SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN COMMISSION Actions Taken at September Meeting [45 Pa.B. 6030]
[Saturday, October 3, 2015]As part of its regular business meeting held on September 10, 2015, in Binghamton, NY, the Susquehanna River Basin Commission (Commission) took the following actions: 1) approved or tabled the applications of certain water resources projects; 2) approved a request from Panda Power Funds for transfer of ownership of Hummel Station, LLC; 3) accepted a settlement instead of penalty from Downs Racing, LP; and 4) took additional actions, as set forth in the following Supplementary Information.
For further information, contact Jason E. Oyler, General Counsel, (717) 238-0423, Ext. 1312, fax (717) 238-2436, joyler@srbc.net. Regular mail inquiries may be sent to the Susquehanna River Basin Commission, 4423 North Front Street, Harrisburg, PA 17110-1788. See also the Commission web site at www.srbc.net.
Supplementary Information
In addition to the actions taken on projects identified in the previous summary and the listings as follows, the following items were also presented or acted upon at the business meeting: 1) adoption of revisions to Resolution No. 2013-11; 2) release of proposed rulemaking to address shortcomings in the rules for transfer of approvals, create a category for minor modifications, establish a procedure for issuing general permits and address other minor enhancements; 3) adoption of amendment of the Comprehensive Plan for the Water Resources of the Susquehanna River Basin; 5) approval of grants; 6) a report on delegated settlements with the following project sponsors, under the Commission's Resolution 2014-15: Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc. in the amount of $6,000; Conyngham Borough Authority in the amount of $5,000; Keister Miller Investments, LLC in the amount of $2,000; Susquehanna Gas Field Services, LLC in the amount of $2,500; and Wynding Brook, Inc. d/b/a Wynding Brook Golf Club in the amount of $5,000; and 7) approval to extend the term of emergency certificates with Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc. to September 1, 2016, and with Furman Foods, Inc. to December 3, 2015.
Compliance Matter
The Commission approved a settlement instead of civil penalty for the following project:
1. Downs Racing, LP, Plains Township, Luzerne County, PA—$25,000.
Project Applications Approved
The Commission approved the following project applications:
1. Project Sponsor and Facility: Caernarvon Township Authority, Caernarvon Township, Berks County, PA. Groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.673 mgd (30-day average) from Well 7.
2. Project Sponsor and Facility: Chetremon Golf Course, LLC, Burnside Township, Clearfield County, PA. Consumptive water use of up to 0.200 mgd (peak day).
3. Project Sponsor and Facility: Chetremon Golf Course, LLC (Irrigation Storage Pond), Burnside Township, Clearfield County, PA. Surface water withdrawal of up to 0.200 mgd (peak day).
4. Project Sponsor and Facility: Chief Oil & Gas, LLC (Loyalsock Creek), Forksville Borough, Sullivan County, PA. Surface water withdrawal of up to 1.500 mgd (peak day).
5. Project Sponsor and Facility: JELD-WEN, Inc. Fiber Division—PA, Wysox Township, Bradford County, PA. Groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.252 mgd (30-day average) from Well 1.
6. Project Sponsor and Facility: JELD-WEN, Inc. Fiber Division—PA, Wysox Township, Bradford County, PA. Groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.252 mgd (30-day average) from Well 4.
7. Project Sponsor and Facility: JELD-WEN, Inc. Fiber Division—PA, Wysox Township, Bradford County, PA. Groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.323 mgd (30-day average) from Well 5.
8. Project Sponsor and Facility: JELD-WEN, Inc. Fiber Division—PA, Wysox Township, Bradford County, PA. Groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.323 mgd (30-day average) from Well 6.
9. Project Sponsor and Facility: JELD-WEN, Inc. Fiber Division—PA, Wysox Township, Bradford County, PA. Groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.345 mgd (30-day average) from Well 7.
10. Project Sponsor and Facility: JELD-WEN, Inc. Fiber Division—PA, Wysox Township, Bradford County, PA. Consumptive water use of up to 0.499 mgd (peak day).
11. Project Sponsor and Facility: Keister Miller Investments, LLC (West Branch Susquehanna River), Mahaffey Borough, Clearfield County, PA. Surface water withdrawal of up to 1.000 mgd (peak day).
12. Project Sponsor and Facility: Lycoming County Water and Sewer Authority, Fairfield Township, Lycoming County, PA. Groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.180 mgd (30-day average) from Production Well 3.
