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DelawareRiverBasinCommission

GroundwaterManagementGeneralBasinAreas

DavidKovachProjectReviewSectionSupervisor

10/22/2015

CompactSection3.8ReviewofProjects

RPP2.3.2Conceptof3.8.Section3.8isintendedtoprotectandpreservetheintegrityoftheComprehensivePlan.ThissectionoftheCompactprovides:

Noprojecthavingasubstantialeffectonthewaterresourcesofthebasinshallhereafterbeundertakenbyanyperson,corporationorgovernmentalauthorityunlessitshallhavebeenfirstsubmittedtoandapprovedbytheCommission,subjecttotheprovisionsofSections3.3and3.5.

RulesofPracticeandProcedure(RPP)ReviewableGroundwater

Projects

2.3.5.B.2.Withdrawalofgroundwater;

2.3.5.B.6. DischargeofpollutantsintosurfaceorgroundwatersoftheBasin;

2.3.5.B.10. Changeinlandcoveronmajorgroundwaterinfiltrationareas;

RPPNoReviewThresholds2.3.5.A.2.Awithdrawalfromgroundwaterforanypurposewhenthedailyaveragegrosswithdrawalduringany30consecutivedayperioddoesnotexceed100,000gallons;

2.3.5.A.5. Theconstructionofnewfacilitiesoralterationoradditiontoexistingfacilitiesforthedirectdischargetosurfaceorgroundwatersofindustrialwastewaterhavingdesigncapacityoflessthan10,000gallonsperdayinthedrainageareatoOutstandingBasinWatersandSignificantResourceWatersorlessthan50,000gallonsperdayelsewhereintheBasin;exceptwheresuchwastewatercontainstoxicconcentrationsofwastematerials;

2.3.5.A.6. Achangeinlandcoveronmajorgroundwaterinfiltrationareaswhentheamountoflandthatwouldbealteredislessthanthreesquaremiles;

DRBCGroundwaterQuality

WC3.40.7.B.Nondegradation ofGroundWatersItisthepolicyoftheCommissiontopreventdegradationofgroundwaterquality.

RPP2.3.7.A. TheCommissionwillrelyontheappropriateagencyineachstatetoreviewandregulatethepotability ofallpublicwatersupplies.ApplicationsbeforetheCommissionshouldaddresstheimpactofthewithdrawal,useanddisposalofwateronthewaterresourcesoftheBasin.

ApplicableDRBCGroundwaterRegulation18CFRPart410

2.10Conservation 2.20UndergroundWaters 2.30ImportsandExports 2.40Regionalization 2.50WaterMetering 2.350WetlandsProtection 3.40GroundwaterBasinwide

GroundwaterWithdrawalProjects

RequireHydrogeologicReports,48hourpumpingtestsandmonitoringofwellsandsurfacewaterbodies

ApprovalsincludeAllocationLimits

RequireWellregistration,metering,andreporting

Conservationrequirements DroughtManagementPlans>1mgd WaterAudits,leakdetection,etc.

RequireInterferenceMonitoringand/orInterferencecondition

AreapprovedbyCommissionersatPublichearing/meeting

PumpingTestProtocolsNewYorkPumpingTestProceduresForWaterWithdrawalApplicationsNYSDECAppendix10,TOGS3.2.1(WaterWithdrawalSupplyPermitProgramApplicationProcessing)February2015

PennsylvaniaAquiferTestingGuidanceforPublicWaterSystemsPADEPBureauofSafeDrinkingWaterDoc.No.3942125001,April12,2014

DRBCGroundwaterWithdrawalApplicationItem19.FinalHydrogeologicReportIncludes pumpingtestproceduresJune,2012

AdministrativeAgreements

DRBCandStatesenteredintoadministrativeagreementswheremostgroundwaterwithdrawalsanddischargesarehandledthroughthestateprocess.

DelawareAgreementEffectiveJuly28,2010andAmendedMay8,2013

NewJerseyAgreementEffectiveDecember18,2009andAmended

May8,2013

Baseflow EstimatesinWatershedsOutsideofGWPA

EstimatedGroundWaterAvailabilityintheDelawareRiverBasin,19972000U.S.GeologicalSurveyScientificInvestigationsReport20065125ByRonaldA.Sloto andDebraE.Buxton

147DRBWatersheds109underlainbyfracturedrocks38underlainbyunconsolidatedsurficialaquifersofcoastalplainDoesnotincludesurficialvalleyfillaquifers(e.g.NYSprinciple&primary)

DRBGroundwaterWithdrawalsNext

Steps

RerunGroundwaterSufficiencyAnalysiswithmorerecentdata(2010data?)

ReviseeApplication forwaterwithdrawal

Updatepumpingtestprocedures

UpdateAAs

DavidKovach,ProjectReviewSectionSupervisor

DelawareRiverBasinCommission

[email protected]

6094777264PhotosbyEricEngle

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