May 14th, 2020 the Susquehanna River Basin Commission (SRBC) held a regularly scheduled meeting. This meeting was conducted via telephone conference call, due to restrictions in place from the COVID-19 health crisis.

Rock the Capital attended remotely, and recorded audio of the meeting.

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The previously published notice of and agenda for this meeting follows in its entirety.

May 14, 2020
Public Hearing
Time: 2:30 PM

Location: Due to the COVID-19 crises and the relevant order s in place in the Commission’s member jurisdictions, the Commission will hold this meeting telephonically. Conference
Call #1-888-387-8686, Conference Room Code #9179686050

Commission-Initiated Project Approval Modifications

1. Project Sponsor and Facility: The Municipal Authority of the Borough of Berlin, Allegheny Township, Somerset County, Pa. Conforming the grandfathering amount with the forthcoming determination for a groundwater withdrawal up to 0.030 mgd (30-day average) from Well 6 (Docket No. 19980702).

2. Project Sponsor and Facility: Iron Masters Country Club, Bloomfield Township, Bedford County, Pa. Conforming the grandfathering amount with the forthcoming determination for groundwater withdrawals up to 0.051 mgd (30-day average) from Well 10 and up to 0.061 mgd (30-day average) from Well 14 (Docket No. 20020813).

3. Project Sponsor and Facility: Sinking Valley Country Club, Tyrone Township, Blair County, Pa. Conforming the grandfathering amount with the forthcoming determination for groundwater withdrawals up to 0.081 mgd (30-day average) from the 14th Fairway Well and up to 0.099 mgd (30- day average) from the 8th Tee Well (Docket No. 20020811).

Opportunity To Appear and Comment

Interested parties may call into the hearing to offer comments to the Commission on any business listed above required to be subject of a public hearing. The presiding officer reserves the right to limit oral statements in the interest of time and to otherwise control the course of the hearing. Access to the hearing via telephone will begin at 2:15 p.m. Guidelines for the public hearing are posted on the Commission’s website, www.srbc.net, prior to the hearing for review. The presiding officer reserves the right to modify or supplement such guidelines at the hearing. Written comments on any business listed above required to be subject of a public hearing may also be mailed to Mr. Jason Oyler, Secretary to the Commission, Susquehanna River Basin Commission, 4423 North Front Street, Harrisburg, Pa. 17110–1788, or submitted electronically through https://www.srbc.net/ regulatory/public-comment/. Comments mailed or electronically submitted must be received by the Commission on or before May 27, 2020, to be considered.

Authority: Pub. L. 9.1–575, 84 Stat. 1509 et seq., 18 CFR parts 806, 807, and 808.

Dated: April 15, 2020.

Jason E. Oyler,

General Counsel and Secretary to the Commission.