Notice of Public Hearing on Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC Surface Water Withdrawal Project, 44829 [E9-20927]
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Notice of Public Hearing on
Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC Surface
Water Withdrawal Project
Notice is hereby given that the
Delaware River Basin Commission
(DRBC or ‘‘Commission’’) will hold a
public hearing on Wednesday,
September 23, 2009 on revised proposed
Docket No. D–2009–20–1 for
Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC (also,
‘‘Chesapeake’’). The hearing will be held
at the PPL Corporation Wallenpaupack
Environmental Learning Center, 126
PPL Drive, Hawley, Pennsylvania
18428–0122. The hearing will begin at
10 a.m. and will continue until all those
who wish to speak have had an
opportunity to do so. No other
Commission business will be conducted
at the September 23, 2009 hearing.
Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC applied
to the Commission for approval of a
surface water withdrawal project to
supply a maximum of 29.99 mg/30 days
of water for the applicant’s exploration
and development of natural gas wells in
the State of New York and the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Surface water is proposed to be
withdrawn from the West Branch of the
Delaware River at a location known as
the Cutrone Site in Buckingham
Township, Wayne County,
Pennsylvania. The project is located in
the Delaware River Watershed within
the drainage area of the section of the
non-tidal Delaware River known as the
Upper Delaware, which is designated as
Special Protection Waters.
The Commission held a public
hearing on an initial draft of Docket D–
2009–20–1 at its business meeting of
July 15, 2009 in Bethlehem,
Pennsylvania. It heard testimony on the
draft docket from approximately 40
witnesses on that date. Voluminous
written comment was submitted on or
before the July 15 hearing. In light of the
high level of public interest in the
project, the Commission took no action
on the docket on July 15, and on that
date it extended the written comment
period through July 29, 2009.
Approximately 1,200 written comments
(excluding petitions) were received on
the docket by the close of the comment
period. After review and consideration
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of these comments, the Commission and
staff are developing a revised draft
docket, which will be posted on the
Commission’s Web site, https://
www.drbc.net, on or before the close of
business on Friday, September 11, 2009.
Public comment is requested on those
aspects of the docket that have been
substantively modified. A list of these
aspects will be provided on the
Commission’s Web site at the time the
revised draft is posted.
Additional public records relating to
the draft Chesapeake docket are
available for review consistent with
Article 8 of the Commission’s Rules of
Practice and Procedure (RPP) governing
public access to records and
information. The RPP are also available
on the Commission’s Web site, https://
www.drbc.net.
Individuals in need of an
accommodation as provided for in the
Americans with Disabilities Act who
wish to attend the hearing 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: August 25, 2009.
Pamela M. Bush,
Commission Secretary.
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DELAWARE RIVER BASIN COMMISSION
Notice of Public Hearing on Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC Surface
Water Withdrawal Project
Notice is hereby given that the Delaware River Basin Commission
(DRBC or ``Commission'') will hold a public hearing on Wednesday,
September 23, 2009 on revised proposed Docket No. D-2009-20-1 for
Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC (also, ``Chesapeake''). The hearing will be
held at the PPL Corporation Wallenpaupack Environmental Learning
Center, 126 PPL Drive, Hawley, Pennsylvania 18428-0122. The hearing
will begin at 10 a.m. and will continue until all those who wish to
speak have had an opportunity to do so. No other Commission business
will be conducted at the September 23, 2009 hearing.
Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC applied to the Commission for approval
of a surface water withdrawal project to supply a maximum of 29.99 mg/
30 days of water for the applicant's exploration and development of
natural gas wells in the State of New York and the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania. Surface water is proposed to be withdrawn from the West
Branch of the Delaware River at a location known as the Cutrone Site in
Buckingham Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania. The project is located
in the Delaware River Watershed within the drainage area of the section
of the non-tidal Delaware River known as the Upper Delaware, which is
designated as Special Protection Waters.
The Commission held a public hearing on an initial draft of Docket
D-2009-20-1 at its business meeting of July 15, 2009 in Bethlehem,
Pennsylvania. It heard testimony on the draft docket from approximately
40 witnesses on that date. Voluminous written comment was submitted on
or before the July 15 hearing. In light of the high level of public
interest in the project, the Commission took no action on the docket on
July 15, and on that date it extended the written comment period
through July 29, 2009. Approximately 1,200 written comments (excluding
petitions) were received on the docket by the close of the comment
period. After review and consideration of these comments, the
Commission and staff are developing a revised draft docket, which will
be posted on the Commission's Web site, https://www.drbc.net, on or
before the close of business on Friday, September 11, 2009. Public
comment is requested on those aspects of the docket that have been
substantively modified. A list of these aspects will be provided on the
Commission's Web site at the time the revised draft is posted.
Additional public records relating to the draft Chesapeake docket
are available for review consistent with Article 8 of the Commission's
Rules of Practice and Procedure (RPP) governing public access to
records and information. The RPP are also available on the Commission's
Web site, https://www.drbc.net.
Individuals in need of an accommodation as provided for in the
Americans with Disabilities Act who wish to attend the hearing 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: August 25, 2009.
Pamela M. Bush,
Commission Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-20927 Filed 8-28-09; 8:45 am]
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