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Location: Defense Language Institute
Foreign Language Center and Presidio of
Monterey (DLIFLC & POM), Building
614, Conference Room, Monterey, CA
93944.
Purpose of the Meeting: The purpose
of the meeting is to provide an overview
of the Language, Science & Technology
directorate. In addition, the meeting will
involve administrative matters.
Agenda: Summary—August 3—Board
administrative details and functional
areas will be discussed. August 4—The
Board will be briefed on DLIFLC select
mission and functional areas.
Public’s Accessibility to the Meeting:
Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b and 41 CFR
102–3.140 through 102–3.165, and the
availability of space, this meeting is
open to the public. Seating is on a firstcome basis. No member of the public
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Committee’s Designated Federal
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93944, Detlev.kesten@us.army.mil, (831)
242–6670.
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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
13, 2011. 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 consist of a
presentation by Professor Gerald F.
Kauffman of the University of Delaware
on the economic value of the Delaware
River and Bay and a presentation by
Bethany Bearmore of the National
Marine Fisheries Service on the natural
resource damages settlement in the
matter of the Athos I oil spill of
November 26, 2004.
The subjects of the public hearing to
be held during the 1:30 p.m. business
meeting include the dockets listed
below.
1. Spring City Borough, D–1974–061
CP–3. An application to renew the
approval to discharge up to 0.345
million gallons per day (mgd) of treated
effluent through existing Outfall No. 001
from the 0.6 mgd Spring City Borough
Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP).
The existing WWTP will continue to
discharge to the Schuylkill River at
River Mile 92.47—41.3 (Delaware
River—Schuylkill River) in Spring City
Borough, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
2. Ambler Borough, D–1975–016 CP–
3. An application to renew the approval
to discharge up to 8.0 mgd (monthly
maximum flow) and up to 6.5 mgd
(annual average flow) of treated effluent
from the Ambler Borough WWTP. The
existing WWTP will continue to
discharge to the Wissahickon Creek, a
tributary of the Schuylkill River. The
facility is located in Upper Dublin
Township, Montgomery County,
Pennsylvania.
3. Robeson Township, D–1983–034
CP–2. An application to update the
approval of the existing 0.30 mgd
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Robeson Township WWTP. An NAR for
this application was published under
docket number D–2010–031 CP–1 on
November 3, 2010. The Commission
originally approved the WWTP by
Docket No. D–1983–034 CP–1 issued on
September 25, 1984. Docket D–1983–
034 CP–2 would update that approval.
No modification to the Robeson
Township WWTP is proposed. The
Robeson Township WWTP will
continue to discharge treated
wastewater effluent to the Schuylkill
River. The facility is located in Robeson
Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania.
4. Buck Hill Falls Company, D–2009–
001 CP–2. An application to renew the
discharge of up to 0.20 mgd of treated
effluent from existing Outfall No. 001 at
the Buck Hill Falls WWTP. The existing
WWTP discharges to Buck Hill Creek, a
tributary of the Delaware River, at River
Mile 213.00—21.11—0.50 (Delaware
River—Brodhead Creek—Buck Hill
Creek) within the drainage area of the
portion of the non-tidal Delaware River
known as the Middle Delaware, which
is classified as Special Protection
Waters. The project WWTP is located in
Barrett Township, Monroe County,
Pennsylvania.
5. SPS Technologies, D–1979–088–5.
An application for the renewal of a
groundwater withdrawal (GWD) project
to continue the withdrawal of 8.89
million gallons per month (mgm) to
supply the applicant’s manufacturing
plant from existing Well No. 7
completed in the Wissahickon
Formation. The project is located in the
Upper Reach Frankfort Creek Watershed
in Abington Township, Montgomery
County, Pennsylvania within the
Southeastern Pennsylvania Ground
Water Protected Area.
