Friday, October 30, 2020

DEP Posts Final, Amended NPDES General Permit For Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations


The Department of Environmental Protection published
notice in the October 31 PA Bulletin of the availability of amended NPDES General Permit for Operation of Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (PAG-12). 

The permit will take effect January 1, 2021.  Click Here for a copy of the permit and supporting documents.

PA Chesapeake Bay Plan

For more information on how Pennsylvania plans to meet its Chesapeake Bay cleanup obligations, visit DEP’s PA’s Phase 3 Watershed Implementation Plan webpage. 

Click Here for a summary of the steps the Plan recommends.

How Clean Is Your Stream?

DEP’s Interactive Report Viewer allows you to zoom in on your own stream or watershed to find out how clean your stream is or if it has impaired water quality using the latest information in the draft 2020 Water Quality Report.

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-- Penn State Extension Water Cooler Talk: Chesapeake Bay Lawsuits, Engagement More Nov. 18

-- Bay Journal: Forests Growing Over Shale Bedrock Help Fight Climate Change

[Posted: October 30, 2020]  PA Environment Digest

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