DELAWARE RIVER
BASIN COMMISSIONPublic Hearing and Business Meeting [44 Pa.B. 3104]
[Saturday, May 24, 2014]The Delaware River Basin Commission (Commission) will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, June 10, 2014. A business meeting will be held the following day on Wednesday, June 11, 2014. 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 10, 2014, 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 and for resolutions: (1) extending the Commission's Monitoring Advisory Committee; (2) authorizing the Executive Director to contract for laboratory analysis of ambient main stem and tributary samples for acute and chronic toxicity; and (3) authorizing the Executive Director to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with the United States Army Corps of Engineers for Repairs and Improvements at Blue Marsh Dam. Written comments on draft dockets and the resolution scheduled for hearing on June 10, 2014, will be accepted through the close of the hearing that day. 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. 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 these items.
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, also be aware that project details commonly change in the course of the Commission's review, which is ongoing.
1. Berks-Montgomery Municipal Authority, D-1973-060 CP-3. An application to renew the approval of the applicant's 0.38 million gallons per day (mgd) Morysville wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) and its discharge. The WWTP will continue to discharge treated effluent to Ironstone Creek at River Mile 92.47—54.15—4.0—4.1 (Delaware River—Schuylkill River—Manatawny Creek—Ironstone Creek) by means Outfall No. 001, in Colebrookdale Township, Berks County, PA.
2. Town of Bethel, D-1974-196 CP-3. An application to renew the approval of the applicant's existing 0.6 mgd Kauneonga Lake WWTP and its discharge. Treated effluent will continue to be discharged to White Lake Brook at River Mile 261.10—16.21—5.43 (Delaware River—Mongaup River—White Lake Brook) by means of Outfall No. 001, within the drainage area to the Upper Delaware, which is classified as Special Protection Waters, in the Town of Bethel, Sullivan County, NY.
3. Giorgio Foods, Inc., D-1988-043-3. An application to renew the approval of the applicant's 0.5 mgd industrial wastewater treatment plant (IWTP) and its discharge. The IWTP will continue to discharge treated effluent to Willow Creek, a tributary of Maiden Creek, which is a tributary of the Schuylkill River, at River Mile 92.47—86.7—0.6—2.4—0.6 (Delaware River—Schuylkill River—Maiden Creek—Willow Creek) in Maidencreek Township, Berks County, PA.
4. Grand Central Sanitary Landfill, Inc., D-1988-052-4. An application to renew the approval of the applicant's existing 0.1 mgd IWTP and its discharge. No changes are proposed to the surface water discharge except to provide that a portion of the treated effluent may be reused in the future for dust control, tire washing and reuse within the plant. Treated effluent that is not used for alternative uses will continue to be discharged to the Little Bushkill Creek at River Mile 184.1—8.5—8.6 (Delaware River—Bushkill Creek—Little Bushkill Creek) by means of Outfall No. 001, within the drainage area of the portion of the main stem Delaware River known as the Lower Delaware, which the Commission has classified as Special Protection Waters, in Plainfield Township, Northampton County, PA.
5. Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc., D-1990-050 CP-3. An application to renew the approval of an existing groundwater withdrawal (GWD) of up to 92.0 million gallons per month (mgm) to supply the applicant's public water supply system from existing Wells Nos. 1—10 completed in Cambrian Quartz Dolomite and Granitic Gneiss. The requested allocation is not an increase from the previous allocation. Wells Nos. 3—6 are located within the Commission's designated Ground Water Protected Area (GWPA) in the West Valley Creek Watershed. Wells Nos. 1 and 2 are located in the East Brandywine Creek Watershed; Wells Nos. 7 and 8 are located in the Marsh Creek Watershed; and Wells Nos. 9 and 10 are located in the Black Horse Creek Watershed, all in Upper Uwchlan Township, Chester County, PA.
6. Walnutport Authority, D-1990-087 CP-3. An application to renew the approval of an existing GWD of up to 8.267 mgm to supply the applicant's public water supply distribution system from exisiting Wells Nos. 1—5 and Heimbach Well completed in the Pen Argyl Member of the Martinsburg Formation. The requested allocation is not an increase from the previous allocation. The wells are located in the Lehigh River Watershed in Walnutport Borough and Lehigh Township, Northampton County, PA, within the drainage area of the portion of the main stem Delaware River known as the Lower Delaware, which the Commission has classified as Special Protection Waters.
