Upcoming Commission Meetings
Second Quarter 2025


Public Hearing

  • The Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) will hold its second-quarter public hearing on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, starting at 1:30 p.m. The public hearing is open to the public and will be held virtually via Zoom Webinar.


Business Meeting

  • The DRBC will hold its second-quarter business meeting on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, starting at 10:00 a.m. The business meeting is open to the public and will be held at the Nurture Nature Center, 518 Northampton Street, Easton, Pa. A livestream via the DRBC's YouTube channel will be offered.


Please Note: Public Hearing & Business Meeting information is typically posted ~10 days before the public hearing; any additional business meeting information is shared ~10 days before the business meeting.
Public Hearing: Wednesday, May 7, 1:30 P.M.


The 2Q public hearing will take place on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, commencing at 1:30 p.m. via Zoom Webinar.


Items to be heard include three resolutions and 22 draft dockets for withdrawals, discharges and other projects that could have a substantial effect on the Basin's water resources, all of which are listed below. The public is advised to check the Commission's web site periodically prior to the hearing date, as items scheduled for hearing may be postponed if additional time is needed to complete the Commission's review, and items may be added up to ten days prior to the hearing date. In reviewing docket descriptions, the public is also asked to be aware that the details of projects may change during the Commission's review, which is ongoing.


To Attend the Public Hearing +/- Provide Oral Testimony:


Please Note:

  • To provide testimony on public hearing items, you must register for the Zoom Webinar & note in your registration that you wish to testify (you cannot provide testimony if watching on YouTube).

  • To ensure an opportunity to provide testimony, please register by 5 p.m. on May 6, 2025.

  • To ensure a smooth connection, please make sure you are using the most up to date version of Zoom. It is recommended that you do this prior to the scheduled public hearing time. For questions related to using the Zoom interface, please visit https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us for Zoom support.

  • Use of the Zoom registration interface for both webinar and public testimony registration is being provided on a pilot basis and is subject to change. People who register will receive an email confirmation (from Delaware River Basin Commission Meetings <noreply@zoom.us>) when they register; folks will also receive a reminder email on the day of the public hearing that will include the registration details. Please check your spam if you do not see this email in your in-box.


To Provide Written Comment on the Public Hearing Items:

  • Written comment on items scheduled for hearing should be made through the Commission's web-based comment system, SmartComment: https://dockets.drbc.commentinput.com/.

  • Written comments on matters scheduled for hearing on Wednesday, May 8 will be accepted through 5:00 p.m. on Monday, May 12, 2025.

  • Use of the web-based system ensures that all submissions are captured in a single location and their receipt is acknowledged.

  • Exceptions to the use of this system are available based on need, by writing to the attention of the Commission Secretary, DRBC, P.O. Box 7360, 25 Cosey Road, West Trenton, NJ 08628-0360.


Items to be Heard May 7, 2025


  ⇒ Resolutions:


  ⇒ Dockets:

  1. Easton Area Joint Sewer Authority, D-1987-010 CP-5. An application to renew approval of the docket holder's existing 10 mgd WWTP. The proposed modification consists of a FOG Receiving/Pre-Treatment Facility, Combined Heat and Power System, and Digester Mixing system. Permits have been obtained but the project is put on hold due to inflationary costs. The WWTP will continue to discharge treated effluent, via Outfall No. 001 to the Delaware River Water Quality Zone 1E at River Mile 182.8, in the City of Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. The WWTP discharges to Lower Delaware Special Protection Waters (SPW) designated as Significant Resource Waters. 

  2. Shoemakersville Borough, D-1990-007 CP-5. An application to renew the approval of an existing groundwater withdrawal of up to 7.5 mgm to supply the applicant's public water supply system from existing Well Nos. 1, 3, 4, 5 and 6. The project wells are completed in the Hamburg Sequence Formation. The requested allocation is not an increase from the previous allocation. The project is located in the Schuylkill River Watershed, in the Borough of Shoemakersville and Perry Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. 

  3. Constellation Energy, D-1992-066 CP-4. An application to renew approval of the applicant's existing 3.045 mgd Eddystone Generating Station IWTP and its discharges of treated industrial wastewater effluent and up to 832.179 mgd of non-contact cooling water (NCCW). Treated industrial effluent will continue to comingle with NCCW prior to discharge to Delaware River Water Quality Zone 4 at River Mile 84.8, in the Borough of Eddystone, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. 

  4. Tilden Township, D-1993-027 CP-4. An application to renew the approval of a groundwater withdrawal of up to 5.17 mgm from existing Wells 1, 2, and 5 for use in the docket holder's public water system. The water supply project will also be included in the Commission's Comprehensive Plan. The wells are completed in the Hamburg Sequence in the Pigeon Creek-Schuylkill River Watershed in Tilden Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. 

