Reissuance of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General Permit For Dewatering and Petroleum Fuel Contaminated Ground/Storm Waters in the State of Florida

摘要

The Regional Administrator, EPA, Region IV is reissuing the final National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General Permit No. FLG830000 to facilities within the political boundary of the State of Florida. This final reissued NPDES general permit contains effluent limitations, prohibitions, reporting requirements and other conditions on facilities which discharge uncontaminated groundwater associated with dewatering or treated groundwater and/or storm water incidental to the groundwater cleanup operation which have been contaminated by automotive gasoline, aviation and/or diesel fuels. This permit authorizes discharges from facilities currently located in and discharging to surface waters within the political boundary of the State of Florida, and any new treatment facilities placed in operation during the term of this permit. Reissuance of this final NPDES will allow general dewatering and cleanup actions at petroleum contaminated sites to begin without the delays of individual NPDES permit issuance procedures. For facilities seeking coverage for general dewatering discharges, coverage under the general permit is automatic, upon the permittee's receipt of acceptable g