§ 92.8a. Changes in treatment requirements.

 (a)  Whenever there is a change in Chapters 93, 95 and 96 (relating to water quality standards; wastewater treatment requirements; and water quality standards implementation), or this chapter, or whenever the Department adopts a plan or makes a determination which would change existing or impose additional water quality criteria or treatment requirements, it shall be the duty of the permittee of facilities affected thereby, upon notice from the Department, to promptly take steps necessary to plan, obtain a permit or other approval and construct facilities that are required to comply with the new water quality standards or treatment requirements.

 (b)  Within 180 days of the receipt of the notice, the permittee shall submit to the Department either a report establishing that its existing facilities are capable of meeting the new water quality standards or treatment requirements, or a schedule setting forth the nature and date of completion of steps that are necessary to plan, obtain a permit or other approval, and construct facilities to comply with the new water quality standards or treatment requirements. The permittee shall comply with the schedule approved by the Department.

 (c)  Whenever a point of projected withdrawal for a new potable water supply not previously considered is identified by an update to the State Water Plan or a river basin commission plan, or by the application for a water allocation permit from the Department, the Department will notify a discharger of total dissolved solids, nitrite-nitrate nitrogen and fluoride of more stringent effluent limitations needed to protect the point of withdrawal. The discharger shall meet more stringent effluent limitations in accordance with a schedule approved by the Department. The Department will issue orders directing dischargers to achieve compliance or will impose permit modifications with compliance schedules, when necessary.

   The provisions of this §  92.8a issued under sections 5(b)(1) and 402 of The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. § §  691.5(b)(1) and 691.402); and section 1920-A of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. §  510-20).

   The provisions of this §  92.8a adopted November 17, 2000, effective November 18, 2000, 30 Pa.B. 6059.