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DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL
Division of Air and Waste Management
1138 Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Source Categories
PUBLIC NOTICE
Under Section 112(k) of the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments, Congress mandated that the EPA identify 30 or more hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) that posed the greatest threat to public health in urban areas, to identify the small area sources that emit those pollutants and to develop regulations to reduce the emission of HAPs. In 1999, the EPA identified 33 HAPs that posed the greatest threat to public health and has, since that time, identified over 60 new area source categories for which regulations are being developed.
In July 2008, the EPA promulgated another of these area source category standards that will affect existing and future Delaware sources; the area source standard for plating and polishing operations under 40 CFR Part 63 Subpart WWWWWW.
Delaware is proposing to amend Regulation 1138 by adding a new Section 10 that covers plating and polishing operations. The purpose of this proposed amendment is to provide increased protection for Delaware citizens against a variety of potential adverse health effects linked to a long term exposure to cadmium, chromium, lead, manganese, or nickel compounds. In addition, all of these compounds, except the manganese compounds, are classified as known or probable human carcinogen by the EPA. The proposed amendment will provide greater consistency between Delaware’s air toxics standards and the recently promulgated federal standard (40 CFR Part 63 Subpart WWWWWW) on which this proposed amendment is heavily based. In addition, this amendment proposes to include more health protective requirements that currently exist in similar air standards found in Regulation 1138 and other Delaware air regulations.
Statements and testimony may be presented either orally or in writing at a public hearing to be held on Tuesday, August 25, 2009 beginning at 6:00 PM in the main conference room at the DNREC Air Quality Management Office, 715 Grantham Lane (first building on right after turning off Rt. 9), New Castle, DE. Interested parties may submit comments in writing to: Jim Snead, DNREC Air Quality Management Section, 715 Grantham Lane, New Castle, DE 19720.
Division of Air and Waste Management
1301 Regulations Governing Solid Waste
PUBLIC NOTICE
There are four amendments to update and enhance various sections of the solid waste regulations. The first amendment strikes one redundant requirement for siting new industrial landfill cells in section 6.1.3.8 of the DRGSW. The second amendment updates an exclusion for temporary debris from the Delaware Emergency Management Agency at Transfer Stations in section 10.1.2.6. The third amendment updates and clarifies Financial Assurance criteria in section 4.1.11. The forth amendment clarifies one exception for transporters in section 7.2.1. These four amendments will help improve understanding and implementation of the solid waste requirements.
The public hearing on the proposed amendments to DRGSW will be held on Thursday, August 20th starting at 6:00 p.m. in the Richardson and Robbins Auditorium, 89 Kings Highway, Dover, DE.
Division of Water Resources
7401 Surface Water Quality Standards
PUBLIC NOTICE
The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, Division of Water Resources, will conduct a public hearing on September 2, 2009 beginning at 5 p.m., in the auditorium of the Richardson and Robbins Building, 89 Kings Highway, Dover, Delaware, to hear testimony and receive comments on the proposed amendments to the State of Delaware Surface Water Quality Standards, (as amended July 11, 2004).
Additional information, copies of the regulation and supporting documents are available on the internet at this URL: http://www.dnrec.state.de.us/DNREC2000/Divisions/Water/WaterQuality/Standards.htm. To request a copy of the proposed revisions to the regulations, please contact David Wolanski at the Watershed Assessment Section at (302) 739-9939 or by email at david.wolanski@state.de.us.
The procedures for public hearings are established in 7 Del.C. §6006 and 29 Del.C. §10117. Inquiries regarding the public hearing should be directed to Robert Haynes at (302) 739-9039. Statements and testimony may be presented orally or in written form at the hearing. It is requested that those interested in presenting statements register in advance by mail or email. The deadline for inclusion of written comments in the hearing record will be announced at the time of the hearing; this deadline will be no earlier than 4:30 p.m. September 11, 2009. Written statements may be presented prior to the hearing and should be addressed to: Robert Haynes, Hearing Officer, DNREC, 89 Kings Highway, Dover, DE 19901. If available, electronic versions of written or oral statements emailed to David Wolanski at david.wolanski@state.de.us will expedite preparation of a response to comments document after the hearing.