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Workshop & Listening Session

Workshop & Listening Session. NPDES General Permit for Wastewater Discharges from Water Treatment Plants. January 13, 2014. Permit History. First Issued Dec 1997 EIA done Reissued July 2003 30 Permittees Reissued ( eff date) Sept 2009 31 Permittees To Be Reissued ( eff ) Sept 2014 .

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Workshop & Listening Session

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  1. Workshop & Listening Session NPDES General Permit for Wastewater Discharges from Water Treatment Plants January 13, 2014

  2. Permit History • First Issued Dec 1997 EIA done • Reissued July 2003 30 Permittees • Reissued (eff date) Sept 2009 31 Permittees • To Be Reissued (eff) Sept 2014 Lower: Cl2 Limit Drop: D.O., Temp, THM, Discharge Rate, Volume Add: SWPPP

  3. Permit Violations in 2013 Late DMR 28 Chlorine effluent exceedance 3 Missed sampling 2 Missing O & M Manual 12 Missing Solid Waste Control Plan 15 Missing Spill Plan 15 Missing Stormwater PPP 16

  4. Ecology’s Intent for Sept 2014 General Permit • Stay the course • Reorganize all GPs to make them more consistent • Define terms consistently • Clarify goals of and methods for monitoring • State universal requirements consistently (Chapter 173-226 WAC)

  5. Specific Tweaks • Reorder the terms & conditions • Require electronic applications (eNOI) • Require electronic reporting of monitoring (eDMR) • Fix typos: • Report effluent flows S2C2a vs. S2C3 – Possible contradiction • S3A – “and all other discharges” • S3A – Indicates averaging pH is OK • S4 – Groups 1 & 2 not exhaustive • S5B – Must be 5 years retention • S6B2 – Add “or”

  6. Plan for Re-Issuance 11/8/2013 Send reminder letters to Permittees 1/13/2014 Workshop & Listening Session 3/1/2014 Application Renewal Due Date Early April 2014 Issue Draft Permit: 45-day comment period Early May 2014 Workshop & Public Hearing Mid-July 2014 Issue Final Permit & Responses to Comments 30-day appeal period Sept 1, 2014 Effective Date of Revised Permit

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