North East Borough Requests Modifications to its Pretreatment Program

Environmental Protection Agency Region III Office of NPDES Permits and Enforcement (3WP41) 1650 Arch Street Philadelphia, PA 19103-2029

Public Notice Number: PA-428-SGC
Public Notice Date:

The following Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW) has requested approval of modifications to its approved pretreatment program:
Name and Address of Applicant (Permittee) Borough of North East
NPDES Permit Number: PA0023043
Receiving Stream: Sixteenmile Creek, Watershed 15

Procedures for Final Determination The Environmental Protection Agency, Region III, is issuing the following notice of proposed action under the Clean Water Act, as amended, and implementing regulations. The permittee has requested approval of modifications to a POTW pretreatment program in accordance with the requirements of 40 CFR 403.18 and the request is being public noticed by the EPA in accordance with 40 CFR 403.11. The modifications to the permittee’s pretreatment program include modifications to the local limits.

The program modifications submission is available for inspection and copying at the Environmental Protection Agency, Region III, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103-2029. Further information may be obtained by writing to the above address or by calling Stephen Copeland at 215-814-5792.

Persons wishing to submit comments or object to the EPA approval of the above POTW pretreatment program modifications, or to request a public hearing pursuant to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, must submit their comments or request in writing within thirty (30) days of the date of this notice to the above EPA address, attention: Stephen Copeland. If no comments to this notice are received, the proposed pretreatment program modifications referenced above will be approved without changes and without further public notice. In such event, this notice shall constitute the “notice of approval or disapproval” required by 403.11(e) and no additional notice shall be provided. Anyone who wishes to be given a notice of approval or disapproval of the modifications should send a request for such notice to the above EPA address.

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