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5639 NOTICES Commission by means of Docket No. D-1983-015 CP-3 on DELAWARE RIVER December 12, 2007; however, the docket holder submitted a docket renewal application after the expiration date of BASIN COMMISSION the docket (December 12, 2011). This docket also approves the increase in annual average design flow of the WWTP Meeting and Public Hearing from 0.13676 mgd to 0.2 mgd that was conditionally approved in the previous docket (D-1983-015 CP-3). The The Delaware River Basin Commission (Commission) WWTP treats domestic wastewater through the use of a will hold an informal conference followed by a public sewage treament lagoon and spray irrigation. The WWTP hearing on Wednesday, September 12, 2012. The hearing will continue to discharge treated effluent to three exist- will be part of the Commission’s regularly scheduled ing spray irrigation fields located in the Pocopson Creek business meeting. The conference session and business Watershed, in Pocopson Township, Chester County, PA. meeting both are open to the public and will be held at the Commission’s office building located at 25 State Police 5. Pennsylvania American Water Company, D-1986-059 Drive, West Trenton, NJ. CP-3. An application to renew the approval of an existing groundwater withdrawal (GWD) of up to 6.696 million The morning conference session will begin at 11 a.m. gallons per month (mgm) to supply the applicant’s public and will include updates by the Commission staff on the water supply system from existing Well No. EP-1 com- Nutrient Strategy for the Delaware Estuary and Imple- pleted in Graphitic Gneiss. The Pennsylvania American mentation of the Basin Plan. Water Company Merlin Hills system serves customers in Items for Public Hearing. The subjects of the public portions of East Pikeland Township and East Vincent hearing to be held during the 1:30 p.m. business meeting Township. The requested allocation is not an increase on September 12, 2012, include draft dockets for the from the previous allocation. The well is located in the projects described as follows. Draft dockets also will be French Creek Watershed in East Pikeland Township, posted on the Commission’s web site at www.drbc.net 10 Chester County, PA. days prior to the meeting date. Additional public records 6. Panther Creek Power Operating, LLC, D-1987-066-6. relating to the dockets may be examined at the Commis- An application for the transfer of ownership and to renew sion’s offices. Contact William Muszynski at (609) 883- the approval of an existing allocation of up to 69.2 mgm 9500, Ext. 221, with any docket-related questions. of groundwater from the Lausanne Tunnel mine pool 1. Mount Holly Municipal Utilities Authority, D-1970- overflow and a subsidiary allocation of up to 37.2 mgm of 133 CP-4. An application to renew the approval of an surface water purchased from Nesquehoning Borough existing discharge from the 6.0 million gallons per day Authority for use at the applicant’s 84-megawatt waste (mgd) Mount Holly MUA wastewater treatment plant coal fired thermal electric Panther Creek Energy Facility. (WWTP). The WWTP will continue to discharge treated Ownership of the facility was transferred from Panther effluent to the North Branch Rancocas Creek, located in Creek Partners to Panther Creek Power Operating, LLC Water Quality Zone 2, at River Mile 111.06—8.64—4.1 on August 2, 2012. No changes to the facility operations (Delaware River—Rancocas Creek—North Branch or water allocations are proposed. The docket will also Rancocas Creek), by means of Outfall No. 1, in Mount include two existing electric transmission line stream Holly Township, Burlington County, NJ. crossings that were previously approved by Docket Nos. D-88-46 and D-91-52. The project, including the associ- 2. Middle Smithfield Township, D-1973-209 CP-2. An ated withdrawal, is located within the drainage area of application to renew the approval of an existing discharge the section of the nontidal Delaware River known as the from the 0.05 mgd Winona Lakes WWTP. The WWTP will Lower Delaware, which is classified as Special Protection continue to discharge treated effluent to Bushkill Creek Waters, in Nesquehoning Borough, Carbon County, PA. at River Mile 226.5—5.5 (Delaware River—Bushkill Creek) by means of Outfall No. 001, within the drainage 7. Middle Smithfield Township, D-1990-080 CP-3. An area of the section of the nontidal Delaware River known application to renew the approval of an existing discharge as the Middle Delaware, which is classified as Special from the 1.0 mgd Fernwood WWTP. The WWTP will Protection Waters, in Middle Smithfield Township, Mon- continue to discharge treated effluent to the Bush Kill at roe County, PA. River Mile 226.9—2.3 (Delaware River—Bush Kill) by means of Outfall No. 001, within the drainage area of the 3. Myerstown Borough, D-1974-176 CP-3. An applica- section of the nontidal Delaware River