9VAC25-860 General Virginia Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (VPDES) Permit for Potable Water Treatment Plants

NOTICES OF INTENDED REGULATORY ACTION

Vol. 28 Iss. 15 - March 26, 2012

TITLE 9. ENVIRONMENT

STATE WATER CONTROL BOARD

Chapter 860

Notice of Intended Regulatory Action

Notice is hereby given in accordance with § 2.2-4007.01 of the Code of Virginia that the State Water Control Board intends to consider amending 9VAC25-860, General Virginia Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (VPDES) Permit for Potable Water Treatment Plants. The purpose of the proposed action is to establish appropriate and necessary permitting requirements for discharges of wastewater from potable water treatment plants. The existing general permit expires on December 23, 2013, and must be reissued to be available after that date. The proposed regulation will contain standard language for effluent limitations and monitoring requirements necessary to regulate this category of dischargers.

The agency intends to hold a public hearing on the proposed action after publication in the Virginia Register.

Statutory Authority: § 62.1-44.15 of the Code of Virginia.

Public Comment Deadline: April 25, 2012.

Agency Contact: Elleanore M. Daub, Department of Environmental Quality, 629 East Main Street, P.O. Box 1105, Richmond, VA 23218, telephone [phone], FAX [phone], or email [e-mail].

VA.R. Doc. No. R12-3134; Filed March 6, 2012, 1:23 p.m.