DELAWARE RIVER BASIN COMMISSION Notice of Commission Meeting and Public Hearing [28 Pa.B. 817] The Delaware River Basin Commission will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, February 18, 1998 rather than the earlier announced date of February 25. The hearing will be part of the Commission's regular business meeting which is open to the public and scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. in the Goddard Conference Room of the Commission's offices at 25 State Police Drive, West Trenton, NJ.
An informal conference among the Commissioners and staff will be held at 10 a.m. at the same location and will include a presentation on GIS soils data and status report; 1998 DRBC meeting locations and events and discussion of the Commission's Ground Water Advisory Committee functions.
In addition to the subjects listed which are scheduled for public hearing at the 1 p.m. business meeting, the Commission will also address the following: Minutes of the January 28, 1998 business meeting; announcements; General Counsel's Report; report on Basin hydrologic conditions; a resolution to adopt the current expense and capital budgets for Fiscal Year 1999; a resolution concerning election of a Chairman at meetings of the U.S. Supreme Court Decree Parties with regard to DRBC drought-related resolutions; a resolution to authorize funding for a research study concerning rainfall frequency; a resolution concerning U.S. Geological Survey study of flow need issues in the Delaware Estuary; and public dialogue.
The subjects of the hearing will be as follows:
Applications for Approval of the Following Projects Under Article 10.3, Article 11 and/or Section 3.8 of the Compact:
1. Holdover: City of Bethlehem Authority D-97-47 CP. A proposed temporary surface water withdrawal project that entails installation of an emergency intake structure in the Beltzville Reservoir, just downstream of the confluence of Pohopoco Creek with the Reservoir's tailwater, in Towamensing Township, Carbon County, PA. The withdrawal is planned to provide up to 15 million gallons per day during a 3-year period while the applicant's Penn Forest Dam is undergoing reconstruction and refilling. The applicant's distribution system serves the City of Bethlehem and 11 other municipalities in its vicinity, in both Lehigh and Northampton Counties. This hearing continues that of January 28, 1998.
2. Borough of Clementon D-87-92 CP RENEWAL. An application for the renewal of a ground water withdrawal project to supply up to 31 million gallons (mg)/30 days of water to the applicant's distribution system from Well Nos. 9, 10 and 11. Commission approval on February 24, 1988 was limited to 6 years, subsequently revised to 10 years, and will expire unless renewed. The applicant requests that the total withdrawal from all wells remain limited to 31 mg/30 days. The project is located in Clementon Borough, Camden County, NJ.
3. Borough of Alburtis D-91-42 CP RENEWAL. An application for the renewal of a ground water withdrawal project to supply up to 6.5 mg/30 days of water to the applicant's distribution system from Well Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4. Commission approval on December 9, 1992 was limited to 5 years. The applicant requests that the total withdrawal from all wells remain limited to 6.5 mg/30 days. The project is located in Alburtis Borough, Lehigh County, PA.
4. Schwenksville Borough Authority D-92-39 CP RENEWAL. An application for the renewal of a ground water withdrawal project to supply up to 11.8 mg/30 days of water to the applicant's distribution system from Well Nos. 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7. Commission approval on February 17, 1993 was limited to 5 years. The total withdrawal from all wells will be to 11.8 mg/30 days based on current and predicted uses. The project is located in Schwenksville Borough, Montgomery County in the Southeastern Pennsylvania Ground Water Protected Area.
5. Mount Holly Water Company D-94-8 CP. An application for approval of a ground water withdrawal project to supply up to 108.5 mg/30 days of water to the applicant's Mount Holly System from existing Well Nos. 3R, 4, 5, 6 and 7, and to retain the existing withdrawal limit of 108.5 mg/30 days for all Mount Holly Water System wells. The project is located in Westampton and Mount Holly Townships, Burlington County, NJ.
Documents relating to these items may be examined at the Commission's offices. Preliminary dockets are available in single copies upon request. Please contact Thomas L. Brand at (609) 883-9500 ext. 221 concerning docket-related questions. Persons wishing to testify at this hearing are requested to register with the Secretary at (609) 883-9500 ext. 203 prior to the hearing.
SUSAN M. WEISMAN,
Secretary[Pa.B. Doc. No. 98-256. Filed for public inspection February 13, 1998, 9:00 a.m.]
