SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN COMMISSION Commission Meeting [43 Pa.B. 2412]
[Saturday, April 27, 2013]As part of its regular business meeting held on March 21, 2013, in Harrisburg, PA, the Susquehanna River Basin Commission (Commission) took the following actions: 1) approved, denied or tabled the applications of certain water resources projects; 2) rescinded approvals for three projects and tabled a rescission for one project; 3) authorized the Executive Director to modify or extend timelines established by docket conditions, when warranted and with prudent administrative discretion; and 4) took additional actions as set forth in the Supplementary Information as follows.
For further information contact Richard A. Cairo, General Counsel, (717) 238-0423, Ext. 306, fax (717) 238-2436, rcairo@srbc.net. Regular mail inquiries may be sent to Susquehanna River Basin Commission, 1721 North Front Street, Harrisburg, PA 17102-2391. See also the Commission web site at www.srbc.net.
Supplementary Information
In addition to the actions taken on projects identified previously in the summary and the listings as follows, the following items were also presented or acted upon at the business meeting: 1) presented the Commission's Maurice K. Goddard Award for Excellence by a Water Management Professional to Jim Brozena, recently retired Executive Director of the Luzerne County Flood Protection Authority in Wilkes-Barre, PA; 2) heard a presentation from Commission staff member Ben Pratt on the development of flood inundation mapping for the City of Harrisburg and surrounding communities; 3) revised the Fiscal Year 2014 budget for the period July 1, 2013, to June 20, 2014; 4) approved an investment policy statement for the Commission's Retiree Benefit Trust Account; 5) ratified a joint funding agreement relating to stream gaging and an amendment to the Commission's EPA Section 106 Clean Water Act grant; 6) authorized final execution of a Feasibility Cost Sharing Agreement for Phase II of the Susquehanna River Basin Ecological Flow Management Study; and 7) authorized the Executive Director to execute a Stipulation of Settlement and Withdrawal of Appeal regarding the withdrawal of an administrative appeal by Anadarko E&P Company, LP.
Rescission of Project Approvals
The Commission rescinded approvals for the following projects:
1. Project Sponsor and Facility: Clark Trucking, LLC Northeast Division (Lycoming Creek), Lewis Township, Lycoming County, PA (Docket No. 20111207).
2. Project Sponsor and Facility: Southwestern Energy Production Company (Tuscarora Creek), Tuscarora Township, Bradford County, PA (Docket No. 20110313).
3. Project Sponsor and Facility: EQT Production Company (Frano Freshwater Impoundment), Washington Township, Jefferson County, PA (Docket No. 20110913).
Rescission of Project Approval Tabled
The Commission tabled a rescission for the following project:
1. Project Sponsor: AES Westover, LLC. Project Facility: AES Westover Generating Station, Town of Union and Village of Johnson City, Broome County, NY (Docket No. 20070902).
Project Applications Approved
The Commission approved the following project applications:
1. Project Sponsor and Facility: Anadarko E&P Company, LP (West Branch Susquehanna River), Nippenose Township, Lycoming County, PA. Renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 0.720 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 20090307).
2. Project Sponsor and Facility: Black Bear Waters, LLC (Lycoming Creek), Lewis Township, Lycoming County, PA. Modification to increase surface water withdrawal by an additional 0.500 mgd (peak day), for a total of 0.900 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 20120303).
3. Project Sponsor and Facility: Caernarvon Township Authority, Caernarvon Township, Berks County, PA. Renewal of groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.080 mgd (30-day average) from Well 6 (Docket No. 19820912).
4. Project Sponsor and Facility: Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC (Susquehanna River), Mehoopany Township, Wyoming County, PA. Renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 0.999 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 20080923).
5. Project Sponsor and Facility: Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC (Susquehanna River), Wysox Township, Bradford County, PA. Renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 0.999 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 20080914).
6. Project Sponsor and Facility: Citrus Energy (Susquehanna River), Washington Township, Wyoming County, PA. Renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 1.000 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 20081205).
7. Project Sponsor and Facility: Hydro Recovery-Antrim, LP, Duncan Township, Tioga County, PA. Consumptive water use of up to 1.872 mgd (peak day).
8. Project Sponsor and Facility: Mark Manglaviti & Scott Kresge (Tunkhannock Creek), Tunkhannock Township, Wyoming County, PA. Surface water withdrawal of up to 0.999 mgd (peak day).
9. Project Sponsor and Facility: Mountain Energy Services, Inc. (Tunkhannock Creek), Tunkhannock Township, Wyoming County, PA. Modification to increase surface water withdrawal by an additional 0.499 mgd (peak day), for a total of 1.498 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 20100309).
10. Project Sponsor: Perdue Grain and Oilseed, LLC. Project Facility: Perdue Soybean Crush Plant, Conoy Township, Lancaster County, PA. Consumptive water use of up to 0.300 mgd (peak day) and groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.028 mgd (30-day average) from Well AP-2.
11. Project Sponsor: R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company. Project Facility: West Plant, City of Lancaster, Lancaster County, PA. Modification to increase consumptive water use by an additional 0.019 mgd (peak day), for a total of 0.099 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 19910702).
12. Project Sponsor and Facility: Talisman Energy USA, Inc. (Sugar Creek), West Burlington Township, Bradford County, PA. Renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 0.750 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 20090327).
13. Project Sponsor and Facility: Talisman Energy USA, Inc. (Towanda Creek—Franklin Township Volunteer Fire Department), Franklin Township, Bradford County, PA. Renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 1.000 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 20081210).
14. Project Sponsor and Facility: Titanium Metals Corporation (TIMET), Caernarvon Township, Berks County, PA. Modification to increase consumptive water use by an additional 0.044 mgd (peak day), for a total of 0.177 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 20080616).
15. Project Sponsor and Facility: Ultra Resources, Inc. (Cowanesque River), Deerfield Township, Tioga County, PA. Renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 0.217 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 20081229).
16. Project Sponsor and Facility: Ultra Resources, Inc. (Pine Creek), Pike Township, Potter County, PA. Renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 0.936 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 20090332).
Project Applications Denied
The Commission denied the following application:
1. Project Sponsor and Facility: Galeton Borough Water Authority, Galeton Borough, Potter County, PA. Application for groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.288 mgd (30-day average) from the Germania Street Well.
Project Applications Tabled
The Commission tabled the following project applications:
1. Project Sponsor and Facility: Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC (Susquehanna River), Athens Township, Bradford County, PA. Application for renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 1.440 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 20080906).
2. Project Sponsor and Facility: Equipment Transport, LLC (Pine Creek), Gaines Township, Tioga County, PA. Application for surface water withdrawal of up to 0.467 mgd (peak day).
3. Project Sponsor and Facility: Houtzdale Municipal Authority (Beccaria Springs), Gulich Township, Clearfield County, PA. Application for surface water withdrawal of up to 5.000 mgd (peak day).
4. Project Sponsor and Facility: WPX Energy Appalachia, LLC (Susquehanna River), Great Bend Township, Susquehanna County, PA. Application for renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 1.000 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 20090303).
Authority: Pub. L. No. 91-575, 84 Stat. 1509 et seq., 18 CFR Parts 806—808.
Dated: April 9, 2013.
PAUL O. SWARTZ,
Executive Director[Pa.B. Doc. No. 13-809. Filed for public inspection April 26, 2013, 9:00 a.m.]
