DELAWARE RIVER
BASIN COMMISSIONPublic Hearing and Business Meeting [45 Pa.B. 2480]
[Saturday, May 23, 2015]The Delaware River Basin Commission (Commission) will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, June 9, 2015. A business meeting will be held the following day on Wednesday, June 10, 2015. The hearing and business meeting are open to the public and will take place at the Washington Crossing Historic Park Visitor Center, 1112 River Road, Washington Crossing, PA.
Public hearing. The public hearing on June 9, 2015, will begin at 1:30 p.m. Hearing items will include: draft dockets for the withdrawals, discharges and other water-related projects listed as follows; a resolution apportioning among the signatory parties the amounts required for support of the current expense and capital budgets for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016; a resolution approving the annual current expense and capital budgets for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016; and a proposed rule amending the Commission's Administrative Manual Part III—Rules of Practice and Procedure to provide for the One Process/One Permit Program. Additional information on the latter item can be found in separate notices of proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register, the register publications of each of the Commission's member states and on the Commission's web site.
Written comments on matters scheduled for hearing on June 9, 2015, will be accepted through the close of the hearing that day. As time allows, after the hearing on all scheduled matters has been completed the meeting will include an opportunity for public dialogue.
Draft dockets and resolutions scheduled for hearing are posted on the Commission's web site at www.drbc.net 10 days prior to the hearing date. The notice of proposed rulemaking to provide for the One Process/One Permit Program, along with supporting materials, was published on the Commission's web site on May 7, 2015. Additional public records relating to the hearing items may be examined at the Commission's offices. Contact Project Review Section assistant Victoria Lawson at (609) 883-9500, Ext. 216, with any questions concerning draft dockets.
The public is advised to check the Commission's web site periodically prior to the hearing date as items scheduled for hearing may be postponed if additional time is deemed necessary to complete the Commission's review. In reviewing docket descriptions, the public is also asked to be aware that project details commonly change in the course of the Commission's review, which is ongoing and the descriptions do not always capture these modifications.
Be advised that during the public hearing on June 9, 2015, the staff will continue the practice of offering a shorter presentation than in the past for the subset of draft dockets that consist of renewals where a project has undergone no substantive changes. Interested parties will have the same opportunity to comment on or ask questions concerning these dockets as they have historically had. If any member of the public requests additional information about a project during the hearing, staff will be prepared to offer more detail. A detailed description of each project is included in the draft docket, which can be accessed on the Commission's web site by means of a hyperlink listed in this hearing notice.
1. Village of Liberty, D-1965-039 CP-3. An application to renew the approval of the applicant's existing 2 million gallons per day (mgd) wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) and its discharge. Treated effluent will continue to be discharged to an unnamed tributary (UNT) of the East Branch Mongaup River, above Swinging Bridge Reservoir, at River Mile 261.1—23.56—8.12—0.86 (Delaware River—Mongaup River—East Branch Mongaup River—UNT) by means of Outfall No. 001, within the drainage area of the section of the main stem Delaware River known as the Upper Delaware, which the Commission has classified as Special Protection Waters, in the Village of Liberty, Sullivan County, NY.
2. Freeland Borough Municipal Authority, D-1965-052 CP-4. An application to renew the approval of the existing 1.2 mgd Freeland Borough WWTP and its discharge. The WWTP will continue to discharge to Pond Creek, a tributary of Sandy Run, which is a tributary of the Lehigh River, at River Mile 183.7—67.3—2.0—8.5 (Delaware River—Lehigh River—Sandy Run—Pond Creek) and is located within the drainage area of the section of the main stem Delaware River known as the Lower Delaware, which the Commission has classified as Special Protection Waters, in Freeland Borough, Luzerne County, PA.
3. Village of Monticello, D-1981-038 CP-3. An application to renew the approval of the applicant's existing 3.1 mgd WWTP and its discharge, as well as modifications proposed to the WWTP. Treated effluent will continue to be discharged to Tannery Brook at River Mile 253.64—27.3—1.91—3.24—1.54 (Delaware River—Neversink River—Sheldrake Stream—Kiamesha Creek—Tannery Brook) by means of Outfall No. 001, within the drainage area of the section of the main stem Delaware River known as the Middle Delaware, which the Commission has classified as Special Protection Waters, in the Village of Monticello, Sullivan County, NY.
