CP–3. An application for approval of
a ground water withdrawal project to
supply up to 11.67 million gallons per
30 days (mg/30 days) of water to the
applicant’s distribution system from
new Well No. 7 in the Brunswick
Formation and to retain the existing
withdrawal from all wells at 40.2 mg/30
days. Proposed Well No. 7 will be used
to replace some of the ground water
supply from Perkasie Borough
Authority’s existing wells that may be
lost due to regulatory changes limiting
the concentration of arsenic in public
drinking water supply. The project is
located in the Three Mile Run and East
Branch Perkiomen Creek Watersheds in
Perkasie Borough, Bucks County,
Pennsylvania, within the Southeastern
Ground Water Protected Area.
3. Floyd G. Hersh, Inc. D–98–7–2. An
application for the renewal of a ground
water withdrawal project to continue
withdrawal of 3.750 mg/30 days to
supply the applicant’s golf course
irrigation system from existing Well No.
PW–1 in the Brunswick Formation. The
project is located in the Perkiomen—
Macoby Creek Watershed in
Marlborough Township, Montgomery
County, Pennsylvania and is located in
the Southeastern Pennsylvania Ground
Water Protected Area.
4. Mercer County Improvement
Authority d/b/a Mercer Oaks Golf
Course D–99–28 CP–2. An application
for renewal of an existing surface water
intake and approval of two new ground
water wells for golf course irrigation and
to retain the existing withdrawal from
all sources of 15 mg/30 days. The
project is located in the PotomacRaritan-Magothy Aquifer in the
Assunpink Creek Watershed in West
Windsor Township, Mercer County,
New Jersey.
5. Washington Township Municipal
Utilities Authority D–99–43 CP–2. An
application for the renewal of a ground
water withdrawal project to change
existing Well No. 20 from an Aquifer
Storage and Recovery well to a
production well, to continue the total
combined withdrawal of 273.01 mg/30
days from all fifteen wells, and to
increase the allocation for Wells Nos. 2,
3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 15 and 20 from 109 mg/30
days to 133.81 mg/30 days to supply the
applicant’s public supply distribution
system from existing Wells Nos. 2, 3, 4,
5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, and
20 in the Mt. Laurel-Wenonah and
Kirkwood-Cohansey Formations. The
project is located in the Big Timber
Creek and Mantua Creek watersheds in
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Washington Township, Gloucester
County, New Jersey.
6. Lehigh County Authority D–2001–
20 CP–3. An application to replace the
withdrawal of water from Well No. WL–
8 in the applicant’s water supply system
that has become an unreliable source of
supply. The applicant requests that the
withdrawal from replacement Well No.
WL–8 be limited to 56.16 mg/30 days of
water, and that the total withdrawal
from all wells remain limited to 256.24
mg/30 days. The project is located in the
Allentown Formation in the Little
Lehigh Creek Watershed in Upper
Macungie Township, Lehigh County,
Pennsylvania. The site is located within
the drainage area to the section of the
non-tidal Delaware River known as the
Lower Delaware, which is designated as
Special Protection Waters.
7. Ambler Borough Water Department
D–85–26 CP–4. An application for
approval of a ground water withdrawal
project to supply up to 4.75 mg/30 days
of water to the applicant’s public water
supply distribution system from new
Well No. 15 and to increase the existing
withdrawal from all wells of 116 mg/30
days to 120.75 mg/30 days. The project
is located in the Stockton Formation in
the Wissahickon Creek Watershed in
Lower Gwynedd and Upper Dublin
Townships, Montgomery County,
Pennsylvania, within the Southeastern
Pennsylvania Ground Water Protected
Area. The DRBC has recommended a
reduction in the docket holder’s
allocation from 116 mg/30 days to 90
mg/30 days.
