Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 08/10/2002

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; Proposed Amendments to the Comprehensive Plan and Water Code Relating to Operation of Lake Wallenpaupack During Drought Watch, Drought Warning and Drought Conditions

The Commission will hold a public hearing to receive comments on proposed amendments to the agency's Comprehensive Plan and Water Code to incorporate a revised drought operating plan for the Lake Wallenpaupack Reservoir and Hydroelectric Facility, located in Pike County, Pennsylvania in the Lackawaxen Watershed. The reservoir and facility currently are owned and operated by PPL Holtwood, LLC ("PPL"). The proposed rulemaking would increase by 12,500 acre-feet or 4.1 billion gallons the amount of Lake Wallenpaupack water available to the Commission for flow augmentation in the main stem Delaware River during drought watch, drought warning and drought conditions, as defined in Section 2.5.3 of the Water Code and Docket D-77-20 CP (Revision 4), dated April 28, 1999. The minimum lake elevation to be maintained during drought conditions--the target elevation for December 1--would decrease from 1170.0 feet to 1167.5 feet. The right to use as much as 4.1 billion gallons of Lake Wallenpaupack water to augment Delaware River flows during drought would be deemed to satisfy up to 10,000 acre-feet of the Commission's consumptive use replacement requirement for the Martins Creek and Lower Mount