[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 133 (Friday, July 11, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40188-40189]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-16286]
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SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN COMMISSION
Public Hearing; Susquehanna River Basin Commission
AGENCY: Susquehanna River Basin Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Susquehanna River Basin Commission will hold a public
hearing on August 7, 2014, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. At this public
hearing, the Commission will hear testimony on the projects listed in
the Supplementary Information section of this notice. Such projects are
intended to be scheduled for Commission action at its next business
meeting, tentatively scheduled for September 4, 2014, which will be
noticed separately. The public should take note that this public
hearing will be the only opportunity to offer oral comment to the
Commission for the listed projects. The deadline for the submission of
written comments is August 18, 2014.
DATES: The public hearing will convene on August 7, 2014, at 2:30 p.m.
The public hearing will end at 5:00 p.m. or at the conclusion of public
testimony, whichever is sooner. The deadline for the submission of
written comments is August 18, 2014.
ADDRESSES: The public hearing will be conducted at the Pennsylvania
State Capitol, Room 8E-B, East Wing, Commonwealth Avenue, Harrisburg,
Pa.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jason Oyler, Regulatory Counsel,
telephone: (717) 238-0423, ext. 1312; fax: (717) 238-2436. Information
concerning the applications for these projects is available at the SRBC
Water Resource Portal at www.srbc.net/wrp. Materials and supporting
documents are available to inspect and copy in accordance with the
Commission's Access to Records Policy at www.srbc.net/pubinfo/docs/2009-02%20Access%20to%20Records%20Policy%209-10-09.PDF.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The public hearing will cover the following
projects:
Public Hearing--Projects Scheduled for Action
1. Project Sponsor and Facility: City of Aberdeen, Harford County,
Md. Modification to extend the approval term of the surface water
withdrawal approval (Docket No. 20021210) to be coterminous with the
revised Maryland Department of the Environment State Water
Appropriation and Use Permit for the Aberdeen Proving Ground-Aberdeen
Area.
2. Project Sponsor and Facility: City of Aberdeen, Harford County,
Md. Modification to extend the approval term of the consumptive water
use approval (Docket No. 20021210) to be coterminous with the revised
Maryland Department of the Environment State Water Appropriation and
Use Permit for the Aberdeen Proving Ground-Aberdeen Area.
3. Project Sponsor and Facility: Anadarko E&P Onshore LLC (Lycoming
Creek), McIntyre Township, Lycoming County, Pa. Application for surface
water withdrawal of up to 0.499 mgd (peak day).
4. Project Sponsor and Facility: Anadarko E&P Onshore LLC (Pine
Creek), McHenry Township, Lycoming County, Pa. Application for renewal
of surface water withdrawal of up to 0.499 mgd (peak day) (Docket No.
20100902).
5. Project Sponsor and Facility: Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation
(Tunkhannock Creek), Nicholson Township, Wyoming County, Pa.
Application for surface water withdrawal of up to 2.000 mgd (peak day).
6. Project Sponsor and Facility: Carrizo (Marcellus), LLC (East
Branch Wyalusing Creek), Jessup Township, Susquehanna County, Pa.
Application for renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 0.720 mgd
(peak day) (Docket No. 20100601).
7. Project Sponsor and Facility: Heidelberg Township Municipal
Authority, Heidelberg Township, Lebanon County, Pa. Application for
renewal of groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.115 mgd (30-day average)
from Well 5 (Docket No. 19820602).
8. Project Sponsor and Facility: IBM Corporation, Village of Owego,
Tioga County, N.Y. Application for groundwater withdrawal of up to
0.002 mgd (30-day average) from Well 415.
9. Project Sponsor and Facility: Inflection Energy (PA) LLC
(Loyalsock Creek), Upper Fairfield Township, Lycoming County, Pa.
Application for surface water withdrawal of up to 1.700 mgd (peak day).
10. Project Sponsor and Facility: Jay Township Water Authority, Jay
Township, Elk County, Pa. Application for groundwater withdrawal of up
to 0.265 mgd (30-day average) from Byrnedale Well 1.
11. Project Sponsor: Lancaster County Solid Waste Management
Authority. Project Facility: Susquehanna Resource Management Complex,
City of Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pa. Application for consumptive
water use of up to 0.700 mgd (peak day).
12. Project Sponsor: Leola Sewer Authority. Project Facility: Upper
Leacock Township, Lancaster County, Pa. Application for groundwater
withdrawal of up to 0.075 mgd (30-day average) from Well 13.
13. Project Sponsor and Facility: LHP Management, LLC (Muncy
Creek), Muncy Creek Township, Lycoming County, Pa. Application for
renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 0.999 mgd (peak day)
(Docket No. 20120607).
14. Project Sponsor and Facility: Millersville University of
Pennsylvania, Millersville Borough, Lancaster County, Pa. Application
for renewal of consumptive water use of up to 0.253 mgd (peak day)
(Docket No. 19820105).
