ML20082N439
| ML20082N439 | |
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| Site: | Limerick  |
| Issue date: | 11/30/1983 |
| From: | Sugarman R BUCKS COUNTY, DE, SUGARMAN & ASSOCIATES |
| To: | Eilperin S, Gotchy R, Kohl C Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8312070177 | |
| Download: ML20082N439 (5) | |
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Kohl, Esquire, Chairman Administrative Judge U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C.
20555 Stephen F.
Eilperin Administrative Judge U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C.
20555 Dr. Reginald L.
Gotchy Administrative Judge U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C.
20555 Re:
Application of Philadelphia Electric Company Docket No. 50-252/ 50-253
Dear Judges:
I enclose herewith a copy of the Ordinance enacted by Bucks County on November 18, 1983, which enacts a takeover of the Point Pleasant diversion project by the County.
As you no doubt know from earlier correspondence, the County had previously expressed its intention to terminate the project.
In case you are not aware of this, I enclose herewith a letter signed by the outgoing Majority Commissioners making that commitment, dated May 18, 1983.
As you may also know, the Minority Commissioner, Carl Fonash, is an appellant in litigation brought to overturn the permits granted to the project by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources and the Corps of Engineers, as well as to review the then pending decisions of the Nuclear Regulatory Com-mission.
The former appeals are presently pending befor'e the Pennsyl-l vania Environmental Hearing Board, while the latter appeal is pending on petition for certiorari before the Supreme Court on other issues.
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, November 30, 1983 Christine N. Kohl, Esquire, Chairman Stephen F.
Eilperin Dr. Reginald L. Gotchy To complete this picture, please be advised, also, that the applicant Philadelphia Electric Company has filed a proceeding in the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission to obtain approval to override local zoning to construct the Bradshaw Reservoir pumphouse, a necessary part of the Point Pleasant water diversion.
Hearings on that application were completed in May, 1983 and the matter is now awaiting a proposed decision by the administrative law judge.
As you know, Del-Aware's request that the entire impacts of the Point Pleasant diversion be analyzed in an environmental impact statement b the Board were rejected by the Licensing Board on the basis of an affidavit taken by the Executive DirectoJ of the Neshaminy Water Resources Authority, Robert Flowers, in July, 1982, to the effect that the Authority would proceed with the Point Pleasant project with or without Philadelphia Electric Company.
At a minimum, that statement is clearly no longer true, and at a maximum, there will be no Point Pleasant diversion for Philadelphia Electric to hook into..
In these circumstances, appellants request that the Board remand the matter to the Licensing Board and the staff for consideration of the Blue Marsh alternative.
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I CA RI. l'. TON ASH May 18, 1983 Philadelphia Electric Company 21st and Market Streets Philadelphia, PA 19103 Attention:
Mr. Vincent Boyer Vic,e President
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B Please be advised that we, the Bucks County Commissioners, a.re hereby terminating our contract with you to operate the Point Pleasant Pumping Station pursuant to the Agreement between the Neshaminy Water Resources Authority and Philadelphia Electric Company dated February 12, 1980.
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CRD-M ANCE NO. 59 AN ORDINANCE SIGNIFYING T!!E INTENTIONS OF BUCl*S COU!3TY TO ACQUIRE T!IE PROJECTS OF TiiE NESHA?.ilNY WATER RESOURCES AUTliORITY UNDFR THE FROVISIONS OF Tile t.1UU!CIPALITY AUT!!O'117tES ACT OF 1945.
T.R IT EN ACTi'D AND odd AINED Ly the Oc.,rd of Cernty Crmmis<!cn rs of "
t.s Canty, Pu:n.-y'vt.nin. AND li !S IIEnl:DY ENAGiFD AND ORDAtNED Ly th: cuth;.!!y of the T' ;id of Co:.' :!ssicners es fo!!ows:
Fr tien 1.
Cn June 13,1036, by Ordinence No.11 of Bu::ks County, the Perrd of Ce:ro.:i: :vrs of Bucks County, Pennsylvc ia utrt'ihed n :nurdcipal nt thcrity.ader the prov:sions of the !.iunicipality Aut! wit!cs *.et of 1215 (Act of.'.1cy 2,1015 P.L.
