82 FR 17244 - Notice of Availability of Final NPDES General Permits for Discharges From Potable Water Treatment Facilities in Massachusetts and New Hampshire: The Potable Water Treatment Facility General Permit (PWTF GP)
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 67 (April 10, 2017)
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 67 (April 10, 2017)
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 67 (Monday, April 10, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 17244-17245] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-07149] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL-9960-16-Region 1] Notice of Availability of Final NPDES General Permits for Discharges From Potable Water Treatment Facilities in Massachusetts and New Hampshire: The Potable Water Treatment Facility General Permit (PWTF GP) AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of Availability of Final NPDES General Permits MAG640000 and NHG640000. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Director of the Office of Ecosystem Protection, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)--Region 1, is providing a notice of availability of the final National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General Permits (GP) for discharges from potable water treatment facilities (PWTFs) to certain waters of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the State of New Hampshire. The final General Permits establish Notice of Intent (NOI) requirements, effluent limitations, standard and special conditions, prohibitions, and best management practices (BMPs) for sites with discharges from potable water treatment facilities. These General Permits replace the previous PWTF GP that expired on October 2, 2014. DATES: The General Permits shall be effective on March 6, 2017 and will expire five (5) years from the effective date. In accordance with 40 CFR part 23, this permit shall be considered issued for the purpose of judicial review on March 20, 2017. Under section 509(b) of the Clean Water Act, judicial review can be had by filing a petition for review in the United States Court of Appeals within 120 days after the permit is considered issued for purposes of judicial review. Under section 509(b)(2) of the Clean Water Act, the requirements in this permit may not be challenged later in civil or criminal proceedings to enforce these requirements. In addition, this permit may not be challenged in other agency proceedings. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Additional information concerning the final General Permits may be obtained between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, from Mark Voorhees, U.S. EPA--Region 1, Office of Ecosystem Protection, 5 Post Office Square--Suite 100, Mail Code OEP06-4, Boston, MA 02109-3912; telephone: 617-918-1537; email: [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA is reissuing two General Permits for wastewater discharges from potable water treatment facilities in Massachusetts and New Hampshire, that are generally less than or equal to 1.0 million gallons per day (MGD) and that use one or more of the following treatment processes: Clarification, Coagulation, Media Filtration, Membrane filtration (not including reverse osmosis), and Disinfection. While the final General Permits are two distinct permits, for convenience, EPA has grouped them together in a single document and has provided a single fact sheet. This document refers to the draft General ``Permit'' in the singular. The final General Permit, fact sheet, and appendices are available at: http://www.epa.gov/region1/npdes/pwtfgp.html. The final General Permit establishes Notice of Intent (NOI) requirements, effluent limitations and requirements based on technology-based considerations, best professional judgment (BPJ), and water quality considerations. The effluent limits established in the final General Permit assure that the surface water quality standards of the receiving water(s) are protected, attained, and/or maintained. The permit also contains BMP requirements in order to ensure EPA has the information necessary to ensure compliance and to ensure discharges meet water quality standards. Obtaining Authorization: In order to obtain authorization to discharge, PWTF operators must submit a complete and accurate NOI containing the information in Appendix IV of the General Permit. This information shall be submitted to both EPA and the appropriate state, as described in Appendix IV. NOIs may be submitted to EPA electronically or via mail at the addresses provided below: (1) Email: [email protected], or (2) Mail: Mark Voorhees, U.S. EPA--Region 1, Office of Ecosystem Protection, 5 Post Office Square--Suite 100, Mail Code OEP06-4, Boston, MA 02109-3912. All NOIs submitted to EPA after December 21, 2020 must be submitted electronically. Facilities currently authorized to discharge under the Expired PWTF GP must submit a NOI within 90 days of the effective date of the final General Permit. Operators with new discharges must submit a NOI at least 60 days prior to initiating discharges and following the effective date of the final General Permit. Facilities with existing discharges that were not authorized under the Expired PWTF GP and which use aluminum in their treatment process must conduct more extensive water quality sampling data and submit this information with the NOI within 6 months of the effective date of the final General Permit. Operators must meet the eligibility requirements of the General Permit prior to submission of a NOI. An operator will be authorized to discharge under the General Permit upon receipt of written notice from EPA following EPA's web posting of the submitted NOI. EPA will [[Page 17245]] authorize the discharge, request additional information, or require the operator to apply for an alternative permit or an individual permit. Other Legal Requirements: Endangered Species Act (ESA): EPA has updated the provisions and necessary actions and documentation related to potential impacts to endangered species from facilities seeking coverage under the PWTF GP. EPA has received concurrence from the National Marine Fisheries Service in connection with this General