The Commission recently received applications from the sponsors of the following projects for approval pursuant to Section 3.8, Article 11, and/or Section 10.3 of the Delaware River Basin Compact.

These projects are currently 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 the Water Resource Management Branch. Please refer to the appropriate docket number, listed below, on all correspondence.

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. 

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⇒ Map of March 2026 NAR Project Locations

Project Descriptions:

1. Energy Transfer Marketing & Terminals L.P., D-1967-240-3.  An application to renew the approval to withdraw up to 590.0 million gallons per month of surface water from existing intake No. RW-7 for industrial cooling, hydrostatic testing and other industrial uses at the Docket Holder's Marcus Hook Terminal and for use at the Marcus Hook Energy Center for electric and stream generation and surface water withdrawals from intakes RW-5 and RW-6 for emergency fire flow purposes. Intake No. RW-7 will continue to withdrawal surface water from the Delaware River in New Castle County, Delaware. Fire water intakes RW-5 and Dock 2B are located on the Delaware River in Marcus Hook Borough, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.

2. Community Utilities of Pennsylvania, Inc., D-1975-093 CP-7.  An application to renew the approval of the existing 0.25 mgd Tamiment WWTP and its discharges to land (via spray irrigation) and surface water. The WWTP will continue to spray irrigate treated effluent at the Tamiment Golf Course. Treated effluent that is not spray irrigated will continue to discharged to an unnamed tributary to Little Bush Kill, which is tributary to Bush Kill, at River Mile 226.9 - 0.8 - 1.5 - 1.85 (Delaware River - Bush Kill - Little Bush Kill - UNT Little Bush Kill), 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, in Lehman Township, Pike County, Pennsylvania.

3. Palmerton Municipal Authority, D-1981-024 CP-9.  An application to renew the approval of an allocation of 25 million gallons per month (mgm) of groundwater from existing Wells 4, 6, 7 and the Foundry Well and an allocation of 71 mgm from three existing intakes on the Pohopoco and Aquashicola creeks; and the approval of allocations of 19.4 mgm from new well TW-1 and 2.8 mgm from new well TW-C. Water from the existing wells and new well TW-C is for public water supply and water from the existing intakes and new well TW-1 is for use by Horsehead Corporation for industrial processes and cooling.  Wells 4, 6 and 7 and are completed in the Bloomsburg Formation, Well TW-1 is completed in the Poxono Island Formation in the Aquashicola Creek Watershed and the Foundry Well and new well TW-C are completed in the Bloomsburg Formation in the Lower Lehigh River Watershed. The Pohopoco Creek Intake is located in the Borough of Parryville and the wells and Aquashicola Intakes are located in the Borough of Palmerton in Carbon County, Pennsylvania 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.

4. Pennsylvania American Water Company, D-1992-003 CP-4.  An application to approve modifications and upgrades to the existing 7.1 mgd WWTP, with a request for a total dissolved solids (TDS) variance to increase the monthly average effluent limit from 1,500 mg/l to 1,600 mg/l in order to maintain compliance. 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. North Penn Water Authority, D-1992-044 CP-5.  An application to renew the approval of an existing groundwater withdrawal and decrease the allocation from 143 mgm to 97.19 mgm from ten (10) existing wells; and to receive up to 561.1 mgm ( 18.1 mgd) of potable water via an interconnection with the Forest Park Water Treatment Plant. The application will also approve the removal of seven (7) existing wells from the previous approval. The North Penn Water Authority wells are all completed Brunswick Formation, except for Well NB-2 which is completed in the Stockton Formation.  The project is located within the Commission's designated Southeastern Pennsylvania Ground Water Protected Area (SEPA GWPA) in the East Branch Perkiomen, Indian, Skippack, Towamencin, Wissahickon and Pine Run Watersheds in Franconia, Lower Salford, Towamencin, Upper Gywnedd Townships and Lansdale Borough, all in Montgomery County and West Rockhill and New Britain Borough in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

6. Brookdale Enterprises, LLC, D-2006-019-6.  An application to renew the approval of the existing 0.049 mgd WWTP and its discharge. The WWTP will continue to discharge treated effluent to Brookdale Lake at River Mile 213.0 - 3.9 - 0.9 - 11.4 - 2.85 - 0.15 (Delaware River - Brodhead Creek - McMichael Creek - Pocono Creek - Scot Run - Brookdale Lake) via Outfall No. 001, 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, in Pocono Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania.

7. Pennsylvania American Water Company, D-2006-033 CP-4.  An application to renew the approval of an existing groundwater withdrawal of up to 19.19 mgm to supply the applicant's Blue Mountain Lakes public water supply distribution system from existing Wells PW-1, PW-2 and PW-3. Wells  PW-1 and PW-2 are completed in the Mahatango Formation and Well PW-3 is completed in the Trimmers Rock Formation. The requested allocation is not an increase from the previous allocation. The project is located in the Brodhead Creek Watershed in Stroud Township, Monroe 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.

8. Barton Court MHP, D-2017-006-2.  An application to approve the existing 0.0117 mgd Barton Court Mobile Home Park WWTP.   The WWTP will continue to discharge treated effluent to an unnamed tributary (UNT) to Pocono Creek, at River Mile 213 - 4.0 - 0.82 - 8.1 - 1.0 (Delaware River - Brodhead Creek - McMichael Creek - Pocono Creek - UNT Pocono Creek) in the drainage area of the section of the non-tidal Delaware River known as the Middle Delaware, which the Commission has classified as Special Protection Waters, in Pocono Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania.

Contact: David Kovach, P.G.
Manager, Project Review
(609) 883-9500, ext. 264