WSR 02-10-034
DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
[
Filed April 24, 2002,
2:10 p.m.
]
Ecology to Issue Noxious Weed General Permit May 15, 2002
On May 15, 2002, ecology will issue a general National
Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit to cover
aquatic pesticide applications made to control noxious weeds
throughout the state. Ecology issued a draft general permit for
public review on February 3, 2002, through a notice to the state
register and a direct mailing to over four hundred recipients
including potential permittees, agencies with jurisdiction or
interest in aquatic pest control, tribes, environmental groups
and other interested parties. Ecology held public workshops
followed by hearings for the permit on March 11 at ecology's
central regional in Yakima, on March 14 at the ecology
headquarters building in Lacey and on March 25 at the Spokane
Shadle Library. The public comment period ended on March 25 for
the draft permit. Copies of the final permits and fact sheets
will include a response to the comments received during the
public comment period. Copies of the final permit are available
on ecology's webpages
http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/wq/herbicides/npdes_develp.html or
by contacting Kathleen Emmett, Aquatic Pest Control Permit Lead,
Department of Ecology, P.O. Box 47600, Olympia, WA 98504-7600,
e-mail kemm461@ecy.wa.gov. Questions or requests for more information can be directed
to Kathleen at the above addresses or call her at (360) 407-6478.
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