7. Blue Ridge Real Estate Company, D-1991-046-3. An application to renew the approval of an existing surface water withdrawal (SWWD) of up to 12.4 mgm to irrigate the applicant's Jack Frost Ski Area golf course from an existing surface water intake on Tobyhanna Creek. The requested allocation is not an increase from the previous allocation. The surface water intake is located in the Tobyhanna Creek Watershed in Kidder Township, Carbon County, PA, within the drainage area of the portion of the main stem Delaware River known as the Lower Delaware, which the Commission has classified as Special Protection Waters.
8. Waltz Golf Farm, Inc., D-1992-049-3. An application to renew the approval of an existing SWWD of up to 9.3 mgm to irrigate the applicant's golf course from a surface water intake located on a manmade pond on Landis Creek. The requested allocation is not an increase from the previous allocation. The surface water intake is located within the Commission's designated GWPA in the Perkiomen Creek Watershed in Limerick Township, Montgomery County, PA.
9. AMETEK—U.S. Gauge Division, D-1993-025-3. An application to renew the approval of an existing GWD of up to 4.0 mgm associated with the remediation of groundwater from existing Wells Nos. RW-1, MW-6S and MW-10S completed in the Brunswick Formation. The requested allocation is not an increase from the previous allocation. The wells are located within the Commission's designated GWPA in the East Branch Perkiomen Creek Watershed in Sellersville Borough, Bucks County, PA.
10. Lansford-Coaldale Joint Water Authority, D-1995-013 CP-2. An application to renew the approval of a GWD project to continue to supply up to 29.3 mgm of groundwater to the applicant's existing public water system from a total of 10 existing wells. The requested allocation is a reduction in the previously approved allocation. The project wells are completed in the Mauch Chunk Formation in the Nesquehoning Creek Watershed, within the drainage area of the portion of the main stem Delaware River known as the Lower Delaware, which the Commission has classified as Special Protection Waters, in Nesquehoning Borough, Carbon County, PA.
11. Northeastern Power Company, D-1998-039-2. An application to renew the approval of an existing electric/steam cogeneration facility and an SWWD project to continue to withdraw up to 6.2 mgm of surface water from the Silverbrook Deep Mine Pool overflow for use in its 50 megawatt cogeneration process operations, noncontact cooling and fly-ash particulate control. The applicant also requested up to 3.8 mgm of groundwater from existing Wells Nos. 4—7 and the greenhouse well, which are completed in the Pottsville Formation and are used for industrial purposes, potable water supply and greenhouse irrigation. The requested allocation of surface water is not an increase from the previous allocation. Groundwater allocations were not provided by the previous dockets. The project is located within the drainage area of Little Schuylkill River in the Schuylkill River Watershed in Kline Township, Schuylkill County, PA.
12. Northeast Schuylkill Joint Municipal Authority, D-1999-033 CP-2. An application to renew the approval of the applicant's 0.245 mgd WWTP and its discharge. Treated effluent will continue to be discharged to Pine Creek at River Mile 92.47—102.1—27.6—1.2 (Delaware River—Schuylkill River—Little Schuylkill River—Pine Creek) by means of Outfall No. 001, in Rush Township, Schuylkill County, PA.
13. Whitehall Township Authority, D-2000-009 CP-2. An application to renew the approval of an existing GWD of up to 57.38 mgm of water from 11 existing wells for use in the applicant's existing public water supply system. The allocation is a reduction in the previously approved allocation. The wells are completed in the Allentown and Epler Formations in the Jordan Creek and Lower Lehigh River watersheds, within the drainage area of the Lower Delaware, which is classified as Special Protection Waters, in Whitehall Township, Lehigh County, PA.
14. Yardley Country Club, Inc., D-2000-032-2. An application to renew the approval of an existing GWD of up to 6.2 mgm to irrigate the applicant's golf course from existing Well No. YCC-1 completed in the Stockton Formation. The requested allocation is not an increase from the previous allocation. The project well is located in the Delaware River Watershed in Yardley Borough, Bucks County, PA, within the drainage area of the portion of the main stem Delaware River known as the Lower Delaware, which the Commission has classified as Special Protection Waters.
