The Department of Agriculture adopted amendments to regulations governing cost sharing in the Water Pollution Control Program. The amendments increase the payment amount and remove the per-person funding cap for single projects, excluding animal waste storage or treatment projects, while imposing a total payment cap for such animal waste projects on a farm or farms that a person owns or operates or in which the person has a controlling interest.
The Department of Health and Environment adopted amendments to regulations governing water pollution control. The amendments extend the loan repayment period to 30 years. See https://sos.ks.gov/publications/Register/Volume-43/Issues/Issue-15/04-11-24-52036.html.
The Environmental Protection Agency adopted amendments to its regulations governing the accreditation of environmental laboratories. The amendments incorporate by reference Method 1633,"Analysis of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Aqueous, Solid, Biosolids, and Tissue Samples by LC-MS/MS,” of EPA’s PFAS Drinking Water Laboratory Methods. See https://www.ilsos.gov/departments/index/register/volume48/register_volume48_14.pdf (pp. 5271-78).
The Environmental Protection Agency adopted amendments to its environmental laboratory certification fee rules. The amendments add a $500 fee for each laboratory’s request to change a non-expired certificate of accreditation outside of the renewal period, as well as add definitions for “certificate of accreditation” and “renewal period.” See https://www.ilsos.gov/departments/index/register/volume48/register_volume48_14.pdf (pp. 5264-70).
The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment proposed amendments to regulations governing safe harbor warnings for acrylamide exposure from food. The amendments would provide an additional safe harbor warning option for businesses that cause significant exposures to acrylamide in food products. Comments are due May 20, 2024.
The Department of Ecology proposed amendments to regulations governing water quality standards for surface waters. The amendments would update aquatic life toxics criteria in Table 240 and footnotes; make minor non-substantive edits to correct typographical errors, calculation errors, and formatting errors; and cite federal regulations for human health criteria where they apply for CWA purposes. Hearings will be held April 4 and 10, 2024. Comments are due May 7, 2024.
The Division of Drinking Water proposed amendments to regulations governing drinking water source protection for groundwater sources. The amendments would remove special construction criteria for sewer mains, laterals, and maintenance holes when locating new groundwater sources in Source Protection Zone 2, and add sewer maintenance holes to the list of facilities needing special construction requirements in Zone 1. Comments are due May 1, 2024.
The Division of Drinking Water proposed to repeal and reenact regulations governing facility design and operation of pump stations. The reenacted regulations would remove redundant requirements and reorganize for clarity, maintaining the original content while enhancing readability. Comments are due May 1, 2024. See https://rules.utah.gov/wp-content/uploads/b20240401.pdf (pp. 151-58).
The Division of Drinking Water proposed amendments to regulations governing facility design and operation of public drinking water sources. The amendments would delete references to specific rules regarding water pump usage, wellhouse construction, and special construction requirements for sewer mains. Comments are due May 1, 2024. See https://rules.utah.gov/wp-content/uploads/b20240401.pdf (pp. 140-51).
The Department of Environmental Quality proposed amendments to regulations governing aquatic life criteria. The amendments would update aquatic life criteria for toxic substances based on EPA's latest recommendations and ensure clarity and consistency for CWA implementation by removing nonregulatory guidance values for toxic pollutants. A hearing will be held April 23, 2024. Comments are due May 3, 2024.