The Department of Environmental Conservation amended Ch. 24, Groundwater Withdrawal Reporting and Permitting Rules. The rule pertains to the reporting requirements for groundwater withdrawals of greater than 20,000 gallons per day and the permitting requirements for groundwater withdrawals of greater than 57,600 gallons per day. Changes took effect June 22, 2011. http://www.vermontdrinkingwater.org/wsrules.htm#gw.
The Department of Environmental Quality amended 9 Va. Admin. Code §§20.60, 20.70, 20.81, 20.85, 20.120, 20.130, 20.140, 20.150, 20.160, & 20.170, Solid Waste Management Regulations. Changes make necessary corrections to the section following the March 16, 2011 amendment of 9 Va. Admin. Code §20.81. The changes take effect August 3, 2011. http://legis.state.va.us/codecomm/register/vol27/iss22/v27i22.pdf pp. 2303-401.
The Department of Environmental Quality amended 9 Va. Admin. Code §20.90, Solid Waste Management Permit Action Fees and Annual Fees. Changes relate to fees for nonhazardous solid waste management facilities. The amendment takes effect August 3, 2011. http://legis.state.va.us/codecomm/register/vol27/iss22/v27i22.pdf pp. 2402-11.
The Department of Ecology proposed to amend Wash. Admin. Code §§173.400, General Regulations for Air Pollution Sources, & 173.401, Operating Permit Regulation. Changes would ensure consistency between state rules and federal rules for greenhouse gas. There will be a public hearing on July 26, 2011, and the deadline for written comment is July 19. http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/laws/wsr/2011/13/11-13-127.htm.
The Department of Ecology proposed to amend Wash. Admin. Code §§173.98, Uses and limitations of the water pollution control revolving fund, & 173.95, Uses and limitations of centennial clean water fund. Changes would establish funding categories, ceiling amounts, and project eligibility for green project reserves projects and forgivable principal loans as part of the revolving fund. There will be a public hearing July 26, 2011, and the deadline for comment is August 3, 2011. The date of intended adoption is September 7, 2011.
The Department of Public Health and Environment amended 6 Colo. Code. Regs. §1007.2, Regulations Pertaining to Solid Waste Sites and Facilities. Changes alter definitions for "biohazardous waste" and "infectious waste." Changes take effect August 16, 2011. http://www.sos.state.co.us/CCR/Upload/NoticeOfRulemaking/ProposedRuleAttach2011-00441.RTF.
The Department of Public Health and Environment amended 6 Colo. Code. Regs. §1007.3, Hazardous Waste, to define "environmental use restriction" and "notice of environmental use restriction" and to add them to the list of documents subject to review fees. Changes take effect August 16, 2011. http://www.sos.state.co.us/CCR/Upload/NoticeOfRulemaking/ProposedRuleAttach2011-00445.RTF.
The Department of Public Health and Environment amended 6 Colo. Code. Regs. §1007.3, Hazardous Waste. Changes relate to manifest regulations for shipments of hazardous waste, including the addition of exception reporting requirements for rejected shipments moving to an alternate facility. Changes take effect August 16, 2011. http://www.sos.state.co.us/CCR/Upload/NoticeOfRulemaking/ProposedRuleAttach2011-00443.RTF.
The Department of Public Health and Environment amended 6 Colo. Code. Regs. §1007.3, Hazardous Waste. Changes relate to Revisions to the OECD Requirements for Export Shipments of Spent Lead-Acid Batteries. Among other changes, the amendments alter the definition of hazardous waste in the context of spent lead-acid batteries and add requirements for amber waste. Changes take effect August 16, 2011.
The Water Quality Control Commission amended 5 Colo. Code Regs. §1002.31, Basic Standards and Methodologies for Surface Water. Changes outline requirements for the Commission to grant temporary modification to numeric standards and delay consideration of nutrient criteria until March 2012. In addition, the Commission altered standards for a number of state rivers and basins. Changes take effect August 16, 2011. http://www.sos.state.co.us/CCR/Upload/AGORequest/AdoptedRules02011-00111.RTF.