6. Big Boulder Corporation, D–1985–
025–2. An application for the expansion
of the Big Boulder Ski Area WWTP from
0.225 mgd to 0.265 mgd. The project
WWTP will discharge 0.04 mgd to
absorption beds located on-site and will
continue to discharge 0.225 mgd
directly to an unnamed tributary of
Tunkhannock Creek at River Mile
183.66—83.5—5.6—2.5—0.64 (Delaware
River—Lehigh River—Tobyhanna
Creek—Tunkhannock Creek—Unnamed
Tributary) in Kidder Township, Carbon
County, Pennsylvania. The project
WWTP is located in 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. Morrisville Borough, D–1987–008
CP–2. An application for approval to
renew a discharge of 7.1 mgd from the
existing Morrisville Borough Municipal
Authority (MBMA) WWTP. MBMA also
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has requested approval to accept and
treat up to 0.2 mgd of pre-treated
landfill leachate from Waste
Management Inc.’s (WMI’s) GROWS/
Tullytown landfills. The DRBC
approved a pilot program in 2005
(Docket No. D–1988–54–2) that allowed
WMI to send up to 0.025 mgd of pretreated leachate to be treated and
discharged from the MBMA WWTP. The
pilot program was expanded to 0.07
mgd on May 18, 2007. Additionally,
MBMA has requested an increase in its
wasteload allocation for CBOD20 from
2,418 lbs/day to 3,831 lbs/day and a
determination to allow discharge at an
effluent color limit greater than the
Commission’s standard of 100 units on
the platinum cobalt scale. The WWTP is
located in Morrisville Borough, Bucks
County, Pennsylvania and discharges to
the tidal Delaware River in Water
Quality Zone 2 at River Mile 133.0.
8. Lansdale Borough, D–1996–045 CP–
2. An application to approve an
expansion of the service area of the
existing Borough of Lansdale WWTP.
The project also proposes to increase the
permitted annual average flow rate from
2.6 to 3.2 mgd. The service area
modification includes the acceptance of
up to 1,000,000 gpd of pre-treated
industrial wastewater, not to exceed a
monthly average flow of 750,000 gpd,
from the Merck West Point
pharmaceutical facility located in Upper
Gwynedd Township, Pennsylvania. No
modification of the treatment facilities
or increase in hydraulic design flow is
proposed. The WWTP will continue to
discharge to an unnamed tributary of
the West Branch Neshaminy Creek,
which is a tributary of the Neshaminy
Creek. The project is located in Upper
Gwynedd Township and the Borough of
Lansdale in Montgomery County,
Pennsylvania.
9. Pennsylvania American Water
Company—Lexington Woods, D–1998–
016 CP–3. An application for approval
of a GWD project to supply up to 2.23
mgm of water to the applicant’s Pocono
District public water supply system
from existing Lexington Well No. 2 for
emergency and back-up water supply.
The total GWD allocation from all 17
system wells will remain limited to
63.55 mgm. Lexington Well No. 2 is
completed in the Catskill Formation and
is located in the Clear Run Watershed in
Coolbaugh Township, Monroe 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.
10. CB Mid-Atlantic Golf Club, LLC,
D–1999–036–2. An application for the
renewal of a GWD project and to
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increase from 2.95 mgm to 4.75 mgm the
withdrawal from existing Wells Nos.
IW–1 and IW–2 in the Cockeysville
Marble Formation for irrigation of the
applicant’s golf course. The increased
groundwater allocation is requested in
order to avoid the need for water
purchases or use of approved surface
water withdrawals from Broad Run
Creek. The project is located in the West
Branch Brandywine-Broad Run
Watershed in West Bradford Township,
Chester County, Pennsylvania, within
the Southeastern Pennsylvania Ground
Water Protected Area.
11. Borough of Dublin, D–2000–011
CP–2. An application for the renewal of
a GWD project to continue a withdrawal
of up to 6.9 million gallons per 30 days
(mg/30 days) to supply the applicant’s
public water supply from existing Wells
Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 5 in the Lockatong
Formation and Brunswick Group. The
project is located in the East Branch
Perkiomen—Morris Run and Tohickon
Deep Run watersheds in the Borough of
Dublin, Bucks County, Pennsylvania,
within the Southeastern Pennsylvania
Ground Water Protected Area.
