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EPA/OW | RIN: 2040-AF67 | Publication ID: Spring 2017 |
Title: Public Notice Requirements for Combined Sewer Overflow Discharges to the Great Lakes | |
Abstract:
Section 425 of the 2016 Consolidated Appropriations Act (section 425) requires EPA to work with the Great Lakes states (Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York) to create public notice requirements for combined sewer overflow (CSO) discharges to the Great Lakes. This rule would implement that requirement for CSO permittees. Section 425 requires (1) initial notification of CSO events, (2) follow-up notice, and (3) annual publication of a list of entities providing follow-up notice. At a minimum, the contents of the initial notice are to include the dates and times of the applicable discharge; the volume of the discharge; and a description of any public access areas impacted by the discharge. Follow-up notice requirements must include a description of each applicable discharge; the cause of the discharge; and plans to prevent a reoccurrence of a CSO discharge to the Great Lakes Basin. The minimum content requirements are to be consistent for all affected states. Section 425 provides that the notice and publication requirements are to be implemented by not later than December 18, 2017. However, EPA may extend the implementation deadline for individual communities if the community needs additional time to comply in order to avoid undo economic hardship. EPA worked with Great Lakes states' state environmental agencies to identify and evaluate options for implementing section 425. EPA also met with various stakeholder groups that represent municipalities, industry practitioners, and environmental organizations to hear their perspectives on implementing section 425 at a public listening session on September 14, 2016 in Chicago, Illinois. On January 13, 2017, EPA published a proposed rule that would establish public notification requirements for CSOs to the Great Lakes Basin. The public comment period on the proposed rule closed March 14. |
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Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA) | Priority: Other Significant |
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage |
Major: No | Unfunded Mandates: No |
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 122 | |
Legal Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1314 33 U.S.C. 1361(a) |
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Overall Description of Deadline: Section 425 of the 2016 Consolidated Appropriations Act requires EPA to work with the Great Lakes states to create public notice requirements for combined sewer overflow discharges to the Great Lakes. |
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No | Government Levels Affected: Local, State |
Small Entities Affected: No | Federalism: No |
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No | |
RIN Information URL: https://www.epa.gov/npdes/combined-sewer-overflows-great-lakes-basin | |
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No | |
Agency Contact: Lisa Biddle Environmental Protection Agency Office of Water 4303T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460 Phone:202 566-0350 Email: biddle.lisa@epa.gov Kevin Weiss Environmental Protection Agency Office of Water 4203M, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460 Phone:202 564-0742 Fax:202 564-0717 Email: weiss.kevin@epa.gov |