| Petition Information | |
|---|---|
| Petition Title | Opequon WR Facility Nutrient Wasteload Allocations |
| Date Filed | 10/16/2006 |
| Petitioner | esse W. Moffett, Executive Director, Frederick-Winchester Service Authority (FWSA) |
| Petitioner's Request | Amend the Water Quality Management Planning Regulation (9 VAC 25-720-50.C), to modify total nitrogen (TN) and total phosphorus (TP) waste load allocations for the FWSA-Opequon Water Reclamation Facility; VPDES Permit No. 0065552. The TN and TP allocations are currently based on a permitted design capacity of 8.4 million gallons per day (MGD), and FWSA claims that the exisiting infrastructure is more appropriately classified as 12.6 MGD. FWSA requests that the facility's waste load allocations be increased from 102,336 lbs/yr to 153,422 lbs/yr for TN, and from 7,675 lbs/yr to 11,506 lbs/yr for TP, to reflect a design capacity of 12.6 MGD. |
| Agency's Plan | Public-notice receipt of the petition and provide for a 21-day public comment period. Upon close of the public comment period, review any comments received and then make a decision to either initiate a rulemaking or place the petition on the Board's next meeting agenda for their consideration. |
| Comment Period | Began 11/13/2006 Ended 12/4/2006 0 comments |
| Agency Decision | Initiate a regulatory change |
| Response Date | 3/8/2007 |
| Agency Decision Summary | Type over this text and enter a summary of the agency's decision. |
| Associated regulatory action | Amend Nutrient Waste Load Allocations in Section 50.C. for the Merck WWTP and the Frederick-Winchester Service Authority Opequon WRF Latest Stage: Final |