Text: HSB00224 Text: HSB00226 Text: HSB00200 - HSB00299 Text: HSB Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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1 1 Section 1. REVIEW OF WATER QUALITY STANDARDS – AMMONIA
1 2 REMOVAL. The department of natural resources shall initiate a
1 3 comprehensive review of the water quality standards in
1 4 accordance with the federal Water Pollution Control Act of
1 5 1972, Pub. L. No. 92-500, as amended by the federal Water
1 6 Quality Act of 1987, Pub. L. No. 100-4, as published in 33
1 7 U.S.C. } 1251-1376, which requires a triennial review of the
1 8 state's water quality standards. During the time in which the
1 9 water quality standards are being reviewed, the department
1 10 shall implement an interim strategy to address the issue of
1 11 ammonia removal under permits issued pursuant to the Iowa
1 12 national pollutant discharge elimination system permitting
1 13 program. During the review period, permits issued by the
1 14 department under the permitting program shall include the
1 15 following statement, "The effluent ammonia limits are based on
1 16 the current ammonia water quality standard in the Iowa
1 17 administrative code." During the review period, if ammonia
1 18 concentrations measured in the effluent at a permit holder's
1 19 facility are significantly higher than the current limits
1 20 listed in the Iowa administrative code, the permit holder
1 21 shall plan for modifications to the design of the facility to
1 22 provide for ammonia removal. If the effluent is not deemed
1 23 acutely toxic according to ammonia water quality standards,
1 24 the department shall not take enforcement action regarding the
1 25 effluent ammonia limits until the review of the water quality
1 26 standards is completed. When the review of the water quality
1 27 standards is complete, all permits shall be modified to
1 28 reflect any changes in the effluent ammonia limits.
1 29 Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act, being deemed of
1 30 immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.
1 31 EXPLANATION
1 32 This bill provides that the department of natural resources
1 33 shall initiate a comprehensive review of the water quality
1 34 standards in accordance with the federal Clean Water Act which
1 35 requires a triennial review of the state's water quality
2 1 standards. The bill provides that, during the review period,
2 2 all of the following shall occur:
2 3 1. The department shall implement an interim strategy to
2 4 address the issue of ammonia removal in permits issued under
2 5 the Iowa national pollutant discharge elimination system
2 6 permitting program.
2 7 2. If ammonia concentrations measured in the effluent are
2 8 significantly higher than the current allowable limits, a
2 9 permit holder shall plan modifications to the design of the
2 10 facility to provide for ammonia removal.
2 11 3. If the effluent is not deemed acutely toxic, the
2 12 department shall not take enforcement action until the review
2 13 period is completed.
2 14 The bill provides that when the review period is completed,
2 15 all permits shall be modified to reflect any changes in the
2 16 effluent ammonia limits.
2 17 The bill is effective upon enactment.
2 18 LSB 2393HC 78
2 19 tm/jw/5
Text: HSB00224 Text: HSB00226 Text: HSB00200 - HSB00299 Text: HSB Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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