13. Project Sponsor and Facility: Moxie Freedom, LLC, Salem Township, Luzerne County, PA. Consumptive water use of up to 0.092 mgd (peak day).
14. Project Sponsor and Facility: Moxie Freedom, LLC, Salem Township, Luzerne County, PA. Groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.062 mgd (30-day average) from Production Well 1.
15. Project Sponsor and Facility: Seneca Resources Corporation (Marsh Creek), Delmar Township, Tioga County, PA. Renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 0.499 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 20110907).
16. Project Sponsor and Facility: Shrewsbury Borough, York County, PA. Renewal and modification to increase groundwater withdrawal by an additional 0.024 mgd (30-day average), for a total of up to 0.089 mgd (30-day average) from the Blouse Well (Docket No. 19820103).
17. Project Sponsor and Facility: Shrewsbury Borough, York County, PA. Renewal of groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.099 mgd (30-day average) from the Smith Well (Docket No. 19811203).
18. Project Sponsor and Facility: Talisman Energy USA, Inc. (Wappasening Creek), Windham Township, Bradford County, PA. Renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 1.000 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 20110621).
19. Project Sponsor: UGI Development Company. Project Facility: Hunlock Creek Energy Center, Hunlock Township, Luzerne County, PA. Modification to increase consumptive water use by an additional 1.526 mgd (peak day), for a total of up to 2.396 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 20090916).
20. Project Sponsor and Facility: XTO Energy, Inc. (West Branch Susquehanna River), Chapman Township, Clinton County, PA. Renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 2.000 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 20110911).
Project Applications Tabled
The Commission tabled action on the following project applications:
1. Project Sponsor and Facility: Furman Foods, Inc., Point Township, Northumberland County, PA. Application for renewal of groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.320 mgd (30-day average) from Well 1 (Docket No. 19850901).
2. Project Sponsor and Facility: Furman Foods, Inc., Point Township, Northumberland County, PA. Application for renewal of groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.190 mgd (30-day average) from Well 4 (Docket No. 19850901).
3. Project Sponsor and Facility: Furman Foods, Inc., Point Township, Northumberland County, PA. Application for renewal of groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.090 mgd (30-day average) from Well 7 (Docket No. 19850901).
4. Project Sponsor: Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Conservation and Restoration. Project Facility: Cresson Mine Drainage Treatment Plant, Cresson Borough, Cambria County, PA. Application for groundwater withdrawal from Argyle Stone Bridge Well for inclusion in treatment of up to 6.300 mgd (30-day average) from four sources.
5. Project Sponsor: Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Conservation and Restoration. Project Facility: Cresson Mine Drainage Treatment Plant, Cresson Township, Cambria County, PA. Application for groundwater withdrawal from Cresson No. 9 Well for inclusion in treatment of up to 6.300 mgd (30-day average) from four sources.
6. Project Sponsor: Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Conservation and Restoration. Project Facility: Cresson Mine Drainage Treatment Plant, Gallitzin Township, Cambria County, PA. Application for groundwater withdrawal from Gallitzin Shaft Well 2A (Gallitzin Shaft #2) for inclusion in treatment of up to 6.300 mgd (30-day average) from four sources.
7. Project Sponsor: Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Conservation and Restoration. Project Facility: Cresson Mine Drainage Treatment Plant, Gallitzin Township, Cambria County, PA. Application for groundwater withdrawal from Gallitzin Shaft Well 2B (Gallitzin Shaft #1) for inclusion in treatment of up to 6.300 mgd (30-day average) from four sources.
8. Project Sponsor and Facility: SWN Production Company, LLC (Tioga River), Hamilton Township, Tioga County, PA. Application for surface water withdrawal of up to 2.000 mgd (peak day).
Request for Conditional Transfer Approved
The Commission approved the following request for conditional transfer:
1. Panda Power Funds request for transfer of ownership of Hummel Station, LLC (Docket Nos. 20081222 and 20081222-2). Transferred dockets will include modification of conditions requiring mitigation of all consumptively used water.
Authority: Pub. L. 91-575, 84 Stat. 1509 et seq., 18 CFR Parts 806—808.
Dated: September 22, 2015.
ANDREW D. DEHOFF,
Executive Director[Pa.B. Doc. No. 15-1786. Filed for public inspection October 2, 2015, 9:00 a.m.]
