Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 24.09.1998

State Program Requirements; Approval of Application to Administer the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Program; Texas

On September 14, 1998, the Regional Administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 6, approved the application by the State of Texas to administer and enforce the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) program for regulating discharges of pollutants into waters of the State. The authority to approve State programs is provided to EPA in Section 402(b) of the Clean Water Act (CWA). The approved state program, i.e., the Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) program, is a partial program to the extent described in this Notice (see section titled ``Scope of the TPDES Program''). The TPDES program will be administered by the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC). In making its decision, EPA has considered all comments and issues raised during the public comment periods. Summaries of the comments and EPA responses are contained in this notice. The comments and public hearing record are contained in the administrative record supporting this notice.