7/21/2023 1:03 pm Date / Time filed with the Register of Regulations | VA.R. Document Number: R____-______ |
Virginia Register Publication Information
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Transmittal Sheet: Response to Petition for Rulemaking
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Initial Agency Notice
Agency Decision
Promulgating Board: | State Water Control Board |
Regulatory Coordinator: | Melissa Porterfield (804)698-4238 melissa.porterfield@deq.virginia.gov |
Agency Contact: | Allan Brockenbrough (804)836-2321 allan.brockenbrough@deq.virginia.gov |
Contact Address: | Department of Environmental Quality 1111 East Main Street, Suite 1400 P.O. Box 1105 Richmond, VA 23218 |
Chapter Affected: | |
9 vac 25 - 31: | Virginia Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (VPDES) Permit Regulation |
Statutory Authority: |
State: Section 62.1-44.15(10) of the Code of Virginia Federal: Section 402 of the Clean Water Act 40 Code of Federal Regulations, Parts 122, 123, 124, 403 and 503 |
Date Petition Received | 07/21/2023 |
Petitioner | Andy Cortez |
On July 12, 2023, the Department of Environmental Quality received Andy Cortez's petition to
the State Water Control Board (Board) to regulate commercial fishing vessel pump water
as a point source pollutant due to vacuum pump water containing dissolved organic
matter, including nitrogen, phosphorous, suspended solids, and high BOD. Mr. Cortez
states in the petition that the discharge is not in compliance with § 62.1-44.2, §
62.1-44.5.9A.1.3, 9VAC25-31-50.A.1 or 9VAC25-31-50.A.2. Mr. Cortez formally requests
that the Board amend the existing Virginia Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
(VPDES) Permit Regulations, 9VAC25-31 or develop a new regulation.
Agency Plan
A 21-day public comment period is being announced in the Virginia Register of Regulations.
Upon completion of the public comment period, the State Water Control Board will consider
the petition at a future meeting and decide whether or not to move forward with the
rulemaking.
Publication Date | 08/14/2023 (comment period will also begin on this date) |
Comment End Date | 09/04/2023 |