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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 06-1914

NOTICES

Availability of Technical Guidance

[36 Pa.B. 6051]
[Saturday, September 30, 2006]

   Technical guidance documents are available on the Department of Environmental Protection's (Department) website at www.depweb.state.pa.us (DEP Keyword: Technical Guidance). The ''Final Documents'' heading is the link to a menu of the various Department bureaus where each bureau's final technical guidance documents are posted. The ''Draft Technical Guidance'' heading is the link to the Department's draft technical guidance documents.

   The Department will continue to revise its nonregulatory documents, as necessary, throughout 2006.

Ordering Paper Copies of Department Technical Guidance

   The Department encourages the use of the Internet to view and download technical guidance documents. When this option is not available, persons can order a paper copy of any of the Department's draft or final technical guidance documents by contacting the Department at (717) 783-8727.

   In addition, bound copies of some of the Department's documents are available as Department publications. Check with the appropriate bureau for more information about the availability of a particular document as a publication.

Changes to Technical Guidance Documents

   Following is the current list of recent changes. Persons who have questions or comments about a particular document should call the contact person whose name and phone number is listed with each document.

Final Technical Guidance

   DEP ID: 392-2130-014. Title: Guidelines for Identification of Critical Water Planning Areas. Description: The Water Resources Planning Act (Act 220 of 2002), 27 Pa.C.S. Chapter 31, requires that the State Water Plan be updated and, as part of the update, identify areas in this Commonwealth where there is not enough water under either current or future conditions. These areas, where demands exceed the safe yield of available water resources, are called Critical Water Planning Areas (CWPAs). Act 220 of 2002 directs the Department to develop guidance for identifying these areas. This guidance document was written to assist the Department, the committees established under the act and the public by outlining the criteria and process to be used for the identification of CWPAs. The Department and the committees spent approximately 1 year developing this policy and addressing public comments in the fall of 2005. The policy provides criteria and a process for identifying CWPAs that will help the decision making process on CWPAs and their ultimate inclusion into the State Water Plan. Specifically, Chapter 1 of the guidance contains the statutory authority; Chapter 2 outlines the criteria to be used; and Chapter 3 presents the process that will be followed to identify CWPAs. The criteria are solely for planning purposes and are not intended to reflect existing or future regulatory requirements. A notice requesting public comment on the draft version of this document was published at 35 Pa.B. 4791 (August 20, 2005). A 30-day public comment period was provided that concluded on September 19, 2005. Comments were received on the draft guidance, which are addressed in a Comment and Response document that is available on the Department's website at www.depweb.state.pa.us (DEP Keyword: Technical Guidance). Contact: Susan Weaver, Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Watershed Management, Division of Water Use Planning, 400 Market Street, P. O. Box 8555, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8555, (717) 783-8055; suweaver@state.pa.us. Effective Date: September 30, 2006.

KATHLEEN A. MCGINTY,   
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 06-1914. Filed for public inspection September 29, 2006, 9:00 a.m.]


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