Pennsylvania: Water
The Department of Environmental Protection announced the availability of a draft NPDES general permit for discharges of stormwater associated with construction activities. Comments are due April 8, 2024.
The Department of Environmental Protection announced the availability of a draft NPDES general permit for discharges of stormwater associated with construction activities. Comments are due April 8, 2024.
The Environmental Protection Agency proposed amendments to regulations governing agency procedures as part of a five-year review. The amendments would remove unnecessary restrictions, correct citations, and address minor typographical errors. Comments are due April 19, 2024.
The Department of Environmental Services proposed to readopt, without amendments, regulations governing solid waste at incineration facilities. The regulations specify requirements for waste incineration facilities, management of various waste types such as asbestos and infectious waste, certification of waste-derived products, implementation of the voluntary wood ash spreading program for agricultural use, regulation of heavy metals in product packaging, and inspection protocols for solid waste facilities. A hearing will be held April 4, 2024. Comments are due April 11, 2024.
The Department of Environmental Quality proposed to adopt amendments to regulations governing water quality. The amendments would, among other things, revise provisions pertaining to groundwater mixing zones, nondegradation of water quality, criteria for determining nonsignificant changes in water quality, and criteria for nutrient reduction from subsurface wastewater treatment systems. A hearing will be held April 23, 2024. Comments are due the same date.
The Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry adopted new rules governing the implementation of certain strategies identified in the PFAS Fund Plan. The rules establish eligibility criteria, administrative procedures, evaluation criteria, and appeals procedures for a number of programs. See https://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/rules/notices/2024/031324.html.
The Energy and Carbon Management Commission adopted amendments to regulations governing rules of practice and procedure. The amendments revise the 100 Series definition of “high priority habitat” to amend certain high priority habitat maps in Appendix VII. See https://www.sos.state.co.us/CCR/Upload/NoticeOfRulemaking/AddInfoAttach2024-00107.pdf.
The Department of Public Health and Environment adopted amendments to regulations governing composting at solid waste sites and facilities. The amendments increase allowable Type 2 feedstock volumes for conditionally exempt small quantity facilities, permit certain Class I facilities to accept off-site food waste, implement a standard operator training requirement for Class I, II, and III facilities, and update requirements for sampling, storage, and use of finished compost and soil amendments.
The Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery proposed amendments to regulations governing the Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act.
The Department of Ecology proposed amendments to water quality standards for surface waters of the state. The amendments would, among other things, update the aquatic life toxics criteria to provide additional water quality protection for organisms that live in water. A hearing will be held April 4, 2024. Comments are due April 17, 2024. See https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/law/wsr/2024/05/24-05-043.htm.
The Department of Ecology adopted amendments to regulations governing the greenhouse gas emissions cap-and-invest program. The amendments clarify that the existing holding limits that apply to allowances with a "vintage" also apply to the "vintage less" allowances that are acquired through allowance price containment reserve (APCR) auctions and that any allowances purchased in an APCR auction must be deposited directly into the entity's compliance account.