4. Hatfield Township Municipal Authority, D-1985-036 CP-3. An application to renew the approval of the applicant's existing 8.37 mgd WWTP and its discharge. The applicant has also requested approval to rerate the WWTP to 10.68 mgd with no proposed construction to stay in compliance with the Department of Environmental Protection's (Department) hydraulic overloading condition. Treated effluent will continue to be discharged to West Branch Neshaminy Creek at River Mile 115.63—40.01—4.0 (Delaware River—Neshaminy Creek—West Branch Neshaminy Creek) by means of Outfall No. 001, in Hatfield Township, Montgomery County, PA.
5. Dublin Borough, D-1986-070 CP-2. An application to renew the approval of the applicant's existing 1.2 mgd WWTP and its discharge. The Commission and the Department have based effluent limitations on an effluent discharge flow of 0.5 mgd. Treated effluent will continue to be discharged to Deep Run Creek at River Mile 157.0—6.2—5.4 (Delaware River—Tohickon Creek—Deep Run Creek) by means of Outfall No. 001, within the drainage area of the section of the main stem Delaware River known as the Lower Delaware, which the Commission has classified as Special Protection Waters, in Bedminster Township, Bucks County, PA.
6. Pennsylvania American Water Company, D-1987-031 CP-4. An application to renew the approval of an existing groundwater withdrawal (GWD) of up to 14.73 million gallons per month (mgm) from existing Wells Nos. 2, 3, 4 and 5 completed in the Towamensing Member of the Catskill Formation. The requested allocation is not an increase from the previous allocation. The project wells are located in the Hornbecks Creek Watershed in Delaware Township, Pike County, PA within the drainage area of the section of the main stem Delaware River known as the Middle Delaware, which the Commission has classified as Special Protection Waters.
7. Northampton Borough, D-1987-046 CP-2. An application to renew the approval of the existing 1.5 mgd Northampton Borough WWTP and its discharge. The WWTP will continue to discharge to Hokendauqua Creek, which is a tributary of the Lehigh River, at River Mile 183.7—22.1—0.3 (Delaware River—Lehigh River—Hokendauqua Creek) within the drainage area of the section of the main stem Delaware River known as the Lower Delaware, which the Commission has classified as Special Protection Waters, in Northampton Borough, Northampton County, PA.
8. Roamingwood Sewer and Water Association, D-1988-014-2. An application to renew the approval of the existing 1.755 mgd Roamingwood WWTP and its discharge. The WWTP will continue to discharge treated effluent to Ariel Creek, which is a tributary of Wallenpaupack Creek upstream of Lake Wallenpaupack, which is a tributary of the Lackawaxen River, at River Mile 277.7—15.8—14.2—3.5 (Delaware River—Lacka-waxen River—Wallenpaupack Creek—Ariel Creek) and is located within the drainage area of the section of the main stem Delaware River known as the Upper Delaware, which the Commission has classified as Special Protection Waters, in Salem Township, Wayne County, PA.
9. Manwalamink Sewer Company, D-1988-034-2. An application to renew the approval of the existing 0.7 mgd Manwalamink WWTP and its discharge. The WWTP will continue to discharge to Brodhead Creek at River Mile 213.0—0.6 (Delaware River—Brodhead Creek), within the drainage area of the section of the main stem Delaware River known as the Middle Delaware, which the Commission has classified as Special Protection Waters, in Smithfield Township, Monroe County, PA.
