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 Project Application Status Page to track the status of these projects.

1. Mount Holly Municipal Utilities Authority, D-1970-133 CP-4. An application to renew the approval of an existing discharge from the 6.0 million gallons per day (mgd) Mount Holly MUA Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP). The WWTP will continue to discharge treated effluent, via Outfall No. 1, to the North Branch Rancocas Creek, located in Water Quality Zone 2, at River Mile 111.06 - 8.64 - 4.1 (Delaware River - Rancocas Creek - North Branch Rancocas Creek), in Mount Holly Township, Burlington County, New Jersey. 

2. Myerstown Borough, D-1974-176 CP-3. An application to approve the existing 2.0 mgd Myerstown Borough WWTP. The WWTP was previously approved by the DRBC via Docket No. D-1974-176 CP-2 on February 28, 2007; however, the applicant submitted a docket renewal application after the expiration date of the docket (February 28, 2012). The applicant does not propose any modifications to the existing WWTP. The WWTP will continue to discharge to the Tulpehocken Creek, a tributary of the Schuylkill River, at River Mile 92.47 - 76.8 - 34 (Delaware River - Schuylkill River - Tulpehocken Creek), in Jackson Township, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania.

3. Sunoco Logistics, D-1986-015-4. An application to renew the approval of an existing surface water withdrawal (SWWD) of up to 108.5 million gallons per month (mgm) from Intake No. Dock 1-A and 146.63 mgm of groundwater from Wells Nos. 1, 3, 5, and 6A for industrial use at the Sunoco Eagle Point facility. Intake No. Dock 1-A will continue to withdraw surface water from the Delaware River in Water Quality Zone 4. The 4 wells will continue to withdraw groundwater from the Potomac Raritan Magothy (PRM) Formation. The Sunoco Eagle Point facility is located in West Deptford Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey.

4. Salem City, D-1987-037 CP-2. The City of Salem proposes to demonstrate through a Pilot Leachate Acceptance Program (Project) that its existing 1.4 mgd WWTP can effectively treat non-hazardous leachate from the Salem County Improvement Authority (SCIA) Landfill without violating DRBC effluent quality requirements or in-stream water quality criteria. The Project includes the acceptance of trucked-in leachate from the SCIA landfill in a phased approach, starting with 6,000 gallons per day (gpd) and ending with 20,000 gpd. The Salem WWTP currently receives municipal wastewater for treatment and discharge to the tidal portion of Salem River, a tributary of the Delaware River, at River Mile 58.4 - 1.0 (Delaware River - Salem River) in Water Quality Zone 5, in the City of Salem, Salem County, New Jersey. No modifications to the existing WWTP treatment facilities are proposed.

5. PSEG Nuclear, LLC, D-1990-071 CP-3. An application to renew the approval of an existing groundwater withdrawal (GWD) to supply up to 39.0 mgm of groundwater for industrial cooling and potable purposes from existing Well Nos. PW-2 and PW-3 in the Mount Laurel - Wenonah aquifer; existing Well No. PW-6 in the Middle Raritan aquifer; and existing Well Nos. PW-5, HC-1, and HC-2 in the Upper Raritan aquifer. The allocation is requested in order to meet existing and projected demands of PSEG Nuclear's Hope Creek and Salem Power Plant facilities, and the applicant requests a reduction from the previously approved allocation of 43.2 mg/30 days. The project is located in Lower Alloways Creek Township, Salem County, New Jersey.

6. Middle Smithfield Township, D-1990-080 CP-3. An application to renew the approval of an existing discharge from the 1.0 mgd Fernwood WWTP. The WWTP will continue to discharge treated effluent to the Bush Kill at River Mile 226.9 - 2.3 (Delaware River - Bush Kill) via Outfall No. 001. The Fernwood WWTP 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 Middle Smithfield Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania.

7. Cinnaminson Sewerage Authority, D-1992-030 CP-2. An application to renew the approval an existing discharge from the 2.0 mgd Cinnaminson WWTP and to approve upgrades to the WWTP headworks. The WWTP will continue to discharge treated effluent to Water Quality Zone 2 of the Delaware River at River Mile 108.82, in Cinnaminson Township, Burlington County, New Jersey.

8. Phillips 66, D-1996-052-2. An application for the approval of an existing SWWD of up to 151.7 mgd (4,701.7 mgm) from the Delaware River at the applicant's Trainer Refinery. The refinery has been idle since September 29, 2011. This application was made to allow operations to resume in substantially the same manner as the previous docket and facilitate a sale of the refinery. Most of the water is used for once-through non-contact cooling. The project intake is located approximately 1,500 feet upstream of the Marcus Hook Creek confluence in the tidal portion of the Delaware River in the Borough of Trainer, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.

9. Upper Bern Township, D-2001-002 CP-3. An application to renew the approval of an existing discharge from the 0.155 mgd Bern WWTP. The WWTP was previously approved by the DRBC via Docket No. D-2001-002 CP-2 on May 10, 2007, however the applicant submitted a docket renewal application after the expiration date of the docket (July 1, 2011). The applicant does not propose any modifications to the existing WWTP. The WWTP will continue to discharge treated effluent to Wolf Creek, above the Blue Marsh Reservoir, at River Mile 92.47 - 76.8 - 15.6 - 5.1 - 2.3 (Delaware River - Schuylkill River - Tulpehocken Creek - Northkill Creek - Wolf Creek) via Outfall No. 001, in Upper Bern Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania.

10. Little Washington Wastewater Company, D-2006-032 CP-2. An application to renew the approval of an existing discharge from the 0.077 mgd Honeycroft Village WWTP. The WWTP will continue to apply the treated effluent to a 14-acre spray field located near River Mile 70.7 - 1.5 - 20.0 - 10.1 - 2.2 - 8.1 (Delaware River - Christina River - Brandywine Creek - West Branch Brandywine Creek - Buck Run - Doe Run), in Londonderry Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.

11. Eagle Point Power Generation LLC, D-2012-010 CP-1. An application to incorporate the existing Eagle Point Cogeneration Facility (EPCF) into the Comprehensive Plan and to approve a SWWD of up to 165.168 mgm from Intake No. Dock 3 to provide cooling water to the EPCF. Intake No. Dock 3 is located on the Delaware River in Water Quality Zone 4 and was previously operated by Sunoco, Inc. The EPCF is located in West Deptford Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey.

12. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, P-1996-049-4. An application to renew the approval of an existing GWD of up to 2.583 mgm to continue to supply the applicant's industrial facility from existing Wells Nos. 1, 2, and 3 located in the Lockatong and Brunswick Formations. The requested allocation is not an increase from the previous allocation. The wells are located within the Commission's designated GWPA in the East Branch Perkiomen Creek Watershed in West Rockhill Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

13. Feeney's Wholesale Nursery, Inc., P-2001-035-2.  An application to renew the approval of an existing GWD of up to 2.64 mgm to supply the applicant's tree nursery from existing Well TW-1 completed in the Brunswick Formation.  The requested allocation is not an increase from the previous allocation.  The well is located within the Commission's designated GWPA in the Pidcock Creek Watershed in Buckingham Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

William J. Muszynski, P.E.
Manager, Water Resources Management Branch
April 20, 2012

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