No new regulations were published this week.  Pennsylvania Bulletin - March 30, 2013

Proposed Regulations Open For Comment - DEP webpage

Proposed Regulations With Closed Comment Periods - DEP webpage

DEP Regulatory Agenda - DEP webpage

Technical Guidance & Permits

The Department of Environmental Protection published notice of final technical guidance involving the Clean Water Program Field Order Manual, implementation of the Lake Erie Bluff Recession and Setback regulations and bulk water hauling systems guidance.

DEP also published notice of a hearing on a proposed revision of the State Air Quality Implementation Plan motor vehicle emissions budgets in the Reading area.

The Susquehanna River Basin Commission published notice of project approved for consumptive water use in February.

Final: DEP ID: 385-4000-002. Title: Field Order Instruction Manual for the Clean Water Program. Description: This policy provides minor amendments to the existing guidance regarding the Field Order Instruction Manual for Water Quality Operations. Minor revisions were made to incorporate the new bureau name with responsibility for the document and references to older regulations. Two forms (3800-FM-BPNPSM0017a and b) within the document were also inserted to incorporate the latest forms with the new bureau name.

Final: DEP ID: 394-2000-001. Title: Municipal Reference Document: Guidance for the Implementation of the Chapter 85 Bluff Recession and Setback Regulations. Description: The Bluff Recession and Setback Act of 1980 (BRSA) and regulations at 25 Pa. Code Chapter 85 (relating to bluff recession and setback) establish the Lake Erie bluff setback program. Lake Erie bluff setbacks are designated within formally established Bluff Recession Hazard Areas, which are implemented and enforced, with Department oversight, by the local municipalities along the Lake Erie shoreline. Chapter 85 of 25 Pa. Code was revised by the Environmental Quality Board in 2009 and the BRSA was amended by the Pennsylvania General Assembly through Act 72 of 2011. This revised technical guidance document reflects these recent changes and provides more comprehensive, narrative-style guidance for municipalities and bluff landowners on the implementation of the Lake Erie Bluff Recession and Setback program. This technical guidance document was published as draft at 42 Pa.B. 3026 (May 26, 2012) for a 30-day public comment period from May 26, 2012, through June 25, 2012. Sixteen comments were received from one commentator. Revisions to the draft technical guidance document resulting from the public comments are described in the accompanying Comment and Response Document.

Final: DEP ID: 383-2127-103. Title: Permitting of Bulk Water Hauling Systems Guidance. Description: This guidance document establishes procedures that the Department staff will follow in the implementation of permitting activities for bulk water hauling systems. Recognizing that the number of bulk water hauling customers is more likely to vary from year to year than those served by a piped system, discretion in maintaining a bulk water hauling permit is provided to account for systems that may periodically drop below the required number of connections or people served. This technical guidance document was published as draft at 42 Pa.B. 6344 (October 6, 2012) for a 30-day public comment period from October 6, 2012, through November 5, 2012. No comments were received. Minor edits were made to the Draft Guidance document for clarity. Under Section 1 Permit Application on page 1; the phrase construction and operation on the first sentence was replaced with ''public water system.'' Under Section 3 Permit Fee on page 3; the last sentence was rewritten to ''No permit fee is required for a minor permit amendment.'' Under Section 9 Monitoring Requirements; the last paragraph was rewritten to ''Bulk water haulers that obtain finished water from an out-of-state public water supply source must submit to the Department a copy of acceptable analytical results of compliance monitoring conducted by the public water system supplying the source water.

Technical Guidance Comment Deadlines - DEP webpage

Recently Closed Comment Periods For Technical Guidance - DEP webpage

Technical Guidance Recently Finalized - DEP webpage

Copies of Final Technical Guidance - DEP webpage

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