Susquehanna River Basin Commission Acts On Water Withdrawal Applications, Other Issues

On September 7, the Susquehanna River Basin Commission held its quarterly business meeting in Binghamton, N.Y. Among its actions, the Commission:

--Tabled the release of a proposed rulemaking for consideration at a future Commission meeting;

-- adopted an update to its investment policy statement addenda;

-- approved the following: execution of an amendment with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to participate in a study to update floodplain mapping for Blair County, Pa.; a grant amendment with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection for its Chesapeake Bay Watershed program; a grant amendment with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on water quality protection and pollution prevention; a joint funding agreement with the U.S. Geological Survey to upgrade its StreamStats database; an agreement with USACE for water resources support; and the purchase of a Trimble R10 GNSS receiver and accessories; tabled action on the resolution for a Billmeyer Quarry consumptive use water storage and mitigation project for consideration at the December 2018 Commission meeting; granted a request from Lycoming County Water & Sewer Authority to extend the deadline to commence withdrawal by two years; and

-- approved 16 applications and tabled three others (see project action list).

The voting Commissioners and alternates were: Paul D’Amato, Chair, Director, Region 8, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation; Jennifer Orr, Director, Compact and Commissions Office, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection; Virginia Kearney, Deputy Director, Water Management Administration, Maryland Department of the Environment; and Col. John Litz, Commander and District Engineer, Baltimore District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Visit SRBC’s September 7 Meeting webpage for more information on this meeting.

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