[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 61 (Thursday, March 29, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19050-19052]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-7552]
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SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN COMMISSION
Actions Taken at December 15, 2011, Meeting
AGENCY: Susquehanna River Basin Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: As part of its regular business meeting held on December 15,
2011, in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, the Commission convened a public
hearing, at which it took the following actions: (1) Rescinded approval
for three water resources projects; and (2) approved, denied, or tabled
the applications of certain water resources projects. The
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Commission took additional actions at its business meeting as set forth
in the Supplementary Information below.
DATES: December 15, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Susquehanna River Basin Commission, 1721 N. Front Street,
Harrisburg, PA 17102-2391.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard A. Cairo, General Counsel,
telephone: (717) 238-0423, ext. 306; fax: (717) 238-2436; email:
[email protected]. Regular mail inquiries may be sent to the above
address. See also Commission Web site at www.srbc.net.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In addition to the public hearing and its
related actions on projects identified in the summary above and the
listings below, the following items were also presented or acted on at
the business meeting: (1) Presentation of the SRBC Anthracite
Remediation Strategy; (2) presentation of the Commission's William W.
Jeanes, Sr. Award to Mr. Bernie McGurl, Executive Director of the
Lackawanna River Corridor Association; (3) a report on hydrologic
conditions in the Susquehanna River Basin; (4) FY-2013 funding of the
Susquehanna Flood Forecast and Warning System, the National Streamflow
Information Program, and the National Weather Service Advanced
Hydrologic Prediction Services; (5) approval of a final rulemaking
amending 18 CFR Parts 806; and (6) a preliminary introduction to
dockets. The Commission also heard counsel's report on legal matters
affecting the Commission. The Commission convened a public hearing and
took the following specific actions:
Public Hearing--Rescissions of Project Approvals
The following project approvals were rescinded by the Commission:
1. Project Sponsor and Facility: EXCO Resources (PA), LLC (Pine
Creek) (Docket No. 20081203), Cummings Township, Lycoming County, Pa.
2. Project Sponsor and Facility: EXCO Resources (PA), LLC (Unnamed
Tributary to Sandy Run) (Docket No. 20081209), Burnside Township,
Centre County, Pa.
3. Project Sponsor and Facility: Possum Valley Municipal Authority
(Docket No. 20090636), Menallen Township, Adams County, Pa.
Public Hearing--Project Application Tabled
The following project application was tabled by the Commission:
1. Project Sponsor and Facility: Stanley S. Karp Sr. (Tunkhannock
Creek), Nicholson Township, Wyoming County, Pa. Application for surface
water withdrawal of up to 0.510 mgd (peak day).
Public Hearing--Project Application Denied
The following project application was denied by the Commission:
1. Project Sponsor: Anadarko E&P Company LP. Project Facility:
Sproul State Forest--Council Run, Snow Shoe Township, Centre County,
Pa. Application for groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.715 mgd (30-day
average) from Well PW-11.
Public Hearing--Project Applications Approved
The Commission approved the following project applications:
1. Project Sponsor: Bioenergy International, LLC. Project Facility:
Bionol Clearfield, LLC, Clearfield Borough, Clearfield County, Pa.
Modification to conditions of the surface water withdrawal approval
(Docket No. 20070904).
2. Project Sponsor: Borough of Ephrata. Project Facility: Ephrata
Area Joint Authority, Ephrata Borough, Lancaster County, Pa.
Modification to conditions of the groundwater withdrawal approval
(Docket No. 20110902).
3. Project Sponsor and Facility: Carrizo (Marcellus), LLC (Mosquito
Creek-2), Karthaus Township, Clearfield County, Pa. Surface water
withdrawal of up to 2.160 mgd.
4. Project Sponsor and Facility: Central New York Oil and Gas
Company, LLC (Susquehanna River), Wilmot Township, Bradford County, Pa.
Surface water withdrawal of up to 0.540 mgd.
5. Project Sponsor and Facility: Central New York Oil and Gas
Company, LLC, Wilmot Township, Bradford County, Pa. Consumptive water
use of up to 0.105 mgd.
6. Project Sponsor and Facility: Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC
(Susquehanna River--Babcock), Ulster Township, Bradford County, Pa.
Surface water withdrawal of up to 3.000 mgd.
