The Department of Environmental Management adopted amendments to Rules and Regulations for Governing the Administration and Enforcement of the Fresh Water Wetlands Act. http://www.dem.ri.gov/pubs/regs/regs/water/wetlnd09.pdf.

The Department of Environmental Management adopted amendments to Rules and Regulations for the Priority Determination System for Federal and State Assistance to Local Governmental Units for Construction of Water Pollution Abatement Projects. http://www.dem.ri.gov/pubs/regs/regs/water/ppds2009.pdf.

The Department of Health and Environmental Control will hold a public hearing on proposed amendments to S.C. Code Ann. regs 61-62, Air Pollution Control Regulations and Standards. The proposed amendments are necessary to maintain consistency with federal rules. http://www.scstatehouse.gov/regs/4082.docx.

The Commission on Environmental Quality will hold a public hearing on proposed amendments to 30 Tex. Admin. Code §39.551, Public Notice; 30 Tex. Admin. Code §281.17, Applications Processing; and 30 Tex. Admin. Code §§295.151, and 295.158, Water Rights, Procedural.

The Commission on Environmental Quality adopted amendments to 30 Tex. Admin. Code §21.3, Water Quality Fees; and 30 Tex. Admin. Code §290.51, Public Drinking Water. The amendments ensure that there are sufficient funds in fiscal year 2010 to carry out the tasks required to protect state water resources. http://www.sos.state.tx.us/texreg/sos/adopted/30.ENVIRONMENTAL%20QUALITY.html#119.

The State Water Control Board adopted amendments to 9 Va. Admin. Code §25-260, Water Quality Standards. The amendments add a new section, 9 Va. Admin. Code §25-260-275, that is initiated when applications for new or expanded Virginia Pollutant Discharge Elimination System discharges to Eastern Shore waters are not denied under 9 Va. Admin. Code §25-260-270.

The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board proposed to repeal Wis. Admin. Code §§NR 102.03(8) to (10), 102.04(4)(b), (e)1., (5) to (7) and ch. NR 209; to renumber Wis. Admin. Code §§NR 102.03(1) to (7) and 102.04(4)(e); to amend Wis. Admin. Code §§NR 102.01, 102.04, 102.05, and ch. NR 106; and to create Wis. Admin. Code §§NR 102, subch. I , 102.03, 102.04(4)(e), (5) to (9), 102.05(3)(i), ch. NR 102, subch. II, and ch. NR 106, subchs. V and VI.

The Department of Environmental Management will hold a public hearing on proposed revisions to the Alabama SIP. The changes would incorporate measures to address the Jackson County portion of the Chattanooga, Tennessee, nonattainment area for the annual NAAQS for fine particulate matter. The hearing will be September 16, 2009. http://www.adem.state.al.us//PublicNotice/Aug09/8alsip.htm.

The Department of Environmental Management will hold a public hearing on proposed adoption of Ala. Admin. Code r. 335-13-13, which would establish a statewide solid waste reduction and recycling goal. The hearing will be September 23, 2009. http://www.adem.state.al.us//PublicNotice/Aug09/8div13.htm.

The Department of Environmental Management will hold a public hearing on proposed amendments to Ala. Admin. Code r. 335-6-15-.02, Definitions; 335-6-15-.04, Interim Prohibition for Deferred UST Systems; 335-6-15-.10, Operation and Maintenance of Corrosion Protection; 335-6-15-.13, Reporting and Recordkeeping; 335-6-15-.45, Delivery Prohibition; 335-6-15-.46, Operator Training; and 335-6-15-.47, Severability.