1536 State Water Plan; public meetings and hearings schedule for September 2008

State Water Plan; Public Meetings and Hearings Schedule for September 2008

[38 Pa.B. 4680]
[Saturday, August 23, 2008]

   The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) announces the following series of combined public meetings and hearings scheduled for the six Regional Water Resources Committees as part of the development of the State Water Plan in accordance with the Water Resources Planning Act (Act 220 of 2002). The purpose of the combined public meetings and hearings is for the Department to accept comments on the draft State Water Plan.

   An open house from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. will occur prior to each scheduled public meeting and hearing noted for the public to review displays and maps of the respective region. The public meetings will be held from 6 p.m.--7:30 p.m. and will include presentations by Department staff and members of the respective Regional Water Resources Committees followed by an informal discussion period. The formal hearings will begin at 7:30 p.m. The dates and locations for the series of public meetings and hearings are as follows:

September 8, 2008

Ohio Regional Water Resources Committee
Seven Fields Community Center
380 Castle Creek Drive
Seven Fields, PA 16046

   Questions concerning this meeting should be directed to Lori Mohr, Water Planning Office, P. O. Box 2063, Harrisburg, PA 17105-2063, [phone], [e-mail]. us.

September 9, 2008

Great Lakes Regional Water Resources Committee
Erie County Conservation District
1927 Wager Road
Erie, PA 16509

   Questions concerning this meeting should be directed to Lori Mohr, Water Planning Office, P. O. Box 2063, Harrisburg, PA 17105-2063, [phone], [e-mail]. us.

September 11, 2008

Delaware Regional Water Resources Committee
Northampton Community College
Fowler Family Southside Center
Room 605
511 East Third Street
Bethlehem, PA 18020

   Questions concerning this meeting should be directed to Leslie Sarvis, Water Planning Office, P. O. Box 2063, Harrisburg, PA 17105-2063, [phone], lsarvis@state. pa.us.

September 15, 2008

Lower Susquehanna Regional Water Resources Committee
Radisson Penn Harris Hotel and Convention Center
1150 Camp Hill Bypass
Camp Hill, PA 17011

   Questions concerning this meeting should be directed to Leslie Sarvis, Water Planning Office, P. O. Box 2063, Harrisburg, PA 17105-2063, [phone], lsarvis@state. pa.us.

September 17, 2008

Upper/Middle Susquehanna Regional Water Resources Committee
Holiday Inn, Williamsport, PA
100 Pine Street
Williamsport, PA 17701

   Questions concerning this meeting should be directed to Lori Mohr, Water Planning Office, P. O. Box 2063, Harrisburg, PA 17105-2063, [phone], laumohr@state. pa.us.

September 18, 2008

Potomac Regional Water Resources Committee
Penn State Mont Alto Campus--Multi-Purpose Center
One Campus Drive
Mont Alto, PA 17237

   Questions concerning this meeting should be directed to Leslie Sarvis, Water Planning Office, P. O. Box 2063, Harrisburg, PA 17105-2063, [phone], lsarvis@state. pa.us

   The Regional Water Resources Committees will conduct their regular business meeting from 2:30 p.m.--4 p.m. on the same date and location as the public meetings and hearings. The business meetings are open to the public.

   An agenda for each meeting, including the draft state water plan and meeting materials, will be available through the Public Participation Center on the Department's website at www.depweb.state.pa.us (DEP Keyword: Public Participation, Participate).

   Persons planning to give oral testimony at the hearings should register in advance by contacting Karen Price at [phone] or [e-mail]. A written copy of the testimony should be provided to Department staff at the hearings. Written testimony will also be accepted from persons who do not wish to give oral testimony at the meeting. Written testimony must be submitted by September 30, 2008, to Leslie Sarvis, Department of Environmental Protection, Water Planning Office, P. O. Box 2063, Harrisburg, PA 17105-2063.

   Persons in need of accommodations as provided for in the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 should contact the Department at [phone] or through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Services at [phone] (TDD) to discuss how the Department may accommodate their needs.

JOSEPH R. POWERS   
Acting Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 08-1536. Filed for public inspection August 22, 2008, 9:00 a.m.]