[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 95 (Wednesday, May 15, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 24482]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-12102]
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DELAWARE RIVER BASIN COMMISSION
Notice of Commission Meeting and Public Hearing
Notice is hereby given that the Delaware River Basin Commission
will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, May 22, 1996. The hearing will
be part of the Commission's regular business meeting which is open to
the public and scheduled to begin at 1:00 p.m. in the First Floor
Meeting Room of the Rachel Carson State Office Building at 400 Market
Street, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
A briefing of the Delaware River Basin's Pennsylvania legislators
will be held at 11:00 a.m. at the same location.
The subjects of the hearing will be as follows:
Applications for Approval of the Following Projects Pursuant to Article
10.3, Article 11 and/or Section 3.8 of the Compact
1. Holdover Project: Borough of Berlin D-95-24 CP. An application
for approval of a ground water withdrawal project to supply up to 27.5
million gallons (mg)/30 days of water to the applicant's distribution
system from new Well No. 12, and to limit the withdrawal from all wells
located within the Delaware River Basin to 27.5 mg/30 days. The project
is located in Berlin Borough, Camden County, New Jersey. This hearing
continues those of March 26, 1996 and April 24, 1996.
2. A request by C S Water & Sewer Associates to extend the deadline
completion and operation date in Condition ``g.'' of Docket No. D-76-21
(Revised) from May 1 to June 30, 1996. Delay in securing funding
postponed the construction start until April 23, 1996. No other changes
are requested.
3. Birmingham Township Sewer Authority D-95-52 CP. A project to
expand a 40,000 gallons per day (gpd) sewage treatment plant (STP) to
ultimately treat an average monthly flow of 80,000 gallons per day
(gpd) which will serve the residential developments of the Ridings of
Chadds Ford and the Ridings II, both located approximately one-half
mile west of U.S. Route 202 in Birmingham Township, Delaware County,
Pennsylvania. The STP will provide advanced secondary biological
treatment utilizing the activated sludge process and tertiary
filtration. After disinfection, treated effluent will be discharged to
an unnamed tributary of Harvey Run.
4. Borough of Fleetwood D-95-58 CP. An application for approval of
a ground water withdrawal project to supply up to 17.3 mg/30 days of
water to the applicant's distribution system from new Well No. 13, and
to limit the existing withdrawal limit from all sources to 27.5 mg/30
days. The project is located in Fleetwood Borough, Berks County,
Pennsylvania.
5. Lower Salford Township Authority D-95-63 CP. A project to
construct a 0.90 million gallons per day (mgd) average monthly capacity
STP to serve the eastern drainage area of Lower Salford Township,
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The STP will provide secondary
biological treatment utilizing an orbal oxidation ditch and will also
provide tertiary filtration and ultraviolet disinfection. The STP will
treat excess hydraulic overload at a maximum monthly average of 1.976
mgd. The STP will be located approximately 1,000 feet north of State
Route 63 and just west of Skippack Creek, to which it will discharge,
in Lower Salford Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
6. Pennsylvania-American Water Company D-96-12. A project to treat
up to 72,000 gpd of water captured from dewatering operations during
construction of the applicant's new water treatment plant located in
the Borough of Norristown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, and
situated just downstream of the Danne Hower Bridge on the north bank of
the Schuylkill River. The dewatering facilities will convey water
contaminated with Diesel Range Organics (DROs) and oil and grease to
the applicant's proposed treatment facilities including Particle Bay
Filters and carbon adsorption units.
Documents relating to these items may be examined at the
Commission's offices. Preliminary dockets are available in single
copies upon request. Please contact George C. Elias concerning docket-
related questions. Persons wishing to testify at this hearing are
requested to register with the Secretary prior to the hearing.
Dated: May 7, 1996.
Susan M. Weisman,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-12102 Filed 5-14-96; 8:45 am]
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