Permit. In the fact sheet that accompanied the draft General Permit, EPA stated that we would seek concurrence from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) regarding our determination of effect on endangered species under their jurisdiction. Following the release of the draft General Permit, EPA had discussions with USFWS on this matter. Based on discussions with USFWS, EPA has determined that this General Permit has ``no effect.'' The reason for this determination is because each Notice of Intent (NOI) that is submitted must assess site specific endangered species impacts using USFWS' Information, Planning, and Conservation (IPac) Web site, available at https://ecos.fws.gov/ipac/. Based on the findings using this Web site, the applicant can either make a determination of impacts or if there are questions, seek input from USFWS directly. Since each NOI is individually screened prior to submission, the General Permit has no effect. National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA): In accordance with NHPA, EPA has established provisions and documentation requirements for sites seeking coverage under the PWTF GP to ensure that discharges or actions taken under this General Permit will not adversely affect historic properties and places. Authority: This action is being taken under the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq. Dated: March 9, 2017. Deborah A. Szaro, Acting Regional Administrator, Region 1. [FR Doc. 2017-07149 Filed 4-7-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P
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Also, in today’s notice, EPA is Notice of Availability of Final
ACTION: distinct permits, for convenience, EPA
informing interested persons that they NPDES General Permits MAG640000 has grouped them together in a single
may request a public hearing on EPA’s and NHG640000. document and has provided a single fact
action to approve the State of Alaska’s sheet. This document refers to the draft
request to revise its authorized public SUMMARY: The Director of the Office of General ‘‘Permit’’ in the singular. The
water system program under 40 CFR Ecosystem Protection, U.S. final General Permit, fact sheet, and
part 142, in accordance with 40 CFR Environmental Protection Agency appendices are available at: http://
3.1000(f). Requests for a hearing must be (EPA)—Region 1, is providing a notice www.epa.gov/region1/npdes/
submitted to EPA within 30 days of of availability of the final National pwtfgp.html.
publication of today’s Federal Register Pollutant Discharge Elimination System The final General Permit establishes
notice. Such requests should include (NPDES) General Permits (GP) for Notice of Intent (NOI) requirements,
the following information: discharges from potable water treatment effluent limitations and requirements
(1) The name, address and telephone facilities (PWTFs) to certain waters of based on technology-based
number of the individual, organization the Commonwealth of Massachusetts considerations, best professional
or other entity requesting a hearing; and the State of New Hampshire. The judgment (BPJ), and water quality
(2) A brief statement of the requesting final General Permits establish Notice of considerations. The effluent limits
person’s interest in EPA’s Intent (NOI) requirements, effluent established in the final General Permit
determination, a brief explanation as to limitations, standard and special assure that the surface water quality
why EPA should hold a hearing, and conditions, prohibitions, and best standards of the receiving water(s) are
any other information that the management practices (BMPs) for sites protected, attained, and/or maintained.
requesting person wants EPA to with discharges from potable water The permit also contains BMP
consider when determining whether to treatment facilities. These General requirements in order to ensure EPA has
grant the request; Permits replace the previous PWTF GP the information necessary to ensure
(3) The signature of the individual that expired on October 2, 2014. compliance and to ensure discharges
making the request, or, if the request is DATES: The General Permits shall be meet water quality standards.
made on behalf of an organization or effective on March 6, 2017 and will Obtaining Authorization: In order to
other entity, the signature of a expire five (5) years from the effective obtain authorization to discharge, PWTF
responsible official of the organization date. In accordance with 40 CFR part 23, operators must submit a complete and
or other entity. this permit shall be considered issued accurate NOI containing the information
In the event a hearing is requested for the purpose of judicial review on in Appendix IV of the General Permit.
and granted, EPA will provide notice of March 20, 2017. Under section 509(b) of This information shall be submitted to
the hearing in the Federal Register not the Clean Water Act, judicial review can both EPA and the appropriate state, as
less than 15 days prior to the scheduled be had by filing a petition for review in described in Appendix IV. NOIs may be
hearing date. Frivolous or insubstantial the United States Court of Appeals submitted to EPA electronically or via
requests for hearing may be denied by within 120 days after the permit is mail at the addresses provided below:
EPA. Following such a public hearing, considered issued for purposes of (1) Email: pwtf.generalpermit@
EPA will review the record of the judicial review. Under section 509(b)(2) epa.gov, or
hearing and issue an order either of the Clean Water Act, the (2) Mail: Mark Voorhees, U.S. EPA—
affirming today’s determination or requirements in this permit may not be Region 1, Office of Ecosystem
rescinding such determination. If no challenged later in civil or criminal Protection, 5 Post Office Square—Suite
timely request for a hearing is received proceedings to enforce these 100, Mail Code OEP06–4, Boston, MA
and granted, EPA’s approval of the State requirements. In addition, this permit 02109–3912.
of Alaska’s request to revise its part All NOIs submitted to EPA after
may not be challenged in other agency
142—National Primary Drinking Water December 21, 2020 must be submitted
proceedings.
