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potential impacts to cultural and
ecological resources, (4) public access
and safety, (5) impacts to lake use,
public parks and recreation, (6)
aesthetics, (7) infrastructure, (8) lake
water quality, (9) traffic patterns, (10)
terrestrial and aquatic fish and wildlife
habitat, (11) Federally-listed threatened
and endangered species, and (12)
cumulative impacts associated with
past, current, and reasonably foreseeable
future actions at Eufaula Lake.
A public scoping meeting for the
action will be conducted in early
summer 2011 in Eufaula, OK or the
vicinity. In addition, public workshops
addressing updates to the SMP and MP
may be held at locations near Eufaula
Lake. News releases and notices
informing the public and local, state,
and Federal agencies of the proposed
action and date of the public scoping
meeting will be published in local
newspapers. Comments received as a
result of this notice, news releases, and
the public scoping meeting will be used
to assist the Tulsa District Corps of
Engineers in identifying potential
impacts to the quality of the human or
natural environment. Affected Federal,
state, or local agencies, affected Indian
tribes, and other interested private
organizations and parties are
encouraged to participate in the scoping
process by forwarding written
comments to (see ADDRESSES) or
attending the scoping meeting.
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specific date for release of the draft EIS
has yet to be determined, all interested
agencies, tribes, organizations and
parties expressing an interest in this
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be considered, any comments and
suggestions should be forwarded to (see
ADDRESSES) in accordance with dates
specified upon release of the draft EIS.
Brenda S. Bowen,
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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, May
11, 2011. The hearing will be part of the
Commission’s regular business meeting.
The conference session and business
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meeting both are open to the public and
will be held at the West Trenton
Volunteer Fire Company, located at 40
West Upper Ferry Road, West Trenton,
New Jersey.
The conference among the
commissioners and staff will begin at 11
a.m. and will consist of two
presentations: a report by Deputy
Delaware River Master Gary N.
Paulachok, P.G. of the U.S. Geological
Survey on a one-year extension of the
Flexible Flow Management Plan
(FFMP); and a report by Dr. Jonathan H.
Sharp of the University of Delaware on
the Delaware Estuary Boat Run
Monitoring Program.
The subjects of the public hearing to
be held during the 1:30 p.m. business
meeting include the dockets listed
below:
1. U.S. Steel, D–1978–068–3. An
application to renew DRBC approval for
the discharge of up to 0.163 million
gallons per day (mgd) of treated sanitary
wastewater from the applicant’s
wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) via
Outfall No. 203 and 3.75 mgd of treated
industrial wastewater and non-contact
cooling water (NCCW) from the
applicant’s industrial wastewater
treatment plant (IWTP) via Outfall No.
103 as well as to continue a TDS
Determination that allows TDS effluent
concentrations of up to 1,100 mg/l as a
monthly average; 2,200 mg/l as a daily
maximum; and 2,750 mg/l as an
instantaneous maximum, via combined
Outfall No. 003. Internal Outfalls Nos.
103, 203, and 303 (stormwater only) will
continue to discharge to the Delaware
River via combined Outfall No. 003. The
combined discharge from the
applicant’s WWTP and IWTP is made
via Outfall No. 003 to the tidal region
of Water Quality Zone 2 of the Delaware
River at River Mile 127.0. The WWTP
and IWTP are located in Falls
Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
2. French Creek State Park, D–1980–
007 CP–4. An application to renew
DRBC approval to continue to withdraw
up to 3.1 million gallons per month
(mgm) of groundwater to supply the
French Creek State Park from existing
Wells in the Hammer Creek Formation.
The project is located in the French
Creek Watershed in Union Township,
Berks County, Pennsylvania, within the
Southeastern Pennsylvania Ground
Water Protected Area.
3. GenOn Energy, Inc., D–1987–26–3.
An application to renew DRBC approval
of discharges of treated industrial
wastewater effluent from the Titus
Generating Station (TGS) to the
Schuylkill River as follows: the TGS
IWTP via Outfall 002; coal-ash leachate
from the Beagle Club Ash Disposal
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(BCAD) site via Outfall 004; and
combined NCCW, intake screen
backwash, and stormwater via Outfall
001. The applicant has requested that
the intermittent discharge from Outfall
004 continue to have an effluent limit of
3,500 mg/l of TDS as a monthly average.
