The Commission recently received applications from the sponsors of the following projects for approval pursuant to Section 3.8, Article 11, and/or Article 10.3 of the Delaware River Basin Compact. These projects currently are under review by the Commission staff in consultation with other public agencies. Individuals or organizations having a special interest in any projects or information relating to a project's impacts on water and related land resources of the Delaware River Basin are invited to submit written comments to William Muszynski of the Water Resources Management Branch. Please refer to the appropriate docket number, listed below, on all correspondence. Such public hearings as may be required for these projects will be announced at a later date in accordance with the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure. Please refer to the Commission's website to track the status of these projects.

1. Town of Fallsburg, D-1981-066 CP-2. An application to renew the approval of an existing discharge from the 0.79 million gallons per day (mgd) Avon (formerly Woodridge) wastewater treatment plant (WWTP). The WWTP will continue to discharge treated effluent to the Neversink River at River Mile 253.64 - 30.0 (Delaware River - Neversink River) via Outfall No. 001, within the drainage area of the section of the non-tidal Delaware River known as the Middle Delaware, which is classified as Special Protection Waters, in the Village of Woodridge, Sullivan County, New York.

2. Summit Hill Water Authority, D-1984-003 CP-4. An application to renew the approval of an existing groundwater withdrawal (GWD) of up to 14.26 million gallons per month (mgm) to supply the applicant's public water system from existing Wells Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 4, completed in the Mauch Chunk Formation. The requested allocation is not an increase from the previous allocation. The wells are located in the White Bear Creek Watershed in Summit Hill Borough, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, within the drainage area of the section of the non-tidal Delaware River known as the Lower Delaware, which is classified as Special Protection Waters. 

3. Nesquehoning Borough, D-1990-107 CP-2. An application to renew the approval of an existing discharge from the 0.65 mgd Borough of Nesquehoning WWTP. The WWTP will continue to discharge treated effluent to the Nesquehoning Creek at River Mile 183.66 - 49.2 - 1.52 (Delaware River - Lehigh River - Nesquehoning Creek) via Outfall No. 001, within the drainage area of the section of the non-tidal Delaware River known as the Lower Delaware, which is classified as Special Protection Waters, in the Borough of Nesquehoning, Carbon County, Pennsylvania.

4. Lower Bucks County Joint Municipal Authority, D-1993-068 CP-2. An application to renew the approval of an existing discharge from the 10 mgd LBCJMA WWTP. The WWTP will continue to discharge treated effluent to Water Quality Zone 2 of the Delaware River at River Mile 122.1 via Outfall No. 001, in Bristol Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

5. Bucks County Water & Sewer Authority, D-1999-066 CP-2. An application to renew the approval of an existing GWD of up to 6.61 mgm to supply the applicant's Solebury Township public water supply system from existing Wells Nos. S-1, S-2 and S-3 in the Brunswick Formation. The requested allocation is not an increase from the previous allocation. The wells are located in the Aquetong Creek Watershed in Solebury Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

6. East Marlborough Township, D-2000-043 CP-3. An application to renew the approval of an existing discharge from the 0.44 mgd Unionville Regional WWTP. Treated effluent will continue to be spray irrigated adjacent to the West Branch Red Clay Creek near River Mile 70.73 - 10.0 - 2.6 - 13.4 - 7.4 (Delaware River - Christina River - White Clay Creek - Red Clay Creek - West Branch Red Clay Creek), in East Marlborough Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.

7. West Norriton Township, D-2002-030 CP-2. An application to renew the approval of an existing GWD of up to 8.928 mgm to irrigate the applicant's golf course from existing Wells Nos. PW-1 and PW-3, completed in the Stockton Formation. The requested allocation is not an increase from the previous allocation. The wells are located within the Commission's designated GWPA in the Indian Creek Watershed in West Norriton, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

8. Pocono Manor Investors, LP, D-2006-026 CP-3. An application to approve a service area modification to the existing Pocono Manor Investors, LP (Pocono Manor) WWTP to remove a portion of their DRBC-approved service area. The area to be removed is located in Tobyhanna Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania, and will be serviced by the existing Brodhead Creek Regional Authority (BCRA) WWTP located in the Borough of Stroudsburg. The area to be removed consists of two proposed commercial developments, including: 1) a proposed three-phased waterpark, hotel, and convention center project referred to as the Kalahari Resorts project; and 2) a commercial development by Pocono Manor Investors, LP. The service area to be removed will connect to the existing Pocono Township sewer conveyance system, which conveys wastewater to the BCRA WWTP, via existing and proposed infrastructure. BCRA will also provide public water supply to the service area to be removed. The public water supply for the remaining service area for the Pocono Manor WWTP will continue to be provided by Pocono Manor. No modifications to the existing treatment facilities at the 0.14 million gallons per day (mgd) Pocono Manor WWTP are proposed. The Pocono Manor WWTP will continue to discharge to the Sweetwater Creek, which is tributary to Paradise Creek, which is a tributary of Brodhead Creek, at River Mile 213.0 - 11.4 - 4.4 - 5.3 (Delaware River - Brodhead Creek - Paradise Creek - Swiftwater Creek) and is located within the drainage area of the section of the non-tidal Delaware River known as the Middle Delaware, which is classified as Special Protection Waters, in Pocono Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania.

9. Pocono Manor Investors, LP, D-2006-043 CP-2. An application to approve a service area modification for the applicant's existing GWD of up to 15.984 million gallons per 30 days (mg/30 days) from existing Wells Nos. 1, 2 and 3. The modification consists of the removal of a portion of the applicant's DRBC-approved service area for the water withdrawal. The area to be removed is located in Tobyhanna Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania, and will be serviced by the existing ground and surface water withdrawal owned and operated by Brodhead Creek Regional Authority (BCRA). The area to be removed consists of two proposed commercial developments, including: 1) a proposed three-phased waterpark, hotel, and convention center project referred to as the Kalahari Resorts project; and 2) a commercial development by Pocono Manor Investors, LP. BCRA will also provide sanitary sewer service to the service area to be removed at their existing WWTP located in the Borough of Stroudsburg. The sewer service for the remaining service area for Pocono Manor will continue to be conveyed for treatment to the existing Pocono Manor WWTP. No modifications to the existing groundwater wells are proposed. The project wells are located in the Brodhead/Swiftwater Creek Watersheds, in the Catskill Formation, in Pocono Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania within the drainage area of the section of the non-tidal Delaware River known as the Middle Delaware, which is classified as Special Protection Waters.

10. Tuthill Corporation & Aquashicola-Little Gap, Inc., D-2008-023-3.  An application to renew the approval of an existing discharge from the 0.06 mgd Blue Mountain Ski Area WWTP. The applicant has also requested approval to expand the facility to treat and discharge up to 0.28 mgd. The WWTP will continue to discharge treated effluent to the Aquashicola Creek at River Mile 183.66 - 36.32 - 5.73 (Delaware River - Lehigh River - Aquashicola Creek) via Outfall No. 001, within the drainage area of the section of the non-tidal Delaware River known as the Lower Delaware, which is classified as Special Protection Waters, in Lower Towamensing Township, Carbon County, Pennsylvania.

William J. Muszynski, P.E.
Manager, Water Resources Management Branch
April 18, 2013

Contact:  William Muszynski
(609) 883-9500, ext. 221