known as the tion to renew the approval of an existing discharge from Middle Delaware, which is classified as Special Protection the 2.0 mgd Myerstown Borough WWTP. The WWTP was Waters, in Middle Smithfield Township, Monroe County, previously approved by the Commission by means of PA. Docket No. D-1974-176 CP-2 on February 28, 2007; however, the applicant submitted a docket renewal appli- 8. Ravensclaw Investors LP, D-2001-008-2. An applica- cation after the expiration date of the docket (February tion to renew the approval of an existing GWD of up to 28, 2012). The applicant does not propose any modifica- 6.70 mgm to irrigate the Raven’s Claw Golf Club from tions to the existing WWTP. The WWTP will continue to existing Wells Nos. TW-1 and TW-2 completed in the discharge to the Tulpehocken Creek, a tributary to the Brunswick Formation. The project is located in the Schuylkill River, at River Mile 92.47—76.8—34 (Delaware Hartenstine Watershed, in Limerick and Lower River—Schuylkill River—Tulpehocken Creek), in Jackson Pottsgrove Townships, Montgomery County, PA, within Township, Lebanon County, PA. the Southeastern Pennsylvania Groundwater Protected Area. 4. Chester County Department of Facilities Manage- ment, D-1983-015 CP-4. An application to approve an 9. Little Washington Wastewater Company, D-2006-032 existing discharge from the Pocopson Home and Prison CP-2. An application to approve the construction and WWTP. The WWTP was previously approved by the operation of the 0.077 mgd Honeycroft Village WWTP. PENNSYLVANIA BULLETIN, VOL. 42, NO. 35, SEPTEMBER 1, 2012 5640 NOTICES The WWTP will apply the treated effluent to a 14-acre media filter and reverse osmosis); and reestablish an spray field located near River Mile 70.7—1.5—20.0— average discharge of 0.0112 mgd of cooling tower 10.1—2.2—8.1 (Delaware River—Christina River— blowdown and industrial wastewater pretreatment sys- Brandywine Creek—West Branch Brandywine Creek— tem backwash to the Schuylkill River by means of Buck Run—Doe Run), in Londonderry Township, Chester existing Outfall 001. The applicant also proposes to County, PA. reduce the average discharges to the Schuylkill River from existing Outfall No. 002 from 0.929 mgd to 0.76 10. River Road Utilities, Inc., D-2006-038-2. An appli- mgd. Discharges from Outfall No. 002 include noncontact cation to renew the approval of an existing discharge cooling water and cooling tower blowdown discharge from the 0.066 mgd Tuscarora WWTP. The WWTP will associated with the existing Plant Nos. 2 and 3 industrial continue to discharge treated effluent to Water Quality process operations. The applicant is also requesting a Zone 1D of the Delaware River at River Mile 204, within total dissolved solids determination of 15,200 mg/l for the the drainage area of the section of the nontidal Delaware proposed discharge from existing Outfall No. 001. Plant River known as the Lower Delaware, which is classified Nos. 2—4 will continue to send sanitary wastewater, as Special Protection Waters, in Upper Mount Bethel cooling tower blowdown and industrial process wastewa- Township, Northampton County, PA. ter off-site to the Leesport Borough Authority WWTP (by 11. Pennsylvania American Water Company, D-2008- means of the Ontelaunee Township Municipal Authority 002 CP-2. An application to renew the approval of an sanitary sewer system) for treatment and discharge to the existing filter backwash discharge from the 0.402 mgd Schuylkill River. The onsite project surface water dis- Yardley water filtration plant (WFP). The WFP will charges to the Schuylkill River (Outfall Nos. 001 and 002) continue to discharge to an unnamed tributary of Brock are located at approximately River Mile 92.5—86.5 (Dela- Creek at River Mile 138.0—0.54—1.6 (Delaware River— ware River—Schuylkill River), in Ontelaunee Township, Buck Creek—Brock Creek) by means of Outfalls Nos. 001 Berks County, PA. and 002, within the drainage area of the section of the 16. Warren County—Pequest River Municipal Utilities nontidal Delaware River known as the Lower Delaware, Authority, D-1971-096 CP-5. An application for approval which is classified as Special Protection Waters, in of the upgrades to the existing 0.5 mgd Warren County Yardley Borough, Bucks County, PA. MUA Oxford WWTP. Upgrades to the treatment facilities 12. Morrisville Municipal Authority, D-2008-006 CP-2. include replacing the existing conventional activated An application to renew the approval of an existing sludge treatment system with a Ludzack-Ettinger process discharge from the 0.15 mgd WFP. The WFP will continue incorporating mixed media filtration. This docket also to discharge to Water Quality Zone 1E of the Delaware continues a TDS determination consisting of an effluent River at River Mile 134.6 (Delaware River), within the limit of 7,000 pounds per day (lbs/day) from the previous drainage area of the section of the nontidal Delaware docket approval (D-1971-096 CP-4).