15. Leesport Borough, D-2001-012 CP-2. An application to renew the approval of a GWD project to continue to supply up to 16.37 mgm of groundwater to the docket holder's public water system from existing Wells Nos. 3—5. The requested allocation is a reduction in the previously approved allocation. The project wells are completed in the Hamburg Sequence and Ontelaunee Formation in the Schuylkill River Watershed in Leesport Borough and Ontelaunee Township, Berks County, PA.
16. Lower Perkiomen Valley Regional Sewer Authority, D-2001-042 CP-4. An application to renew the approval of the applicant's 20.0 mgd Oaks WWTP and its discharge. The WWTP will continue to discharge treated efluent to the Schuylkill River at River Mile 92.47—32.35 (Delaware River—Schuylkill River) by means of Outfall No. 001, in Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County, PA.
17. Superior Water Company, D-2001-048 CP-2. An application to renew the approval of an existing GWD of up to 4.65 mgm to supply the applicant's public water supply system from existing Well No. 1, completed in the Hammer Creek Formation. The requested allocation is not an increase from the previous allocation. The well is located within the Commission's designated GWPA in the Schuylkill River Watershed in North Coventry Township, Chester County, PA.
18. Upper Gwynedd-Towamencin Municipal Authority, D-2002-029 CP-3. An application to renew the approval of the applicant's 6.5 mgd WWTP and its discharge. The WWTP will continue to discharge treated effluent to Towamencin Creek, a tributary of Skippack Creek, which is a tributary of Perkiomen Creek, which is tributary of the Schuylkill River, at River Mile 92.47—32.3—3.0—7.6—1.4 (Delaware River—Schuylkill River—Perkiomen Creek—Skippack Creek—Towamencin Creek) in Towamen-cin Township, Montgomery County, PA.
19. Ingersoll-Rand Company, D-2006-014-3. An application to renew the approval of the applicant's existing 0.09 mgd IWTP and its discharge. Treated effluent will continue to be discharged to Lopatcong Creek at River Mile 182.0—1.87 (Delaware River—Lopatcong Creek) by means of Outfall No. DSN002A, in the Town of Phillipsburg, Warren County, NJ, within the drainage area of the portion of the main stem Delaware River known as the Lower Delaware, which the Commission has classified as Special Protection Waters.
20. Town of Hamden, D-2007-012 CP-2. An application to renew the approval of the applicant's existing 0.026 mgd WWTP and its discharge. Treated effluent will continue to be land discharged adjacent to Launt Hollow Creek above the Cannonsville Reservoir near River Mile 330.71—48.8—0.5 (Delaware River—West Branch Delaware River—Launt Hollow Creek) by means of subsurface leach beds, within the drainage area of the portion of the main stem Delaware River known as the Upper Delaware, which the Commission has classified as Special Protection Waters, in the Town of Hamden, Delaware County, NY.
21. Ruscombmanor Township, D-2007-034 CP-3. An application to renew the approval of an existing discharge from the 0.05 mgd Golden Oaks WWTP. Treated effluent will continue to be discharged to an unknown tributary (UNT) of Furnace Creek at River Mile 92.47—54.15—16.75—1.03—3.63—2.17 (Delaware River—Schuylkill River—Manatawny Creek—Little Manatawny Creek—Furnace Creek—UNT) by means of Outfall No. 001, in Ruscombmanor Township, Berks County, PA.
22. Country Club Estates Condominium Association, Inc., D-2009-044 CP-2. An application to renew the approval of the applicant's 0.0126 mgd WWTP, its replacement with a 0.03 mgd WWTP and the discharge from each facility. The WWTP will continue to discharge treated effluent to a UNT of Mahoning Creek at River Mile 183.66—42.5—7.0—0.44 (Delaware River—Lehigh River—Mahoning Creek—UNT) by means of Outfall No. 001, within the drainage area of the portion of the main stem Delaware River known as the Lower Delaware, which the Commission has classified as Special Protection Waters, in Mahoning Township, Carbon County, PA.
