Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 06/12/1995

National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES); Preparation of Draft General Permit for the States of Maine, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire

The Regional Administrator of the six states of New England is issuing Notice of a Draft National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General Permit for construction dewatering facilities in certain waters of the States of Maine, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire. This draft general NPDES Permit establishes notice of intent (NOI) requirements, effluent limitations, standards, prohibitions and management practices for the construction dewatering discharges. Owners and/or operators of facilities discharging effluent from construction dewatering facilities will be required to submit to EPA, Region I, a notice of intent (NOI) to be covered by the appropriate general permit and will receive a written notification from EPA of permit coverage and authorization to discharge under the general permit. The draft permit is based on an administrative record available for public review at Environmental Protection Agency, Region I, John F. Kennedy Federal Building, CMA. Boston, Massachusetts 02203. The following FACT SHEET AND SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section sets forth principal facts and the significant factual, legal, and policy questions considered in the development of the draft p