DISCHARGES FROM SMALL MUNICIPAL SEPARATE STORM SEWER
SYSTEMS (LAR041042)
The
LDEQ, Office of Environmental Services, is accepting written comments on the
following Notice of Intent (NOI) submitted for coverage under the reissued
LPDES General Permit for Discharges from Small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer
Systems: City of Crowley, PO Box 1463, Crowley, Acadia Parish, LA.
Coverage under this general permit is available to
facilities operating a source or conducting an activity that results in a
discharge into the waters of the state.
Discharges covered under this general permit include storm water from
regulated small municipal separate storm sewer systems. This Department may issue general permits for
certain categories of facilities or activities where individual permits are not
necessary in order to adequately protect the environment or the public health.
To be covered as a permittee
under this general permit, a Notice of Intent (NOI) form MS4-G must be
submitted to this Office by the MS4 operator(s). Notification forms may be obtained by
contacting this Office at (225) 219-9371 or (225) 219-5337 (Customer Service)
and will be available on the LDEQ web page at http://www.deq.louisiana.gov/portal/DIVISIONS/WaterPermits/LPDESPermits.aspx.
Per the requirements of LAR040000, any NOI and Storm Water
Management Plan submitted for authorization under this general permit will be
placed on public notice on LDEQ’s website and in at least one local
circulation. After a review of the
submittal(s) and a minimum 30 day public comment period, this Office will issue
written notification to those applicants who are accepted for coverage under
the general permit.
An
annual maintenance and surveillance fee will be assessed for this permit.
During
the preparation of the general permit, it has been determined that the
discharges will have no adverse impact on the existing uses of the receiving
water bodies. As with any discharge,
however, some change in existing water quality may occur.
Comments and requests for a public hearing or notification of
the final decision can be submitted via
personal delivery, U.S. mail, email, or fax.
Comments
and requests for public hearings must be received by 4:30 pm CST, Thursday, June
20, 2013. Delivery may be
made to the drop-box at 602 N. 5th St., Baton Rouge, LA 70802. U.S. Mail may be sent to LDEQ, Public
Participation Group, P.O. Box 4313, Baton Rouge, LA 70821-4313. Emails may be
submitted to DEQ.PUBLICNOTICES@LA.GOV and faxes sent to (225) 219-3309.
Please see additional instructions for comment submission,
hand delivery, and information regarding electronic submission at http://www.deq.louisiana.gov/portal/Default.aspx?tabid=2256 or call (225) 219-3276. Emails should follow the statewide
email policies. For more information regarding statewide email policies, go to http://doa.louisiana.gov/ocs/email/policies.htm.
If
LDEQ finds a significant degree of public interest, a public hearing will be
held. LDEQ will send notification of the
final permit decision to the applicant and to each person who has submitted
written comments or a written request for notification of the final decision.
The
Notices of Intent (NOIs) are available for review at the LDEQ Public Records
Center, Room 127, 602 North 5th Street, Baton Rouge, LA. Viewing hours are from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30
p.m., Monday through Friday (except holidays).
The available information can
also be accessed electronically on the Electronic Document Management System
(EDMS) on the DEQ public website at www.deq.louisiana.gov.
Inquiries
or requests for additional information regarding this permit action should be
directed to Ardrene Logan, LDEQ, Water Permits Division, P.O. Box 4313, Baton
Rouge, LA 70821-4313, phone (225) 219-3203.
Persons
wishing to be included on the LDEQ permit public notice mailing list or for
other public participation related questions should contact the Public
Participation Group in writing at LDEQ, P.O. Box 4313, Baton Rouge, LA
70821-4313, by email at DEQ.PUBLICNOTICES@LA.GOV
or contact the LDEQ Customer Service Center at (225) 219-LDEQ (219-5337).
Permit public notices including
electronic access to the Notice of Intent can be viewed at the LDEQ permits public notice webpage at www.deq.louisiana.gov/apps/pubNotice/default.asp
and general information related to the public participation in permitting
activities can be viewed at www.deq.louisiana.gov/portal/tabid/2198/Default.aspx.
Alternatively, individuals
may elect to receive the permit public notices via email by subscribing to the
LDEQ permits public notice List Server at http://louisiana.gov/Services/Email_Notifications_DEQ_PN/.
All
correspondence should specify AI Number 186422, Permit Number LAR041042, and
Activity Number GEN20130001.
Scheduled Publication Date: May 17, 2013
