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In the News |
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Public
Comment Period Now Open
on Proposed Changes to
PA TDS Standards
Changes
are proposed to
Pennsylvania’s water
quality effluent
standards for total
dissolved solids (TDS)
and related constituents
to protect
Pennsylvania’s waterways
and public drinking
water. The changes would
set daily maximum
effluent standards for
TDS, sulfate, and
chloride. They would
also set standards for
barium and strontium in
wastewaters from the oil
and gas industry.
A
new Penn
State Cooperative
Extension publication
helps stakeholders
better understand the
proposed rule changes
and make informed input
about the proposal. The
90-day public comment
period ends on February
5, 2010. Four
public hearings on
the proposed changes
will be held around the
state.
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Bipartisan
Senate, House Bills
Introduced To Strengthen
PA Nutrient
Credit Trading Program (April
2009) |
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PA Sustainable Water
Infrastructure Task
Force's
final report (Nov. 1,
2008) |
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Final Revised CAFO Rule Signed. EPA has finalized a
rule helping to protect the nation's water quality by
requiring concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) to
safely manage manure. Rule, factsheet, and press release
available.
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Maryland Implements
Policy for Nutrient Cap Management and Trading.
The Maryland Department of
the Environment recently released details about the
state’s new Policy for Nutrient Cap Management and
Trading for point source nutrients. Unlike other
states, Maryland does not allow trading in lieu of major
wastewater treatment plant upgrades. “The policy
addresses the need to achieve early nutrient load
reductions from point sources through enhanced nutrient
removal upgrades” and allows for increased point source
loading due to future population growth.
The policy took effect on April 17, 2008. This is Phase I of
the policy. The Maryland Department of Agriculture is
currently developing Phase II of the policy, which will
address point to nonpoint trading/offsets.
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Penn
State Extension's publication,
Access and
Allocation of Water in Pennsylvania, will help
Pennsylvanians to understand the system of water rights
in the Commonwealth. The publication includes an
introduction to the Water Resources Planning Act of 2002
(Act 220), which mandated the 2008 update of
Pennsylvania’s water plan that answers
questions such as how much water we have, how much we
use, and how much we need.
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