12. Blue Mountain Ski Area/Tuthill
Corporation & Acquashicola-Little Gap,
D–2010–026–1. An application for
approval of a surface water withdrawal
(SWWD) and GWD project to withdraw
up to 300 million gallons of water
annually from November through March
from two existing surface water intakes
located on Aquashicola Creek for the
purpose of snow-making. Additionally,
this project approves the allocation of
1.49 mgm from Wells Nos. 1 and 2 to
supply the ski area with potable water.
The existing project withdrawals were
not previously approved by the
Commission. The project is located in
the Aquashicola Creek Watershed in
Lower Towamensing Township, Carbon
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.
13. Lakeview Estates Homeowners
Association, D–2010–032 CP–1. An
application for approval of the existing
Lakeview Estates WWTP, for which the
Commission has not previously issued a
docket. The WWTP will continue to
discharge up to 54,000 gallons per day
(gpd) of treated sewage effluent to an
unnamed tributary of the Lehigh River.
The facility is located in Lehigh
Township, Wayne County,
Pennsylvania within the section of the
non-tidal Delaware River known as the
Lower Delaware, which is classified as
Special Protection Waters.
14. Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc., D–2010–
042 CP–1. An application for approval
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of a GWD project to supply up to 6.95
mgm of water to the applicant’s public
water supply system from new Well No.
1A and existing Wells Nos. 1, 2, 3A, 3B
and 8. The project wells are completed
in the Catskill Formation and are
located in the Kleinhans and
Wallenpaupack creeks watersheds in
Palmyra Township, Pike County,
Pennsylvania. The project 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.
15. Bethany Children’s Home, D–
2010–043–1. An application for
approval of a GWD and exportation
project to supply up to 6.0 mgm of water
for bottled water operations from new
Wells Nos. PW–A and PW–B.
Withdrawn water will be exported from
the Delaware River Basin to the DS
Waters bottling facility in Ephrata,
Pennsylvania, within the Susquehanna
River Basin. The project wells are
completed in the Epler Formation and
are located in the Tulpehocken
Watershed in Heidelberg Township,
Berks County, Pennsylvania.
16. Covanta Delaware Valley
Resource Recovery Facility, D–2011–003
CP–1. An application to approve
Covanta Delaware Valley, LP’s Delaware
Valley Resource Recovery Facility
(DVRRF), which derives energy from
waste, and the subsidiary water
allocation for the facility of up to 62.372
mgm from the Chester Water Authority
(CWA). Additionally, the applicant
seeks approval to construct an influent
pipeline and related polishing treatment
facility that will accept up to 62.372
mgm of treated wastewater effluent from
the Delaware County Regional Water
Quality Control Authority (DELCORA)
WWTP located nearby, in order to
provide a new source of water for the
DVRRF. The applicant is seeking
approval to continue to use a combined
total of 62.372 mgm from the two
sources. The water is used for cooling
purposes associated with power
generation. The DVRRF is located in
Chester City, Delaware County,
Pennsylvania.
17. Upper Gwynedd Township, D–
2011–011 CP–1. An application for
approval to construct a pump station
and associated sewerage interceptor and
force main, to be owned and operated
by Upper Gwynedd Township, for the
purpose of conveying wastewater from
the Merck West Point pharmaceutical
facility located in Upper Gwynedd
Township to the Lansdale Borough
WWTP. The applicant proposes to
construct a pump station, 3,260 linear
foot gravity sewer interceptor, and 8inch ductile iron pipe force main. The
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pump station and associated interceptor
and force main will be designed to
convey up to 1,000,000 gpd of pretreated industrial wastewater, not to
exceed a monthly average flow of
750,000 gpd, from the Merck West Point
pharmaceutical facility (also located in
Upper Gwynedd Township) to the
Lansdale Borough WWTP for treatment
and discharge to the West Branch
Neshaminy Creek, a tributary of the
Neshaminy Creek. A separate
application has been filed concurrently
by the Borough of Lansdale (see DRBC
Application No. D–1996–045 CP–2) for
approval to revise its service area and to
accept the additional flow. The
proposed facilities are to be located in
Upper Gwynedd Township,
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
In addition to the standard business
meeting items, consisting of adoption of
the Minutes of the Commission’s May
11, 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 a
public hearing on a proposed 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 Commission will NOT consider
action during its July 13, 2011 meeting
on draft Docket No. D–2010–022–1, a
proposed surface water withdrawal from
Oquaga Creek in Sanford, Broome
County, New York by XTO Energy for
natural gas exploration and
development projects. Public hearings
on this item took place on May 11, 2011
in West Trenton, New Jersey and June
1, 2011 in Deposit, New York. The
Commissioners and staff currently are
reviewing the written and oral
comments submitted on the draft docket
by members of the public.