1, 332, n> r iaended) known tis the Neshm.:!ay W ter Raources Authority.
Scetien 2.
Yh initial prcjcets hi h 'ha Nel o.iiny Water Rest.urecs Ant!rity vins auth riwd to undartake inctue'ad: to neg c, Laild, cc. >truct, improve, ra.. Lit:.in
.md e;cr.ito, own, Ic ne, cither in the capacity of 1.+.mr or Ive, flood enntrci ptc.]. ts, low h.md dams, water wcrks, watcr supply v;orks, water distriaution system. Inbs nad nppurtenant parks, recreation grounds nnd facilitics.
C;ction 3.
The Neshaminy Water neroucees *."*bority was ai;u nily t rented by z
the Ibeks County Commissioners in f. art becausa mf then npylie.ibic li iits on h.;-
. term borroe.ing by a County, which IL.iits cmid be lawfvly cr...'A by ti;c ccc it:c.n of
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hetion 4.
Since the tiinc when the Mc-;
iay Watcr Rc.aurecs A' thcrity : s orgtmi: ed, changes in applicable law, inch. ding the ber.1 Cerecnatent Unit Dcht A::t,,
hwe occurred which incke cny borrowings of the Nesh3.miny Water Resortces AntL:rity a r. net of the stati.d ad reckncwledged det t of the Ccunty of Iheks, thor (hy rn:.'s t '..g one of the cri;inal pur;.ases for c hich the Nesha:nicy Lier Rcretrces Aut!crity wi.s created.
b tia. 5.
The Neh. niny *.' iter Recurecs Ai.ti.erity '.is c>tradi.hed ts its first of.ol of fieds, deve p-t g.@ct the er. tr:.ieti:;r, and acrpiisitica of facilities for the tr.r reso' trees, the conservation of scil, nnd ns:k'ence to a ccreatien, incie.'ing r.:ent of
!!.c constre tien and cer;uisition of reservcits fx the pur[ eses of inter IV? ply cr.d f! rod centrol and the construction of onc or incre intakes cnd puiaping r.tations to take senter from the Delaware River, and the construction of parks and recreational facilities m!jeinh'; certnin of the rescryoirs. The project, subsequent to its initial design has c:d. d to it. elude construction of a water treatment p!nnt and certnin pumpin;
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s Scction 6.
Tbc project, ns undertaken by the Neshaminy Water Resources Authority, is cither completed or centracts have been awcrded v hich nre a substantial step towrwd compiction of the project.
Bucks County now desircs to acq"Irc thc. project, purs' ant to Scet!cn Section 7.
321(A) of the.'. unicipality Authoritics Act.
Sect!cn S.
The reasons for DuckseCounty't. Intentien to ccquire thc profact i
include the roulis of a rcierendum ques'ilon on the Slay 17, 1933 primary baliot, the
+1necrns of the Bucks Ccunty Commissioners over the tr-ms of certain centracts which reesirc the issu:mce of bonded debt for a Icager term than is thce;ht pessibic or practient, cnd their <!csire to have dircet coatrol over the terms r.nd financial impact of the project.
Section 9.
Ducks County as>uines all of the (;bli;ntions, centreets. nssets end liabilitics of the Neshaminy Water Resources Authority with respect to the project, and the pro;.er officers of the County are authorized and directed to take such actiens and c.secute such documents as are necessary to ersume all obligatiens incurred in connectivt with the project.
7 Section 10.. All bonded indebtednr:es previously incu'tred by the Nesharabiy hier i
11esources Authority shall, upon w option of this C.dinance, be secured by the ic!! feith t
.m 1 crc lit of the County of Bucks.
Section 11.
All ordinances and rcyclutions, or parts thereof, ince: istent herewith nre hereby reper. led vr. rcscinded.
DU13 FalESES TED AND ENACTED at t raatin; of the Sontd of Coramissior.ers of the County of Bucks, Pennsylvania, held the day of 1983.
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