8. Croda, Inc., Docket No. D–88–74–3.
An application for the renewal of a
ground and surface water withdrawal
project to increase withdrawal from
60.04 mg/30 days to 76.63 mg/30 days
from existing Wells Nos. 8, 9, 10, 11,
and 12 and to retain the existing
allocation of 470.59 mg/30 days from
Intake 1 to supply the applicant’s
industrial facility. The project ground
water withdrawals are located in the
Potomac Formation, in the BrandywineChristina Watershed. The project
surface water withdrawal is located on
the west bank of the Delaware River, in
Zone 5. The project is located south of
Interstate Route 295 in New Castle
County, Delaware. The DRBC has
recommended a reduction in the docket
holder’s surface water withdrawal from
470.59 mg/30 days to 99.0 mg/30 days.
9. Concord Township Sewer Authority
D–97–19 CP–2. An application to
expand the 1.2 million gallon per day
(mgd) Central sewage treatment plant
(STP) to process 1.8 mgd, while
continuing to provide tertiary treatment
prior to discharging to West Branch
Chester Creek in non-tidal waters. The
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Central STP is located off the
intersection of Conchester Road (Route
322) and Baltimore Pike (Route 1) in
Concord Township, Delaware County,
Pennsylvania. The STP will continue
primarily to serve Concord Township,
but it also will serve small portions of
Thornbury and Chester Heights
Townships, also in Delaware County,
Pennsylvania.
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10. DS Waters of America and Nestle
Waters North America Inc. D–97–46–3.
An application for the renewal of a
spring water withdrawal project to
continue withdrawal of 9.0 mg/30 days
to supply the Applicant’s spring water
bottling facility from existing Spring
Nos. 1 and 3 in the Tulpehocken Creek
Watershed, in the Richland and
Leithsville Formations, in Millcreek
Township, Lebanon County,
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Pennsylvania. Additionally, Nestle
Waters North America Inc. has
requested consideration for them to
become a joint docket holder and they
are proposing to change the exportation
site of the 0.300 mgd of water from West
Earl Township, Lancaster County,
Pennsylvania to their site in
Breinigsville, Lehigh County,
Pennsylvania.
11. Upper Uwchlan Township D–
2000–55 CP–2. An application for the
approval of the expansion and
modification to the existing Upper
Uwchlan Township Route 100 Regional
Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP)
from 0.3 mgd to 0.6 mgd. The WWTP is
located in Upper Uwchlan Township,
Chester County, Pennsylvania. The
WWTP will serve existing and proposed
development along the Route 100
corridor in Upper Uwchlan Township,
Chester County, Pennsylvania. The
WWTP will discharge treated effluent to
open space in new subdivisions being
developed in the service area, in both
the Pickering Creek and Marsh Creek
watersheds, using both drip dispersal
and spray irrigation.
12. Tidewater Utilities, Inc. D–2005–
26 CP–2. An application for the renewal
of a ground water withdrawal project to
increase withdrawal from 3.85 mg/30
days to 29.458 mg/30 days to supply the
applicant’s North Dover and Garrisons
Lake public supply distribution systems
from existing Wells Nos. SF–01, SF–02
and KWE–02 in the Federalsburg and
Cheswold Formations and new Wells
Nos. 154547, 71057, 71058, 192844 and
109193 in the Cheswold and Piney
Point Formations. The increased
allocation is requested in order to
interconnect formerly independent
service districts and to meet projected
increases in service area demand. The
project is located in the Leipsic River
Watershed in Kent County, Delaware.
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13. UMH Properties, Inc. D–2007–22–
1. An application for approval of a
ground water withdrawal project to
supply up to 6 mg/30 days of water to
the applicant’s Fairview Manor Mobile
Home Park from new Wells Nos. 1 and
2 and to limit the existing withdrawal
from all wells to 6 mg/30 days. The
project is located in the Coastal Plains
Aquifer in the Cohansey Watershed in
Vineland City, Cumberland County,
New Jersey.