Draft dockets scheduled for public
hearing on July 13, 2011 can be accessed
through the Notice of Commission
Meeting and Public Hearing on the
Commission’s Web site, https://
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 docketrelated 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
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Commission’s Web site, https://
www.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: June 28, 2011.
Pamela M. Bush,
Commission Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
The Fund for the Improvement of
Postsecondary Education (IPSE)
National Board
U.S. Department of Education,
The Fund for the Improvement of
Postsecondary Education (FIPSE)
National Board.
ACTION: Notice of an open meeting.
AGENCY:
This notice sets forth the
schedule and proposed agenda of an
upcoming open meeting of the National
Board (Board) of the Fund for the
Improvement of Postsecondary
Education. The notice also describes the
functions of the Board. Notice of this
meeting is required by Section 10(a)(2)
of the Federal Advisory Committee Act
and is intended to notify members of the
public of their opportunity to attend.
DATES: Monday, July 25, 2011.
Time: 9 a.m.–4 p.m. Eastern Standard
Time.
ADDRESSES: Eighth Floor Conference
Room, 1990 K Street, NW., Washington,
DC 20006, Telephone: (202) 502–7500.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin
M. McDermott, U.S. Department of
Education, 1990 K Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20006–8544; telephone:
(202) 502–7607; e-mail:
erin.mcdermott@ed.gov.
SUMMARY:
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The
National Board of the Fund for the
Improvement of Postsecondary
Education is established in Title VII,
Part B, Section 742 of the Higher
Education Act of 1965, as amended (20
U.S.C. 1138a). The Board is authorized
to advise the Director of the Fund and
the Assistant Secretary for
Postsecondary Education on (1)
priorities for the improvement of
postsecondary education, including
recommendations for the improvement
of postsecondary education and for the
evaluation, dissemination, and
adaptation of demonstrated
improvements in postsecondary
educational practice; and (2) the
operation of the Fund, including advice
on planning documents, guidelines, and
procedures for grant competitions
prepared by the Fund.
On Monday, July 25, 2011, from 9:00
a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Eastern Standard
Time, the Board will meet in an open
session. The proposed agenda for the
meeting will include discussion of the
Fund’s programs and special initiatives.
Presentations will be made on behalf of
projects administered by the Fund.
Accessible Format: Individuals with
disabilities can obtain this document in
an accessible format (e.g., Braille, large
print, audiotape, or computer diskette)
by contacting the person listed under
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section of this notice. Individuals who
use a telecommunications device for the
deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Information Relay Service (FRS), tollfree, at 1–800–877–8339, Monday
through Friday, between the hours of
8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., Eastern
Standard Time.
Individuals who will need
accommodations for a disability in order
to attend the meeting (e.g., interpreting
services, assistance listening devices, or
materials in alternative format) should
notify Erin McDermott at (202) 502–
7607, no later than July 11, 2011. We
will attempt to meet requests for
accommodations after this date but
cannot guarantee their availability. The
meeting site is accessible to individuals
with disabilities.
Members of the public are encouraged
to submit written comments to the
attention of Erin M. McDermott, 1990 K
Street, NW., Room 6161, Washington,
DC 20006–8544 or by e-mail at
erin.mcdermott@ed.gov.
