NOTICES
Availability of Amended General NPDES Permit for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) (PAG-12)
[36 Pa.B. 5832]
[Saturday, September 16, 2006]The Department of Environmental Protection (Department), by this notice, announces the availability of the amended general NPDES permit for concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) (PAG-12). The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved the general permit and it will be available for use on October 1, 2006, on which date the current general permit will expire. Operations that are currently under the existing permit will receive a letter explaining the transition to the new permit conditions. The amended permit reflects changes made based upon public comments received on the draft amended permit. Notice requesting public comments on the proposed revisions to PAG-12 was published at 36 Pa.B. 233 (January 14, 2006). A comment and response (C & R) document has also been prepared by Department.
The amended general NPDES permit, notice of intent (NOI), instructions for completing the NOI, NOI checklist and C & R document are being duplicated for distribution and will be posted on Department's website at www.dep.state.pa.us/dep/deputate/watermgt/wc/Subjects/CDNM/cafo_home. htm.
The documents may also be available by writing or calling the Department's Central Office in the Division of Conservation Districts and Nutrient Management, Bureau of Watershed Management at the location as follows, or by contacting one of the six Department regional offices.
Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Watershed Management, Division of Conservation Districts and Nutrient Management, Rachel Carson State Office Building, P. O. Box 8465, 10th Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8465, (717) 783-7577.
KATHLEEN A. MCGINTY,
Secretary
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 06-1810. Filed for public inspection September 15, 2006, 9:00 a.m.]
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