The Susquehanna River Basin Commission held its quarterly business meeting on December 14 in Annapolis, Md and took action on these items--

-- approved 20 water withdrawal and consumptive use applications and tabled 13 (Click Here for a list of requests and actions);

-- adopted a Low Flow Protection Policy;

-- authorized publication of notice of proposed rulemaking to restrict certain water withdrawals in the smallest headwater areas of the basin and modify provisions related to emergency certificates, scheduled a public hearing for February 14, 2013 and set a comment period to run through February 25, 2013;

-- adopted a resolution urging the President and Congress to provide adequate funding to the Susquehanna Flood Forecast & Warning System, Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Services and National Streamflow Information Program;

-- denied request for an administrative hearing from the Municipal Authority of the Township of East Hempfield; and

-- accepted settlement offer from Chobani, Inc., related to a noncompliance matter.

12/24/2012