Effluent limits for the existing NCCW
discharge (Outfall 001), IWTP (Outfall
002) and BCAD site (Outfall 004) will
continue to be based on average annual
flows of 1.469 mgd, 2.149 mgd and
1.007 mgd, respectively. The IWTP is
hydraulically designed for 3.2 mgd. The
TGS facilities will continue to discharge
to the Schuylkill River. The project is
located in Cumru Township, Berks
County, Pennsylvania.
4. Middletown Township, Middletown
Country Club, D–1996–032 CP–2. An
application for approval of an existing
groundwater withdrawalproject to
continue to supply up to 4.13 mgm of
water to the applicant’s golf course from
existing Well No. 1–G. The project is
located in the Precambrian Felsic Gneiss
in the Neshaminy Creek Watershed in
Middletown Township, Bucks County,
Pennsylvania within the Southeastern
Pennsylvania Ground Water Protected
Area.
5. Concord Township Sewer
Authority, D–1997–019 CP–3. An
application for approval to continue
discharging 1.8 mgd of treated effluent
from the Concord Township WWTP.
The WWTP will continue to discharge
to the West Branch Chester Creek at
River Mile 82.93—8.9—5.4 (Delaware
River—Chester Creek—West Branch
Chester Creek) in Concord Township,
Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
6. Bedminster Municipal Authority—
Pennland Farms, D–2006–010 CP–2. An
application to renew DRBC approval of
the existing 0.06 mgd Pennland Farms
WWTP. The WWTP discharges to an
unnamed tributary of Deep Run Creek at
River Mile 157.0—4.7—7.1—0.1
(Delaware River—Tohickon Creek—
Deep Run Creek—UNT). It is located in
Bedminster Township, Bucks County,
Pennsylvania 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.
7. Exelon Generation Company, LLC—
Schuylkill Generating Station, D–1964–
074 CP–2. An application for a decrease
in the approved surface water
withdrawal (SWWD) allocation
associated with Intake No. 1 to 5,180
mgm, of which 2,483 mgm would be for
use at the Schuylkill Generating Station
(SGS). Intake No. 1 supplies water to the
Grays Ferry Cogen Facility (GFCF) and
the Tri-Gen Corporation Facility (TriGen) as well as to the SGS. The three
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facilities are located adjacent to one
another on a Schuylkill River site
formerly owned and operated by the
Philadelphia Energy Company (PECO).
The GFCF and Tri-Gen generating
stations and subsidiary water
allocations were approved on June 28,
1995 by Dockets Nos. D–95–32 and D–
95–10, respectively. DRBC staff
evaluated the current and 10-year
projected uses for all three facilities.
The current average and maximum
SWWDs are 2,982 mgm and 4,473 mgm,
respectively. The 10-year combined
maximum SWWD is estimated to be
5,180 mgm, less than the 8,277 mgm
formerly approved by DRBC in the
facilities’ three separate dockets. The
SGS is located in the City of
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
8. E.I. du Pont de Nemours and
Company (DuPont), D–1988–085–3. An
application to renew DRBC approval of
discharges from the DuPont Chambers
Works IWTP and to approve
modifications to the IWTP, including
the construction of a new 48’’ diameter
IWTP outfall pipe with a multi-port
diffuser and additional modifications to
accommodate the new outfall. The
proposed outfall will be located
approximately 400 feet south of the
existing outfall. By supplemental
submission filed on July 22, 2010, the
docket holder also seeks approval for an
alternative mixing zone in accordance
with section 4.20.5.A.1.f of the Water
Quality Regulations. The IWTP outfall
will continue to discharge treated
effluent from the IWTP, non-contact
cooling water, and stormwater to the
Delaware River Estuary in Water Quality
Zone 5. The project IWTP is located in
Pennsville and Carneys Point
Townships, Salem County, New Jersey.
