Upcoming Commission Meetings
Third Quarter 2025


Public Hearing

  • The Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) held its third-quarter public hearing on Wednesday, August 6, 2025, starting at 1:30 p.m. The public hearing was open to the public and was held virtually via Zoom Webinar. A livestream via the DRBC's YouTube channel was also offered. 

    • View Public Hearing Agenda (pdf)

    • Please Note: Written comments on the 25 draft dockets heard August 6, 2025, will be accepted through 5 p.m., August 11, 2025.


Business Meeting

  • The DRBC will hold its third-quarter business meeting on Wednesday, September 10, 2025, starting at 10:30 a.m. The business meeting is open to the public and will be held virtually via Zoom Webinar. 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: August 6, 2025, 1:30 P.M.


The 3Q public hearing took place on Wednesday, August 6, 2025, commencing at 1:30 p.m. via Zoom Webinar.


Items heard included 25 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 was advised to check the Commission's website periodically prior to the hearing date, as items scheduled for hearing may have been postponed if additional time is needed to complete the Commission's review, and items may have been added up to ten days prior to the hearing date. In reviewing docket descriptions, the public was 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 have registered for the Zoom Webinar & noted in your registration that you wish to testify (you cannot provide testimony if watching on YouTube).

  • To ensure an opportunity to provide testimony, folks were asked to please register by 5 p.m. on August 5, 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 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 inbox.


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, August 6, will be accepted through 5:00 p.m. on Monday, August 11, 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 Heard August 6, 2025

⇒ Draft Dockets (all are pdfs)

  1. Pottstown Borough Water Authority, D-1964-036 CP-3.  An application to renew the approval of an existing surface water withdrawal of up to 243.2 mgm to supply the applicant's public water supply distribution system from an existing surface water intake on the Schuylkill River. The requested allocation is not an increase from the previous allocation. The surface water intake is located in the Schuylkill River Watershed in the Borough of Pottstown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.  
  1. PL Utilities LLC, D-1974-091-3.  An application to renew the approval of the 0.07 mgd Pocono Lake WWTP that replaced the existing 0.07 mgd Deer Haven WWTP. The docket holder also requests a name change from Deer Haven WWTP to Pocono Lake WWTP. Treated effluent from the PL WWTP will continue to discharge Outfall 001 to Wallenpaupack Creek, on Lake Wallenpaupack, at River Mile 277.7 - 15.6 - 8.7 (Delaware River - Lackawaxen River -  Wallenpaupack Creek), within the drainage area of the section of the non-tidal Delaware River known as the Upper Delaware, which the Commission has classified as Special Protection Waters, in Palmyra Township, Pike County, Pennsylvania.

  2. Reading Alloys, Inc. (Kymera International), D-1979-044-5.  An application to renew the approval of the docket holder's existing 0.24 mgd discharge of non-contact cooling water (NCCW). The docket holder will continue to discharge NCCW to an unnamed tributary (UNT) to Spring Creek at River Mile 92.47 - 76.8 - 6.65 - 5.9 - 3.9 - 1.5 (Delaware River - Schuylkill River - Tulpehocken Creek - Blue Marsh Reservoir - Spring Creek - UNT to Spring Creek) via Outfall No. 001, in South Heidelberg Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. 

  3. Antietam Valley Municipal Authority, D-1987-045 CP-7.  An application to renew the approval of the docket holder's existing 2.45 WWTP and its discharge of up to 1.225 mgd. The docket holder also requests approval for proposed upgrades consisting of converting an existing digester to an aerobic digester, upgrading aeration and mixing systems of the existing aerobic digester, blowers and diffusers, replacing RAS and WAS pumps and adding one standby pump and installing one digester decant pump. Treated effluent will continue to discharge to Antietam Creek at River Mile 92.47 - 66.1 (Delaware River - Schuylkill River - Antietam Creek) via Outfall No. 001, in St. Lawrence Borough, Berks County, Pennsylvania.  

