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At the end of last year, the PA Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) published the final, renewed NPDES General Permit for Stormwater Discharges Associated with Industrial Activity (PAG-03). The new permit becomes effective March 24, 2023. This means companies need to submit a Notice of Intent (NOI) by March 23, 2023, to be covered under the new permit.

As CMI has been informing our clients through webinars and articles, the requirements for stormwater discharges are becoming much more restrictive. PADEP has added several significant requirements to the new permit. Some of the changes are as listed below:

• Facilities that have not discharged over the previous General Permit term must report the results of at least one sample; those samples may be taken near basin outflows.
• The first annual report and annual installment of the NOI fee must be submitted by May 1, 2023.
• Companies will need to determine if they are discharging to impaired waters and are now required to submit analytical results for pollutants that are considered the cause of impairment when they send their NOI.
• New pollutants and benchmark values have been added, with monitoring required for these pollutants to start in the second half of 2023.
• Target Quantitation Limits (TQLs) were added to Part C of the General Permit. Make sure the lab you are using is aware to test for compliance with these limits.
• Companies will need to respond to benchmark exceedances through a corrective action plan.

If you have yet to plan for these changes, reach out to Compliance Management International to ensure you have all the latest information and for assistance with renewing your permit.

 

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