Regulations Implementation program to electronically.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Facilities currently authorized to
allow electronic reporting will become Additional information concerning the discharge under the Expired PWTF GP
effective 30 days after today’s notice is final General Permits may be obtained must submit a NOI within 90 days of the
published, pursuant to CROMERR between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. effective date of the final General
section 3.1000(f)(4). Monday through Friday, excluding Permit. Operators with new discharges
Matthew Leopard, holidays, from Mark Voorhees, U.S. must submit a NOI at least 60 days prior
Director, Office of Information Management. EPA—Region 1, Office of Ecosystem to initiating discharges and following
Protection, 5 Post Office Square—Suite the effective date of the final General
[FR Doc. 2017–07142 Filed 4–7–17; 8:45 am]
100, Mail Code OEP06–4, Boston, MA Permit. Facilities with existing
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02109–3912; telephone: 617–918–1537; discharges that were not authorized
email: voorhees.mark@epa.gov. under the Expired PWTF GP and which
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA is use aluminum in their treatment process
AGENCY reissuing two General Permits for must conduct more extensive water
wastewater discharges from potable quality sampling data and submit this
[FRL–9960–16–Region 1] water treatment facilities in information with the NOI within 6
Massachusetts and New Hampshire, that months of the effective date of the final
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Notice of Availability of Final NPDES
are generally less than or equal to 1.0 General Permit.
General Permits for Discharges From
million gallons per day (MGD) and that Operators must meet the eligibility
Potable Water Treatment Facilities in
use one or more of the following requirements of the General Permit prior
Massachusetts and New Hampshire:
treatment processes: Clarification, to submission of a NOI. An operator will
The Potable Water Treatment Facility
Coagulation, Media Filtration, be authorized to discharge under the
General Permit (PWTF GP)
Membrane filtration (not including General Permit upon receipt of written
AGENCY: Environmental Protection reverse osmosis), and Disinfection. notice from EPA following EPA’s web
Agency (EPA). While the final General Permits are two posting of the submitted NOI. EPA will
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authorize the discharge, request ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION The finding is available at EPA’s
additional information, or require the AGENCY conformity Web site: https://
operator to apply for an alternative www.epa.gov/state-and-local-
[EPA–R07–OAR–2016–0779; FRL–9960–71–
permit or an individual permit. Region 7]
transportation.
Transportation conformity is required
Other Legal Requirements:
Adequacy Determination for the St. by section 176(c) of the Clean Air Act,
Endangered Species Act (ESA): EPA has
Louis Area 2008 8-Hour Ozone as amended in 1990. EPA’s conformity
updated the provisions and necessary rule requires that transportation plans,
actions and documentation related to Redesignation Request and
Maintenance State Implementation programs and projects conform to state
potential impacts to endangered species air quality implementation plans and
from facilities seeking coverage under Plan, Motor Vehicle Emissions
Budgets for Transportation Conformity establishes the criteria and procedure
the PWTF GP. EPA has received for determining whether or not they do.
Purposes; State of Missouri
concurrence from the National Marine Conformity to a SIP means that
Fisheries Service in connection with AGENCY: Environmental Protection transportation activities will not
this General Permit. Agency (EPA). produce new air quality violations,
In the fact sheet that accompanied the ACTION: Notice of adequacy worsen existing violations, or delay
draft General Permit, EPA stated that we determination. timely attainment of the national
would seek concurrence from the U.S. ambient air quality standards.