  4. Pennsylvania American Water Company, D-1992-003 CP-4.  An application to approve modifications and upgrades to the existing 7.1 mgd WWTP. The proposed construction is part of a Corrective Action Plan and includes modifications to the existing influent pumping station and the addition of a new influent pumping station, dual force mains, diversion chambers and flow equalization tanks. The WWTP will continue to discharge treated effluent to the Schuylkill River at River Mile 92.5-65.3 (Delaware River – Schuylkill River) in Exeter Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania.  

  5. Blue Bell Country Club, D-1993-059-3.  An application to renew the approval of an existing groundwater and surface water withdrawal of up to 6.3 mgm for irrigation of the applicant's golf course from existing Well Nos. 2, 3, 5 and existing Ponds Nos. 1 and 2. Wells Nos. 2 and 3 are completed in the Stockton Formation, and Well No. 5 is completed in the Lockatong 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 Stony Creek Watershed in Whitpain Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.  

  6. Village of Wurtsboro, D-1994-025 CP-3.  An application to renew the approval of an allocation of 10.4 mgm of groundwater from existing Wells 3, 4 and 5 for public water supply. Well 3 is screened in unconsolidated alluvial deposits, and Wells 4 and 5 are completed in the Onondaga Limestone and undifferentiated Lower Devonian and Silurian bedrock aquifers, respectively. The project is located in the Basher Kill Watershed in the Village of Wurtsboro, Sullivan County, New York, within the drainage area of the section of the main stem Delaware River known as the Middle Delaware, which the Commission has classified as Special Protection Waters.  

  7. Bucks County Water and Sewer Authority, D-1999-012 CP-5.  An application to renew the approval of the existing 0.429 mgd Tradesville WWTP and its discharge. Effluent limits are currently based upon an average annual flow of 0.33 mgd. The WWTP will continue to discharge treated effluent to Mill Creek at River Mile 115.6 - 36.4 - 1.5 (Delaware River - Neshaminy Creek - Mill Creek) in Warrington Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.  

  8. Bucks County Water and Sewer Authority, D-1999-013 CP-5.  An application to renew the approval of the existing 1.6 mgd Harvey Avenue WWTP and its related discharge. The WWTP will continue to discharge treated effluent to Cooks Run at River Mile 115.6 - 38.1 - 2.6 (Delaware River - Neshaminy Creek - Cooks Run) via Outfall No. 001, in Doylestown Borough, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.  

  9. Pennsylvania American Water Company, D-1999-030 CP-6.  An application to renew the approval of an existing groundwater withdrawal of up to 81.778 mgm to supply the applicant's Glen Alsace public water supply system from existing Well Nos. G1, G5, G7, G8, G9, G9A, GL2A, DG3, DG4, DG6, DG11, DG12A and DG13. Well Nos. G1, G5 and G7 are completed in Hornblende Gneiss. Well Nos. G8, G9 and G9A are completed in Fanglomerate. Well Nos. GL2A, DG3, DG4, DG6, DG11, DG12A and DG13 are completed in the Brunswick Formation. The requested allocation is not an increase from the previous allocation. The project is located in the Schuylkill River and Trout Run Watersheds, in Lower Alsace Township, Exeter Township, and Amity Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania.  

  10. Lower Perkiomen Valley Regional Sewer Authority, D-2001-042 CP-7.  An application to renew the approval of the docket holder's existing Oaks WWTP and its discharge. The WWTP will continue to discharge an average 14.25 mgd of treated effluent to the Schuylkill River at River Mile 92.47 - 32.4 (Delaware River - Schuylkill River), via Outfall No. 001, in Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.  

  11. East Vincent Township, D-2005-007 CP-4.  An application to renew the approval of the applicant's existing 0.053 mgd Bartons Meadows WWTP and its discharge to land via subsurface infiltration beds. The WWTP discharge to land is located in the drainage area of French Creek in East Vincent Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.  

  12. Marcus Hook Energy, L.P., D-2008-021 CP-4.  An application to renew approval of the existing discharge of up to 4.32 mgd of cooling tower blowdown from the Marcus Hook Cogeneration Facility. The facility will continue to discharge to Water Quality Zone 4 of the Delaware River at River Mile 78.7 via Outfall No. 001, in Marcus Hook Borough, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.  

