The Department of Environmental Protection published final technical guidance related to the sewage facilities program and draft guidance for comment on aboveground storage tanks and small flow treatment facilities. DEP has also published for comment a draft Coastal Zone Management Program Assessment.

Final: DEP ID: 362-4000-003. Act 537 Program Guidance: Local Agency/Municipality Evaluation and Compliance Activity. This document provides guidance concerning the implementation and execution of compliance and enforcement activities related to the Sewage Facilities Act (Act 537).

Final: DEP ID: 362-4000-004. Act 537 Program Guidance: Sewage Enforcement Officer Evaluation and Compliance Activity. This document identifies general strategy and procedures used by Department staff when evaluating the performance of a sewage enforcement officer (SEO) relative to their responsibilities specified in Act 537.

Final: DEP ID: 362-4000-005. Act 537 Program Guidance: Enforcement--Identifying, Tracking and Resolving of Sewage Facilities Act Violations. This document identifies general strategy and procedures used by Department staff for pursuing enforcement activity against municipalities, local agencies and sewage enforcement officers found to be sufficiently deficient in their responsibilities under Act 537 to warrant formal action.

Final: DEP ID: 362-4180-004. Act 537 Program Guidance: Calculating Civil Penalty Assessment Amounts. This document establishes procedures for the calculation and assessment of civil penalties under Act 537.

Final: DEP ID: 362-4180-005. Act 537 Program Guidance; Civil Penalty Assessment Processing. This document establishes procedures to ensure the consistent application and processing of civil penalty assessment authority, as provided to the Department by section 13.1 of Act 537.

Draft: DEP ID: 362-0300-002. Small Flow Treatment Facilities Manual. This manual proposes major amendments to the existing guidance at 33 Pa.B. 5783 (November 22, 2003) regarding the design, permitting, installation, operation and maintenance of small flow treatment facilities.

Draft: DEP ID: 563-2112-101. Aboveground Storage Tanks on Coal Mining Permits. This draft technical guidance document describes the permitting and monitoring requirements for aboveground storage tanks on coal mine sites.

For copies of Draft Technical Guidance (DEP website)

For copies of Final Technical Guidance (DEP website)

2/17/2006