304 Public notice of availability of Pennsylvania combined sewer overflow (CSO) policy and associated CSO general NPDES permit (PAG-6) for discharges from CSO systems

Public Notice of Availability of Pennsylvania Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Policy and Associated CSO General NPDES Permit (PAG-6) for Discharges from CSO Systems

[32 Pa.B. 1140]

   The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) by this notice makes available the following two final NPDES documents related to Pennsylvania Combined Sewer Overflows (CSOs):

   1.  Pennsylvania CSO Policy (DEP Doc. No. 385-2000-011) --The Pennsylvania CSO Policy formalizes final revisions to the Department's July 2, 1996, CSO Strategy and addresses all comments received on a proposed draft document published for public comments on September 1, 2001. Region III of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) also reviewed and provided comments on the document. The policy was also discussed at the November 14, 2001, Water Resources Advisory Committee meeting. A comment and response document is available from the Department upon request.

   2.  NPDES General Permit for Wet Weather Overflow Discharges from Combined Sewer Systems (PAG-6)--The final CSO general permit reflects revisions to the Department's August 12, 2000, CSO general permit and addresses all comments received on the proposed draft revised permit documents published for comment on May 26, 2001. For consistency, the Department has made changes to its August 12, 2000, CSO general permit to reflect the final revisions made to the CSO Policy described in paragraph 1. The revised permit will expire on March 16, 2007, and is now available for use. Region III of the EPA has reviewed and has no comments on the proposed permit documents. A comment and response document is available from the Department.

   Both the final revised CSO Policy and the CSO general permit documents are now available and have been posted on the Department's website at: http://www.dep.state.pa.us/dep/deputate/watermgt/Wqp/Forms/Forms_Home.htm. The package may also be obtained by contacting the Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Supply and Wastewater Management, Division of Wastewater Management, Rachel Carson State Office Building, P. O. Box 8774, 11th Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8774, [phone], e-mail address: [e-mail].

DAVID H. HESS,   
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 02-304. Filed for public inspection February 22, 2002, 9:00 a.m.]