  13. Nis Hollow Estates, LLC, D-2010-003-4.  An application to renew the approval of the existing 0.018 mgd WWTP and its discharge. The WWTP will continue to discharge treated effluent to an unnamed tributary of Lehigh River at River Mile 183.7 - 39.3 - 1.2 (Delaware River - Lehigh River - UNT Lehigh River) within the drainage area of the section of the main stem Delaware River known as the Lower Delaware, which the Commission has classified as Special Protection Waters, in East Penn Township, Carbon County, Pennsylvania.  

  14. Minersville Borough Municipal Authority, D-2014-001 CP-2.  An application to renew the approval of an existing surface water withdrawal of up to 35.371 mgm to supply the applicant's public water supply distribution system from existing surface water Intake No. 3 on the Dyer Run Reservoir. The requested allocation is not an increase from the previous allocation. The surface water intake is located in the West Branch Schuylkill River Watershed in Cass Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. 

  15. Giorgio Foods, Inc., D-2014-016-2.  An application to renew the approval of an allocation of 14.0 million gallons per month of groundwater from existing Wells 1, 2 and 3 for industrial processes and potable use at the applicant's mushroom processing facility. The project wells are completed in the Leithsville Formation in the Willow Creek Watershed in Maidencreek Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania.  

  16. MHC Lil Wolf, LP, D-2015-005 CP-3.  An application to renew the approval of the existing 0.07 mgd Li'l Wolf MHP WWTP and its discharge. The WWTP will continue to discharge treated effluent to an unnamed tributary of Coplay Creek at River Mile 183.7 - 21.1 - 9.9 - 0.6 (Delaware River - Lehigh River - Coplay Creek - UNT Coplay Creek) located within the drainage area of the section of the main stem Delaware River known as the Lower Delaware, which the Commission has classified as Special Protection Waters, in North Whitehall Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.  

  17. Pocono Mountains Industries, Inc., D-2019-008-2.  An application to approve the applicant's existing 0.014 mgd WWTP and its discharge. The WWTP will continue to discharge treated effluent to Red Run at River Mile 183.7 - 83.5 - 11.4 - 6.4 - 3.6 (Delaware River -Lehigh River - Tobyhanna Creek - Upper Tuckhannock Creek - Red Run), 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 Coolbaugh Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania.  
  1. Aqua Pennsylvania Wastewater, Inc., D-1989-004-2.  An application to approve a new 0.15 mgd WWTP to replace the docket holder's existing 0.10 mgd WWTP and its discharge. The docket holder requests to replace the existing WWTP with a new WWTP adjacent to the existing WWTP, which will be demolished. The WWTP will continue to discharge treated effluent to Beaver Creek, a tributary of Upper Tunkhannock Creek at River Mile 183.66-83.5-12.5-1.15-2.4 (Delaware River - Lehigh River - Tobyhanna Creek - Upper Tunkhannock Creek - Beaver Creek ), via Outfall No. 001, in Tobyhanna Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania located in the Lower Delaware Special Protection Waters (SPW).

  2. Longwood Gardens, D-1992-052-4.  An application to renew the approval of an existing groundwater and surface water withdrawal of up to 8.68 mgm to supply the applicant's public water supply system and irrigation for ornamental horticultural display gardens from existing Wells 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, new Wells 4 and 14 and an existing off-stream constructed ornamental lake. The approval will also remove Well No. B-169 from the docket. The project wells are completed in Granitic Gneiss. The requested allocation is not an increase from the previous allocation. The wells are located in the West Branch Red Clay Creek Watershed, in East Marlborough Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.  

  3. Artesian Water Company, D-2002-034 CP-5.  An application to consolidate Docket Nos. D-2002-034 CP-4 and D-2003-022 CP-4 into a single docket, which makes up the docket holder's New Castle County Regional System. The application will also renew the approval of an existing import project of up to 3.369 mgd from the Chesapeake Bay Basin from the Old County Road, Chesapeake City Road, Eastern States and Choptank and Bethel Church well fields, and up to 3.0 mgd from the Susquehanna River Basin from an interconnection with Chester Water Authority to augment water supply to the applicant's public water supply system. The applicant also requests to renew the approval to withdraw up to 770.93 mgm of groundwater to supply the applicant's public water supply distribution system. The docket holder is not requesting an increase in groundwater withdrawal allocation. The project's existing groundwater withdrawals, except for the Broad Run PA Well, 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 and wellfields are located in New Castle County, Delaware and New Garden Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.  

