Notice2023-14676
Public Hearing
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July 12, 2023
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Susquehanna River Basin Commission
Abstract
The Susquehanna River Basin Commission will hold a public hearing on August 10, 2023. The Commission will hold this hearing in person and telephonically. 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 14, 2023, which will be noticed separately. The public should note that this public hearing will be the only opportunity to offer oral comments to the Commission for the listed projects. The deadline for the submission of written comments is August 21, 2023.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 132 (Wednesday, July 12, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44436-44437]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-14676]
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SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN COMMISSION
Public Hearing
AGENCY: Susquehanna River Basin Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Susquehanna River Basin Commission will hold a public
hearing on August 10, 2023. The Commission will hold this hearing in
person and telephonically. 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 14, 2023, which will be noticed separately. The public
should note that this public hearing will be the only opportunity to
offer oral comments to the Commission for the listed projects. The
deadline for the submission of written comments is August 21, 2023.
DATES: The public hearing will convene on August 10, 2023, at 6:30 p.m.
The public hearing will end at 9:00 p.m. or at the conclusion of public
testimony, whichever is earlier. The deadline for submitting written
comments is Monday, August 21, 2023.
ADDRESSES: This public hearing will be conducted in person and
virtually. You may attend in person at Susquehanna River Basin
Commission, 4423 N. Front St., Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, or join by
telephone at Toll-Free Number 1-877-304-9269 and then enter the guest
passcode 2619070 followed by #.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jason Oyler, General Counsel and
Secretary to the Commission, telephone: (717) 238-0423 or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b5dfdaccd9d0c7f5c6c7d7d69bdbd0c1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="81ebeef8ede4f3c1f2f3e3e2afefe4f5">[email protected]</span></a>. Information concerning the project applications is
available at the Commission's Water Application and Approval Viewer at
<a href="https://www.srbc.net/waav">https://www.srbc.net/waav</a>. Additional supporting documents are
available to inspect and copy in accordance with the Commission's
Access to Records Policy at <a href="http://www.srbc.net/regulatory/policies-guidance/docs/access-to-records-policy-2009-02.pdf">www.srbc.net/regulatory/policies-guidance/docs/access-to-records-policy-2009-02.pdf</a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The public hearing will cover the following
projects:
Projects Scheduled for Action
1. Project Sponsor and Facility: Bent Creek Country Club, Manheim
Township, Lancaster County, Pa. Applications for renewal of groundwater
withdrawal of up to 0.464 mgd (30-day average) from Well 1 (600 Foot
Well) and consumptive use of up to 0.464 mgd (peak day) (Docket No.
19920704).
2. Project Sponsor and Facility: BKV Operating, LLC (East Branch
Wyalusing Creek), Jessup Township, Susquehanna County, Pa. Application
for renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 0.999 mgd (peak day)
(Docket No. 20180902).
3. Project Sponsor: Borough of Middletown. Project Facility:
Middletown Water System, Middletown Borough, Dauphin County, Pa.
Application for renewal of groundwater withdrawal of up to 1.070 mgd
(30-day average) from Well 6 (Docket No. 19970702).
4. Project Sponsor and Facility: Coterra Energy Inc. (Tunkhannock
Creek), Nicholson Township, Wyoming County, Pa. Application for renewal
of surface water withdrawal of up to 2.000 mgd (peak day) (Docket No.
20180903).
5. Project Sponsor and Facility: Dillsburg Area Authority, Carroll
Township, York County, Pa. Application for renewal of groundwater
withdrawal of up to 0.460 mgd (30-day average) from Well 7 (Docket No.
20070907).
6. Project Sponsor and Facility: Eagle Lake Community Association,
Covington Township, Lackawanna County, Pa. Applications for groundwater
withdrawals (30-day averages) of up to 0.233 mgd from Well 1, 0.315 mgd
from Well 2, and 0.104 mgd from Well 3.
7. Project Sponsor and Facility: East Berlin Area Joint Authority,
Hamilton Township, Adams County, Pa. Application for renewal of
groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.130 mgd (30-day average) from Well 6
(Docket No. 20080950).
8. Project Sponsor and Facility: East Cocalico Township Authority,
East Cocalico Township, Lancaster County, Pa. Application for renewal
of groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.201 mgd (30-day average) from Well
14 (Docket No. 19981202).
9. Project Sponsor and Facility: EQT ARO 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. 20180901).
10. Project Sponsor and Facility: Indian Hills Golf and Tennis
Club, Shamokin Township, Northumberland County, Pa. Application for
renewal of consumptive use of up to 0.099 mgd (30-day average) (Docket
No. 19980504).
11. Project Sponsor and Facility: Inflection Energy (PA) LLC
(Loyalsock Creek), Upper Fairfield Township, Lycoming County, Pa.