15. Project Sponsor and Facility: Millersville University of
Pennsylvania, Millersville Borough, Lancaster County, Pa. Application
for renewal and modification to increase groundwater withdrawal by an
additional 0.055 mgd (30-day average) from Well 1, for a total of up to
0.320 mgd (30-day average) from Well 1 (Docket No. 19820105).
16. Project Sponsor and Facility: Newport Borough Water Authority,
Oliver and Howe Townships and Newport Borough, Perry County, Pa.
Application for groundwater
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withdrawal of up to 0.162 mgd (30-day average) from Well 1.
17. Project Sponsor: Pennsylvania Department of Environmental
Protection--South-central Regional Office, City of Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa. Facility Location: Leacock Township, Lancaster County, Pa.
Application for groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.590 mgd (30-day
average) from Stoltzfus Well.
18. Project Sponsor: Pennsylvania Department of Environmental
Protection--South-central Regional Office, City of Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa. Facility Location: Leacock Township, Lancaster County, Pa.
Application for groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.432 mgd (30-day
average) from Township Well.
19. Project Sponsor and Facility: Somerset Regional Water
Resources, LLC (Salt Lick Creek), New Milford Township, Susquehanna
County, Pa. Application for renewal of surface water withdrawal of up
to 0.720 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 20100905).
20. Project Sponsor and Facility: Sugar Hollow Trout Park and
Hatchery, Eaton Township, Wyoming County, Pa. Application for renewal
of groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.864 mgd (30-day average) from
Wells 1, 2, and 3 (the Hatchery Well Field) (Docket No. 20100913).
21. Project Sponsor and Facility: Sunbury Generation LP, Shamokin
Dam Borough and Monroe Township, Snyder County, Pa. Modification to
project features and reduction of the surface water withdrawal from
354.000 mgd (peak day) to 10.000 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 20081222).
22. Project Sponsor and Facility: Sunbury Generation LP, Shamokin
Dam Borough and Monroe Township, Snyder County, Pa. Modification to
project features and reduction of the consumptive water use from 8.000
mgd (peak day) to 6.500 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 20081222).
23. Project Sponsor and Facility: SWEPI LP (Cowanesque River),
Nelson Township, Tioga County, Pa. Application for renewal of surface
water withdrawal of up to 0.533 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 20100604).
24. Project Sponsor and Facility: Talisman Energy USA Inc.
(Susquehanna River), Terry Township, Bradford County, Pa. Application
for renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 2.000 mgd (peak day)
(Docket No. 20100613).
25. Project Sponsor and Facility: Talisman Energy USA Inc.
(Wappasening Creek), Windham Township, Bradford County, Pa. Application
for surface water withdrawal of up to 0.999 mgd (peak day).
26. Project Sponsor and Facility: Upper Halfmoon Water Company,
Halfmoon Township, Centre County, Pa. Application for groundwater
withdrawal of up to 0.396 mgd (30-day average) from Well 6.
27. Project Sponsor and Facility: Warwick Township Municipal
Authority, Warwick Township, Lancaster County, Pa. Application for
groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.288 mgd (30-day average) from
Rothsville Well 2.
Public Hearing--Projects Scheduled for Action Involving a Diversion
1. Project Sponsor and Facility: City of Aberdeen, Harford County,
Md. Modification to extend the approval term of the out-of-basin
diversion approval (Docket No. 20021210) to be coterminous with the
revised Maryland Department of the Environment State Water
Appropriation and Use Permit for the Aberdeen Proving Ground-Aberdeen
Area.
2. Project Sponsor: DS Services of America, Inc. Project Facility:
Bethany Children's Home, Heidelberg Township, Berks County, Pa.
Application of into-basin diversion from the Delaware River Basin of up
to 0.200 mgd (peak day) from Bethany Children's Home bulk spring water
source (Boreholes PWA and PWB).
Opportunity To Appear and Comment
Interested parties may appear at the hearing to offer comments to
the Commission on any project listed above. The presiding officer
reserves the right to limit oral statements in the interest of time and
to otherwise control the course of the hearing. Ground rules will be
posted on the Commission's Web site, www.srbc.net, prior to the hearing
for review. The presiding officer reserves the right to modify or
supplement such rules at the hearing. Written comments on any project
listed above may also be mailed to Mr. Jason Oyler, Regulatory Counsel,
Susquehanna River Basin Commission, 4423 North Front Street,
Harrisburg, Pa. 17110-1788, or submitted electronically through http://www.srbc.net/pubinfo/publicparticipation.htm. Comments mailed or
electronically submitted must be received by the Commission on or
before August 18, 2014, to be considered.
Authority: Pub. L. 91-575, 84 Stat. 1509 et seq., 18 CFR Parts
806, 807, and 808.
Dated: July 3, 2014.
Stephanie L. Richardson,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2014-16286 Filed 7-10-14; 8:45 am]
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