  5. Talamore at Oak Terrace Inc., D-1993-030-4. An application to renew the approval of an existing groundwater withdrawal of up to 5.17 mgm for irrigation of the applicant's Talamore golf course from two existing Wells PW-1 and Water Tower. The project wells are completed in the Stockton Formation. The requested allocation is not an increase from the previous allocation. The project is located in the Commission's designated Southeastern Pennsylvania Ground Water Protected Area (SEPA GWPA) in the Park Creek Watershed, in Horsham Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. 

  6. JFBB Ski Areas, Inc., D-1993-057-4. An application to renew the approval of an existing surface water withdrawal of up to 103.33 mgm for snowmaking purposes at the applicant's Jack Frost Ski Area resort from an existing surface water intake on Tobyhanna Creek. The requested allocation is not an increase from the previous allocation. The surface water intake is located in the Tobyhanna Creek Watershed in Kidder Township, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, within the drainage area to a section of the main stem Delaware River known as the Lower Delaware, which the Commission has classified as Special Protection Waters. 

  7. Great Bear Conservancy, LLC, D-1996-014-3. An application to renew the approval of an existing groundwater and surface water withdrawal of up to 12.4 mgm for irrigation of the applicant's golf course from existing Well Nos. 1 and 2 and their off-stream irrigation pond. The project wells are completed in the Buttermilk Falls-Esopus Formations. The requested allocation is not an increase from the previous allocation. The wells are located in the Sand Hill and Shawnee Creek Watersheds, in Middle Smithfield Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania, within the drainage area to a section of the main stem Delaware River known as the Lower Delaware, which the Commission has classified as Special Protection Waters. 

  8. Veolia Water Delaware, Inc., D-1996-050 CP-4. An application to renew the approval of an existing groundwater and surface water withdrawal of up to 30 mgd (930 mgm) to supply the applicant's public water supply distribution system from existing Well Christiana No. 1 and surface water intakes Stanton No. 1, Stanton No. 2, Stanton No. 2A and Christiana No. 1. Well Christiana No. 1 is completed in the Potomac Formation. The application will also renew the approval of a Tidal Capture Structure (TCS) located on White Clay Creek, a tributary of the Christina River, at River Mile 70.73 - 10.3 - 1.8 (Delaware River - Christina River - White Clay Creek). The requested allocation is not an increase from the previous allocation. The project's existing groundwater withdrawals are approved by the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) and will continue to be regulated by DNREC in accordance with the Administrative Agreement (AA) between the Commission and the State of Delaware. The water supply system is located in New Castle County, Delaware. 

  9. Pennsylvania American Water Company, D-1998-043 CP-4. An application to renew the approval of an existing groundwater withdrawal of up to 165.33 mgm to supply the applicant's public water supply system from existing Well Nos. 12, 13, 16, 18A, 19, 20, 21, 23 and 28. Wells Nos. 12, 13 and 18A are completed in the Richland Formation, Well No. 16 is completed in the Millbach Formation, Wells Nos. 19 and 20 are completed in the Ontelaunee Formation, Well No. 21 is completed in the Allentown Formation, Well No. 23 is completed in the Hammer Creek Formation and Well No. 28 is completed in the Epler/Ontelaunee Formations. The requested allocation is not an increase from the previous allocation. The project wells are located in the Little Cacoosing Creek Watershed in Spring and Lower Heidelberg Townships and Sinking Spring and Wyomissing Boroughs, all in Berks County, Pennsylvania. 

  10. Liberty Electric Power, D-1999-061-2. An application to renew the approval of an existing 600 megawatt (MW) electric generating facility and its associated consumptive use of water. The facility will continue to consumptively use up to 4.7 million gallons per day of water purchased from Aqua Pennsylvania. The electric generating facility is located in Eddystone Borough, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. 

  11. Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc., D-2000-024-3. An application to renew the approval of the applicant's existing 0.175 mgd Willistown Woods WWTP and its discharge. The WWTP  will continue to discharge treated effluent to an unnamed tributary (UNT) of Hunters Run at River Mile 83.8 - 16.5 - 0.6 - 0.5 (Delaware River - Ridley Creek - Hunters Run - UNT Hunters Run) in Willistown Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. 

  12. Hemlock Farms Community Association, D-2000-060 CP-3. An application to renew the approval of an existing withdrawal of up to 31 million gallons per month (mgm) of groundwater from Wells 1, 4, 10, 49 and 80 for public water supply. The wells are completed in the Catskill Formation in the Bushkill Creek and Shohola Creek Watersheds in Blooming Grove Township, Pike County, Pennsylvania within the drainage area to the Middle Delaware and Upper Delaware, which the Commission has classified as Special Protection Waters. 

