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BEFORE THE BOARD OF ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW OF THE STATE OF MONTANA
TO: All Concerned Persons
1. On November 13, 2012, at 2:30 p.m., or upon the conclusion of the public hearing for MAR Notice No. 17-339, the Board of Environmental Review will hold a public hearing in Room 111, Metcalf Building, 1520 East Sixth Avenue, Helena, Montana, to consider the proposed amendment and adoption of the above-stated rules.
2. The board will make reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities who wish to participate in this public hearing or need an alternative accessible format of this notice. If you require an accommodation, contact Elois Johnson, Paralegal, no later than 5:00 p.m., October 29, 2012, to advise us of the nature of the accommodation that you need. Please contact Elois Johnson at Department of Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 200901, Helena, Montana 59620-0901; phone (406) 444-2630; fax (406) 444-4386; or e-mail ejohnson@mt.gov.
3. The rule proposed to be amended provides as follows, stricken matter interlined, new matter underlined:
17.38.106 FEES (1) remains the same. (2) Department review will not be initiated until fees calculated under (2)(a) through (e) and (5) have been received by the department. If applicable, the final approval will not be issued until the calculated fees under (3) and (4) have been paid in full. The total fee for the review of a set of plans and specifications is the sum of the fees for the applicable parts or subparts listed in these citations. (a) The fee schedule for designs requiring review for compliance with Department Circular DEQ-1 is set forth in Schedule I, as follows:
SCHEDULE I Policies ultra violet disinfection.......................................................................$ 700 point-of-use/point-of-entry treatment............................................... $ 700 Section 1.0 Engineering Report...................................................................$ 280 Section 3.1 Surface water quality and quantity.............................................................................$ 700 structures.............................................................................................$ 700 Section 3.2 Ground water..............................................................................$ 840 Section 4.1 Clarification standard clarification..........................................................................$ 700 solid contact units...............................................................................$ 1,400 Section 4.2 Filtration rapid rate.............................................................................................$ 1,750 pressure filtration................................................................................$ 1,400 diatomaceous earth...........................................................................$ 1,400 slow sand............................................................................................$ 1,400 direct filtration.....................................................................................$ 1,400 biologically active filtration................................................................$ 1,400 membrane filtration............................................................................$ 1,400 micro and ultra filtration.................................................................... $ 1,400 bag and cartridge filtration................................................................$ 420 Section 4.3 Disinfection................................................................................$ 700 Section 4.4 Softening....................................................................................$ 700 Section 4.5 Aeration natural draft.........................................................................................$ 280 forced draft..........................................................................................$ 280 spray/pressure....................................................................................$ 280 packed tower......................................................................................$ 700 Section 4.6 Iron and manganese..................................................................$ 700 Section 4.7 Fluoridation.................................................................................$ 700 Section 4.8 Stabilization................................................................................$ 420 Section 4.9 Taste and odor control...............................................................$ 560 Section 4.10 Microscreening.........................................................................$ 280 Section 4.11 Ion exchange.............................................................................$ 700 Section 4.12 Adsorptive media.....................................................................$ 700 Chapter 5 Chemical application....................................................................$ 980 Chapter 6 Pumping facilities..........................................................................$ 980 Section 7.1 Plant storage...............................................................................$ 980 Section 7.2 Hydropneumatic tanks............................................................... $ 420 Section 7.3 Distribution storage.....................................................................$ 980 Section 7.4 Cisterns........................................................................................$ 420 Chapter 8 Distribution system per lot fee..............................................................................................$ 70 non-standard specifications............................................................... $ 420 transmission distribution (per lineal foot)......................................... $ 0.25 rural distribution system (per lineal foot).......................................... $ 0.03 sliplining existing mains (per lineal foot)......................................... $ 0.15 Chapter 9 Waste disposal..............................................................................$ 700 Appendix A new systems.........................................................................................$ 280 modifications........................................................................................$ 140 (b) The fee schedule for designs requiring review for compliance with Department Circular DEQ-2 is set forth in Schedule II, as follows:
SCHEDULE II Chapter 10 Engineering reports and facility plans engineering reports (minor)..............................................................$ 280 comprehensive facility plan (major).................................................$ 1,400 Chapter 30 Design of sewers per lot fee............................................................................................$ 70 non-standard specifications..............................................................$ 420 collection system (per lineal foot).....................................................$ 0.25 sliplining existing mains (per lineal foot)........................................ $ 0.15 Chapter 40 Sewage pumping station force mains (per lineal foot)..............................................................$ 0.25 1000 gpm or less...............................................................................$ 700 greater than 1000 gpm......................................................................$ 1,400 Chapter 60 Screening grit removal screening devices and comminutors...............................................$ 420 grit removal.........................................................................................$ 420 flow equalization.................................................................................$ 700 Chapter 70 Settling........................................................................................$ 1,120 Chapter 80 Sludge handling.........................................................................$ 2,240 Chapter 90 Biological treatment..................................................................$ 3,360 nonaerated treatment ponds............................................................$ 1,120 aerated treatment ponds..................................................................$ 1,960 Chapter 100 Disinfection.............................................................................$ 900 Appendices A, B, C, & D (per design).......................................................$ 980 (c) through (7) remain the same.