9. Sunnybrook Golf Club, D–1997–
007–2. An application to approve an
existing GWD project of up to 4.6 mgm
for irrigation of the applicant’s golf
course from existing Wells Nos. 1 and
2. The previous Commission approval
expired before a renewal application
was received. The project is located in
the Ledger Dolomite in the Wissahickon
Creek Watershed in Whitemarsh
Township, Montgomery County,
Pennsylvania, within the Southeastern
Pennsylvania Ground Water Protected
Area.
10. Portland Borough Authority,
D–1997–029 CP–4. Application for
approval of a GWD project to increase
the existing allocation from all system
wells from 5.7 million gallons per 30
days (mg/30 days) to 12.4 mgm. The
increased allocation is requested in
order to meet projected increases in
service area demand. Docket No.
D–1997–029 CP–3 approved the current
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groundwater allocation of up to 4.32
mgm of water from new Well No. 4 to
serve the applicant’s public water
supply system. The project well is
completed in the Martinsburg
Formation and is located in the
Slateford Creek Watershed in Upper
Mount Bethel Township, Northampton
County, Pennsylvania. The site 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.
11. Johnson Matthey, Inc., D–1999–
038–3. An application for approval of
the existing IWTP. The IWTP will
continue to treat 0.08 mgd of industrial
wastewater generated by its
pharmaceutical manufacturing facility.
The previous DRBC approval—Docket
No. D–1999–038–2 issued on May 10,
2007—expired on April 30, 2010. The
IWTP will continue to discharge to the
Schuylkill River via the Matsunk Creek
culvert. The project is located in Upper
Merion Township, Montgomery County,
Pennsylvania.
12. Reading Area Water Authority
(RAWA), D–2000–59 CP–2. An
application for approval of the bulk sale
interconnection and transfer up to 1.5
mgd of potable water from the RAWA
system to the Pennsylvania American
Water Company (PAWC) Glen Alsace
District water distribution system. Some
of the water supply is also needed to
serve PAWC’s customers in its
Douglassville District via an existing
interconnection. The application also
includes the revision of the RAWA
Operating Plan to reflect conservation
release modifications from the Lake
Ontelaunee Reservoir. The reservoir is
located in Ontelaunee Township, Berks
County, Pennsylvania and is situated on
Maiden Creek in the Schuylkill River
Watershed.
13. Buckingham Township, D–2004–
015 CP–2. An application for approval
of the existing Buckingham Village
WWTP and Furlong Sewage Treatment
Lagoon System (Furlong WWTP). The
previous DRBC approval—Docket No.
D–2004–015 CP–1 issued October 27,
2004—expired on October 27, 2009. The
Buckingham Village WWTP will
continue to discharge up to 0.236 mgd
of treated sewage effluent to Mill Creek,
a tributary of the Neshaminy Creek;
however, from April 1 to November 30,
the Buckingham Village WWTP will
divert the treated sewage effluent for
spray irrigation to spray fields
associated with the Furlong WWTP. The
Furlong WWTP is designed to treat a
flow of up to 302,268 gpd and currently
permitted by PADEP to treat up to
257,000 gpd. The facility is located in
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Buckingham Township, Bucks County,
Pennsylvania.
14. Lafarge North America, D–1974–
189–2. An application for approval of a
GWD and SWWD project to supply up
to 70.68 mgm of water to the applicant’s
cement manufacturing plant from
existing Wells Nos. 1 and 2 and an
existing surface water intake on the
Lehigh River. The withdrawals are used
for processing and non-contact cooling.
The project withdrawals were
previously approved by Docket No.
D–1975–115 issued for the cooling
water discharge on August 27, 1975.
Consistent with current DRBC practice,
a separate withdrawal docket is now
required. The project wells and quarry
are completed in the Jacksonburg
Formation. The project is located in the
Coplay Creek and Lehigh River
Watersheds in Whitehall Township,
Lehigh County, Pennsylvania within the
drainage area of the section of the nontidal Delaware River known as the
Lower Delaware, which is classified as
Special Protection Waters.
