Public Hearing
Date: October 28, 2026Time: 5:00 PM until public testimony concludes or by 8:00 PM, whichever comes first (phone lines open at 4:45 PM)
Location: Susquehanna River Basin Commission, 4423 North Front Street, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
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Public Hearing Notice published in the Federal Register
List of current project applications scheduled for action. Click here to view applications.
The deadline for written comments regarding project applications is Monday, November 9, 2026.
Press Release for Public Hearing
List of pending applications not currently scheduled for action - click here to view applications and submit comments.
Proposed Fee Schedule
The Commission is releasing this Proposed Regulatory Program Fee Schedule. This fee schedule is subject to the October 28, 2026 Public Hearing and the public comment period for written comments is open until November 9, 2026. The final fee schedule will be presented for Commission approval at the December 2026 Business meeting and is proposed to be effective on January 1, 2027.
The fee schedule adds the Consumer Price Index adjustment for the Mid-Atlantic Region to most fees, which is 3.9% for the preceding 12 months.
The proposed fee schedule also adds pre-application and technical assistance to project sponsors as an activity to be funded under the current annual fee. The fee is proposed to be called the Annual Monitoring, Compliance and Assistance to Projects (AMCAP) Fee. This fee will begin to support the Commission’s Public Water Supply Assistance Program as well as its efforts to provide technical assistance to small projects and pre-application assistance to all project sponsors. The Commission has found that the assistance provided through these programs has reduced costs for project sponsors by right-sizing their quantities (possibly leading to lower application fees) as well as reducing some consulting costs by providing more certainty about their options earlier in their project development process.
The proposed fee schedule also adjusts some terminology involving well grouping/well field determinations by the Commission, as well as adds the fee for the recently enacted General Permit GP-04 The proposal also include language clarifying the Commission’s ability to assess a late fee for materially late payments due to the Commission.
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Written comment deadline: Monday, November 9, 2026.
Proposed Updates to the Access to Records Policy
The proposed Access to Records Policy is an update to the Commission’s existing 2009 policy . The Commission is clarifying its procedures concerning confidential information requests by project sponsors and recognizing the Access to Records regulation at 18 C.F.R. § 801.14 adopted in 2018.
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Written comment deadline: Monday, November 9, 2026.
Public hearings are noticed on the Commission’s website in accordance with 18 CFR sec. 808.1(c), at least 20 days prior to the hearing.
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The Commission adopted an Access to Records Policy to assure the public has access to Commission records consistent with the Susquehanna River Basin Compact. As a federal-interstate compact agency, the Commission is committed to open and transparent operations and accessibility of records to the public.