HB 2506 Relating to the permit limit calculations and allowing overlapping mixing zones for calculating permit limits for drinking water criteria

About HB-2506

The purpose of this bill, in the implementation of water quality standards for the protection of drinking water; is to require permits limits to be calculated using design flows recommended by the United States Environmental Protection Agency for protection of human health. The bill requires the Secretary of the Department of Environmental Protection to propose emergency revisions to its water quality standards. And, the bill also provides that draft permits and fact sheets are to be made available to permit applicants prior to public notice of the issuance or reissuance of any permit.