14. Venice One Development D–2007–
30–1. An application for the approval of
the Venice One Development, which
consists of four 6-story buildings
comprising a total of 280 residential
units and appurtenant ground level
parking, both under and adjacent to the
buildings, to be constructed on Venice
Island, in the Manayunk Section of the
City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Under DRBC’s Flood Plain Regulations,
the Venice One Development is
reviewable as a Class II project. Class II
projects include any development of
land—whether residential or nonresidential—within a flood hazard area
located in a non-tidal area of the basin,
which contains more than 25 dwelling
units or includes one or more structures
covering a total land area of more than
50,000 square feet. The Venice One
Development is to be constructed on
Venice Island, which is located in the
flood fringe portion of the flood hazard
area. A flood hazard area is defined by
DRBC FPR as the area inundated by a
regulatory flood (100-year floodplain).
15. Waterford Apartments At Cotton
Street Development D–2007–36–1. An
application for the approval of the
Waterford Development, which consists
of one four-story building comprising a
total of 205 residential units and
appurtenant ground level parking, both
under and adjacent to the buildings, to
be constructed on Venice Island, in the
Manayunk Section of the City of
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Under
DRBC’s Flood Plain Regulations, the
Waterford Development is reviewable as
a Class II project. Class II projects
include any development of land—
whether residential or non-residential—
within a flood hazard area located in a
non-tidal area of the basin, which
contains more than 25 dwelling units, or
includes one or more structures
covering a total land area of more than
50,000 square feet. The Waterford
Apartment Project is to be constructed
on Venice Island, which is located in
the flood fringe portion of the flood
hazard area. A flood hazard area is
defined by DRBC FPR as the area
inundated by a regulatory flood (100year floodplain).
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16. Pennsylvania American Water
Company D–2008–2–1. An application
for approval of the existing Yardley
water treatment plant’s 0.402 mgd
backwash discharge to an unnamed
tributary to Brock Creek. The water
treatment plant discharges filter
backwash and sludge filter press filtrate
to the section of the non-tidal Delaware
River known as the Lower Delaware,
which is designated as Special
Protection Waters. The facility is located
in Yardley Borough, Bucks County,
Pennsylvania.
17. Fralinger Farms D–2008–16–1. An
application for the approval of a ground
water withdrawal project to supply a
maximum of 78.6 mg/30 days of water
to the applicant’s irrigation system for
approximately 283 acres of fruit trees.
The applicant’s 15 wells are located in
the Kirkwood-Cohansey Formation in
the Cohansey River Watershed in
Hopewell Township, Cumberland
County, New Jersey. The DRBC has
recommended a reduction in the docket
holder’s allocation from 78.6 mg/30
days to 18.75 mg/30 days.
The business meeting also will
include adoption of the Minutes of the
Commission’s July 16, 2008 business
meeting; announcements of upcoming
advisory committee meetings and other
events; a report on hydrologic
conditions in the basin; a report by the
Executive Director; and a report by the
Commission’s General Counsel. The
meeting will include consideration by
the Commission of a resolution
amending the Water Code and
Comprehensive Plan to implement a
Flexible Flow Management Program for
the New York City Delaware Basin
Reservoirs. The Commission issued a
notice of proposed rulemaking on these
amendments on December 3, 2007. It
announced it would accept comments
on the proposed changes through
January 18, 2008, a date that was later
extended to March 3. It held a hearing
on the proposed amendments on
January 16, 2008. No hearing on this
matter will take place on September 24.
If the Commission approves the
amendments, a detailed comment and
response document will be issued upon
filing of the amendments with each of
the signatory parties in accordance with
Section 14.2 of the Delaware River Basin
Compact. The amendments cannot go
into effect without the unanimous
consent of the parties to the 1954
Supreme Court decree in New Jersey v.
New York, 347 U.S. 995 (1954). Also
during the business meeting, the
Commission will hold a public hearing
on a resolution amending the
composition of the Water Quality
Advisory Committee to add members
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from the environmental and academic
sectors and a resolution authorizing the
executive director to enter into an
agreement for a sediment flux study of
mercury in Water Quality Zone 5. It will
consider a resolution authorizing the
executive director to extend the
Commission’s 2002 agreement with
Axys Analytical Services Ltd. for
sampling and analysis of toxic
substances in ambient water,
wastewater and sediment samples from
the Delaware Estuary. An opportunity
for public dialogue will be provided at
the end of the meeting.