15. City of Trenton, D–1998–009
CP–2.An application for approval of an
existing SWWD project to withdraw up
to 1,350 mgm of surface water through
one existing surface water intake. The
application includes a request to
retroactively approve the construction
of an expansion and upgrade of the
existing water filtration plant (WFP)
from 45 mgd to 60 mgd. The allocation
and expansion and upgrade of the WFP
are required in order to meet projected
increases in service area demand. The
surface water intake withdraws water
from the main stem Delaware River. The
project is located in the Delaware River
Watershed in the City of Trenton,
Mercer County, New Jersey, within the
drainage area of the section of the nontidal Delaware River known as the
Lower Delaware, which is classified as
Special Protection Waters.
16. Butter Valley Golf Port, D–2010–
013–1. An application for a new GWD
and SWWD project to supply the
applicant’s golf course irrigation system
with up to 5.89 mgm of water as a
combined total from all sources. Sources
are proposed to include one existing
surface water intake (Pond Intake No. 1),
one new surface water intake (Pond
Intake No. 2), and one new groundwater
well (Well B). The project well is
located in the Brunswick Group in the
West Branch Perkiomen Creek
Watershed in Upper Hanover Township,
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
within the Southeastern Pennsylvania
Ground Water Protected Area.
17. XTO Energy, Inc., D–2010–022–1.
An application for approval of a SWWD
project to supply up to 0.25 mgd or 7.50
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mgm of water for the applicant’s natural
gas exploration and production
activities in Broome and Delaware
Counties in the State of New York.
Surface water will be withdrawn at a
site on Oquaga Creek within the Oquaga
Creek Watershed in the Town of
Sanford, Broome County, New York.
Oquaga Creek drains to the West Branch
Delaware River. The withdrawal site is
located 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.
18. Exelon Generation Company,
LLC—Schuylkill, D–2010–040 CP–1. An
application for the approval of an
existing combined discharge of up to
231.84 mgd of NCCW and traveling
screen backwash from the Schuylkill
Generating Station (SGS) via Outfall No.
001. Outfall No. 001 discharges to the
tidal portion of the Schuylkill River at
River Mile 92.47—5.6 (Delaware River—
Schuylkill River) in Water Quality Zone
4 in the City of Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania.
19. South Jersey Port Corporation,
D–2010–044 CP–1. An application for
approval of the Paulsboro Marine
Terminal dredging and wharf
construction project. The proposed
project includes: The construction of a
deep water marine terminal consisting
of a 150-foot wide by 2,850-foot long
wharf providing for: Four berths for the
loading and unloading of a variety of
general bulk and break bulk cargo;
dredging in the Delaware River of
approximately 334,000 cubic yards; the
construction of a public, bi-directional
access roadway between Paradise Road
in the Township of West Deptford and
Universal Road in the Borough of
Paulsboro; and the construction of a
25-foot high, three span composite steel
plate girder bridge across Mantua Creek
just upstream of its confluence with the
Delaware River. The proposed
Paulsboro Marine Terminal site is
located at the former 130-acre BP Oil
Terminal site and adjacent 60-acre Essex
Industrial Chemicals site in the Borough
of Paulsboro, Gloucester County, New
Jersey, along the Delaware River in
Water Quality Zone 4 at approximately
River Mile 90.
In addition to the standard business
meeting items, consisting of adoption of
the Minutes of the Commission’s March
2, 2011 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 public dialogue, the
business meeting also will include
public hearings on: (a) A resolution to
increase the maximum daily surface
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water withdrawal from the Schuylkill
River by Exelon’s Limerick Generating
Station (LGS), without increasing LGS’s
total monthly allocation; (b) a hearing at
which the Lambertville Municipal
Utilities Authority is requested to show
cause why it should not be assessed a
penalty in accordance with the
Delaware River Basin Compact and
DRBC regulations for failing to obtain
DRBC review and approval prior to
undertaking improvements to its
wastewater treatment plant; (c) a
resolution authorizing the Executive
Director to enter into agreements for
information technology upgrades to
improve data management and retrieval;
and (d) a resolution amending
Resolution No. 2010–11 to increase the
authorized amount of the Commission’s
contract for management of comments
received on a proposed rulemaking
concerning natural gas development.
