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<br />_CRnJA- - - - - - - <br />wvn. - - - - - -- <br />-~~~ <br />" <br />'\ <br /> <br /> <br />T <br /> <br />SOI'f from NRWA <br /> <br />The <br />Oean Water Act <br />Reauthorization <br />S.1081 <br /> <br />Comment <br /> <br />10cre are many other provisions. of <br />theC'WA that may han'an impa.ct <br />on watersystt>mS. Waterqualily <br />rest~an::h, wastcwatl.'I" training and <br />certification. watt>fcOr\.-<;("rvation, <br />and en\-imMlental audits a~ ~'c- <br />tions of the proposed l.lw that <br />should be e.xamint.>d by warer SoUp- <br />plieTS. <br /> <br />DROPS <br /> <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Vol. 4, No.6 <br /> <br />June 1992 <br /> <br />Background <br />ll1t' Cl~an Water Act reWA) impacb wall'f systl'tlb disposing of wall'r <br />plant wastl'S in St.'vt,'ral ways: <br /> <br />Stream dI.SJX)~ll is sub/t-'Ct to (I) N.ltitln,l! Pollution Discharge <br />Elimination Systt-'m (NPDES) pt.'nruts. (2) in-stream watl'f quality <br />criteria, and (3) di~h.:ugl' guidance dunuTlents under the CWA. <br /> <br />Dispi)saJ of water plant residuals to W.lstt'waler plants is subject to <br />pre--trc3tJT'\t.'nt standards unc!L'f the OVA. <br /> <br />. L-md application (otht'f than landfill) of water plant ft.'Siduals is <br />SUbjl..'(1 to sludge dispoSolI undl.."t' thl.' CWA. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. ~'parate stormwatl'r permits IT\,,;1Y abo be f\.'qUln>J of water sys- <br />ti.'ll'b having.1 stonmvater point l.h~'h..lrge to J walert-ody. <br />(USEPA did not include wa~'r "~'Sh'ms undl'r tht> CUfTl'nt <br />slonnwM('r n:-gulationJ <br /> <br />USEPA sIX"Cifil'S water \luality rnleria for 22 states tNt did not adopt e <br />their m\1l critena by February 4, lQQ2. TI\l'S4.' mlena n'\luirt' low k'vels <br />for copp...'r, zinc and trihalometh,:ml's, which could impact systems. <br /> <br />S. 1081 (eWA Reauthorization) <br /> <br />Provisions of S. Hlil that affl"Ct watl'r qu.1lity criteria ur effluent guide- <br />lint-s "ill imp.Kt water syst(.m..... suhjl..>ct to NT'DES IX'rmits. Provisions <br />th.,( fl'quire mon' stnngt-'Ilt pn....In',:H1Th.'nt rl'quirl'1T\l'llts will afft'Ct Wk <br />I('r S.YS.tl'ffiS dlschargmg wastes to w.lsh.'w.lter systems. Spt.'cific ~.."C... <br />tions oi thl' propOSi.>d bIll thai could haw a m.lj~)r Imp..lct are: <br /> <br />s..'l.tlon Ill: Ehlut.,.rt Gl,iddmt'S - Provid('S Ill'W mandatl'S for USEPA to <br />I~Ul' additillf'lill dflul'nt guidelint"S without ddi\Y and prompt revision <br />oj existmg st.lndards. The guidelint.'S for mdustri,11 din"Ct di..<;<:hargt-'S <br />whIch can include \....ak.r system.,>, must pnwlde for maximum n'liuc- <br />tion of (Ont.lminants in !hl'dischi\fb"l'. <br /> <br />~'(t1on 116: Pu.tmJtmt'71t StQ,zdurd..~... Rl'\luin..'S USEPA to dl've!op stan- <br />dards for pn."ITl'.1tnll'nt so that no pollutant dischargt.'5 to a waste\...atl.."t' <br />~ystem would P.1~S through, pn..'vt.'nt the bt.'ncfici.ll uS(' of sludge. or <br />contnPuu' tolhe C1.Jnt<Ulllf'lill1on oi ~Wl'f'-'ge sludge, Wall.... systems <br />may h.l\"l' to 11\'.11 thl'lr wall'r dj!'C.h.ugt's under lhi!> section. <br /> <br />s..'CtlOn 120: Per/Ill! Program Modlficilt/lm. Rl'quifl'S. USEPA to rt'\'1:-e all <br />Ilt.m-wa~ll'watl"t' sy:-tem pt'nm~ \\,th,} term of thn.'t' or mort' years to <br />(ompl~' WIth new (lr fl'\'i~,j st.md.ud:.. <br /> <br />s..'Ction 127; Pt'Tmll FCl'S - Rl'tluin..~.lll r,'mut holders to pay an .1Onu.11 <br />pt.'rmit fee of ntH ll~s than 52St)',) or more than $150,((\1. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />18 <br />