Eight years after announcing a public hearing on a water-usage project for the Exelon Limerick Generating Station, the DEP and the Delaware River Basin Commission have scheduled the hearing for August 28 from 6:00pm-10:00pm at the Sunnybrook Ballroom in Pottstown.

Preceding the hearing, there will be an information session from 4:30pm-5:30pm.

Evan Brandt of the Pottstown Mercury reports that the project has been in the "trial" stage. The plan allows the nuclear plant to draw more water from the Schuylkill River, while the water is replaced by water drawn from a closed coal mine. 

The DRBC posted the hearing notice on June 28, 2012. Following the hearing, written public comments will be accepted through 5:00pm on October 27, 2012. 

According to the DRBC website:

"Written comments must be addressed separately to each agency. Written comments to DRBC may be submitted at the hearing and may also be sent as follows: via email to Paula.Schmitt@drbc.state.nj.us or in hard copy to the attention of the Commission Secretary, DRBC, either by fax to (609) 883-9522; U.S. Mail to P.O. Box 7360, West Trenton, NJ 08628-0360; or delivery service to 25 State Police Drive, West Trenton, NJ 08628-0360 until 5:00 p.m., October 27, 2012. Regardless of the method of submission, comments should include the name, affiliation (if any) and address of the commenter and the subject line, “Public Comment – Exelon LGS Docket.”

Written comments to PADEP may be submitted at the hearing and may also be sent via email to jfields@pa.gov or in hard copy to the attention of Ms. Jenifer Fields, either by fax to (484) 250-5971; or by U. S. Mail or delivery service to PADEP, Southeast Regional Office, Water Management, 2 E. Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401."