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection The criteria by which we determine
Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Agency (EPA) is notifying the public
regarding our determination of effect on whether a SIP’s motor vehicle emission
that the St. Louis area 2008 8-hour budgets are adequate for conformity
endangered species under their ozone redesignation request and purposes are outlined in 40 CFR
jurisdiction. Following the release of the maintenance plan motor vehicle 93.118(e)(4). Please note that an
draft General Permit, EPA had emission budgets (MVEBs) for volatile adequacy review is separate from EPA’s
discussions with USFWS on this matter. organic compounds (VOCs) and completeness review, and it should not
Based on discussions with USFWS, EPA nitrogen oxides (NOX) are adequate for be used to prejudge EPA’s ultimate
has determined that this General Permit transportation conformity purposes. As approval of the SIP. EPA plans to take
has ‘‘no effect.’’ The reason for this a result, these budgets must be used by action on the SIP at a later date. We
determination is because each Notice of the State of Missouri for future have described our process for
Intent (NOI) that is submitted must transportation conformity determining the adequacy of submitted
assess site specific endangered species determinations for the St. Louis area. SIP budgets in 40 CFR 93.118(f), and
impacts using USFWS’ Information, DATES: This document is effective April have followed this rule in making our
Planning, and Conservation (IPac) Web 24, 2017. adequacy determination.
site, available at https://ecos.fws.gov/ FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401–7671q.
ipac/. Based on the findings using this Heather Hamilton, at (913) 551–7039, by Dated: March 20, 2017.
Web site, the applicant can either make email at Hamilton.heather@epa.gov, or
a determination of impacts or if there Edward H. Chu,
by mail at U.S. Environmental
are questions, seek input from USFWS Protection Agency, Air Planning and Acting Regional Administrator, Region 7.
directly. Since each NOI is individually Development Branch, 11201 Renner [FR Doc. 2017–07026 Filed 4–7–17; 8:45 am]
screened prior to submission, the Boulevard, Lenexa, Kansas 66219. BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
General Permit has no effect. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
National Historic Preservation Act Throughout this document ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
(NHPA): In accordance with NHPA, or ‘‘our’’ refer to EPA. The word
AGENCY
EPA has established provisions and ‘‘budget(s)’’ refers to the motor vehicle
documentation requirements for sites emission budgets (MVEBs) for volatile [EPA–HQ–ORD–2015–0765; FRL–9960–45–
organic compounds and nitrogen ORD]
seeking coverage under the PWTF GP to
ensure that discharges or actions taken oxides. For the purposes of this
document, ‘‘SIP’’ refers to the St. Louis Board of Scientific Counselors
under this General Permit will not Executive Committee; Notification of
Area 2008 8-Hour Ozone Redesignation
adversely affect historic properties and Public Teleconference and Public
Request and Maintenance State
places. Comment
Implementation Plan, submitted by
Authority: This action is being taken under Missouri Department of Natural AGENCY: Environmental Protection
the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq. Resources to EPA as a SIP revision on Agency (EPA).
Dated: March 9, 2017. September 12, 2016. ACTION: Notification of public meeting
Deborah A. Szaro,
This document is an announcement of and public comment.
a finding that EPA has already made.
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 1. EPA Region 7 sent a letter to Missouri SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal
[FR Doc. 2017–07149 Filed 4–7–17; 8:45 am] Department of Natural Resources on Advisory Committee Act, Public Law
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P December 21, 2016, stating that the 92–463, the U.S. Environmental
MVEBs contained in the Redesignation Protection Agency hereby provides
asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
Request and Maintenance Plan are notice that the Board of Scientific
adequate for transportation conformity Counselors (BOSC) Executive
purposes. As a result of EPA’s finding, Committee (EC) will host a public
the State of Missouri must use the teleconference. The meeting will be
MVEBs from the September 12, 2016, held on Tuesday, April 11, 2017 from
Redesignation Request and Maintenance 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. All times noted
Plan or future transportation conformity are Eastern Time and are approximate.
determinations for the St. Louis area. The primary agenda items include:
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| Action | Notice of Availability of Final NPDES General Permits MAG640000 and NHG640000. | |
| Dates | The General Permits shall be effective on March 6, 2017 and will expire five (5) years from the effective date. In accordance with 40 CFR part 23, this permit shall be considered issued for the purpose of judicial review on March 20, 2017. Under section 509(b) of the Clean Water Act, judicial review can be had by filing a petition for review in the United States Court of Appeals within 120 days after the permit is considered issued for purposes of judicial review. Under section 509(b)(2) of the Clean Water Act, the requirements in this permit may not be challenged later in civil or criminal proceedings to enforce these requirements. In addition, this permit may not be challenged in other agency proceedings. | |
| Contact | Additional information concerning the final General Permits may be obtained between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, from Mark Voorhees, U.S. EPA--Region 1, Office of Ecosystem Protection, 5 Post Office Square--Suite 100, Mail Code OEP06-4, Boston, MA 02109-3912; telephone: 617-918-1537; email: [email protected] | |
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