Tag: npdes
Public Comment for New TMDL’s in Western Kentucky
On Thursday, May 7th, a 60 day public comment period opened for the 2014 draft listing of impaired waters focused on two Western Kentucky watersheds. Specifically, the Green River and Tradewater River basin management units are the focus of new impairment listings for the 2014 303(d) list. Included on this list are tributaries of Floyds […]
Ohio Supreme Court Revokes TMDL Derived NPDES Limits
In a decision on March 24th, the Ohio Supreme Court effectively declared that the Ohio EPA cannot enforce certain limitations found in many Ohio NPDES permits. The ruling in the Fairfield County v. Nally case invalidated NPDES permit discharge limits that were established due to Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDL) in adjacent streams. The Court […]
What is a Laboratory in Kentucky and Who has to be Certified?
Kentucky’s environmental regulators have presented their final regulations describing the laboratory certification program developed over the past year. These regulations are not yet scheduled to pass through final approval and legislative oversight. As with any birthing process, there will be people who are happy with this regulation and those who want changes. No matter what […]