Records are kept of all Board
proceedings and are available for public
inspection at the Office of the Fund for
the Improvement of Postsecondary
Education, Sixth Floor, 1990 K Street,
NW., Washington, DC 20006–8544, from
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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 13, 2011. 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
consist of a presentation by Professor Gerald F. Kauffman of the
University of Delaware on the economic value of the Delaware River and
Bay and a presentation by Bethany Bearmore of the National Marine
Fisheries Service on the natural resource damages settlement in the
matter of the Athos I oil spill of November 26, 2004.
The subjects of the public hearing to be held during the 1:30 p.m.
business meeting include the dockets listed below.
1. Spring City Borough, D-1974-061 CP-3. An application to renew
the approval to discharge up to 0.345 million gallons per day (mgd) of
treated effluent through existing Outfall No. 001 from the 0.6 mgd
Spring City Borough Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP). The existing
WWTP will continue to discharge to the Schuylkill River at River Mile
92.47--41.3 (Delaware River--Schuylkill River) in Spring City Borough,
Chester County, Pennsylvania.
2. Ambler Borough, D-1975-016 CP-3. An application to renew the
approval to discharge up to 8.0 mgd (monthly maximum flow) and up to
6.5 mgd (annual average flow) of treated effluent from the Ambler
Borough WWTP. The existing WWTP will continue to discharge to the
Wissahickon Creek, a tributary of the Schuylkill River. The facility is
located in Upper Dublin Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
3. Robeson Township, D-1983-034 CP-2. An application to update the
approval of the existing 0.30 mgd Robeson Township WWTP. An NAR for
this application was published under docket number D-2010-031 CP-1 on
November 3, 2010. The Commission originally approved the WWTP by Docket
No. D-1983-034 CP-1 issued on September 25, 1984. Docket D-1983-034 CP-
2 would update that approval. No modification to the Robeson Township
WWTP is proposed. The Robeson Township WWTP will continue to discharge
treated wastewater effluent to the Schuylkill River. The facility is
located in Robeson Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania.
4. Buck Hill Falls Company, D-2009-001 CP-2. An application to
renew the discharge of up to 0.20 mgd of treated effluent from existing
Outfall No. 001 at the Buck Hill Falls WWTP. The existing WWTP
discharges to Buck Hill Creek, a tributary of the Delaware River, at
River Mile 213.00--21.11--0.50 (Delaware River--Brodhead Creek--Buck
Hill Creek) within the drainage area of the portion of the non-tidal
Delaware River known as the Middle Delaware, which is classified as
Special Protection Waters. The project WWTP is located in Barrett
Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania.
5. SPS Technologies, D-1979-088-5. An application for the renewal
of a groundwater withdrawal (GWD) project to continue the withdrawal of
8.89 million gallons per month (mgm) to supply the applicant's
manufacturing plant from existing Well No. 7 completed in the
Wissahickon Formation. The project is located in the Upper Reach
Frankfort Creek Watershed in Abington Township, Montgomery County,
Pennsylvania within the Southeastern Pennsylvania Ground Water
Protected Area.
6. Big Boulder Corporation, D-1985-025-2. An application for the
expansion of the Big Boulder Ski Area WWTP from 0.225 mgd to 0.265 mgd.
The project WWTP will discharge 0.04 mgd to absorption beds located on-
site and will continue to discharge 0.225 mgd directly to an unnamed
tributary of Tunkhannock Creek at River Mile 183.66--83.5--5.6--2.5--
0.64 (Delaware River--Lehigh River--Tobyhanna Creek--Tunkhannock
Creek--Unnamed Tributary) in Kidder Township, Carbon County,
Pennsylvania. The project WWTP is located in 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. Morrisville Borough, D-1987-008 CP-2. An application for
approval to renew a discharge of 7.1 mgd from the existing Morrisville
Borough Municipal Authority (MBMA) WWTP. MBMA also
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has requested approval to accept and treat up to 0.2 mgd of pre-treated
landfill leachate from Waste Management Inc.'s (WMI's) GROWS/Tullytown
landfills. The DRBC approved a pilot program in 2005 (Docket No. D-
1988-54-2) that allowed WMI to send up to 0.025 mgd of pre-treated
leachate to be treated and discharged from the MBMA WWTP. The pilot
program was expanded to 0.07 mgd on May 18, 2007. Additionally, MBMA
has requested an increase in its wasteload allocation for
CBOD20 from 2,418 lbs/day to 3,831 lbs/day and a
determination to allow discharge at an effluent color limit greater
than the Commission's standard of 100 units on the platinum cobalt
scale. The WWTP is located in Morrisville Borough, Bucks County,
Pennsylvania and discharges to the tidal Delaware River in Water
Quality Zone 2 at River Mile 133.0.