AUTH: 75-6-108, MCA IMP: 75-6-108, MCA
REASON: The proposed amendments to ARM 17.38.106 would create a new line item and a corresponding fee rate. The proposed new line item and fee are necessary to collect fees commensurate with the costs associated with conducting certain engineering reviews required under 75-6-108, MCA. Specifically, sliplining existing mains are currently included in the transmission distribution or collection system categories. The proposed amendment adds a new fee category for sliplining. Systems that would submit plans under this new definition and fee schedule would see a significant reduction in their review fees, from 25 cents/lineal foot to fifteen cents/lineal foot. The new rate will reduce fees for those reviews by approximately 40 percent. The new lower fee rate is necessary in order for the review fee to reflect actual review costs to the department, as required under 75-6-108(3), MCA. The department does not have sufficient information to estimate the number of fee payers nor the lineal feet of distribution or wastewater collection systems that may be affected by the reduced fee.
4. The proposed new rule provides as follows:
NEW RULE I SIGNIFICANT DEFICIENCY (1) For the purposes of this rule, "significant deficiency" means any defect in design, operation, or maintenance of a public water supply system or public sewage system, or a failure or malfunction of the system, that the department determines causes, or has the potential to cause, the introduction of contamination into a drinking water supply or a source of ice. The term also includes fecal contamination in water used by a public water supply system. (2) If the department determines that a significant deficiency exists with a public water supply system or a public sewage system, the department shall provide written notice to the system owner. The system owner shall correct the deficiency in accordance with a plan and timeframe approved by the department. (3) If the department has reason to believe that a significant deficiency may exist with a public water supply system or a public sewage system, the department may request the system owner to provide additional information to assist the department in making a final determination. The system owner shall provide the department with the requested information. If the system owner fails to supply the requested information, the department may make a determination based on available information about the potential risk of contamination from the system to drinking water or a source of ice, and the department may require the system owner to take measures that the department determines are appropriate to prevent contamination.
REASON: Proposed New Rule I is the second board rulemaking to implement statutory changes enacted during the 2009 Legislature. Sec. 1, Ch. 85, L. 2009 (SB 102). SB 102 directed the board to adopt rules requiring public water supply systems and public sewage systems to remedy certain deficiencies. The deficiencies listed in SB 102 include defects in design, operation, or maintenance of the system, and system failures or malfunctions, that could contaminate a drinking water supply or a source of ice. SB 102 also listed the presence of fecal contamination in the water used by a public water supply system. The board first implemented SB 102 in 2009 by incorporating by reference the federal drinking water rule for ground water sources. The board had earlier incorporated by reference federal drinking water rules for surface water sources. The federal ground water and surface water rules contain corrective action requirements for public water supply systems. Proposed New Rule I is necessary to clarify the conditions that constitute a deficiency that requires corrective action. Based on SB 102, New Rule I defines "significant deficiency" as a defect in the design, operation, or maintenance of a public water supply or public sewage system, or a failure or malfunction of the system that causes, or has the potential to cause, the introduction of contamination into a drinking water supply or a source of ice. The rule clarifies that these significant deficiencies may arise based on the potential to contaminate any drinking water supply or source of ice, whether public or private. Based on SB 102, the definition of "significant deficiency" also includes fecal contamination in water used by a public water supply system. New Rule I clarifies that the requirement to correct significant deficiencies applies to both public water supply systems and public sewage systems. The rule requires the owner of the public system to correct identified significant deficiencies in accordance with a timeframe and plan approved by the department. New Rule I allows the department to obtain additional information from the system owner related to the potential for the system to cause contamination. If the system owner fails to provide the requested information, the rule allows the department to require the system owner to take measures to prevent contamination. New Rule I is necessary to implement SB 102 and to provide guidance to public water supply systems and public sewage systems about how the department will implement SB 102.
5. Concerned persons may submit their data, views, or arguments, either orally or in writing, at the hearing. Written data, views, or arguments may also be submitted to Elois Johnson, Paralegal, Department of Environmental Quality, 1520 E. Sixth Avenue, P.O. Box 200901, Helena, Montana 59620-0901; faxed to (406) 444-4386; or e-mailed to ejohnson@mt.gov, no later than 5:00 p.m., November 16, 2012. To be guaranteed consideration, mailed comments must be postmarked on or before that date.
6. Katherine Orr, attorney for the board, or another attorney for the Agency Legal Services Bureau, has been designated to preside over and conduct the hearing.
7. The board maintains a list of interested persons who wish to receive notices of rulemaking actions proposed by this agency. Persons who wish to have their name added to the list shall make a written request that includes the name, e-mail, and mailing address of the person to receive notices and specifies that the person wishes to receive notices regarding: air quality; hazardous waste/waste oil; asbestos control; water/wastewater treatment plant operator certification; solid waste; junk vehicles; infectious waste; public water supply; public sewage systems regulation; hard rock (metal) mine reclamation; major facility siting; opencut mine reclamation; strip mine reclamation; subdivisions; renewable energy grants/loans; wastewater treatment or safe drinking water revolving grants and loans; water quality; CECRA; underground/above ground storage tanks; MEPA; or general procedural rules other than MEPA. Notices will be sent by e-mail unless a mailing preference is noted in the request. Such written request may be mailed or delivered to Elois Johnson, Paralegal, Department of Environmental Quality, 1520 E. Sixth Ave., P.O. Box 200901, Helena, Montana 59620-0901, faxed to the office at (406) 444-4386, e-mailed to Elois Johnson at ejohnson@mt.gov, or may be made by completing a request form at any rules hearing held by the board.
8. The bill sponsor contact requirements of 2-4-302, MCA, do not apply.
Reviewed by: BOARD OF ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
/s/ James M. Madden BY: /s/ Joseph W. Russell JAMES M. MADDEN JOSEPH W. RUSSELL, M.P.H., Rule Reviewer Chairman
Certified to the Secretary of State, October 1, 2012.
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