Application for renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 1.700 mgd
(peak day) (Docket No. 20221214).
12. Project Sponsor: Lucky Bear, LLC. Project Facility: Liberty
Forge Golf Course (Yellow Breeches Creek), Lower and Upper Allen
Townships, Cumberland County, Pa. Applications for renewal of surface
water withdrawal of up to 0.432 mgd (peak day) and consumptive use of
up to 0.375 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 19980906).
13. Project Sponsor and Facility: Montgomery Water Authority,
Clinton Township, Lycoming County, Pa. Modification to increase
groundwater withdrawal (30-day average) from Well 3 by an additional
0.098 mgd, for a total groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.318 mgd, and
increase the total system withdrawal limit (30-day average) from 0.492
mgd to 0.730 mgd from Wells 1, 3, and 4 (Docket No. 20210304).
14. Project Sponsor and Facility: Nicholas Meat, LLC, Greene
Township, Clinton County, Pa. Applications for groundwater withdrawals
(30-day averages) of up to 0.288 mgd from Well WS-1, 0.173 mgd from
Well WS-3, and 0.144 mgd from Well WS-4.
15. Project Sponsor and Facility: Repsol Oil & Gas USA, LLC
(Susquehanna River), Terry Township, Bradford County, Pa. Application
for renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 1.500 mgd (peak day)
(Docket No. 20180909).
16. Project Sponsor and Facility: Repsol Oil & Gas USA, LLC
(Wappasening Creek), Windham Township, Bradford County, Pa.
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Application for renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 0.999 mgd
(peak day) (Docket No. 20180910).
17. Project Sponsor and Facility: Seneca Resources Company, LLC
(Crooked Creek), Middlebury Township, Tioga County, Pa. Application for
surface water withdrawal of up to 3.000 mgd (peak day).
18. Project Sponsor: South Slope Development Corporation. Project
Facility: Song Mountain Ski Resort, Town of Preble, Cortland County,
N.Y. Applications for renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to
0.999 mgd (30-day average) from an unnamed tributary to Crooked Lake,
consumptive use of up to 0.249 mgd (30-day average), and groundwater
withdrawal of up to 0.960 mgd (30-day average) from Well MW-3 (Docket
No. 20070901).
19. Project Sponsor and Facility: S.T.L. Resources, LLC (Pine
Creek), Pike Township, Potter County, Pa. Application for surface water
withdrawal of up to 3.000 mgd (peak day).
20. Project Sponsor: T & C Mobile Home & Construction Services,
LLC. Project Facility: Glezen Mine, Town of Lisle, Broome County, N.Y.
Application for consumptive use of up to 0.099 mgd (30-day average).
21. Project Sponsor and Facility: Village of Hamilton, Town of
Hamilton, Madison County, N.Y. Applications for renewal of groundwater
withdrawals (30-day averages) of up to 1.730 mgd from Payne Brook Well
1 and 1.500 mgd from Payne Brook Well 2 (Docket Nos. 19871101 and
19970706).
22. Project Sponsor and Facility: Village of Sidney, Town of
Sidney, Delaware County, N.Y. Modification to extend the approval term
of the groundwater withdrawal approval (Docket No. 19860201) to provide
time for development of a replacement source for existing Well 2-88.
Opportunity to Appear and Comment
Interested parties may call into the hearing to offer comments to
the Commission on any business listed above required to be the subject
of a public hearing. Given the nature of the meeting, the Commission
strongly encourages those members of the public wishing to provide oral
comments to pre-register with the Commission by emailing Jason Oyler at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#63090c1a0f061123101101004d0d0617"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="dfb5b0a6b3baad9facadbdbcf1b1baab">[email protected]</span></a> before the hearing date. The presiding officer reserves
the right to limit oral statements in the interest of time and to
control the course of the hearing otherwise. Access to the hearing via
telephone will begin at 6:15 p.m. Guidelines for the public hearing are
posted on the Commission's website, <a href="http://www.srbc.net">www.srbc.net</a>, before the hearing
for review. The presiding officer reserves the right to modify or
supplement such guidelines at the hearing. Written comments on any
business listed above required to be the subject of a public hearing
may also be mailed to Mr. Jason Oyler, Secretary to the Commission,
Susquehanna River Basin Commission, 4423 North Front Street,
Harrisburg, Pa. 17110-1788, or submitted electronically through <a href="https://www.srbc.net/regulatory/public-comment/">https://www.srbc.net/regulatory/public-comment/</a>. Comments mailed or
electronically submitted must be received by the Commission on or
before Monday, August 21, 2023, to be considered.
Authority: Public Law 91-575, 84 Stat. 1509 et seq., 18 CFR parts
806, 807, and 808.
Dated: July 6, 2023.
Jason E. Oyler,
General Counsel and Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2023-14676 Filed 7-11-23; 8:45 am]
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