Draft dockets scheduled for public
hearing on September 24, 2008 will be
posted on the Commission’s Web site,
https://www.drbc.net, where they can be
accessed through the Notice of
Commission Meeting and Public
Hearing. Additional documents relating
to the dockets and other items may be
examined at the Commission’s offices.
Please contact William Muszynski at
609–883–9500, extension 221, with any
docket-related questions.
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 the Commission can accommodate
your needs.
Dated: September 2, 2008.
Pamela M. Bush,
Commission Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 2145–088]
Public Utility District No. 1 of Chelan
County; Notice of Application for
Amendment of License and Soliciting
Comments, Motions To Intervene, and
Protests
August 29, 2008.
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric application has been filed
with the Commission and is available
for public inspection:
a. Application Type: Change in
Project Land Rights, and Project
Boundary.
b. Project No. 2145–088.
c. Date Filed: July 14, 2008.
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d. Applicant: Public Utility District
No. 1 of Chelan County.
e. Name of Project: Rocky Reach
Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: The project is located on
the Columbia River in Chelan County,
Washington. Specifically, the area of the
project related to this application is
located on the west side of the Columbia
River about 39 miles upstream of Rocky
Reach Dam and three miles south of
Wells Hydroelectric Project.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Michelle Smith,
License and Natural Resource
Compliance Manager, Public Utility
District No. 1 of Chelan County, P.O.
Box 1231, Wenatchee, WA 98807–1231.
Phone: (888) 663–8121, Ext. 4180.
i. FERC Contact: Any questions on
this notice should be addressed to Brian
Romanek at (202) 502–6175, or by email: Brian.Romanek@ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing comments,
motions to intervene, and protests:
October 2, 2008.
All documents (original and eight
copies) should be filed with: Kimberly
D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
The Commission’s Rules of Practice
require all interveners filing documents
with the Commission to serve a copy of
that document on each person on the
official service list for the project.
Further, if an intervener files comments
or documents with the Commission
relating to the merits of an issue that
may affect the responsibilities of a
particular resource agency, they must
also serve a copy of the document on
that resource agency. A copy of any
motion to intervene must also be served
upon each representative of the
applicant specified in the particular
application.
k. Description of the Application: The
applicant is seeking Commission
authorization to convey ownership of
0.7 acre of project land to Goodfellow
Living Trust (Trust) in exchange for
flowage rights on 2.37 acres of land at
a nearby site along the shoreline. The
acquired flowage easement land would
be enclosed within the project boundary
and the land conveyed to the Trust
would be removed from the project.
l. Location of the Application: A copy
of the application is available for
inspection and reproduction at the
Commission’s Public Reference Room,
located at 888 First Street, NE., Room
2A, Washington, DC 20426, or by calling
(202) 502–8371. This filing may also be
viewed on the Commission’s Web site at
https://www.ferc.gov using the
‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket
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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, September 24, 2008. The hearing will be part of the
Commission's regular business meeting. Both the conference session and
business meeting are open to the public and will be held at the West
Trenton Volunteer Fire Company, 40 West Upper Ferry Road, West Trenton,
New Jersey.
The conference among the commissioners and staff will begin at
10:30 a.m. Topics of discussion will include: a Decree Parties' report;
an annual update on implementation of the 2004 Water Resources Plan for
the Delaware River Basin (``Basin Plan''); a report by the chair of the
Commission's Water Quality Advisory Committee; a report by the chair of
the Commission's Flood Advisory Committee; and a report on the status
of development of the Flood Analysis Model, a project commenced in
August 2007 at the request of the governors of the four Basin states,
in accordance with a recommendation of the Interstate Flood Mitigation
Task Force.
The subjects of the public hearing to be held during the 1:30 p.m.
business meeting include the dockets listed below:
1. Burlington Country Club D-67-32-2. An application for approval
of a ground and surface water withdrawal project to supply up to 3.1
million gallons per thirty days (mg/30 days) from new Wells Nos. 1A, 1R
and C1, and to supply 8.4 mg/30 days from one new and one existing
surface water intake for the applicant's golf course irrigation system.