The Commissioners also will consider a
Resolution for the Minutes authorizing
the Executive Director to award a
contract for janitorial services; a
resolution to adopt the Delaware River
Basin Commission current expense and
capital budgets for fiscal year 2012 (on
which the Commission held a public
hearing on March 2, 2011); and a
resolution approving election of the
Commission Chair, Vice Chair and
Second Vice Chair for fiscal year 2012.
Draft dockets scheduled for public
hearing on May 11, 2011 can be
accessed through the Notice of
Commission Meeting and Public
Hearing on the Commission’s Web site,
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.
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, drbc.net, closer
to the meeting date for changes that may
be made after the deadline for filing this
notice.
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.
Individuals in need of an
accommodation as provided for in the
Americans with Disabilities Act who
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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: April 19, 2011.
Pamela M. Bush,
Commission Secretary.
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Draft National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (NPDES) General
Permit for Stormwater Discharges
From Construction Activities
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
EPA’s Regional Offices are
proposing for public comment the draft
National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System general permit for
stormwater discharges from large and
small construction activities. This draft
construction general permit includes
new requirements that implement the
technology-based Effluent Limitation
Guidelines and New Source
Performance Standards, which were
issued by EPA for the construction and
development industry on December 1,
2009. The draft permit also includes
new water quality-based requirements
for construction sites discharging
stormwater to waters requiring
additional pollutant control. EPA
proposes to issue this construction
general permit for five (5) years, and to
provide permit coverage to eligible
existing and new construction projects
in all areas of the country where EPA is
the National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System permitting
authority, including Idaho,
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and
New Mexico, Indian Country Lands,
Puerto Rico, Washington, DC, and U.S.
territories and protectorates.
DATES: Comments on the draft general
permit must be received on or before
June 24, 2011. Comments on the
preparation and issuance of the draft/
preliminary Environmental Assessment
must be received by May 25, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
OW–2010–0782, by one of the following
methods:
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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, May 11, 2011. The hearing will be part of the Commission's
regular business meeting. The conference session and business meeting
both are open to the public and will be held at the West Trenton
Volunteer Fire Company, located at 40 West Upper Ferry Road, West
Trenton, New Jersey.
The conference among the commissioners and staff will begin at 11
a.m. and will consist of two presentations: a report by Deputy Delaware
River Master Gary N. Paulachok, P.G. of the U.S. Geological Survey on a
one-year extension of the Flexible Flow Management Plan (FFMP); and a
report by Dr. Jonathan H. Sharp of the University of Delaware on the
Delaware Estuary Boat Run Monitoring Program.
The subjects of the public hearing to be held during the 1:30 p.m.
business meeting include the dockets listed below:
1. U.S. Steel, D-1978-068-3. An application to renew DRBC approval
for the discharge of up to 0.163 million gallons per day (mgd) of
treated sanitary wastewater from the applicant's wastewater treatment
plant (WWTP) via Outfall No. 203 and 3.75 mgd of treated industrial
wastewater and non-contact cooling water (NCCW) from the applicant's
industrial wastewater treatment plant (IWTP) via Outfall No. 103 as
well as to continue a TDS Determination that allows TDS effluent
concentrations of up to 1,100 mg/l as a monthly average; 2,200 mg/l as
a daily maximum; and 2,750 mg/l as an instantaneous maximum, via
combined Outfall No. 003. Internal Outfalls Nos. 103, 203, and 303
(stormwater only) will continue to discharge to the Delaware River via
combined Outfall No. 003. The combined discharge from the applicant's
WWTP and IWTP is made via Outfall No. 003 to the tidal region of Water
Quality Zone 2 of the Delaware River at River Mile 127.0. The WWTP and
IWTP are located in Falls Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
2. French Creek State Park, D-1980-007 CP-4. An application to
renew DRBC approval to continue to withdraw up to 3.1 million gallons
per month (mgm) of groundwater to supply the French Creek State Park
from existing Wells in the Hammer Creek Formation. The project is
located in the French Creek Watershed in Union Township, Berks County,
Pennsylvania, within the Southeastern Pennsylvania Ground Water
Protected Area.
