Proposed Reissuance of NPDES General Permits for Aquaculture Facilities in Idaho Excluding Facilities Discharging Into the Upper Snake-Rock Subbasin (IDG131000) and Aquaculture Facilities Located in Indian Country in Idaho (IDG133000), 26415 [2019-11815]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[FRL–9994–73–Region 10]
Proposed Reissuance of NPDES
General Permits for Aquaculture
Facilities in Idaho Excluding Facilities
Discharging Into the Upper SnakeRock Subbasin (IDG131000) and
Aquaculture Facilities Located in
Indian Country in Idaho (IDG133000)
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of proposed reissuance of
NPDES General Permits and request for
public comment.
AGENCY:
The Director of the Water
Division, EPA Region 10, is proposing to
reissue two aquaculture National
Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
(NPDES) General Permits; Aquaculture
Facilities in Idaho Excluding Facilities
Discharging into the Upper Snake-Rock
Subbasin, and Aquaculture Facilities
Located in Indian Country in Idaho. As
proposed, the General Permits will
authorize discharges of wastewater from
cold water and warm water
Concentrated Aquatic Animal
Production facilities (also referred to as
CAAPs or ‘‘hatcheries’’). The permits
will largely replace and combine the
NPDES General Permit for Cold Water
Aquaculture Facilities in Idaho (not
subject to Wasteload Allocations)
(IDG131000) and the NPDES General
Permit for Aquaculture Facilities in
Idaho (subject to Wasteload Allocations)
(IDG130000) but will exclude facilities
discharging within the Upper SnakeRock Subbasin. The EPA is not taking
action on coverage for facilities that
discharge within the Upper Snake-Rock
Subbasin under IDG130000 at this time;
those facilities with coverage will
remain covered under IDG130000.
Coverage for facilities under IDG130000
that are not within the Upper SnakeRock Subbasin will be terminated once
coverage under IDG131000 or
IDG133000 is available. In addition,
with this reissuance, the EPA is
separating out discharges from
aquaculture facilities located in Indian
County in Idaho under a separate
General Permit number (IDG133000).
This will facilitate the transfer of
IDG131000 to the State of Idaho in 2020
as part of the phased implementation of
Idaho’s administration of the NPDES
Program. EPA will remain the
permitting authority for IDG133000.
DATES: Comments must be received by
July 22, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Comments on the draft
General Permits may be mailed to:
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10; 1200 Sixth Avenue, Suite 155,
WD19–C09; Seattle, WA 98101, or may
also be submitted by fax to (206) 553–
0165 or electronically to kusnierz.lisa@
epa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Permit documents may be found on the
EPA Region 10 website at:
www.epa.gov/npdes-permits/draftnpdes-general-permits-aquaculturefacilities-idaho. Copies of the draft
General Permits and Fact Sheet are also
available upon request. Requests may be
made to Audrey Washington at (206)
553–0523 or to Lisa Kusnierz at (208)
378–5626. Requests may also be
electronically mailed to:
washington.audrey@epa.gov, or
kusnierz.lisa@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
There are approximately 25 facilities
eligible for coverage under the two
General Permits. The Permits generally
share the same conditions but differ in
that IDG131000 is for facilities
discharging to waters of the U.S. in
Idaho (excluding facilities discharging
within the Upper Snake-Rock Subbasin)
and IDG133000 is for facilities
discharging to waters of the U.S. within
Indian Country in Idaho. Aquaculture
facilities may use one of several types of
production systems, including ponds,
flow-through systems, and recirculating
systems. Most of the facilities eligible
for coverage by the General Permits use
flow-through systems. Most facilities
have a quiescent zone at the bottom of
their raceways to allow solids and
debris to settle out (where they can be
vacuumed and removed) and use a fullflow settling basin or offline settling
basin to remove sediment and
associated pollutants prior to discharge.
The General Permits have numeric
effluent limits for total phosphorus and
total suspended solids for all facilities
and temperature limits for some
facilities, as well as prohibitions on
certain discharges and practices.
Numeric limitations for facilities may
differ depending on applicable Total
Maximum Daily Load (TMDL)
wasteload allocations. Permit conditions
include reporting requirements for the
usage of drugs and chemicals and
development of a Best Management
Practices Plan that addresses solids
control, operational requirements,
materials storage, structural
maintenance, recordkeeping, and
training.
The basis for the conditions and
requirements of the draft General
Permits are given in the Fact Sheet.
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Facilities will receive a written
notification from the EPA whether
permit coverage and authorization to
discharge under one of the General
Permits is approved. Major changes in
the permit conditions from the 2007
General Permit include: Removal of the
percent total suspended solids removal
requirement for offline settling basins,
prohibition on copper usage, the
addition of continuous temperature
monitoring for some facilities, and
miscellaneous monitoring revisions.
The EPA has completed a Biological
Evaluation for these Permit actions.
Consultation under the Endangered
Species Act between the EPA and the
National Marine Fisheries Service and
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has
been completed. The Services concurred
on the EPA’s determination that the
Permit actions are not likely to
adversely affect species listed under the
Endangered Species Act or designated
critical habitat.
II. Other Legal Requirements
This action was submitted to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review under Executive
Orders 12866, Regulatory Planning and
Review, and 13563, Improving
Regulation and Regulatory Review, and
was determined to be not significant.
