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SB 1022 Wastewater treatment plants; State Water Control Board to accept petitions relating therto.

Introduced by: Emmett W. Hanger, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

Wastewater treatment plants; total maximum daily load allocations. Establishes an expedited process for the State Water Control Board to review petitions from certain wastewater treatment facilities to maintain nutrient allocations based upon a higher design flow. The Board is authorized to accept these petitions through July 10, 2009. The Board in reviewing the petitions would determine whether to grant each petitioning facility an extension to December 31, 2015, to obtain a certificate at a higher design flow. The current deadline is December 31, 2010. Whether the facilities are granted or denied the extension, each facility would still have to comply with its currently applicable nutrient allocations by January 1, 2011, whether by obtaining point source nutrient credits or by some other means. This bill is identical to  HB 2074.

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:

Wastewater treatment plants; total maximum daily load allocations. Establishes an expedited process for the State Water Control Board to review petitions from certain wastewater treatment facilities to maintain nutrient allocations based upon a higher design flow. The Board is authorized to accept these petitions through July 10, 2010. The Board in reviewing the petitions would determine whether to grant each petitioning facility an extension to December 31, 2012, to obtain a certificate at a higher design flow. The current deadline is December 31, 2010. Whether the facilities are granted or denied the extension, each facility would still have to comply with their currently applicable nutrient allocations by January 1, 2011, whether obtaining point source nutrient credits or by some other means.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Wastewater treatment plants; total maximum daily load allocations. Creates an exception to the total maximum daily load allocations for certain wastewater treatment plants. The exception allows up to five additional years to conform to the total maximum daily load allocations for wastewater treatment plants that serve urban development areas or have begun construction on an expansion or upgrade by December 31, 2010.