8. Lansdale Borough, D-1996-045 CP-2. An application to approve an
expansion of the service area of the existing Borough of Lansdale WWTP.
The project also proposes to increase the permitted annual average flow
rate from 2.6 to 3.2 mgd. The service area modification includes the
acceptance of up to 1,000,000 gpd of pre-treated industrial wastewater,
not to exceed a monthly average flow of 750,000 gpd, from the Merck
West Point pharmaceutical facility located in Upper Gwynedd Township,
Pennsylvania. No modification of the treatment facilities or increase
in hydraulic design flow is proposed. The WWTP will continue to
discharge to an unnamed tributary of the West Branch Neshaminy Creek,
which is a tributary of the Neshaminy Creek. The project is located in
Upper Gwynedd Township and the Borough of Lansdale in Montgomery
County, Pennsylvania.
9. Pennsylvania American Water Company--Lexington Woods, D-1998-016
CP-3. An application for approval of a GWD project to supply up to 2.23
mgm of water to the applicant's Pocono District public water supply
system from existing Lexington Well No. 2 for emergency and back-up
water supply. The total GWD allocation from all 17 system wells will
remain limited to 63.55 mgm. Lexington Well No. 2 is completed in the
Catskill Formation and is located in the Clear Run Watershed in
Coolbaugh Township, Monroe 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.
10. CB Mid-Atlantic Golf Club, LLC, D-1999-036-2. An application
for the renewal of a GWD project and to increase from 2.95 mgm to 4.75
mgm the withdrawal from existing Wells Nos. IW-1 and IW-2 in the
Cockeysville Marble Formation for irrigation of the applicant's golf
course. The increased groundwater allocation is requested in order to
avoid the need for water purchases or use of approved surface water
withdrawals from Broad Run Creek. The project is located in the West
Branch Brandywine-Broad Run Watershed in West Bradford Township,
Chester County, Pennsylvania, within the Southeastern Pennsylvania
Ground Water Protected Area.
11. Borough of Dublin, D-2000-011 CP-2. An application for the
renewal of a GWD project to continue a withdrawal of up to 6.9 million
gallons per 30 days (mg/30 days) to supply the applicant's public water
supply from existing Wells Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 5 in the Lockatong
Formation and Brunswick Group. The project is located in the East
Branch Perkiomen--Morris Run and Tohickon Deep Run watersheds in the
Borough of Dublin, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, within the Southeastern
Pennsylvania Ground Water Protected Area.
12. Blue Mountain Ski Area/Tuthill Corporation & Acquashicola-
Little Gap, D-2010-026-1. An application for approval of a surface
water withdrawal (SWWD) and GWD project to withdraw up to 300 million
gallons of water annually from November through March from two existing
surface water intakes located on Aquashicola Creek for the purpose of
snow-making. Additionally, this project approves the allocation of 1.49
mgm from Wells Nos. 1 and 2 to supply the ski area with potable water.
The existing project withdrawals were not previously approved by the
Commission. The project is located in the Aquashicola Creek Watershed
in Lower Towamensing Township, Carbon 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.