10. Spring Township, D-1988-077 CP-3. An application to renew the approval of the existing 2.28 mgd Spring Township WWTP and its discharge and to temporarily approve a total dissolved solids variance and effluent limit of 1,500 milligrams per liter for the WWTP. No modifications to the WWTP are proposed. The WWTP will continue to discharge treated effluent to Cacoosing Creek, a tributary of Tulpehcocken Creek, which is a tributary of the Schuylkill River, at River Mile 92.47—76.8—4.0—2.0 (Delaware River—Schuylkill River—Tulpehocken Creek—Cacoosing Creek), in the Township of Spring, Berks County, PA.
11. Wyomissing Valley Joint Municipal Authority, D-1991-009 CP-5. An application to renew the approval of the existing 4.0 mgd Joint Municipal Authority Wyomiss-ing Valley WWTP and its discharge. The WWTP will continue to discharge to Wyomissing Creek, a tributary of the Schuylkill River, at River Mile 92.47—75.3—0.2 (Delaware River—Schuylkill River—Wyomissing Creek) in the City of Reading, Berks County, PA.
12. Longwood Gardens, D-1992-052-3. An application to renew the approval of an existing GWD of up to 8.68 mgm to supply the applicant's public water supply system and irrigation for ornamental horticultural display gardens from existing Wells Nos. B170, B172, B94, B31, B169A, B169B, B161WG, B65, B46, T48, T49A, T49B and B106 completed in Granitic Gneiss. The requested allocation is not an increase from the previous allocation. The wells are located in the West Branch Red Clay Creek Watershed, in East Marlborough Township, Chester County, PA.
13. Hamburg Municipal Authority, D-1992-073 CP-4. An application to renew the approval of the existing 1.5 mgd Hamburg WWTP and its discharge. The WWTP will continue to discharge to the Schuylkill River, at River Mile 92.47—98.7 (Delaware River—Schuylkill River) in the Borough of Hamburg, Berks County, PA.
14. Blue Mountain Water Cooperative, D-1993-027-3. An application to renew the approval of a GWD project to continue to supply up to 5.17 mgm of groundwater to the docket holder's nontransient, noncommunity public water system from existing Wells Nos. 1, 2 and 5 with no increase in allocation. The docket also approves a previous expansion of the docket holder's service area to an additional commercial development located adjacent to the previously approved Tilden Industrial Park service area. The wells are completed in the Hamburg Sequence in the Pigeon Creek-Schuylkill River Watershed in Tilden Township, Berks County, PA.
15. Filomina, Inc., D-1993-047-3. An application to renew the approval of a GWD of up to 9.4 mgm to irrigate the applicant's Hideaway Hills Golf Course from existing Wells Nos. 1, 6 and 8. Wells Nos. 6 and 8 are completed in the Catskills Formation and Well No. 1 is completed in the Trimmers Rock Formation. The requested allocation is not an increase from the previous allocation. The project wells are located in the Pohopoco Creek Watershed in Polk Township, Monroe County, PA within the drainage area of the section of the main stem Delaware River known as the Middle Delaware, which the Commission has classified as Special Protection Waters.
16. Shoemakersville Municipal Authority, D-1993-074 CP-4. An application to renew the approval of the applicant's existing 0.75 mgd WWTP and its discharge. Treated effluent will continue to be discharged to the Schuylkill River at River Mile 92.47—92.3 (Delaware River—Schuylkill River) by means of Outfall No. 001, in the Borough of Shoemakersville, Berks County, PA.
17. Jericho National Golf Club, Inc., D-1995-002-3. An application to renew the approval of an existing GWD of up to 9.3 mgm to irrigate the applicant's golf course from existing Wells Nos. B-100 and B-C. Wells Nos. B-100 and B-C are completed in the Brunswick Formation. The requested allocation is not an increase from the previous allocation. The project is located in the Jericho Creek Watershed in Upper Makefield Township, Bucks County, PA within the drainage area of the section of the main stem Delaware River known as the Lower Delaware, which the Commission has classified as Special Protection Waters.
18. Allied Utility Services, Inc., D-1996-025 CP-2. An application to renew the approval of the applicant's existing 0.075 mgd Schnecksville North WWTP and its discharge. Treated effluent will continue to be discharged to a UNT of Coplay Creek at River Mile 183.66—21.05—10.6—0.7 (Delaware River—Lehigh River—Coplay Creek—UNT) by means of Outfall No. 001, within the drainage area of the section of the main stem Delaware River known as the Lower Delaware, which the Commission has classified as Special Protection Waters, in North Whitehall Township, Lehigh County, PA.
