Environmental Protection Agency June 16, 2011 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Office of Wastewater Management of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is holding a workshop to solicit the views of stakeholders concerning a number of issues. These include views on how the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) regulations should apply to municipal sanitary sewer collection systems, sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs), and peak wet weather discharges at publicly owned treatment works (POTW) treatment plants. EPA will also seek views on the 2005 draft Peak Flows Policy. The workshop will include a facilitated discussion with representatives of organizations that represent POTWs, state NPDES permitting authorities, and non-for-profit environmental groups. EPA invites other interested members of the public to observe the workshop and to offer verbal comments at designated times during the workshop or to submit written comments to the Agency.

On March 22, 2004, the U.S. EPA issued final regulations allowing research, development and demonstration (RD&D) permits to be issued to certain municipal solid waste landfills by approved states. On March 3, 2011, Ohio submitted an application to the U.S. EPA Region 5 seeking Federal approval of its RD&D. Ohio's RD&D requirements allow the State to issue RD&D permits to owners and operators of MSWLF units in accordance with state law. Subject to public review and comment, this notice approves Ohio's RD&D permit requirements.