The Department of Environmental Quality held public hearings to consider a rulemaking to incorporate EPA's safe drinking water regulations by reference. The rulemaking would update Arizona's safe drinking water rules by incorporating the rule amendments that EPA has adopted since the department last updated its safe drinking water rules and facilitate future updates to the department's safe drinking water rules. The hearings were held April 1 and 3, 2008. http://www.azdeq.gov/function/laws/draft.html.

The Department of Environmental Quality proposed the adoption of amended and new regulations to Surface Water Quality Standards to comply with §303(c) of the CWA, which requires all states to, where appropriate, adopt and revise water quality standards at least once every three years.

The Pollution Control and Ecology Commission (PC&EC) will hold public hearings to receive comments on a third-party proposal by Central Arkansas Water (CAW) to change PC&EC Regulation No. 6, which deals with the NPDES in Arkansas. CAW proposes to change Regulation 6 by adding language that would prohibit all surface discharges of wastewater, except storm water discharges permitted under the NPDES program, into the Lake Maumelle Basin.

The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment is soliciting public comment on the proposal to establish a specific regulatory level posing no significant risk for C.I. Direct Blue 218 and to amend Title 22, California Code of Regulations, Section 12705(b). Comments are due May 12, 2008. http://www.oal.ca.gov/pdfs/notice/13z-2008.pdf pp. 466-468.

The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment is soliciting public comment on the proposal to establish a specific regulatory level posing no significant risk for ethylbenzene and to amend Title 22, California Code of Regulations, Section 12705(b). Comments are due May 12, 2008. http://www.oal.ca.gov/pdfs/notice/13z-2008.pdf pp. 468-471.

The Air Quality Control Commission will hold a rulemaking hearing to consider a proposal to add provisions regarding change of ownership or governmental agency management of lands with a commission-approved prescribed fire-planning document. The hearing will be held June 19, 2008. Comments are due June 4, 2008. http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/op/aqcc/hearingnotices/2008/Reg9-RMH-Notice-061908.pdf.

The Department of Environmental Protection is proposing changes to 62-304.330, Pensacola Bay TMDLs. The purpose of the rule is to adopt fecal coliform TMDLs, and their allocations, for Bayou Chico, Jones Creek, Jackson Creek, Bayou Chico Beach, and Sanders Beach. If requested, a hearing will be held April 24, 2008. Comments are due April 18, 2008. https://www.flrules.org/Faw/FAWDocuments/FAWVOLUMEFOLDERS2008/3413/SECTII.pdf pp. 1775-1776.

The Department of Environmental Protection is proposing changes to 62-304.335, Perdido Bay TMDLs. The purpose of this rule is to adopt fecal coliform TMDLs, and their allocations, for Elevenmile Creek and Tenmile Creek. If requested, a hearing will be held April 24, 2008. Comments are due April 18, 2008. https://www.flrules.org/Faw/FAWDocuments/FAWVOLUMEFOLDERS2008/3413/SECTII.pdf pp. 1776-1778.

The Department of Environmental Protection is proposing changes to 62-304.435, Upper East Coast Basin TMDLs Spruce Creek. The purpose of the rule is to adopt TMDLs, and their allocations, for fecal coliforms, biochemical oxygen demand, and phosphorus for Spruce Creek. If requested, a hearing will be held April 24, 2008. Comments are due April 18, 2008. https://www.flrules.org/Faw/FAWDocuments/FAWVOLUMEFOLDERS2008/3413/SECTII.pdf pp. 1778-1779.

The Department of Environmental Protection is proposing changes to 62-304.520, Indian River Lagoon TMDLs. The purpose of the rule is to adopt TMDLs, and their allocations, for fecal coliforms for Crane Creek and the Eau Gallie River. If requested, a hearing will be held April 24, 2008. Comments are due April 18, 2008. https://www.flrules.org/Faw/FAWDocuments/FAWVOLUMEFOLDERS2008/3413/SECTII.pdf pp. 1779-1780.