The withdrawal from all sources is proposed to be limited to 8.4 mg/30
days and 37.8 mg/year. The project is located in the Englishtown
Formation in the Lower Delaware Watershed in Westampton Township,
Burlington County, New Jersey.
2. Perkasie Borough Authority D-97-12 CP-3. An application for
approval of a ground water withdrawal project to supply up to 11.67
million gallons per 30 days (mg/30 days) of water to the applicant's
distribution system from new Well No. 7 in the Brunswick Formation and
to retain the existing withdrawal from all wells at 40.2 mg/30 days.
Proposed Well No. 7 will be used to replace some of the ground water
supply from Perkasie Borough Authority's existing wells that may be
lost due to regulatory changes limiting the concentration of arsenic in
public drinking water supply. The project is located in the Three Mile
Run and East Branch Perkiomen Creek Watersheds in Perkasie Borough,
Bucks County, Pennsylvania, within the Southeastern Ground Water
Protected Area.
3. Floyd G. Hersh, Inc. D-98-7-2. An application for the renewal of
a ground water withdrawal project to continue withdrawal of 3.750 mg/30
days to supply the applicant's golf course irrigation system from
existing Well No. PW-1 in the Brunswick Formation. The project is
located in the Perkiomen--Macoby Creek Watershed in Marlborough
Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania and is located in the
Southeastern Pennsylvania Ground Water Protected Area.
4. Mercer County Improvement Authority d/b/a Mercer Oaks Golf
Course D-99-28 CP-2. An application for renewal of an existing surface
water intake and approval of two new ground water wells for golf course
irrigation and to retain the existing withdrawal from all sources of 15
mg/30 days. The project is located in the Potomac-Raritan-Magothy
Aquifer in the Assunpink Creek Watershed in West Windsor Township,
Mercer County, New Jersey.
5. Washington Township Municipal Utilities Authority D-99-43 CP-2.
An application for the renewal of a ground water withdrawal project to
change existing Well No. 20 from an Aquifer Storage and Recovery well
to a production well, to continue the total combined withdrawal of
273.01 mg/30 days from all fifteen wells, and to increase the
allocation for Wells Nos. 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 15 and 20 from 109 mg/30
days to 133.81 mg/30 days to supply the applicant's public supply
distribution system from existing Wells Nos. 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11,
14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, and 20 in the Mt. Laurel-Wenonah and Kirkwood-
Cohansey Formations. The project is located in the Big Timber Creek and
Mantua Creek watersheds in
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6. Lehigh County Authority D-2001-20 CP-3. An application to
replace the withdrawal of water from Well No. WL-8 in the applicant's
water supply system that has become an unreliable source of supply. The
applicant requests that the withdrawal from replacement Well No. WL-8
be limited to 56.16 mg/30 days of water, and that the total withdrawal
from all wells remain limited to 256.24 mg/30 days. The project is
located in the Allentown Formation in the Little Lehigh Creek Watershed
in Upper Macungie Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. The site is
located within the drainage area to the section of the non-tidal
Delaware River known as the Lower Delaware, which is designated as
Special Protection Waters.
7. Ambler Borough Water Department D-85-26 CP-4. An application for
approval of a ground water withdrawal project to supply up to 4.75 mg/
30 days of water to the applicant's public water supply distribution
system from new Well No. 15 and to increase the existing withdrawal
from all wells of 116 mg/30 days to 120.75 mg/30 days. The project is
located in the Stockton Formation in the Wissahickon Creek Watershed in
Lower Gwynedd and Upper Dublin Townships, Montgomery County,
Pennsylvania, within the Southeastern Pennsylvania Ground Water
Protected Area. The DRBC has recommended a reduction in the docket
holder's allocation from 116 mg/30 days to 90 mg/30 days.