  4. Liberty Town, D-1985-052 CP-2.  An application to include the proposed increase from 0.425 mgd to 0.960 mgd at the Swan Lake Domestic Wastewater Treatment Plant (DWTP) in the Delaware River Basin Commission's Comprehensive Plan. The plant will continue to serve the Swan Lake/Briscoe Road Sewer Districts in the Town of Liberty, Sullivan County, New York. Section 3.8 Review of the project will be conducted in accordance with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) and DRBC 2016 Administrative Agreement (AA). Treated effluent will continue to be discharged to West Branch Mongaup River at River Mile 261.1 - 19.7 - 6.7 (Delaware River - Mongaup River - West Branch Mongaup River) in Water Quality Zone 1B.  

  5. Palisades School District, D-2025-002-1.  An application to approve upgrades to an existing 0.0215 mgd WWTP. Upgrades will include removal of three existing partially buried tanks and installing a new packed membrane biological reactor treatment plant. Treated effluent will continue to discharge to an unnamed tributary to Galow Run at River Mile 172.32 - 1.73 - 0.63 (Delaware River -  Gallows Run - Unnamed Tributary to Gallows Run) within the drainage are of the section of the non-tidal Delaware River known as the Lower Delaware, which the Commission has classified as Special Protection Waters, in Nockamixon Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. 
     
  6. BAE Systems, D-2025-003-1.  An application to approve a groundwater withdrawal associated with the remediation of groundwater contaminated with volatile organic compounds (VOCs) with an allocation of 4.062 mgm from existing Wells PW-19, RW-1, RI-20S, EW-1, EW-2 and EW-3. The wells are completed in the Brunswick and Lockatong Formations. The groundwater is treated by air stripping followed by a secondary treatment through media absorption before it is discharged via Outfall 1 to an unnamed tributary of the West Branch Neshaminy Creek at River Mile 115.51 - 35.0 - 3.35 - 0.49 (Delaware River - Neshaminy Creek - West Branch Neshaminy Creek - Unnamed tributary of the West Branch Neshaminy Creek). The project is located in the Commission's designated Southeastern Pennsylvania Ground Water Protected Area (SEPA GWPA) in the West Branch Neshaminy Creek Watershed, Lansdale Borough, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. 

  7. NJY Camps, D-2025-004-1.  An application to approve upgrades to an existing 0.100 mgd WWTP. Upgrades will include demolition of specified existing WWTP equipment and building, a new headworks structure, rehabilitation/retrofit of existing tankage, installation of MBR system and UV disinfection. The WWTP will continue to discharge treated effluent to Sawkill Pond, at River Mile 247.2 – 7.7 – 0.2 (Delaware River – Sawkill Creek – Sawkill Pond) and is located in the drainage area to the Middle Delaware Special Protection Waters (SPW), in Dingman Township, Pike County, Pennsylvania.
Business Meeting: September 10, 2025, 10:30 A.M.


The 3Q public business meeting will take place on Wednesday, September 10, 2025, commencing at 10:30 a.m. via Zoom Webinar. 

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


The September 10, 2025, Business Meeting will include the following:

  • Adoption of the Minutes of the Commission's June 11, 2025, business meeting

  • Announcements 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 August 6, 2025. There will be no opportunity for additional public comment for the record at the September 10 Business Meeting on items for which a hearing was completed on August 6 or a previous date. Commission consideration on September 10 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 register for the Zoom Webinar & note in your registration that you wish to provide open public comment (you cannot provide comment if watching on YouTube).

  • 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., September 9, 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 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 Amber Munchback, 609-477-7240.

  • 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.

  • Closed captioning will be available on both webinar and live-stream internet platforms.

  • 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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