23. Thomas and Betts Corporation, D-2010-033-2. An application to renew the approval of an existing discharge of up to 0.255 mgd of noncontact cooling water (NCCW) and stormwater by means of Outfall No. 004A at the applicant's Elastimold electronic equipment plant. Effluent will continue to be discharged to a UNT of the Musconetcong River at River Mile 174.6—27.9—0.12 (Delaware River—Musconetcong River—UNT) within the drainage area of the portion of the main stem Delaware River known as the Lower Delaware, which the Commission has classified as Special Protection Waters, in Washington Township, Morris County, NJ.
24. Rockland Town, D-1963-004 CP-2. An application to renew the approval of an existing GWD of up to 8.928 mgm of groundwater from Wells Nos. 1 and 2 for public water supply in the Town of Rockland Roscoe-Rockland Water District and up to 21.39 mgm of groundwater from Wells Nos. 1 and 2 for public water supply in the Town of Rockland Livingston Manor Water District. The projects consist of existing GWDs that replaced the Town of Rockland's original surface water sources, one of which was previously approved by the Commission in Docket No. D-1963-004, issued to Roscoe-Rockland Water District on May 29, 1963. The existing wells are screened in the glacial outwash deposits that overly the Upper Walton Formation in the Beaver Kill and Little Beaver Kill watersheds, within the drainage area of the portion of the main stem Delaware River known as the Upper Delaware, which the Commission has classified as Special Protection Waters, in in the Town of Rockland, Sullivan County, NY.
25. Town of Liberty (NY), D-1985-065 CP-3. An application to approve the upgrade and expansion of the existing Town of Liberty Loomis WWTP from 0.08 mgd to 0.1 mgd. The upgrade consists of adding a rotating biological contact treatment unit, clarifier and pump chamber to the existing WWTP. The WWTP will continue to discharge treated effluent to a UNT of Swan Lake, a tributary of the West Branch Mongaup River, which is a tributary of the Mongaup River, at River Mile 261.1—19.7—8.2—1.0—1.1 (Delaware River—Mongaup River—West Branch Mongaup River—Swan Lake—UNT Swan Lake) and is located within the drainage area of the portion of the main stem Delaware River known as the Upper Delaware, which the Commission has classified as Special Protection Waters, in the Town of Liberty, Silluvan County, NY.
26. Reading City, D-1986-028 CP-2. An application to approve the upgrade of the applicant's existing 20.5 mgd Fritz Island WWTP. The upgrade consists of modifying the WWTP's two existing secondary digestors to operate as primary digestors, to precede a future plant upgrade that requires the existing secondary digestors to function as primary or secondary digestors. The remaining WWTP facilities, including the three existing primary digestors, will not be modified. The WWTP will continue to discharge treated effluent to the Schuylkill River, at River Mile 92.47—72.8 (Delaware River—Schuylkill River) in the City of Reading, Berks County, PA.
27. Hobart Village, D-1991-063 CP-2. An application to approve the upgrade and expansion of the existing Village of Hobart WWTP from 0.18 mgd to 0.2 mgd. The upgrade consists of replacing the jet aeration system with fine bubble diffusion, replacing blowers, replacing undersized and/or aging pumps and upgrading appurtenant equipment. The project includes a service area expansion to include the Hamlet of South Kortright, with a new pump station and sewer collection system to be constructed to convey wastewater flows from the expanded service area to the WWTP. The WWTP will continue to discharge treated effluent to the West Branch Delaware River upstream of the Cannonsville Reservoir, at River Mile 330.71—76.7 (Delaware River—West Branch Delaware River) and is located within the drainage area of the portion of the main stem Delaware River known as the Upper Delaware, which is classified as Special Protection Waters, in the Town of Stamford, Delaware County, NY.
28. Exelon, D-1992-066 CP-2. An application to renew the approval of the applicant's existing 3.744 mgd Eddystone Generating Station IWTP and its comingled discharge with up to 831.336 mgd of NCCW. Treated industrial effluent will continue to comingle with NCCW and be discharged to River Mile 84.8 (Delaware River) by means of Outfall No. 008, within Water Quality Zone 4, in the Borough of Eddystone, Delaware County, PA.