19. Pennsylvania American Water Company, D-1998-043 CP-3. An application to renew the approval of a GWD up to 165.33 mgm from existing Wells Nos. 12, 13, 16, 18A, 19, 20, 21, 23 and 28 for public water supply. Wells Nos. 12, 13 and 18A are completed in the Richland Formation, Well No. 16 is completed in the Millbach Formation, Wells Nos. 19 and 20 are completed in the Ontelaunee Formation, Well No. 21 is completed in the Allentown Formation, Well No. 23 is completed in the Hammer Creek Formation and Well No. 28 is completed in the Epler/Ontelaunee Formations. The requested allocation is not an increase from the previous allocation. The project wells are located in the Little Cacoosing Creek Watershed in Spring and Lower Heidelberg Townships and Sinking Spring and Wyomissing Boroughs, all in Berks County, PA.
20. Greater Pottsville Area Sewer Authority, D-2002-041 CP-2. An application to renew the approval of the existing 8.2 mgd Greater Pottsville Area Sewer Authority WWTP and its discharge. The WWTP will continue to discharge to the Schuylkill River, at River Mile 92.47—119.0 (Delaware River—Schuylkill River) on the border of Pottsville City, North Manheim Township, and Palo Alto Borough, in Schuylkill County, PA.
21. East Vincent Township, D-2005-007 CP-2. An application to renew the approval of the applicant's existing 0.053 mgd Bartons Meadows WWTP and its discharge. Treated effluent will continue to be discharged to subsurface seepage beds in the drainage area of French Creek near River Mile 92.47—35.65—9.56—0.78 (Delaware River—Schuylkill River—French Creek—UNT) in East Vincent Township, Chester County, PA.
22. Town of Kortright, Hamlet of Bloomville, D-2007-011 CP-2. An application to renew the approval of the existing 0.03 mgd Bloomville WWTP and its discharge to groundwater. The WWTP will continue to discharge to leach beds adjacent to Wright Brook, upstream of Cannonsville Reservoir in the West Branch Delaware River Watershed. The WWTP and leach fields are located within the drainage area of the section of the main stem Delaware River known as the Upper Delaware, which the Commission has classified as Special Protection Waters, in the Town of Kortright, Delaware County, NY.
23. PSC Environmental Services, LLC, D-2011-009-2. An application to renew the approval of the applicant's 0.1 mgd industrial wastewater treatment plant (IWTP) that receives non-hazardous and hazardous wastes from offsite generators within the continental United States, primarily from Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey (both within and outside the basin) at their facility located in Hatfield Township, Montgomery County, PA. Approximately 20% of the industrial wastewater collected at the facility is pretreated and conveyed to the Hatfield Township Municipal Authority WWTP for ultimate discharge to the West Branch Neshaminy Creek. The remainder is trucked to other centralized waste treatment facilities, landfills or cement kilns throughout the United States (most of which is sent to DuPont Chambers Works, GROWS Landfill or Keystone Cement; all of which are located within the basin).
24. The Chemours Company, FC, LLC, D-1969-059-2. An application to renew the approval to continue to withdraw up to 1,314 mgm of surface water from an existing intake on the Delaware River for noncontact cooling and industrial processes at the Chambers Works chemical manufacturing facility. The docket also approves a transfer of ownership from DuPont to Chemours, which will become an independent company on or about July 1, 2015. DuPont operated its withdrawals under Commission Docket No. D-69-59 and Commission Certificate of Entitlement No. 177. The Certificate of Entitlement will terminate upon the anticipated transfer of ownership. The docket holder's groundwater and surface water withdrawals from the Salem Canal were previously approved by Commission Docket No. D-93-19-2. The Delaware River intake is located in Water Quality Zone 5 in Pennsville Township, Salem County, NJ.
