Nutrient Credit Trading Program; Certification Requests [44 Pa.B. 2707]
[Saturday, May 3, 2014]The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) provides notice of the following certification requests that have been submitted under the Nutrient Credit Trading Program (Trading Program). See 25 Pa. Code § 96.8 (relating to use of offsets and tradable credits from pollution reduction activities in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed), published at 40 Pa.B. 5790 (October 9, 2010).
Credit Certification Requests
The following requests are being reviewed by the Department. The Department will accept written comments on these proposed pollutant reduction activities for 20 days.
Applicant Pollutant Reduction Activity Description East Pennsboro Township (Cumberland County)
(NPDES Permit No. PA-0038414)This certification request is for nutrient reduction credits to be generated from the pollutant reduction activity of the Township's installed wastewater treatment process. North Londonderry Township Authority
(Lebanon County) (NPDES Permit No. PA-00261262)This certification request is for nutrient reduction credits to be generated from the pollutant reduction activity of the Township's installed wastewater treatment process. Lycoming Conservation District
(Lycoming County) on behalf of GLH FarmsThis certification is for agricultural best management practices. Lycoming Conservation District
(Lycoming County) on behalf Lambert FarmsThis certification is for agricultural best management practices. Lycoming Conservation District
(Lycoming County) on behalf of Bishcroft FarmsThis certification is for agricultural best management practices. Mid Cameron Authority (Cameron County)
(NPDES Permit No. PA-0028631)This certification request is for nutrient reduction credits to be generated from the pollutant reduction activity of the Authority's installed wastewater treatment process. University Joint Area Authority (Centre County)
(NPDES Permit No. PA-0026239)This certification request is for nutrient reduction credits to be generated from the pollutant reduction activity of the Authority's installed wastewater treatment process. Written Comments
Interested persons must submit written comments on these credit certification requests by May 23, 2014. The Department will accept comments submitted by e-mail, but comments submitted by facsimile will not be accepted. A return name and address must be included in each e-mail transmission. Written comments should be submitted to Jay Braund, Bureau of Point and Non-Point Source Management, Department of Environmental Protection, P. O. Box 8774, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8774, jbraund@pa.gov.
For further information about these certification requests or the Nutrient Credit Trading Program, contact Jay Braund at (717) 772-5636 or jbraund@pa.gov or visit the Department's web site at www.dep.state.pa.us (DEP Keywords: ''Nutrient Trading'').
E. CHRISTOPHER ABRUZZO,
Secretary[Pa.B. Doc. No. 14-926. Filed for public inspection May 2, 2014, 9:00 a.m.]
