Virginia Administrative Code › Title 9 - ENVIRONMENT › Agency 25 - STATE WATER CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 31 - VIRGINIA POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (VPDES) PERMIT REGULATION › Part IV - Public Involvement › Section 9VAC25-31-280 - Fact sheet

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. A fact sheet
				  shall be prepared for every draft permit for a major VPDES facility or
				  activity, for every Class I sludge management facility, for every VPDES general
				  permit, for every VPDES draft permit that incorporates a variance or requires
				  an explanation under subsection B 8 of this section, for every draft permit
				  that includes a biosolids land application under
				  9VAC25-31-100
				  D 2, and for every draft permit which the department finds is the subject of
				  wide-spread 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 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 and telephone number 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 biosolids use or sewage sludge disposal, including a citation
				  to the applicable effluent limitation guideline, performance standard, or
				  standard for biosolids use or sewage sludge 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 internal waste streams;
c. Limitations on indicator
				  pollutants;
d. Technology-based or
				  sewage sludge disposal limitations set on a case-by-case basis;
e. Limitations to meet the criteria for
				  permit issuance under
				  9VAC25-31-50;
				  or
f. Waivers from monitoring
				  requirements granted under
				  9VAC25-31-220
				  A;
9. For every permit
				  to be issued to a treatment works owned by a person other than a state or
				  municipality, an explanation of the department's decision on regulation of
				  users;
10. When appropriate, a
				  sketch or detailed description of the location of the discharge or regulated
				  activity described in the application; and
11. Justification of waiver of any
				  application requirements under
				  9VAC25-31-100
				  K or Q.