  13. Morgan Hill Golf Course, Inc., D-2002-024-3. An application to renew the approval of an existing groundwater withdrawal of up to 7.03 mgm for irrigation of the applicant's golf course from existing Well IW-1. The project well is completed in the Leithsville Dolomite Formation. The requested allocation is not an increase from the previous allocation. The project well is located in the Delaware River Watershed in Williams Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania within the drainage area to section of the main stem Delaware River known as the Lower Delaware, which the Commission has classified as Special Protection Waters. 

  14. Upper Hanover Authority, D-2004-017 CP-5. An application to renew the approval of the existing 0.098 mgd Perkiomen WWTP and its discharge. The docket holder also requests to approve a paper re-rate from 0.098 mgd to 0.120 mgd hydraulically and from 205 lbs/day to 250 lbs/day organically. The existing WWTP will continue to discharge treated effluent to Perkiomen Creek at River Mile 92.5 - 31.2 - 26.5 (Delaware River - Schuylkill River - Perkiomen Creek), via Outfall No. 001, in Upper Hanover Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. 

  15. Wallenpaupack Area School District, D-2009-027 CP-4. An application to renew the approval for the existing 0.01 mgd New Foundland Elementary School WWTP and its discharge. The existing WWTP will continue to discharge treated effluent to Wallenpaupack Creek, upstream from Lake Wallenpaupack at River Mile 277.7 - 15.8 - 1.4 - 12.7 - 7.8 (Delaware River - Lackawaxen River - Wallenpaupack Creek - Lake Wallenpaupack - Wallenpaupack Creek) via Outfall No. 001, in the drainage area to the Upper Delaware Special Protection Waters (SPW), located in Dreher Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania. 

  16. Village of Buckingham Springs, D-2009-040 CP-4. An application to renew the approval of an existing 0.1 mgd WWTP and its discharge. The WWTP will continue to discharge treated effluent to Mill Creek, which is tributary to Neshaminy Creek, at River Mile 115.6 - 23.4 - 5.0 (Delaware River - Neshaminy Creek - Mill Creek), in Buckingham Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. 

  17. Springdale Gardens, LP, D-2009-044-4. An application to renew the existing 0.0126 mgd Springdale Estates WWTP and its discharge. The existing WWTP will continue to discharge treated effluent to an unnamed tributary (UNT) to Mahoning Creek at River Mile 183.66 - 42.5 - 7.0 - 0.44 (Delaware River - Lehigh River - Mahoning Creek - UNT Mahoning Creek) via Outfall No. 001, located within the drainage area to the Lower Delaware, classified as Special Protection Waters (SPW), in Mahoning Township, Carbon County, Pennsylvania. 

  18. Cedarville Investment Group, LLC, D-2014-017-3. An application to renew the approval of the 0.019 mgd recreational vehicle park WWTP and its discharge. The WWTP will continue to discharge treated effluent to Pohopoco Creek at River Mile 183.7 - 40.9 - 2.8 (Delaware River - Lehigh River - Pohopoco Creek) via Outfall No. 001, within the drainage area of the section of the non-tidal Delaware River known as the Lower Delaware, which the Commission has classified as Special Protection Waters, in Franklin Township, Carbon County, Pennsylvania. 

  19. Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc., D-1989-040 CP-4. An application to renew the approval of an existing groundwater withdrawal with an increase in allocation from 37 mgm to 52 mgm to supply the applicant's Spring Run public water supply system from existing Well Nos. UG-1, UG-2, UG-3, UG-8, UG-9, UG-10, Embreeville 1R and Embreeville 2. Wells Nos. UG-1, UG-2, UG-3, UG-8, UG-9 and UG-10 are completed in the Wissahickon Formation and Embreeville Wells Nos. 1R and 2 are completed in the Cockeysville Marble. The project is located in the Commission's designated Southeastern Pennsylvania Ground Water Protected Area (SEPA GWPA), except for Embreeville Wells Nos. 1R and 2, in the West Branch Brandywine Watershed in West Bradford and Newlin Townships, Chester County, Pennsylvania. 

  20. Hilltown Township Water & Sewer Authority, D-1992-020 CP-5. An application to renew the approval of an existing groundwater withdrawal of up to 21.52 mgm to supply the applicant's public water supply distribution system from existing Wells 1A, 2 and 5. The approval will reduce the well allocation of Well 1A from 15.12 mgm to 12.96 mgm and increase the well allocation of Well 2 from 5.2 mgm to 7.36 mgm. The requested system allocation is not an increase from the previous allocation.  Wells 1A and 2 are completed in the Brunswick Formation and Well 5 is completed in the Lockatong Formation. The project is located in the Commission's designated Southeastern Pennsylvania Ground Water Protected Area (SEPA GWPA) in the Pleasant Spring Creek Watershed, a tributary to the East Branch Perkiomen Creek, in Hilltown Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. 