25. New Castle County Department of Special Services, D-1972-210 CP-2. An application to renew the approval of and to approve an upgrade to the existing 0.57 mgd Delaware City WWTP (also referred to as the Governor Bacon Health Center WWTP). The upgrade consists of replacing existing sand filters with cloth media filters and replacing the existing chlorine contact disinfection system with UV disinfection. The WWTP will remain at 0.57 mgd and continue to discharge to the Delaware River Water Quality Zone 5 at River Mile 60.6, in Delaware City, New Castle County, DE.
26. Occidental Chemical Corporation, D-1983-009-3. An application to renew the approval of and to approve a modification to the existing 0.3 mgd Occidental Chemical Corporation Delaware City IWTP. The modification consists of replacing the existing outfall for the IWTP with a new outfall. The IWTP treatment facilities will not be modified, and will continue to treat contaminated stormwater and groundwater from the applicant's former chemical manufacturing plant site. The IWTP will continue to discharge to Delaware River Water Quality Zone 5 at River Mile 62.7, in Delaware City, New Castle County, DE.
27. Town of Rockland, D-1985-028 CP-3. An application to renew the approval of the applicant's existing 0.8 mgd Livingston Manor WWTP and its discharge, as well as to approve phased modifications to the WWTP that meet the Commission's definition of substantial alterations or additions. Treated effluent will continue to be discharged to Willowemoc Creek at River Mile 330.7—15.5—15.5—6.94 (Delaware River—East Branch Delaware River—Beaver Kill—Willowemoc Creek) by means of Outfall No. 001, within the drainage area of the section of the main stem Delaware River known as the Upper Delaware, which the Commission has classified as Special Protection Waters, in the Town of Rockland, Sullivan County, NY.
28. Delaware Valley College, D-1994-050 CP-3. An application to renew the approval of an existing GWD and to increase the allocation from 6.34 mgm to 7.192 mgm to supply potable water to the Delaware Valley University campus and to irrigate the docket holder's athletic fields. Existing Wells Nos. 1, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 are completed in the Stockton Formation. The wells are located in the Commission's designated groundwater protected area in the Neshaminy Creek Watershed in Doylestown Township, Bucks County, PA.
29. Artesian Water Company, D-2002-034 CP-4. An application to renew the approval of an existing import project of up to 3.0 mgd from the Chesapeake Bay Basin from the Old County Road, Chesapeake City Road and Eastern States well fields, and up to 3.0 mgd from the Susquehanna River Basin from an interconnection with Chester Water Authority to augment water supply to the applicant's public water supply system. The applicant also seeks approval of new Well Broad Run protected area for inclusion in the Artisan Water Company public water supply system and renewal of the approval to withdraw up to 612.83 mgm of groundwater for the docket holder's public water supply distribution system. Artisan Water Company is not requesting an increase in groundwater withdrawal allocation. The water supply system and wellfields are located in New Castle County, DE and New Garden Township, Chester County, PA.
30. East Penn Manufacturing Company, D-2003-023-3. An application to approve new Well No. 11 for inclusion in the applicant's manufacturing water supply system and to approve an increase in the total system GWD allocation from 20.67 mgm to 31 mgm. Wells Nos. 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10 and 11 are completed in the Leithsville Formation and Well No. 8 is completed in Granitic Gneiss. The wells are located in the Moselem Creek Watershed in Richmond Township, Berks County, PA.
31. Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, LLC, D-2013-021-1. An application to approve an existing natural gas pipeline project referred to as the Tennessee 300 Line Project, which involved the installation of two separate loops (Loops 321 and 323) and modifications to Compressor Station 323. Loop 321 is located in Mount Pleasant, Clinton, Dyberry and Berlin Townships and Bethany and Honesdale Boroughs, Wayne County, PA. Loop 323 is located in Lackawaxen, Shohola and Milford Townships, Pike County, PA. Compressor Station No. 323 is located in Lackawaxen Township, Pike County, PA. Approximately 1.5 miles of the eastern-most portion of Loop 323, located in Milford Township, Pike County, PA traverses the Delaware State Forest, a recreation area that is incorporated into the Commission's Comprehensive Plan. Both pipeline loops cross numerous waterbodies in the basin and are subject to review under the Commission's Floodplain Regulations. Additionally, the project involves surface water withdrawals from Dyberry Creek and Shohola Creek for the purpose of hydrostatic testing of the pipeline loops. After testing was completed, the hydrostatic test water was discharged at five upland locations along the pipeline route. The project is located within the drainage area of the sections of the main stem Delaware River known as the Middle and Upper Delaware, which the Commission has classified as Special Protection Waters.
