DAR File No. 42081
This notice was published in the October 1, 2017, issue (Vol. 2017, No. 19) of the Utah State Bulletin.
Environmental Quality, Water Quality
Rule R317-8
Utah Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (UPDES)
Five-Year Notice of Review and Statement of Continuation
DAR File No.: 42081
Filed: 09/12/2017 09:44:13 AM
NOTICE OF REVIEW AND STATEMENT OF CONTINUATION
Concise explanation of the particular statutory provisions under which the rule is enacted and how these provisions authorize or require the rule:
Section 19-5-107 authorizes the Utah Water Quality Board to require discharge permits to control the management of sewage sludge or to prevent or control the discharge of pollutants, including effluent limitations for the discharge of waste into the waters of the state. Subsection 19-5-108(1) authorizes the Utah Water Quality Board to make rules and requires the submission of plans, specifications, and other information to the Director in connection with the issuance of discharge permits.
Summary of written comments received during and since the last five-year review of the rule from interested persons supporting or opposing the rule:
No written comments have been received in the last five years regarding this rule.
Reasoned justification for continuation of the rule, including reasons why the agency disagrees with comments in opposition to the rule, if any:
This rule is required by the Utah Water Quality Board to implement Utah's Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (UPDES). It provides the structure for the surface water discharge permit. The rule is required to maintain state primacy for administering the UPDES program. If Utah does not obtain and maintain primacy to regulate the UPDES rules at least equivalent to the federal rules, then the Environmental Protection Agency will regulate the federal rules using direct implementation procedures. In promulgating the rule, the Utah Water Quality Board made the determination that the UPDES Program is best administered at the state level. Therefore, this rule should be continued.
The full text of this rule may be inspected, during regular business hours, at the Office of Administrative Rules, or at:
Environmental QualityWater QualityRoom DEQ, Third Floor
195 N 1950 W
SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84116
Direct questions regarding this rule to:
- Judy Etherington at the above address, by phone at 801-536-4344, by FAX at 801-536-4301, or by Internet E-mail at [email protected]
Effective:
09/12/2017
Authorized by:
Erica Gaddis, Director
Additional Information
More information about a Five-Year Notice of Review and Statement of Continuation is available online.
The Portable Document Format (PDF) version of the Bulletin is the official version. The PDF version of this issue is available at https://rules.utah.gov/publicat/bull_pdf/2017/b20171001.pdf. The HTML edition of the Bulletin is a convenience copy. Any discrepancy between the PDF version and HTML version is resolved in favor of the PDF version.
For questions regarding the content or application of this rule, please contact Judy Etherington at the above address, by phone at 801-536-4344, by FAX at 801-536-4301, or by Internet E-mail at [email protected]. For questions about the rulemaking process, please contact the Office of Administrative Rules.