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Retrofit Program Plan Guidance Document For Pathogen Impaired Watershed MS4s on Long Island

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) is making a draft of the "Retrofit Program Plan Guidance Document for Pathogen Impaired Watershed MS4s on Long Island" available for public review and comment. The guidance clarifies information that should be submitted by MS4s to meet the permit requirements for submission of a retrofit plan by September 30, 2012 as specified in Part IX.C of the SPDES General Permit for Stormwater Discharges from Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (GP-0-10-002).

Comments on the draft guidance document will be accepted by fax or mail or email until the close of business on October 3, 2012 or on the 30th day after publication in the Environmental Notice Bulletin (ENB), whichever is later. Comments should be filed with the contact listed below:

Contact: Carol Lamb-LaFay, NYS DEC - Division of Water, Bureau of Water Permits, 625 Broadway, 4th Floor, Albany, NY 12233-3505, Phone: (518) 402-8123, Fax: (518) 402-9029, E-mail

Multi Sector General Permit Renewal

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) proposes to issue a renewal of the SPDES Multi-Sector General Permit (MSGP) for Stormwater Discharges Associated with Industrial Activity (GP-0-12-001). Upon issuance, this permit will replace the interim permit, GP-0-11-009, which becomes effective on March 28, 2012 and expires on September 30, 2012. GP-0-11-009 replaces the current MSGP (GP-0-06-002), which expires on March 27, 2012.

New York State Stormwater Management Design Manual 2010 Update Transition Policy

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) has finalized the New York State Stormwater Management Design Manual 2010 Update Transition Policy (PDF) (220 KB).

This guidance clarifies the criteria an owner or operator of a construction project, subject to the requirements of the SPDES General Permit for Stormwater Discharges from Construction Activity (GP-0-10-001), must meet in order to continue to use a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) that was designed in accordance with the 2008 version of the New York State Stormwater Management Design Manual (Design Manual).

Modification of MS4 General Permit

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) proposes to modify the SPDES General Permit for Stormwater Discharges from Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4s) (GP-0-10-002), which became effective on May 1, 2010 and was modified in October 2011. This modification will update the list impaired waters in Appendix 2 and specify the deadlines for implementation of Part III.B.1 of GP-0-10-002.

General Permit for Stormwater discharges from Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4s) Notices Of Intent (NOI) Availability Report

The following document provides the Notices of Intent (NOI)s for the newly regulated Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4s) and a list of Stormwater Management Program (SWMP) Plan and Annual Reports (ARs) submitted to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.

  • 1st NOI Availability Report (PDF) (67 KB) (MS4s' designated location for hard copies or web posting of the ARs and SWMPs for listed municipalities, no new NOIs)
  • Effective date of the report: June 15, 2010
  • Public notice date: June 23, 2010
  • Public comments due: July 21, 2010
  • 2nd NOI Availability Report (PDF) (173 KB) (MS4s' designated location for hard copies or web posting of the ARs and SWMPs for listed municipalities, new NOIs)
  • Effective date of the report: June 29, 2010
  • Public notice date: July 7, 2010
  • Public comments due: August 4, 2010
  • 3rd NOI Availability Report (PDF) (37 KB) (MS4s' designated location for hard copies or web posting of the ARs and SWMPs for listed municipalities, new NOIs)
  • Effective date of the report: July 13, 2010
  • Public notice date: July 21, 2010
  • Public comments due: August 18, 2010
  • 4th NOI Availability Report (PDF) (34 KB) (MS4s' designated location for hard copies or web posting of the ARs and SWMPs for listed municipalities, new NOIs)
  • Effective date of the report: July 27, 2010
  • Public notice date: August 4, 2010
  • Public comments due: September 1, 2010
  • 5th NOI Availability Report (PDF) (56 KB) (MS4s' designated location for hard copies or web posting of the ARs and SWMPs for listed municipalities, no new NOIs)
  • Effective date of the report: August 10, 2010
  • Public notice date: August 18, 2010
  • Public comments due: September 15, 2010
  • 6th NOI Availability Report (PDF) (1.2 MB) (MS4s designated location for hard copies or web posting of the ARs and SWMPs for listed municipalities, new NOIs)
  • Effective date of the report: November 4, 2010
  • Public Notice date: November 10, 2010
  • Public comments due: December 6, 2010
  • 7th NOI Availability Report (PDF) (3.4 MB) (New NOIs)
  • Effective date of the report: July 26, 2012
  • Public Notice date: August 1, 2012
  • Public comments due: August 29, 2012

Design Standards for Intermediate-sized Wastewater Treatment Systems

Draft revised Design Standards for Intermediate-sized Wastewater Treatment Systems (PDF) (4.6 MB) are being made available for public review and comment. This is a technical design manual for the planning, permitting, design and technology implementation of sanitary wastewater treatment facilities in the State of New York. These Design Standards are applicable for wastewater treatment facilities that range from small residential systems greater than 1,000 gallons per day, to high strength wastewater systems serving facilities such as restaurants, to any size wastewater treatment plant treating sanitary wastewater only. Please refer to the March 21, 2012 issue of the Environmental Notice Bulletin for commenting timeframe and procedures.


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