32. Tinicum Township, D-2014-014 CP-1. An application to approve the applicant's existing 2.8 mgd WWTP and its discharge. The Department and the Commission have based effluent limits at Outfall No. 001 on an average annual discharge flow of 1.4 mgd. Treated effluent will continue to be discharged to the tidal portion of Darby Creek at River Mile 85.28—1.0 (Delaware River—Darby Creek) by means of Outfall No. 001, within Water Quality Zone 4, in Tinicum Township, Delaware County, PA.
33. Girl Scouts of Freedom Valley, D-2014-018 CP-1. An application to approve the applicant's existing 0.045 mgd Camp Tohikanee WWTP and its discharge. The Commission and the Department have based effluent limitations upon an effluent discharge flow of 0.015 mgd. Treated effluent will continue to be discharged to a 0.2 mile long drainage swale of Tohickon Creek, above Lake Nockamixon, at River Mile 157.0—20.23 (Delaware River—Tohickon Creek) by means of Outfall No. 001, within the drainage area of the section of the main stem Delaware River known as the Lower Delaware, which the Commission has classified as Special Protection Waters, in Haycock and East Rockhill Townships, Bucks County, PA.
34. Villa Roma Country Club, D-2014-020-1. An application to approve the applicant's existing GWD and surface water withdrawal (SWWD) of up to 12.276 mgm to supply domestic, irrigation, and/or snow-making water from Wells Nos. 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 12 and Pond Intakes Nos. 11 and 15. The eight wells are completed in the Honesdale Formation. The two pond intakes are located in the Jones Brook Watershed. All ten withdrawal sources are located within the drainage area of the section of the main stem Delaware River known as the Middle Delaware, which the Commission has classified as Special Protection Waters, in the Town of Delaware, Sullivan County, NY.
35. Richard C. Becker, Walnutport Mobile Home Park, D-2014-021 CP-1. An application to approve the applicant's existing 0.05 mgd Walnutport Mobile Home Park WWTP and its discharge. Treated effluent will continue to be discharged to Bertsch Creek at River Mile 183.66—30.68—0.16 (Delaware River—Lehigh River—Bertsch Creek) by means of Outfall No. 001, within the drainage area of the section of the main stem Delaware River known as the Lower Delaware, in Lehigh Township, Northampton County, PA.
36. PPL Utilities Corporation, D-2014-023-1. An application to approve a new electric transmission line project referred to as the Northeast Pocono Reliability Project (NEPOC Project). The project alters greater than 25 acres of wetlands and portions of the project pass through the Lackawanna State Forest (LSF), which is designated in the Commission's Comprehensive Plan as a recreation project area. In the Delaware River Basin, the project consists of the construction of approximately 44.5 miles of 230 kV transmission line, including a portion of the line (2.9 miles) that passes through the LSF and approximately 10 miles of 138/69 kV transmission circuit connector line, including a portion of this line (0.1 miles) that passes through the LSF and one new electric substation. The transmission line project requires the clearing of a new right-of-way along the transmission and conductor line corridors, construction of access roads and temporary work pads for monopole construction and conductor pulling equipment, installation of monopoles and stringing and tensioning conductor. The project is located in the Lehigh River and Lackawaxen River watersheds in Bear Creek and Buck Townships in Luzerne County, Tobyhanna Township in Monroe County, Thornhurst, Clifton and Covington Townships in Lackawanna County, and Lehigh, Sterling, Dreher, Salem and Paupack Townships in Wayne County, all in PA, within the drainage area of the section of the main stem Delaware River known as the Lower and Upper Delaware, which the Commission has classified as Special Protection Waters.