3. GenOn Energy, Inc., D-1987-26-3. An application to renew DRBC
approval of discharges of treated industrial wastewater effluent from
the Titus Generating Station (TGS) to the Schuylkill River as follows:
the TGS IWTP via Outfall 002; coal-ash leachate from the Beagle Club
Ash Disposal (BCAD) site via Outfall 004; and combined NCCW, intake
screen backwash, and stormwater via Outfall 001. The applicant has
requested that the intermittent discharge from Outfall 004 continue to
have an effluent limit of 3,500 mg/l of TDS as a monthly average.
Effluent limits for the existing NCCW discharge (Outfall 001), IWTP
(Outfall 002) and BCAD site (Outfall 004) will continue to be based on
average annual flows of 1.469 mgd, 2.149 mgd and 1.007 mgd,
respectively. The IWTP is hydraulically designed for 3.2 mgd. The TGS
facilities will continue to discharge to the Schuylkill River. The
project is located in Cumru Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania.
4. Middletown Township, Middletown Country Club, D-1996-032 CP-2.
An application for approval of an existing groundwater
withdrawalproject to continue to supply up to 4.13 mgm of water to the
applicant's golf course from existing Well No. 1-G. The project is
located in the Precambrian Felsic Gneiss in the Neshaminy Creek
Watershed in Middletown Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania within the
Southeastern Pennsylvania Ground Water Protected Area.
5. Concord Township Sewer Authority, D-1997-019 CP-3. An
application for approval to continue discharging 1.8 mgd of treated
effluent from the Concord Township WWTP. The WWTP will continue to
discharge to the West Branch Chester Creek at River Mile 82.93--8.9--
5.4 (Delaware River--Chester Creek--West Branch Chester Creek) in
Concord Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
6. Bedminster Municipal Authority--Pennland Farms, D-2006-010 CP-2.
An application to renew DRBC approval of the existing 0.06 mgd Pennland
Farms WWTP. The WWTP discharges to an unnamed tributary of Deep Run
Creek at River Mile 157.0--4.7--7.1--0.1 (Delaware River--Tohickon
Creek--Deep Run Creek--UNT). It is located in Bedminster Township,
Bucks County, Pennsylvania 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.
7. Exelon Generation Company, LLC--Schuylkill Generating Station,
D-1964-074 CP-2. An application for a decrease in the approved surface
water withdrawal (SWWD) allocation associated with Intake No. 1 to
5,180 mgm, of which 2,483 mgm would be for use at the Schuylkill
Generating Station (SGS). Intake No. 1 supplies water to the Grays
Ferry Cogen Facility (GFCF) and the Tri-Gen Corporation Facility (Tri-
Gen) as well as to the SGS. The three
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facilities are located adjacent to one another on a Schuylkill River
site formerly owned and operated by the Philadelphia Energy Company
(PECO). The GFCF and Tri-Gen generating stations and subsidiary water
allocations were approved on June 28, 1995 by Dockets Nos. D-95-32 and
D-95-10, respectively. DRBC staff evaluated the current and 10-year
projected uses for all three facilities. The current average and
maximum SWWDs are 2,982 mgm and 4,473 mgm, respectively. The 10-year
combined maximum SWWD is estimated to be 5,180 mgm, less than the 8,277
mgm formerly approved by DRBC in the facilities' three separate
dockets. The SGS is located in the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
8. E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (DuPont), D-1988-085-3. An
application to renew DRBC approval of discharges from the DuPont
Chambers Works IWTP and to approve modifications to the IWTP, including
the construction of a new 48'' diameter IWTP outfall pipe with a multi-
port diffuser and additional modifications to accommodate the new
outfall. The proposed outfall will be located approximately 400 feet
south of the existing outfall. By supplemental submission filed on July
22, 2010, the docket holder also seeks approval for an alternative
mixing zone in accordance with section 4.20.5.A.1.f of the Water
Quality Regulations. The IWTP outfall will continue to discharge
treated effluent from the IWTP, non-contact cooling water, and
stormwater to the Delaware River Estuary in Water Quality Zone 5. The
project IWTP is located in Pennsville and Carneys Point Townships,
Salem County, New Jersey.