8. Croda, Inc., Docket No. D-88-74-3. An application for the
renewal of a ground and surface water withdrawal project to increase
withdrawal from 60.04 mg/30 days to 76.63 mg/30 days from existing
Wells Nos. 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12 and to retain the existing allocation
of 470.59 mg/30 days from Intake 1 to supply the applicant's industrial
facility. The project ground water withdrawals are located in the
Potomac Formation, in the Brandywine-Christina Watershed. The project
surface water withdrawal is located on the west bank of the Delaware
River, in Zone 5. The project is located south of Interstate Route 295
in New Castle County, Delaware. The DRBC has recommended a reduction in
the docket holder's surface water withdrawal from 470.59 mg/30 days to
99.0 mg/30 days.
9. Concord Township Sewer Authority D-97-19 CP-2. An application to
expand the 1.2 million gallon per day (mgd) Central sewage treatment
plant (STP) to process 1.8 mgd, while continuing to provide tertiary
treatment prior to discharging to West Branch Chester Creek in non-
tidal waters. The Central STP is located off the intersection of
Conchester Road (Route 322) and Baltimore Pike (Route 1) in Concord
Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. The STP will continue
primarily to serve Concord Township, but it also will serve small
portions of Thornbury and Chester Heights Townships, also in Delaware
County, Pennsylvania.
10. DS Waters of America and Nestl[eacute] Waters North America
Inc. D-97-46-3. An application for the renewal of a spring water
withdrawal project to continue withdrawal of 9.0 mg/30 days to supply
the Applicant's spring water bottling facility from existing Spring
Nos. 1 and 3 in the Tulpehocken Creek Watershed, in the Richland and
Leithsville Formations, in Millcreek Township, Lebanon County,
Pennsylvania. Additionally, Nestl[eacute] Waters North America Inc. has
requested consideration for them to become a joint docket holder and
they are proposing to change the exportation site of the 0.300 mgd of
water from West Earl Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania to their
site in Breinigsville, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.
11. Upper Uwchlan Township D-2000-55 CP-2. An application for the
approval of the expansion and modification to the existing Upper
Uwchlan Township Route 100 Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP)
from 0.3 mgd to 0.6 mgd. The WWTP is located in Upper Uwchlan Township,
Chester County, Pennsylvania. The WWTP will serve existing and proposed
development along the Route 100 corridor in Upper Uwchlan Township,
Chester County, Pennsylvania. The WWTP will discharge treated effluent
to open space in new subdivisions being developed in the service area,
in both the Pickering Creek and Marsh Creek watersheds, using both drip
dispersal and spray irrigation.
12. Tidewater Utilities, Inc. D-2005-26 CP-2. An application for
the renewal of a ground water withdrawal project to increase withdrawal
from 3.85 mg/30 days to 29.458 mg/30 days to supply the applicant's
North Dover and Garrisons Lake public supply distribution systems from
existing Wells Nos. SF-01, SF-02 and KWE-02 in the Federalsburg and
Cheswold Formations and new Wells Nos. 154547, 71057, 71058, 192844 and
109193 in the Cheswold and Piney Point Formations. The increased
allocation is requested in order to interconnect formerly independent
service districts and to meet projected increases in service area
demand. The project is located in the Leipsic River Watershed in Kent
County, Delaware.
13. UMH Properties, Inc. D-2007-22-1. An application for approval
of a ground water withdrawal project to supply up to 6 mg/30 days of
water to the applicant's Fairview Manor Mobile Home Park from new Wells
Nos. 1 and 2 and to limit the existing withdrawal from all wells to 6
mg/30 days. The project is located in the Coastal Plains Aquifer in the
Cohansey Watershed in Vineland City, Cumberland County, New Jersey.
14. Venice One Development D-2007-30-1. An application for the
approval of the Venice One Development, which consists of four 6-story
buildings comprising a total of 280 residential units and appurtenant
ground level parking, both under and adjacent to the buildings, to be
constructed on Venice Island, in the Manayunk Section of the City of
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Under DRBC's Flood Plain Regulations, the
Venice One Development is reviewable as a Class II project. Class II
projects include any development of land--whether residential or non-
residential--within a flood hazard area located in a non-tidal area of
the basin, which contains more than 25 dwelling units or includes one
or more structures covering a total land area of more than 50,000
square feet. The Venice One Development is to be constructed on Venice
Island, which is located in the flood fringe portion of the flood
hazard area. A flood hazard area is defined by DRBC FPR as the area
inundated by a regulatory flood (100-year floodplain).
