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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 09-204

NOTICES

General NPDES Permit for Discharges from Small Flow Treatment Facilities (PAG-04); Public Notice of Availability

[39 Pa.B. 734]
[Saturday, February 7, 2009]

   The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) by this notice is reissuing its National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General Permit for Discharges from Small Flow Treatment Facilities (PAG-04) which expires on February 4, 2009, for an additional 5 years. This General Permit is issued under the authority of The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.1--691.101) and sections 1905-A, 1917-A and 1920-A of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. §§ 510-5, 510-17 and 510-20) and will take effect on February 5, 2009, and expire on February 4, 2014. The General Permit will continue to not be applicable to discharges into waters designated as ''special protection'' under 25 Pa. Code Chapter 93 (relating to water quality standards). The discharges are required to be covered through an individual permit.

   Notice requesting comments on the proposed General Permit was published at 38 Pa.B. 5903 (October 25, 2008). During the 30-day public comment period, the Department received comments from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Based on the comments, a change was made to the General Permit relating to discharges into a water body with an approved Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDL). Specifically, language was added to the General Permit stating that the Department will require an individual permit for the discharge if the Department deems that coverage under this general permit will not be consistent with the TMDL. The Department prepared a Comment and Response document, which summarizes EPA's comments and the changes that were made to the final general permit. The Comment and Response document is available from the Department in addition to the final general permit package.

   The General Permit package is available from the Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Standards and Facility Regulation, Division of Water Management, Rachel Carson State Office Building, P. O. Box 8774, 11th Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8774, (717) 787-8184 and the Department's web site at www. depweb.state.pa.us (DEP Keywords: ''NPDES Permits''; then select ''General Permits'').

   Persons with a disability may contact the Department by using the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 (TDD users) or (800) 654-5988 (voice users).

JOHN HANGER,   
Acting Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 09-204. Filed for public inspection February 6, 2009, 9:00 a.m.]



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