9. Sunnybrook Golf Club, D-1997-007-2. An application to approve an
existing GWD project of up to 4.6 mgm for irrigation of the applicant's
golf course from existing Wells Nos. 1 and 2. The previous Commission
approval expired before a renewal application was received. The project
is located in the Ledger Dolomite in the Wissahickon Creek Watershed in
Whitemarsh Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, within the
Southeastern Pennsylvania Ground Water Protected Area.
10. Portland Borough Authority, D-1997-029 CP-4. Application for
approval of a GWD project to increase the existing allocation from all
system wells from 5.7 million gallons per 30 days (mg/30 days) to 12.4
mgm. The increased allocation is requested in order to meet projected
increases in service area demand. Docket No. D-1997-029 CP-3 approved
the current groundwater allocation of up to 4.32 mgm of water from new
Well No. 4 to serve the applicant's public water supply system. The
project well is completed in the Martinsburg Formation and is located
in the Slateford Creek Watershed in Upper Mount Bethel Township,
Northampton County, Pennsylvania. The site 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.
11. Johnson Matthey, Inc., D-1999-038-3. An application for
approval of the existing IWTP. The IWTP will continue to treat 0.08 mgd
of industrial wastewater generated by its pharmaceutical manufacturing
facility. The previous DRBC approval--Docket No. D-1999-038-2 issued on
May 10, 2007--expired on April 30, 2010. The IWTP will continue to
discharge to the Schuylkill River via the Matsunk Creek culvert. The
project is located in Upper Merion Township, Montgomery County,
Pennsylvania.
12. Reading Area Water Authority (RAWA), D-2000-59 CP-2. An
application for approval of the bulk sale interconnection and transfer
up to 1.5 mgd of potable water from the RAWA system to the Pennsylvania
American Water Company (PAWC) Glen Alsace District water distribution
system. Some of the water supply is also needed to serve PAWC's
customers in its Douglassville District via an existing
interconnection. The application also includes the revision of the RAWA
Operating Plan to reflect conservation release modifications from the
Lake Ontelaunee Reservoir. The reservoir is located in Ontelaunee
Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania and is situated on Maiden Creek in
the Schuylkill River Watershed.
13. Buckingham Township, D-2004-015 CP-2. An application for
approval of the existing Buckingham Village WWTP and Furlong Sewage
Treatment Lagoon System (Furlong WWTP). The previous DRBC approval--
Docket No. D-2004-015 CP-1 issued October 27, 2004--expired on October
27, 2009. The Buckingham Village WWTP will continue to discharge up to
0.236 mgd of treated sewage effluent to Mill Creek, a tributary of the
Neshaminy Creek; however, from April 1 to November 30, the Buckingham
Village WWTP will divert the treated sewage effluent for spray
irrigation to spray fields associated with the Furlong WWTP. The
Furlong WWTP is designed to treat a flow of up to 302,268 gpd and
currently permitted by PADEP to treat up to 257,000 gpd. The facility
is located in Buckingham Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
14. Lafarge North America, D-1974-189-2. An application for
approval of a GWD and SWWD project to supply up to 70.68 mgm of water
to the applicant's cement manufacturing plant from existing Wells Nos.
1 and 2 and an existing surface water intake on the Lehigh River. The
withdrawals are used for processing and non-contact cooling. The
project withdrawals were previously approved by Docket No. D-1975-115
issued for the cooling water discharge on August 27, 1975. Consistent
with current DRBC practice, a separate withdrawal docket is now
required. The project wells and quarry are completed in the Jacksonburg
Formation. The project is located in the Coplay Creek and Lehigh River
Watersheds in Whitehall Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania 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.
15. City of Trenton, D-1998-009 CP-2.An application for approval of
an existing SWWD project to withdraw up to 1,350 mgm of surface water
through one existing surface water intake. The application includes a
request to retroactively approve the construction of an expansion and
upgrade of the existing water filtration plant (WFP) from 45 mgd to 60
mgd. The allocation and expansion and upgrade of the WFP are required
in order to meet projected increases in service area demand. The
surface water intake withdraws water from the main stem Delaware River.
The project is located in the Delaware River Watershed in the City of
Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, 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.
