Environmental Quality Board to Hold Public Hearing in Williamsport
on Wastewater Treatment Requirements
PA-DEP News Release
10 December 2009
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Northcentral Regional Office
208 W. Third Street, Suite 101
Williamsport, Pa 17701
CONTACT: Daniel T. Spadoni
Phone: 570-327-3659
Williamsport – The state Environmental Quality Board will hold a public
hearing at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 16, in the Department of
Environmental Protection’s Northcentral Regional Office, 208 West Third
St., Williamsport, to accept comments on a proposal to amend DEP’s
Chapter 95 wastewater treatment requirements.
The proposed amendments would establish daily maximum effluent
standards of 500 parts per million (ppm) for total dissolved solids,
250 ppm for sulfate, and 250 ppm for chloride. In addition, for
wastewater from the oil and gas industry, daily maximum effluent
standards of 10 ppm for total barium and 10 ppm for total strontium are
proposed.
The full text of the rulemaking was published in the Nov. 7 issue of
the Pennsylvania Bulletin along with a correction notice published on
Nov. 14, and is available at www.pabulletin.com. The comment period
closes on Feb. 12, 2010.
Those wishing to present testimony at the hearing can register prior to
the start of the hearing. Oral testimony is limited to 10 minutes for
each witness. Witnesses are asked to submit three written copies of
their oral testimony to the hearing chairperson at the hearing.
Organizations are limited to designating one witness to present
testimony on their behalf at the hearing.
The Environmental Quality Board is a 20-member independent board that
adopts all of the Department of Environmental Protection's regulations.
Questions regarding this hearing should be directed to the board at
717-787-4526. Persons in need of accommodations as provided for in the
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 should contact the board at
717-787-4526 or through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service, (800)
654-5984 (TDD) to discuss how the board can best accommodate their
needs.
For more information, call 717-787-4526 or visit
www.depweb.state.pa.us, keyword: EQB.