29. East Stroudsburg Borough, D-1992-072 CP-2. A revised application to renew the approval of a GWD project to continue withdrawals from existing Wells Nos. PW-1—PW-4 for public water supply. The total GWD allocation of up to 56.4 mg/30 days (58.28 mgm) for the four water supply wells will remain the same. The wells are completed in the Buttermilk Falls Formation and Pleistocene Sand and Gravel Aquifer and are located in the Brodhead Creek Watershed within the drainage area of the portion of the main stem Delaware River known as the Middle Delaware, which the Commission has classified as Special Protection Waters, in the Borough of East Stroudsburg, Monroe County, PA.
30. Pennsylvania American Water Company, D-1996-009 CP-2. An application to renew the approval of an existing GWD and to increase the allocation from 19.01 mgm to 24.82 mgm to supply the applicant's public water supply distribution system. Existing Wells Nos. 3, 6 and 9 are completed in the Buttermilk Falls Limestone and Quarternary Sands and Gravels and located in the Bushkill Watershed in Middle Smithfield Township, Monroe County, PA, within the drainage area of the portion of the main stem Delaware River known as the Lower Delaware, which the Commission has classified as Special Protection Waters.
31. Lansdale Borough, D-1996-045 CP-3. An application to renew the approval for and upgrade of the existing 4.5 mgd Lansdale WWTP. The upgrade is being performed to reduce the frequency of combined sewer overflows and to increase plant efficiency and consists of expanding the existing influent pump station to handle larger peak instantaneous flows, modifying existing, unused denitrification tanks for biological treatment, and upgrading appurtenant equipment. The WWTP will continue to discharge treated effluent to a UNT of West Branch Neshaminy Creek, which is a tributary of Neshaminy Creek, at River Mile 115.63—40.01—5.35—1.25 (Delaware River—Neshaminy Creek—West Branch Neshaminy Creek—UNT West Branch Neshaminy Creek) in Lansdale Borough, Montgomery County, PA.
32. Hellertown Borough Authority, D-2000-053 CP-2. An application to renew the approval of an existing GWD of up to 22.7 mgm of groundwater from a collection of 14 existing spring sources and existing Wells Nos. W-1 and W-2 for use in the applicant's existing public water supply system. The applicant has disconnected previously approved Well No. 3 from its distribution system and this well is no longer included in this approval. The requested allocation is not an increase from the previously approved total system allocation of 22.7 mgm of water from all sources. The project wells and springs are located in the Saucon Creek Watershed within the drainage area of the portion of the main stem Delaware River known as the Middle Delaware, which the Commission has classified as Special Protection Waters, in Hellertown Borough and Lower Saucon Township, Northampton County, PA.
33. Superior Water Company, D-2001-015 CP-4. An application to approve a withdrawal of up to 7.1 mgm of groundwater from new Well No. SWC-12 and to renew the approval of an existing GWD project to continue to supply up to 36.82 mgm of water from the new well and 10 previously approved wells for use in the applicant's existing public water supply system. The new well is being added to the system for supplemental supply purposes and the requested total allocation of groundwater is not an increase in allocation from the previous docket. The new well is completed in the Brunswick Formation in the Swamp Creek Watershed in New Hanover Township, Montgomery County, PA within the Commission's GWPA.
34. Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc., D-2001-050 CP-3. An application to approve a new GWD from Rahns Well No. 3 to replace Rahns Well No. 2 and to renew the approval of an existing GWD of up to 18.8 mgm to supply the applicant's public water supply system from existing Wells Nos. Cranberry 2—4, Meyers A and B and Rahns 1, completed in the Brunswick Formation. The requested allocation is not an increase from the previous allocation. The wells are located within the Commission's designated GWPA in the Perkiomen Creek Watershed in Perkiomen Township, Montgomery County, PA.
35. Exelon, D-2008-038 CP-2. An application to reduce the SWWD allocation at the applicant's Eddystone Generating Station from 45,533 mgm to 25,892 mgm as a result of decommissioning of power units 1 and 2. The eight pumps located at Intake No. 2 will continue to withdraw surface water from Water Quality Zone 4 of the Delaware River in the Borough of Eddystone, Delaware County, PA.