7. Project Sponsor and Facility: Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC
(Susquehanna River--Elmglade), Wilmot Township, Bradford County, Pa.
Surface water withdrawal of up to 2.016 mgd.
8. Project Sponsor and Facility: Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC
(Towanda Creek--Sechrist), Canton Township, Bradford County, Pa.
Surface water withdrawal of up to 0.504 mgd.
9. Project Sponsor: Clark Trucking, LLC. Project Facility:
Northeast Division (Lycoming Creek), Lewis Township, Lycoming County,
Pa. Surface water withdrawal of up to 0.500 mgd.
10. Project Sponsor: Clark Trucking, LLC. Project Facility:
Northeast Division (Muncy Creek), Muncy Creek Township, Lycoming
County, Pa. Surface water withdrawal of up to 0.700 mgd.
11. Project Sponsor and Facility: Dunn Lake LLC (Dunn Pond), Ararat
Township, Susquehanna County, Pa. Surface water withdrawal of up to
0.999 mgd.
12. Project Sponsor and Facility: EXCO Resources (PA), LLC (Muncy
Creek--McClintock), Penn Township, Lycoming County, Pa. Surface water
withdrawal of up to 1.500 mgd.
13. Project Sponsor: Glenn O. Hawbaker, Inc. Project Facility:
Greens Landing Aggregate Plant, Athens Township, Bradford County, Pa.
Surface water withdrawal of up to 0.249 mgd.
14. Project Sponsor: Glenn O. Hawbaker, Inc. Project Facility:
Greens Landing Aggregate Plant, Athens Township, Bradford County, Pa.
Consumptive water use of up to 0.249 mgd.
15. Project Sponsor: Hazleton Creek Properties, LLC. Project
Facility: Hazleton Mine Reclamation, Hazleton City, Luzerne County, Pa.
Modification to increase groundwater withdrawal by an additional 0.145
mgd, for a total of 0.200 mgd (30-day average) (Docket No. 20110307).
16. Project Sponsor and Facility: Keystone Clearwater Solutions,
LLC (Babb Creek), Morris Township, Tioga County, Pa. Surface water
withdrawal of up to 0.950 mgd.
17. Project Sponsor and Facility: Sugar Hollow Trout Park and
Hatchery, Eaton Township, Wyoming County, Pa. Modification to project
features and conditions of the groundwater withdrawal approval (Docket
No. 20100913).
18. Project Sponsor and Facility: Sugar Hollow Water Services, LLC
(Susquehanna River--Chellis), Eaton Township, Wyoming County, Pa.
Surface water withdrawal of up to 1.500 mgd.
19. Project Sponsor: The Municipal Authority of the Borough of
Berlin. Project Facility: Berlin Borough Municipal Authority, Allegheny
Township, Somerset County, Pa. Modification to conditions of the
groundwater withdrawal approval (Docket No. 19980702).
20. Project Sponsor and Facility: Walker Township Water
Association, Walker Township, Centre County, Pa. Modification to
increase the total groundwater system withdrawal limit from 0.523 mgd
to 0.753 mgd (30-day average) (Docket No. 20070905).
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21. Project Sponsor and Facility: Williams Production Appalachia,
LLC (Middle Branch Wyalusing Creek), Forest Lake Township, Susquehanna
County, Pa. Surface water withdrawal of up to 0.750 mgd.
22. Project Sponsor and Facility: Williams Production Appalachia,
LLC (Snake Creek-2), Franklin Township, Susquehanna County, Pa. Surface
water withdrawal of up to 0.999 mgd.
23. Project Sponsor and Facility: Williams Production Appalachia,
LLC (Susquehanna River), Great Bend Township, Susquehanna County, Pa.
Commission-initiated modification to project features and conditions of
the surface water withdrawal approval (Docket No. 20090303), making a
correction and reducing the approved surface water withdrawal amount
from 3.00 mgd to 1.00 mgd.
24. Project Sponsor and Facility: Williams Production Appalachia,
LLC (Susquehanna River-2), Great Bend Township, Susquehanna County, Pa.
Surface water withdrawal of up to 2.000 mgd.
Authority: Pub. L. 91-575, 84 Stat. 1509 et seq., 18 CFR parts
806, 807, and 808.
Dated: March 23, 2012.
Thomas W. Beauduy,
Deputy Executive Director.
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