16. Butter Valley Golf Port, D-2010-013-1. An application for a new
GWD and SWWD project to supply the applicant's golf course irrigation
system with up to 5.89 mgm of water as a combined total from all
sources. Sources are proposed to include one existing surface water
intake (Pond Intake No. 1), one new surface water intake (Pond Intake
No. 2), and one new groundwater well (Well B). The project well is
located in the Brunswick Group in the West Branch Perkiomen Creek
Watershed in Upper Hanover Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
within the Southeastern Pennsylvania Ground Water Protected Area.
17. XTO Energy, Inc., D-2010-022-1. An application for approval of
a SWWD project to supply up to 0.25 mgd or 7.50
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mgm of water for the applicant's natural gas exploration and production
activities in Broome and Delaware Counties in the State of New York.
Surface water will be withdrawn at a site on Oquaga Creek within the
Oquaga Creek Watershed in the Town of Sanford, Broome County, New York.
Oquaga Creek drains to the West Branch Delaware River. The withdrawal
site is located 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.
18. Exelon Generation Company, LLC--Schuylkill, D-2010-040 CP-1. An
application for the approval of an existing combined discharge of up to
231.84 mgd of NCCW and traveling screen backwash from the Schuylkill
Generating Station (SGS) via Outfall No. 001. Outfall No. 001
discharges to the tidal portion of the Schuylkill River at River Mile
92.47--5.6 (Delaware River--Schuylkill River) in Water Quality Zone 4
in the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
19. South Jersey Port Corporation, D-2010-044 CP-1. An application
for approval of the Paulsboro Marine Terminal dredging and wharf
construction project. The proposed project includes: The construction
of a deep water marine terminal consisting of a 150-foot wide by 2,850-
foot long wharf providing for: Four berths for the loading and
unloading of a variety of general bulk and break bulk cargo; dredging
in the Delaware River of approximately 334,000 cubic yards; the
construction of a public, bi-directional access roadway between
Paradise Road in the Township of West Deptford and Universal Road in
the Borough of Paulsboro; and the construction of a 25-foot high, three
span composite steel plate girder bridge across Mantua Creek just
upstream of its confluence with the Delaware River. The proposed
Paulsboro Marine Terminal site is located at the former 130-acre BP Oil
Terminal site and adjacent 60-acre Essex Industrial Chemicals site in
the Borough of Paulsboro, Gloucester County, New Jersey, along the
Delaware River in Water Quality Zone 4 at approximately River Mile 90.
In addition to the standard business meeting items, consisting of
adoption of the Minutes of the Commission's March 2, 2011 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 public dialogue, the business meeting
also will include public hearings on: (a) A resolution to increase the
maximum daily surface water withdrawal from the Schuylkill River by
Exelon's Limerick Generating Station (LGS), without increasing LGS's
total monthly allocation; (b) a hearing at which the Lambertville
Municipal Utilities Authority is requested to show cause why it should
not be assessed a penalty in accordance with the Delaware River Basin
Compact and DRBC regulations for failing to obtain DRBC review and
approval prior to undertaking improvements to its wastewater treatment
plant; (c) a resolution authorizing the Executive Director to enter
into agreements for information technology upgrades to improve data
management and retrieval; and (d) a resolution amending Resolution No.
2010-11 to increase the authorized amount of the Commission's contract
for management of comments received on a proposed rulemaking concerning
natural gas development. The Commissioners also will consider a
Resolution for the Minutes authorizing the Executive Director to award
a contract for janitorial services; a resolution to adopt the Delaware
River Basin Commission current expense and capital budgets for fiscal
year 2012 (on which the Commission held a public hearing on March 2,
2011); and a resolution approving election of the Commission Chair,
Vice Chair and Second Vice Chair for fiscal year 2012.
Draft dockets scheduled for public hearing on May 11, 2011 can be
accessed through the Notice of Commission Meeting and Public Hearing on
the Commission's Web site, 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.
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, drbc.net, closer to the meeting date for changes that may be made
after the deadline for filing this notice.
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.
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: April 19, 2011.
Pamela M. Bush,
Commission Secretary.
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