36. Dorney Park and Wildwater Kingdom, D-2012-009-2. An application for approval of a GWD project to supply up to 1.24 mgm of water to the applicant's amusement park from new Well No. 9 and to increase the total groundwater allocation from 11.89 mgm to 13.14 mgm of groundwater from existing Wells Nos. 1, 4, 5, 7 and 8 and new Well No. 9. Water is used for irrigation, noncontact cooling, water rides and water features. Well No. 9 will be used to supply make-up water for a wave pool and other water attractions. The project wells withdraw water from the Allentown Formation and are located in the Cedar Creek Watershed within the drainage area of the portion of the Delaware River known as the Lower Delaware, which the Commission has classified as Special Protection Waters, in South Whitehall Township, Lehigh County, PA.
37. Lehigh County Authority, D-2013-017 CP-1. An application to approve the applicant's existing 0.16 mgd Arcadia West Industrial Park WWTP and its discharge. Treated effluent will continue to be discharged to a UNT of Mill Creek above the Maiden Creek Reservoir at River Mile 92.47—84.9—10.47—11.37—0.83 (Delaware River—Schuylkill River—Maiden Creek—Mill Creek—UNT) by means of Outfall No. 001, in Weisenberg Township, Lehigh County, PA.
38. Nestlé Waters North America, Inc., D-2013-020-1. An application for approval of a GWD of up to 11.696 mgm and discharge of withdrawn water to Greenwalk Creek. The purpose of the project is to intercept and control the migration of groundwater containing elevated concentrations of total dissolved solids (TDS) from an upgradient abandoned slate quarry to manage the applicant's existing downgradient water supply sources. Groundwater will not be treated prior to discharge and will have the same dissolved constituents present in groundwater and currently discharging to Greenwalk Creek. The TDS concentration in the groundwater is less than the Commission's effluent concentration limit. The applicant estimates that the GWD and discharge project is expected to last at least 1 year. The project is located in the Greenwalk Creek Watershed within the drainage area of the portion of the main stem Delaware River known as the Lower Delaware, which the Commission has classified as Special Protection Waters, in Washington Township, Northampton County, PA. The application also includes a request for emergency approval of the project, which was approved on January 14, 2014 and amended on March 14, 2014.
39. New York City Department of Environmental Protection, D-2014-002 CP-1. An application to approve the construction of a 14.08 megawatts hydro-electric turbine adjacent to the existing release works at the Cannonsville Dam and Reservoir. The Cannonsville Dam is located at River Mile 330.71—17.9 (Delaware River—West Branch Delaware River), within the drainage area of the portion of the main stem Delaware River known as the Upper Delaware, which the Commission has classified as Special Protection Waters, outside of the Town of Deposit, Delaware County, NY.
Public meeting. The business meeting on June 11, 2014, will begin at 12:15 p.m. and will include: adoption of the minutes of the Commission's March 12, 2014, business meeting; announcements of upcoming meetings and events; a report on hydrologic conditions; reports by the Acting Executive Director and the Commission's General Counsel; and consideration of items for which a hearing has been completed or is not required. A hearing on the Commission's budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2015, which begins July 1, 2014, was completed on March 11, 2014. Items for which no hearing is required will include a resolution providing for election of the Commission officers for FY 2015. In accordance with the customary rotation, Governor Cuomo of New York will serve as Chair, Governor Markell of Delaware as Vice Chair and the Division Commander of the North Atlantic Division, United States Army Corps of Engineers, as Second Vice Chair.
There will be no opportunity for additional public comment at the June 11, 2014, business meeting on items for which a hearing was completed on June 10, 2014, or a previous date. Commission consideration of items for which the public hearing is closed may result in either approval of the item (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. 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 are asked to sign up in advance by contacting Paula Schmitt of the Commission at (609) 883-9500, Ext. 224 or 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 Commission Secretary, P. O. Box 7360, 25 State Police Drive, West Trenton, NJ 08628, fax (609) 883-9522 or paula.schmitt@drbc.state.nj.us. If submitted by e-mail in advance of the hearing date, written comments on a docket should also be sent to William J. Muszynski, Manager, Water Resources Management at 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 directly 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 closer to the meeting date for changes that may be made after the deadline for filing this notice.
PAMELA M. BUSH,
Secretary[Pa.B. Doc. No. 14-1093. Filed for public inspection May 23, 2014, 9:00 a.m.]
