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| 00-10518 | Final Modification of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General Permit for Storm Water Discharges From Construction Activities | Notice | Section 405 of the Water Quality Act of 1987 (WQA) added section 402(p) of the Clean Water Act (CWA) which requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to develop a phased approach to regulate storm water discharges under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) program. EPA published a final regulation on November 16, 1990, (55 FR 47990) establishing permit application requirements for storm water discharges associated with industrial activity. EPA defined the term "storm water discharge associated with industrial activity" in a comprehensive manner to cover a wide variety of facilities. This definition greatly expanded the number of industrial facilities subject to the NPDES program. Construction activities that disturb at least five acres of land and have point source discharges to waters of the U.S. are defined as an "industrial activity" per 40 CFR 122.26(b)(14)(x). 40 CFR 122.4(d) and (i) prohibit EPA from authorizing discharges which will cause or contribute to the impaired use of waters of the U.S. Currently, facilities discharging to waters listed in accordance with the requirements of Section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act would most likely be required to apply for individual permit coverage, which is resource intensive for both the applicant and the NPDES permit issuing authority. Therefore, EPA Region 4 has concluded that additional permitting measures in the existing storm water general permit for construction activities are necessary to assure that storm water discharges to 303(d) waters, listed for TSS, do not cause or contribute to the impaired designated use of a water body. The following provides notice for a final modification of the NPDES general permit, accompanying response to comments, and fact sheet for storm water discharges from construction activities in the following areas of Region 4: | 2000-04-28 | 2000 | 4 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2000/04/28/00-10518/final-modification-of-the-national-pollutant-discharge-elimination-system-npdes-general-permit-for | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2000-04-28/pdf/00-10518.pdf | Environmental Protection Agency | 145 | Section 405 of the Water Quality Act of 1987 (WQA) added section 402(p) of the Clean Water Act (CWA) which requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to develop a phased approach to regulate storm water discharges under the National Pollutant... |