Source: https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/40/131.40
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CFR › Title 40 › Chapter I › Subchapter D › Part 131 › Subpart D › Section 131.40 40 CFR 131.40 - Puerto Rico
§ 131.40
Use designations for marine waters.
In addition to the Commonwealth's adopted use designations, the following waterbodies in Puerto Rico have the beneficial use designated in this paragraph (a) within the bays specified below, and within the Commonwealth's territorial seas, as defined in section 502(8) of the Clean Water Act, and 33 CFR 2.05-5, except such waters classified by the Commonwealth as SB.
500m offshore
3 miles offshore
Guayanilla & Tallaboa Bays
Punta Guanajibo
mouth of Río Bayamón
Yabucoa Port
Criteria that apply to Puerto Rico's marine waters.
In addition to all other Commonwealth criteria, the following criteria for bacteria apply to the waterbodies in paragraph (a) of this section:
Water quality standard variances.
The Regional Administrator, EPA Region 2, is authorized to grant variances from the water quality standards in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section where the requirements of this paragraph (c) are met. A water quality standard variance applies only to the permittee requesting the variance and only to the pollutant or pollutants specified in the variance; the underlying water quality standard otherwise remains in effect.
A water quality standards variance may be granted if the applicant demonstrates to EPA that attaining the water quality standard is not feasible because:
Natural, ephemeral, intermittent or low flow conditions or water levels prevent the attainment of the use, unless these conditions may be compensated for by the discharge of sufficient volume of effluent discharges without violating Commonwealth water conservation requirements to enable uses to be met;
Human caused conditions or sources of pollution prevent the attainment of the use and cannot be remedied or would cause more environmental damage to correct than to leave in place;
Dams, diversions or other types of hydrologic modifications preclude the attainment of the use, and it is not feasible to restore the waterbody to its original condition or to operate such modification in a way which would result in the attainment of the use;
Physical conditions related to the natural features of the waterbody, such as the lack of a proper substrate, cover, flow, depth, pools, riffles, and the like unrelated to water quality, preclude attainment of aquatic life protection uses; or
Procedures. An applicant for a water quality standards variance shall submit a request to the Regional Administrator of EPA Region 2. The application shall include all relevant information showing that the requirements for a variance have been met. The applicant must demonstrate that the designated use is unattainable for one of the reasons specified in paragraph (c)(3) of this section. If the Regional Administrator preliminarily determines that grounds exist for granting a variance, he/she shall provide public notice of the proposed variance and provide an opportunity for public comment. Any activities required as a condition of the Regional Administrator's granting of a variance shall be included as conditions of the NPDES permit for the applicant. These terms and conditions shall be incorporated into the applicant's NPDES permit through the permit reissuance process or through a modification of the permit pursuant to the applicable permit modification provisions of Puerto Rico's NPDES program.
A variance may not exceed five years or the term of the NPDES permit, whichever is less. A variance may be renewed if the applicant reapplies and demonstrates that the use in question is still not attainable. Renewal of the variance may be denied if the applicant did not comply with the conditions of the original variance, or otherwise does not meet the requirements of this section.
[69 FR 3524, Jan. 26, 2004]
§ 131.40 Puerto Rico
Use designations for marine waters. In addition to the Commonwealth's adopted use designations, the following waterbodies in Puerto Rico have the beneficial use designated in this paragraph (a) within the bays specified below, and within the Commonwealth's territorial seas, as defined in section 502(8) of the Clean Water Act, and 33 CFR 2.05-5, except such waters classified by the Commonwealth as SB.
Waterbody segment From To Designated use Coastal Waters
Criteria that apply to Puerto Rico's marine waters. In addition to all other Commonwealth criteria, the following criteria for bacteria apply to the waterbodies in paragraph (a) of this section:
Water quality standard variances. The Regional Administrator, EPA Region 2, is authorized to grant variances from the water quality standards in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section where the requirements of § 131.14 are met.
[69 FR 3524, Jan. 26, 2004, as amended at 80 FR 51050, Aug. 21, 2015] This is a list of United States Code sections, Statutes at Large, Public Laws, and Presidential Documents, which provide rulemaking authority for this CFR Part.This list is taken from the Parallel Table of Authorities and Rules provided by GPO [Government Printing Office].It is not guaranteed to be accurate or up-to-date, though we do refresh the database weekly. More limitations on accuracy are described at the GPO site.United States CodeU.S. Code: Title 33 - NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS§ 1251 - Congressional declaration of goals and policy§ 1252 - Comprehensive programs for water pollution control§ 1252a - Reservoir projects, water storage; modification; storage for other than for water quality, opinion of Federal agency, committee resolutions of approval;...prescribed water quality benefits in relation to total project benefits§ 1253 - Interstate cooperation and uniform laws§ 1254 - Research, investigations, training, and information§ 1254a - Research on effects of pollutants§ 1255 - Grants for research and development§ 1256 - Grants for pollution control programs§ 1257 - Mine water pollution control demonstrations§ 1257a - State demonstration programs for cleanup of abandoned mines for use as waste disposal sites; authorization of appropriations§ 1258 - Pollution control in the Great Lakes§ 1259 - Training grants and contracts§ 1260 - Applications; allocation§ 1261 - Scholarships§ 1262 - Definitions and authorizations§ 1263 - Alaska village demonstration projects§ 1263a - Grants to Alaska to improve sanitation in rural and Native villages§ 1264 - Omitted§ 1265 - In-place toxic pollutants§ 1266 - Hudson River reclamation demonstration proj­ect§ 1267 - Chesapeake Bay§ 1268 - Great Lakes§ 1269 - Long Island Sound§ 1270 - Lake Champlain Basin Program§ 1271 - Sediment survey and monitoring§ 1271a - Research and development program§ 1272 - Environmental dredging§ 1273 - Lake Pontchartrain Basin§ 1274 - Watershed pilot projects