  21. Laurel Pipeline Company, LP, D-2024-001 CP-1. An application to approve the temporary exportation of up to 5.28 million gallons of water for hydrostatic testing of a portion of an existing hazardous liquid pipeline located between Sinking Spring and Duncansville, Pennsylvania. Water for hydrostatic testing will be purchased over a two-day period from Lehigh County Authority at the Buckeye Pipeline Company’s existing Macungie Facility. After hydrostatic testing is complete, the water will be discharged in the Ohio River Basin. The Macungie Facility is located in Lower Macungie Township and Upper Milford Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania within the drainage area to Lower Special Protection Waters. 

  22. Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, D-2025-001 CP-1. An application to approve a surface water withdrawal of up to 45.0 million gallons per month from the West Branch Schuylkill River and Pine Knot mine pool drainage discharge to extinguish the Duncott North Refuse Bank Fire. The applicant received an emergency approval for the project pursuant to Section 401.40(b) of the Commission’s Administrative Manual - Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR Part 401 on January 29, 2025. The project is located in the West Branch Schuylkill River Watershed in Cass, New Castle and Norwegian Townships, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. 
Business Meeting: Wednesday, June 11, 10 A.M.


The 2Q public business meeting will take place at the Nurture Nature Center, 518 Northampton St., Easton, Pa., on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, commencing at 10:00 a.m.

  • View Business Meeting Agenda (posted ~10 days before business mtg.)


The June 11, 2025, Business Meeting will include the following:

  • Adoption of the Minutes of the Commission's March 12, 2025, Business Meeting;

  • Announcement of upcoming meetings and events;

  • A report on hydrologic conditions;

  • Reports by the Executive Director and the Commission's General Counsel; and

  • Consideration of any items for which a hearing has been completed or is not required.

The agenda is expected to include consideration of the resolutions and draft dockets for withdrawals, discharges, and other projects that are subjects of the public hearing on May 7, 2025. There will be no opportunity for additional public comment for the record at the June 11 Business Meeting on items for which a hearing was completed on May 7 or a previous date. Commission consideration on June 11 of items for which the public hearing is closed may result in approval of the item (by docket or resolution) as proposed, approval with changes, denial or deferral. When the Commissioners defer an action, they may announce an additional period for written comment on the item, with or without an additional hearing date, or they may take additional time to consider the input they have already received without requesting further public input. Any deferred items will be considered for action at a public meeting of the Commission on a future date.

After all scheduled business has been completed and as time allows, the Business Meeting may be followed by up to one hour of Open Public Comment. This is an opportunity to address the Commission on any topic concerning management of the Basin's water resources outside the context of a duly noticed, on-the-record public hearing.


To Attend the Business Meeting +/- Provide Open Public Comment:


Please Note

  • To provide open public comment, you must attend the meeting in-person.

  • Registration for open public comment does not guarantee an opportunity to speak during the 1-hour session, based on time limitations and other factors. Those interested in giving public comment should register by 5 p.m., June 10, 2025.

  • Comments made during open public comment sessions are not included in any decision-making record. There is no requirement for the Commission to provide for open public comment.

  • To ensure a smooth connection, please make sure you are using the most up to date version of Zoom. It is recommended that you do this prior to the scheduled public hearing time. For questions related to using the Zoom interface, please visit https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us for Zoom support.

  • Use of the Zoom registration interface for both the business meeting webinar and open public comment registration is being provided on a pilot basis and is subject to change. People who register will receive an email confirmation (from Delaware River Basin Commission Meetings <noreply@zoom.us>) when they register; folks will also receive a reminder email on the day of the business meeting that will include the registration details. Please check your spam if you do not see this email in your inbox.
Contacts for Public Hearing & Business Meeting


For Additional Info & Questions

  • Additional public records relating to hearing items may be examined at the Commission's offices by appointment by contacting Donna Woolf, 609-477-7222.

  • For other questions concerning hearing items, please contact David Kovach, Project Review Section Manager, at 609-477-7264.

  • For general questions on how to participate in the public hearing and/or business meeting, or for questions related to the DRBC process, please email contact@drbc.gov.


Accommodations for Special Needs

  • Individuals in need of an accommodation as provided for in the Americans with Disabilities Act who wish to attend the public meeting or public hearing should contact the Commission Secretary directly at 609-477-7203 or through the Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS) at 711, to discuss how we can accommodate your needs.

  • Those with limited internet access may listen and speak at virtual public meetings of the DRBC using any of several toll-free phone numbers that will be provided to all virtual meeting registrants.


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