468 Extension of General NPDES permit for stormwater discharges associated with industrial activities (PAG-3)

Extension of General NPDES Permit for Stormwater Discharges Associated with Industrial Activities (PAG-3)

[33 Pa.B. 1417]

   Under the authority of The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.1--691.1001) 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), the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) issues a 7 month time extension of the terms of its current General NPDES Permit for Stormwater Discharges Associated with Industrial Activities (PAG-3). The current general permit expired March 4, 2003. The terms of the current permit are extended until October 4, 2003. The extension was effective on March 5, 2003, and expires October 4, 2003. The Department will continue to grant coverage under the existing general permit and enforce permit compliance in accordance with existing requirements until the general permit is reissued following the public review process.

   The Department redated and posted the current permit and associated documents (the Notice of Intent and instructions, Fact Sheet and Discharge Monitoring Reports) on the Department's website on March 5, 2003.

   The extension permit documents package will continue to be available from Department's central and regional offices until it is replaced or updated.

   The permit document package is on file in the Department's central office of the Bureau of Water Supply and Wastewater Management at the following location. It is also available on the Department's website at www.dep. state.pa.us. The package can also be obtained by contacting the Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Supply and Wastewater Management, 11th Floor, Rachel Carson State Office Building, P. O. 8467, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8467, [phone], or [e-mail].

   Persons with a disability may use the AT&T Relay Service by calling [phone] (TDD users) or [phone] (voice users).

KATHLEEN A. MCGINTY,   
Acting Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 03-468. Filed for public inspection March 14, 2003, 9:00 a.m.]