The Department of Water Resources proposed to amend Cal. Code Regs. tit. 23 §2.5.1, Industrial Process Water Exclusion in the Calculation of Gross Water Use. The amendment would exclude industrial process water from the calculation of gross water use for purposes of urban water management planning. This would apply to all urban retail water suppliers required to submit an Urban Water Management Plan. There will be public hearings on April 13 and 18, 2011, and the comment period closes April 18.

The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment proposed to list androstenedione, dibromoacetonitrile, hexachlorobutadiene, and malonaldehyde, sodium salt, as known to the state to cause cancer. The deadline for public comment is April 4, 2011. http://www.oal.ca.gov/res/docs/pdf/notice/9z-2011.pdf pp. 310-13.

The Department of Public Health and Environment amended 6 Colo. Code Regs. §1007.6, pertaining to waste tire facilities and waste tire haulers. http://www.sos.state.co.us/CCR/Upload/AGORequest/AdoptedRules02010-01206.RTF.

The Air Pollution Control Board added 326 Ind. Admin. Code 26-2, Best Available Retrofit Technology Emission Limitations, to comply with the federal regional haze rule. The rule took effect March 9, 2011. http://www.in.gov/legislative/iac/20110309-IR-326090498FRA.xml.pdf.

The Air Pollution Control Board amended 326 Ind. Admin. Code 1-3-4, concerning the NAAQS for nitrogen dioxide and sulfur dioxide. The rule took effect March 9, 2011. http://www.in.gov/legislative/iac/20110309-IR-326100495FRA.xml.pdf.

The Environmental Protection Commission proposed to amend Iowa Admin. Code chs. 38, Private Water Well Construction Permits; 39, Requirements for Properly Plugging Abandoned Wells; 49, Nonpublic Water Supply Wells; and 82, Well Contractor Certification, and to adopt new Chapter 48, Ground Heat Exchanger (GHEX) Loop Borehole Systems. Changes would rescind current GHEX language and standardize the minimum construction requirements for this type of well. There will be six hearings throughout early April, and the deadline for public comment is April 12, 2011.

The Department of Environmental Quality amended Mont. Admin. R. 36.11.402, regarding forest management rules for implementing conservation easements and habitat conservation plans. The amendment adds rules for land subject to a habitat conservation plan. http://sos.mt.gov/arm/Register/archives/MAR2011/MAR11-05.pdf pp. 320-21.

The Department of Environmental Services proposed to amend Env-A 1200, Volatile Organic Compounds Reasonably Available Control Technology. Changes would implement U.S. EPA's control technique requirements and incorporate other federal regulations. There will be a public hearing April 1, 2011, and the deadline for public comment is April 11. http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/rules/register/2011/march-4-11.pdf pp. 5-6.

The Board of Public Utilities adopted N.J. Admin. Code §14.8.6, Offshore Wind Renewable Energy. The rules provide an application process and a framework under which the Board will consider and approve applications for offshore renewable facilities and Offshore Renewable Energy Certificates. These special adopted new rules will remain in effect until August 10, 2012, or until the rules are proposed for public comment and readopted through standard rulemaking procedures. http://www.lexisnexis.com/njoal/ 43 N.J.R. 658(a).

The Department of Environmental Protection proposed to adopt N.J. Admin. Code §7.1B, Waiver of Department Rules, to establish the conditions and procedures for the Department to approve waivers from strict compliance with its rules. A waiver may be granted if rules conflict, a rule is unduly burdensome in specific application, or a net environmental benefit would be realized. There will be a public hearing April 14, 2011, and the deadline for public comment is May 6. http://www.lexisnexis.com/njoal/ 43 N.J.R. 473(a).