Compliance with Endangered Species
Act, Essential Fish Habitat, Paperwork
Reduction Act, and other requirements
are discussed in the Fact Sheet to the
proposed permits.
Dated: May 22, 2019.
Angela Chung,
Acting Director, Water Division, Region 10.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9994-73-Region 10]
Proposed Reissuance of NPDES General Permits for Aquaculture
Facilities in Idaho Excluding Facilities Discharging Into the Upper
Snake-Rock Subbasin (IDG131000) and Aquaculture Facilities Located in
Indian Country in Idaho (IDG133000)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of proposed reissuance of NPDES General Permits and
request for public comment.
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SUMMARY: The Director of the Water Division, EPA Region 10, is
proposing to reissue two aquaculture National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (NPDES) General Permits; Aquaculture Facilities in
Idaho Excluding Facilities Discharging into the Upper Snake-Rock
Subbasin, and Aquaculture Facilities Located in Indian Country in
Idaho. As proposed, the General Permits will authorize discharges of
wastewater from cold water and warm water Concentrated Aquatic Animal
Production facilities (also referred to as CAAPs or ``hatcheries'').
The permits will largely replace and combine the NPDES General Permit
for Cold Water Aquaculture Facilities in Idaho (not subject to
Wasteload Allocations) (IDG131000) and the NPDES General Permit for
Aquaculture Facilities in Idaho (subject to Wasteload Allocations)
(IDG130000) but will exclude facilities discharging within the Upper
Snake-Rock Subbasin. The EPA is not taking action on coverage for
facilities that discharge within the Upper Snake-Rock Subbasin under
IDG130000 at this time; those facilities with coverage will remain
covered under IDG130000. Coverage for facilities under IDG130000 that
are not within the Upper Snake-Rock Subbasin will be terminated once
coverage under IDG131000 or IDG133000 is available. In addition, with
this reissuance, the EPA is separating out discharges from aquaculture
facilities located in Indian County in Idaho under a separate General
Permit number (IDG133000). This will facilitate the transfer of
IDG131000 to the State of Idaho in 2020 as part of the phased
implementation of Idaho's administration of the NPDES Program. EPA will
remain the permitting authority for IDG133000.
DATES: Comments must be received by July 22, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Comments on the draft General Permits may be mailed to:
Director, Water Division; USEPA Region 10; 1200 Sixth Avenue, Suite
155, WD19-C09; Seattle, WA 98101, or may also be submitted by fax to
(206) 553-0165 or electronically to [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Permit documents may be found on the
EPA Region 10 website at: www.epa.gov/npdes-permits/draft-npdes-general-permits-aquaculture-facilities-idaho. Copies of the draft
General Permits and Fact Sheet are also available upon request.
Requests may be made to Audrey Washington at (206) 553-0523 or to Lisa
Kusnierz at (208) 378-5626. Requests may also be electronically mailed
to: [email protected], or [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
There are approximately 25 facilities eligible for coverage under
the two General Permits. The Permits generally share the same
conditions but differ in that IDG131000 is for facilities discharging
to waters of the U.S. in Idaho (excluding facilities discharging within
the Upper Snake-Rock Subbasin) and IDG133000 is for facilities
discharging to waters of the U.S. within Indian Country in Idaho.
Aquaculture facilities may use one of several types of production
systems, including ponds, flow-through systems, and recirculating
systems. Most of the facilities eligible for coverage by the General
Permits use flow-through systems. Most facilities have a quiescent zone
at the bottom of their raceways to allow solids and debris to settle
out (where they can be vacuumed and removed) and use a full-flow
settling basin or offline settling basin to remove sediment and
associated pollutants prior to discharge.
The General Permits have numeric effluent limits for total
phosphorus and total suspended solids for all facilities and
temperature limits for some facilities, as well as prohibitions on
certain discharges and practices. Numeric limitations for facilities
may differ depending on applicable Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL)
wasteload allocations. Permit conditions include reporting requirements
for the usage of drugs and chemicals and development of a Best
Management Practices Plan that addresses solids control, operational
requirements, materials storage, structural maintenance, recordkeeping,
and training.
The basis for the conditions and requirements of the draft General
Permits are given in the Fact Sheet. Facilities will receive a written
notification from the EPA whether permit coverage and authorization to
discharge under one of the General Permits is approved. Major changes
in the permit conditions from the 2007 General Permit include: Removal
of the percent total suspended solids removal requirement for offline
settling basins, prohibition on copper usage, the addition of
continuous temperature monitoring for some facilities, and
miscellaneous monitoring revisions.
The EPA has completed a Biological Evaluation for these Permit
actions. Consultation under the Endangered Species Act between the EPA
and the National Marine Fisheries Service and the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service has been completed. The Services concurred on the
EPA's determination that the Permit actions are not likely to adversely
affect species listed under the Endangered Species Act or designated
critical habitat.
II. Other Legal Requirements
This action was submitted to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review under Executive Orders 12866, Regulatory Planning and
Review, and 13563, Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review, and was
determined to be not significant. Compliance with Endangered Species
Act, Essential Fish Habitat, Paperwork Reduction Act, and other
requirements are discussed in the Fact Sheet to the proposed permits.
Dated: May 22, 2019.
Angela Chung,
Acting Director, Water Division, Region 10.
[FR Doc. 2019-11815 Filed 6-5-19; 8:45 am]
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