Virginia Administrative Code › Title 9 - ENVIRONMENT › Agency 25 - STATE WATER CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 875 - VIRGINIA EROSION AND STORMWATER MANAGEMENT REGULATION › Part VII - Virginia Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (VPDES) Permits › Article 5 - Public Involvement › Section 9VAC25-875-1090 - Fact sheet

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. A fact
					 sheet shall be prepared for every draft individual permit for a major facility
					 or activity for every general permit, for every draft permit that incorporates
					 a variance or requires an explanation under subsection B 8 of this section, and
					 for every draft permit that the department finds is the subject of widespread
					 public interest or raises major issues. The fact sheet shall briefly set forth
					 the principal facts and the significant factual, legal, methodological, and
					 policy questions considered in preparing the draft permit. The department shall
					 send this fact sheet to the permit applicant and, on request, to any other
					 person.
B. The fact sheet shall
					 include, when applicable:
1. A brief
					 description of the type of facility or activity that is the subject of the
					 draft permit;
2. The type and
					 quantity of wastes, fluids, or pollutants that are proposed to be or are being
					 treated, stored, disposed of, injected, emitted, or discharged;
3. A brief summary of the basis for the draft
					 permit conditions, including references to applicable statutory or regulatory
					 provisions;
4. Reasons why any
					 requested variances or alternatives to required standards do or do not appear
					 justified;
5. A description of the
					 procedures for reaching a final decision on the draft permit, including:
a. The beginning and ending dates of the
					 comment period for the draft permit and the address where comments will be
					 received;
b. Procedures for
					 requesting a public hearing and the nature of that hearing; and
c. Any other procedures by which the public
					 may participate in the final decision;
6. Name, telephone number, and email address
					 of a person to contact for additional information;
7. Any calculations or other necessary
					 explanation of the derivation of specific effluent limitations and conditions
					 or standards for sewage sludge use or disposal, including a citation to the
					 applicable effluent limitation guideline, performance standard, or standard for
					 sewage sludge use or disposal and reasons why they are applicable or an
					 explanation of how the alternate effluent limitations were developed;
8. When the draft permit contains any of the
					 following conditions, an explanation of the reasons why such conditions are
					 applicable:
a. Limitations to control toxic
					 pollutants;
b. Limitations on
					 indicator pollutants;
c.
					 Technology-based limitations set on a case-by-case basis;
d. Limitations to meet the criteria for
					 permit issuance under
					 9VAC25-875-870; or
e. Waivers from monitoring requirements
					 granted under
					 9VAC25-875-1030 A; and
9. When appropriate, a sketch or
					 detailed description of the location of the discharge or regulated activity
					 described in the application.