15. Waterford Apartments At Cotton Street Development D-2007-36-1.
An application for the approval of the Waterford Development, which
consists of one four-story building comprising a total of 205
residential units and appurtenant ground level parking, both under and
adjacent to the buildings, to be constructed on Venice Island, in the
Manayunk Section of the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Under
DRBC's Flood Plain Regulations, the Waterford Development is reviewable
as a Class II project. Class II projects include any development of
land--whether residential or non-residential--within a flood hazard
area located in a non-tidal area of the basin, which contains more than
25 dwelling units, or includes one or more structures covering a total
land area of more than 50,000 square feet. The Waterford Apartment
Project is to be constructed on Venice Island, which is located in the
flood fringe portion of the flood hazard area. A flood hazard area is
defined by DRBC FPR as the area inundated by a regulatory flood (100-
year floodplain).
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16. Pennsylvania American Water Company D-2008-2-1. An application
for approval of the existing Yardley water treatment plant's 0.402 mgd
backwash discharge to an unnamed tributary to Brock Creek. The water
treatment plant discharges filter backwash and sludge filter press
filtrate to the section of the non-tidal Delaware River known as the
Lower Delaware, which is designated as Special Protection Waters. The
facility is located in Yardley Borough, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
17. Fralinger Farms D-2008-16-1. An application for the approval of
a ground water withdrawal project to supply a maximum of 78.6 mg/30
days of water to the applicant's irrigation system for approximately
283 acres of fruit trees. The applicant's 15 wells are located in the
Kirkwood-Cohansey Formation in the Cohansey River Watershed in Hopewell
Township, Cumberland County, New Jersey. The DRBC has recommended a
reduction in the docket holder's allocation from 78.6 mg/30 days to
18.75 mg/30 days.
The business meeting also will include adoption of the Minutes of
the Commission's July 16, 2008 business meeting; announcements of
upcoming advisory committee meetings and other events; a report on
hydrologic conditions in the basin; a report by the Executive Director;
and a report by the Commission's General Counsel. The meeting will
include consideration by the Commission of a resolution amending the
Water Code and Comprehensive Plan to implement a Flexible Flow
Management Program for the New York City Delaware Basin Reservoirs. The
Commission issued a notice of proposed rulemaking on these amendments
on December 3, 2007. It announced it would accept comments on the
proposed changes through January 18, 2008, a date that was later
extended to March 3. It held a hearing on the proposed amendments on
January 16, 2008. No hearing on this matter will take place on
September 24. If the Commission approves the amendments, a detailed
comment and response document will be issued upon filing of the
amendments with each of the signatory parties in accordance with
Section 14.2 of the Delaware River Basin Compact. The amendments cannot
go into effect without the unanimous consent of the parties to the 1954
Supreme Court decree in New Jersey v. New York, 347 U.S. 995 (1954).
Also during the business meeting, the Commission will hold a public
hearing on a resolution amending the composition of the Water Quality
Advisory Committee to add members from the environmental and academic
sectors and a resolution authorizing the executive director to enter
into an agreement for a sediment flux study of mercury in Water Quality
Zone 5. It will consider a resolution authorizing the executive
director to extend the Commission's 2002 agreement with Axys Analytical
Services Ltd. for sampling and analysis of toxic substances in ambient
water, wastewater and sediment samples from the Delaware Estuary. An
opportunity for public dialogue will be provided at the end of the
meeting.
Draft dockets scheduled for public hearing on September 24, 2008
will be posted on the Commission's Web site, https://www.drbc.net, where
they can be accessed through the Notice of Commission Meeting and
Public Hearing. Additional documents relating to the dockets and other
items may be examined at the Commission's offices. Please contact
William Muszynski at 609-883-9500, extension 221, with any docket-
related questions.
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 the
Commission can accommodate your needs.
Dated: September 2, 2008.
Pamela M. Bush,
Commission Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-20700 Filed 9-5-08; 8:45 am]
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