13. Lakeview Estates Homeowners Association, D-2010-032 CP-1. An
application for approval of the existing Lakeview Estates WWTP, for
which the Commission has not previously issued a docket. The WWTP will
continue to discharge up to 54,000 gallons per day (gpd) of treated
sewage effluent to an unnamed tributary of the Lehigh River. The
facility is located in Lehigh Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania
within the section of the non-tidal Delaware River known as the Lower
Delaware, which is classified as Special Protection Waters.
14. Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc., D-2010-042 CP-1. An application for
approval of a GWD project to supply up to 6.95 mgm of water to the
applicant's public water supply system from new Well No. 1A and
existing Wells Nos. 1, 2, 3A, 3B and 8. The project wells are completed
in the Catskill Formation and are located in the Kleinhans and
Wallenpaupack creeks watersheds in Palmyra Township, Pike County,
Pennsylvania. The project 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.
15. Bethany Children's Home, D-2010-043-1. An application for
approval of a GWD and exportation project to supply up to 6.0 mgm of
water for bottled water operations from new Wells Nos. PW-A and PW-B.
Withdrawn water will be exported from the Delaware River Basin to the
DS Waters bottling facility in Ephrata, Pennsylvania, within the
Susquehanna River Basin. The project wells are completed in the Epler
Formation and are located in the Tulpehocken Watershed in Heidelberg
Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania.
16. Covanta Delaware Valley Resource Recovery Facility, D-2011-003
CP-1. An application to approve Covanta Delaware Valley, LP's Delaware
Valley Resource Recovery Facility (DVRRF), which derives energy from
waste, and the subsidiary water allocation for the facility of up to
62.372 mgm from the Chester Water Authority (CWA). Additionally, the
applicant seeks approval to construct an influent pipeline and related
polishing treatment facility that will accept up to 62.372 mgm of
treated wastewater effluent from the Delaware County Regional Water
Quality Control Authority (DELCORA) WWTP located nearby, in order to
provide a new source of water for the DVRRF. The applicant is seeking
approval to continue to use a combined total of 62.372 mgm from the two
sources. The water is used for cooling purposes associated with power
generation. The DVRRF is located in Chester City, Delaware County,
Pennsylvania.
17. Upper Gwynedd Township, D-2011-011 CP-1. An application for
approval to construct a pump station and associated sewerage
interceptor and force main, to be owned and operated by Upper Gwynedd
Township, for the purpose of conveying wastewater from the Merck West
Point pharmaceutical facility located in Upper Gwynedd Township to the
Lansdale Borough WWTP. The applicant proposes to construct a pump
station, 3,260 linear foot gravity sewer interceptor, and 8-inch
ductile iron pipe force main. The
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pump station and associated interceptor and force main will be designed
to convey up to 1,000,000 gpd of pre-treated industrial wastewater, not
to exceed a monthly average flow of 750,000 gpd, from the Merck West
Point pharmaceutical facility (also located in Upper Gwynedd Township)
to the Lansdale Borough WWTP for treatment and discharge to the West
Branch Neshaminy Creek, a tributary of the Neshaminy Creek. A separate
application has been filed concurrently by the Borough of Lansdale (see
DRBC Application No. D-1996-045 CP-2) for approval to revise its
service area and to accept the additional flow. The proposed facilities
are to be located in Upper Gwynedd Township, Montgomery County,
Pennsylvania.
In addition to the standard business meeting items, consisting of
adoption of the Minutes of the Commission's May 11, 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 a public hearing on a proposed 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 Commission will NOT consider action during its July 13, 2011
meeting on draft Docket No. D-2010-022-1, a proposed surface water
withdrawal from Oquaga Creek in Sanford, Broome County, New York by XTO
Energy for natural gas exploration and development projects. Public
hearings on this item took place on May 11, 2011 in West Trenton, New
Jersey and June 1, 2011 in Deposit, New York. The Commissioners and
staff currently are reviewing the written and oral comments submitted
on the draft docket by members of the public.
Draft dockets scheduled for public hearing on July 13, 2011 can be
accessed through the Notice of Commission Meeting and Public Hearing on
the Commission's Web site, https://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.
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, https://www.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: June 28, 2011.
Pamela M. Bush,
Commission Secretary.
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