Proposed Amendments (showing changes)
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Technical Support Document
MS Word 207 KB | PDF 133 KB

Public Hearing Notice
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Proposed Regulations
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Public Hearing Notice
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MassDEP is proposing these regulations as part of its ongoing hazardous waste regulation authorization process. The key component of the regulatory proposal is adoption of the federal Land Disposal Restriction (LDR) program, found at 40 CFR Part 268.

Proposed Regulations
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Public Hearing Notice
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314 CMR 21.00: Stormwater Management - November 2008

MassDEP has proposed new regulations implementing a stormwater management program in Massachusetts in accordance with state and federal clean water laws. The proposed 314 CMR 21.00 would confer on MassDEP the authority to issue individual and general stormwater discharge permits.

Summary of Proposed Regulation and General Permit Program
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Proposed Regulation
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Public Comments Received - April 2009
Compilations of public comments; a list of commenters in each set appears on the first page(s) of each document.
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Draft Regulated Impervious Area General Stormwater Permit
This permit will cover activities that can reasonably be expected to result in the discharge of stormwater from certain privately-owned sites that contain impervious surfaces.

Fact Sheet
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Draft General Permit
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Appendix A: Table of TMDL-Identified Stormwater-Impaired Surface Waters
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Web page including maps of affected areas
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Appendix B: Off-Site Mitigation
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Appendix C: Variance
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Slide presentation from MassDEP's Jan. 5-9, 2009 Public Information Sessions describing the proposed Stormwater General Permit and draft regulations, 314 CMR 21.00
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EPA's "BMP Performance Curve" model describes expected pollution reductions associated with various BMPs under various site conditions. For purposes of the proposed Stormwater General Permit, MassDEP would presume that BMPs designed, built, operated, and maintained in accordance with the BMP Performance Curve model would achieve the predicted pollution reductions.
PDF 2 MB

Public Hearing Notice
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See Also:  Overview of the Proposed Stormwater Management Program

Includes MassDEP's timetable and information on a second round of public comment
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The following regulations are intended to address the infestation of the Asian Longhorn Beetle in Central Massachusetts.

314 CMR 9.12: Water Quality Certification Regulations - April 2009

In the event that immediate action is needed to avoid a serious threat to the environment and the the public, a person may act without a certification, provided certain criteria are met with regards to that specific situation.
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Public Notice

310 CMR 10.06(6)(a)4: Wetlands Protection Regulations - April 2009

The removal of trees and stumps and the application of pesticides to trees to eradicate the Asian Longhorn Beetle infestation, can take place provided the work is conducted according to the provisions set forth in these regulations.
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Public Notice

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