37. Aqua America, Inc., D-2015-001 CP-1. An application to approve an existing SWWD and to approve an allocation of up to 16.5 mgd (511.5 mgm) to supply the applicant's public water supply from an existing surface water intake on the Perkiomen Creek at Wetherill Dam. This surface water intake is part of Aqua Pennsylvania's Main Division public water supply system. The project intake is located in the Perkiomen Creek Watershed in Lower Providence Township, Montgomery County, PA.
38. Plumsted Township Municipal Authority, D-2015-002 CP-1. An application to approve the new 0.6 mgd New Egypt WWTP and its discharge and to incorporate the WWTP and its discharge into the Comprehensive Plan. The WWTP will consist of an MBR treatment system with equalization, screening, UV light disinfection and reaeration. The WWTP will discharge to the nontidal portion of Crosswicks Creek at River Mile 128.5—21.3 (Delaware River—Crosswicks Creek) in New Egypt Township, Ocean County, NJ.
39. The Chemours Company, FC, LLC, D-2015-003-1. An application to approve a withdrawal up to 345 mgm of surface water from existing Intake No. 89-0019 for industrial processes and cooling purposes at the existing Edge Moor facility. The docket also approves a transfer of ownership from DuPont to Chemours, which will become an independent company on or about July 1, 2015. The docket holder operates its surface water withdrawal under Commission Certificate of Entitlement No. 179. The Certificate of Entitlement will be terminated upon the anticipated change in ownership. The project intake is located in Water Quality Zone 5 of the Delaware River in New Castle County, DE.
Public meeting. The public meeting on June 10, 2015, will begin at 1:30 p.m. and will include: adoption of the minutes of the Commission's March 11, 2015, 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 consideration of any items for which a hearing has been completed or is not required. The latter are expected to include resolutions for the minutes: (1) providing for election of Commission officers; and (2) amending the Commission employee salary schedule.
There will be no opportunity for additional public comment at the June 10, 2015, business meeting on items for which a hearing was completed on June 9, 2015, or a previous date. Commission consideration of items for which the public hearing is closed may result in either approval of the item (by docket or resolution) as proposed, approval with changes, denial or deferral. When the Commissioners defer an action, they may announce an additional period for written comment on the item, with or without an additional hearing date, or they may take additional time to consider the input they have already received without requesting further public input. Any deferred items will be considered for action at a public meeting of the Commission on a future date.
Advance sign-up for oral comment. 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 on June 9, 2015, are asked to sign up in advance by contacting Paula Schmitt of the Commission staff, (609) 883-9500, Ext. 224, paula.schmitt@drbc.state.nj.us.
Addresses for written comment. Written comment on items scheduled for hearing may be delivered by hand at the public hearing or submitted in advance of the hearing date to the Commission Secretary, P. O. Box 7360, 25 State Police Drive, West Trenton, NJ 08628, fax (609) 883-9522, paula.schmitt@drbc.state.nj.us. If submitted by e-mail in advance of the hearing date, written comments on a docket should be sent to William J. Muszynski, PE, Branch Manager, Water Resources Management, william.muszynski@drbc.state.nj.us.
Accommodations for special needs. Individuals in need of an accommodation as provided for in the Americans with Disabilities Act who wish to attend the informational meeting or hearing should contact the Commission Secretary at (609) 883-9500, Ext. 203, or through the Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS) at 711 to discuss how the Commission can accommodate their needs.
Updates. Items scheduled for hearing are occasionally postponed to allow more time for the Commission to consider them. Other meeting items also are subject to change. Check the Commission's web site at www.drbc.net closer to the meeting date for changes that may be made after the deadline for filing this notice.
PAMELA M. BUSH, Esq.,
Secretary[Pa.B. Doc. No. 15-953. Filed for public inspection May 22, 2015, 9:00 a.m.]
