[Federal Register: November 21, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 225)]
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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 an informal conference followed by a public hearing on 
Wednesday, December 3. The hearing will be part of the Commission's 
regular business meeting. Both the conference session and business 
meeting are open to the public and will be held at the Commission's 
offices at 25 State Police Drive, West Trenton, New Jersey.
    The conference among the commissioners and staff will begin at 9:30 
a.m. Topics of discussion will include: An update on development of the 
Water Resources Plan for the Delaware River Basin; a report on 
activities related to the Tri-State Planning Initiative; an update on 
Water Quality Advisory Committee (WQAC) activities relating to revision 
of the Commission's water quality standards and the schedule for their 
adoption, and a revised schedule for adoption of new toxics criteria; a 
discussion of unresolved issues raised by the WQAC relating to (1) 
interim protection for waters under study by the Commission for 
purposes of determining their eligibility to be designated as Special 
Protection Waters, and (2) basin-wide water quality criteria and their 
points of application; an update on activities of the Monitoring 
Advisory Committee; an update on the issuance of the TMDLs for PCBs in 
the Delaware Estuary, including a proposed resolution to require 
additional point source monitoring; and an update on activities of the 
TMDL Implementation Advisory Committee (IAC).
    The subjects of the public hearing to be held during the 1:30 p.m. 
business meeting include the dockets listed below:
    1. Baldwin Hardware Corporation D-87-32 RENEWAL 2. A ground water 
withdrawal renewal project to continue withdrawal of up to 15.13 mg/30 
days to supply the applicant's manufacturing facility and ongoing 
ground water decontamination program from existing Wells Nos. PS-1, PS-
2, PS-3, PW-4, and PW-5 in the Schuylkill River watershed. No increase 
of water withdrawal is proposed. Treated effluent will continue to be 
discharged to the Schuylkill River. The project is located in City of 
Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania.
    2. Township of Pemberton D-92-56 CP RENEWAL. A ground water 
withdrawal renewal project to continue withdrawal of 38.75 mg/30 days 
to supply the applicant's public water distribution system from 
existing Wells Nos. 4, 6, 7, 8A, and 11 in the Rancocas Creek 
Watershed. The project is located in Pemberton Township, Burlington 
County, New Jersey.

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    3. Borough of Hopatcong D-92-85 CP RENEWAL. A ground water 
withdrawal renewal project to continue withdrawal of 18.91 mg/30 days 
to supply the applicant's water distribution system from existing Wells 
Nos. 1, 2, 3, 3A, 4, 5, 8, 12, Squire, River Styx, and Mariners in the 
Musconetcong River Watershed. The project is located in Hopatcong 
Borough, Sussex County, New Jersey.
    4. Sparta Township Water Utility D-98-1 CP. A ground water 
withdrawal project to supply up to 46.11 mg/30 days of water to the 
applicant's distribution system from new Wells Buttonwood 1 and 2, 
Sussex Mills 1 and 2, and Germany Flats A and B, and also from ten 
existing wells, all located within the Delaware River Basin; to approve 
the exportation of up to 22.13 mg/30 days of water from the Germany 
Flats Wells A and B from the Delaware River Basin; and to increase the 
existing withdrawal limit of 18.84 mg/30 days from all wells in the 
Delaware River Basin to 46.11 mg/30 days. The project is located in 
Sparta Township, Sussex County, New Jersey.
    5. Nestl[eacute] Waters North America, Inc. D-98-27 RENEWAL. A 
spring water renewal project to continue withdrawal of 9.0 mg/30 days 
to supply the applicant's bottled water operations from Hoffman Springs 
Nos. 1, 2, and 3 in the Ontelaunee Creek Watershed. The project is 
located in Lynn Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.
    6. Consumers New Jersey Water Company D-2000-36 CP. A ground water 
withdrawal project to supply up to 60.3 mg/30 days of water to the 
applicant's public water distribution system from new Well No. 14 in 
the Lower Potomac-Raritan-Magothy Aquifer, and to increase the existing 
withdrawal limit from all wells from 140 mg/30 days to 200.3 mg/30 
days. The project is located in Hamilton Township, Mercer County, New 
Jersey.
    In addition to the public hearing items, the Commission will 
address the following at its 1:30 p.m. business meeting: Minutes of the 
October 15, 2003 business meeting; announcements; a report on Basin 
hydrologic conditions; a report by the executive director; a report by 
the Commission's general counsel; a resolution extending Docket D-69-
210 CP (Final) (Revision 11), the ``Exelon Mine Water Demonstration 
Project,'' for one year to continue the mine pool withdrawal and stream 
flow augmentation demonstration project and to modify project 
operations; a resolution to extend the credit granted PPL on November 
25, 2002 to satisfy its consumptive use compensation requirement; a 
resolution to require additional point source monitoring for PCBs to 
meet data needs for the Stage 2 TMDLs; and a resolution extending the 
term of the Watershed Advisory Council.
    Draft dockets scheduled for public hearing on December 3, 2003 are 
posted on the Commission's Web site, http://www.drbc.net, where they 
can be accessed through the Notice of Commission Meeting and Public 
Hearing. Additional documents relating to the dockets and other items 
may be examined at the Commission's offices. Please contact Robert 
Tudor at 609-883-9500 ext. 208 with any docket-related questions.
    Persons wishing to testify at this hearing are requested to 
register in advance with the Commission secretary at 609-883-9500 ext. 
203. Individuals in need of an accommodation as provided for in the 
Americans with Disabilities Act who wish to attend the hearing should 
contact the Commission secretary directly at 609-883-9500 ext. 203 or 
through the Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS) at 711, to discuss 
how the Commission may accommodate your needs.

    Dated: November 17, 2003.
Pamela M. Bush, Esquire,
Commission Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-29096 Filed 11-20-03; 8:45 am]

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