[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 48 (Tuesday, March 12, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11115-11116]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-5867]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Notice of Availability of Draft NPDES General Permits for Reverse 
Osmosis Reject Water Discharges in the State of Massachusetts

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice of availability of the draft NPDES General Permit 
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SUMMARY: The Director of the Office of Ecosystem Protection, 
Environmental Protection Agency-New England (EPA-NE), is today 
providing notice of the availability of the Draft National Pollutant 
Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) general permit for reverse osmosis 
reject water discharges to certain waters in the State of Massachusetts 
as authorized by section 301(a) of the Clean Water Act. See also 40 CFR 
122.28. The draft NPDES general permit establishes Notice of Intent 
(NOI) requirements, effluent limitations, standards, prohibitions and 
management practices for reverse osmosis reject water discharges. 
Reverse osmosis reject water is defined as pumped or drained wastewater 
discharges from reverse osmosis units.
    Owners and/or operators of sites that discharge reverse osmosis 
reject water, will be required to submit an NOI to EPA-NE to be covered 
by the appropriate general permit and will receive a written 
notification from EPA-NE of permit coverage and authorization to 
discharge under the general permit. The general permit does not cover 
new sources as defined under 40 CFR 122.2.

DATES: For comment period: Interested persons may submit comments on 
the draft general permit as part of the administrative record to the 
EPA-NE, at the address given below, no later than April 11, 2002.

ADDRESSES: The draft permit is based on an administrative record 
available for public review at EPA-NE, Office of Ecosystem Protection 
(CPE), 1 Congress Street, Suite 1100, Boston, Massachusetts 02114-2023. 
Written comments may be hand delivered or mailed to this address. 
Electronic comments may be e-mailed to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Additional information concerning the 
draft permit may be obtained between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 
p.m. Monday through Friday excluding holidays from: Betsy Davis, EPA-
NE, Office of Ecosystem Protection, NPDES Permit Unit; One Congress 
Street, Boston, MA 02114-2023; telephone: 617-918-1576; e-mail: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The draft NPDES general permit may be viewed 
over the Internet via the EPA-NE web site www.epa.gov/region01/topics/water/permits.html. To obtain a hard copy of the document, please call, 
e-mail or write to Ms. Davis at the addresses listed above. The draft 
general permit includes FACT SHEET AND SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 
sections that set forth principal facts and the significant factual, 
legal and policy questions considered in the

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development of the draft permit. A reasonable fee may be charged for 
copying requests.
    When the general permit is issued, it will be published in its 
entirety in the Federal Register. The general permit will be effective 
on the date specified in the Federal Register and it will expire five 
years from the date that the final permit is published in the Federal 
Register.

    Dated: February 19, 2002.
Robert W. Varney,
Regional Administrator, Region I.
[FR Doc. 02-5867 Filed 3-11-02; 8:45 am]
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