In accordance with 40 CFR 131.14 and 20.6.4.10 NMAC, any person may petition the commission to adopt a temporary standard. A temporary standard may be granted if one of the conditions in 40 CFR 131.10(g) has been demonstrated to be preventing the attainment of the use or criteria. Additionally, a temporary standard demonstration must provide the highest attainable condition (or interim condition). Based on conditions demonstrating treatment for nutrients to the state’s numeric thresholds would cause the City of Raton Substantial and Widespread Economic and Social Impacts (SWESI), the Department petitioned the Water Quality Control Commission (WQCC), for a twenty-year discharger-specific nutrient temporary standard for the City of Raton’s Wastewater Treatment Plant to Doggett Creek.
Document | Author | Date |
Public Involvement Plan | SWQB | 09.25.2019 |
Public Comment Notice | SWQB | 10.01.2019 |
Public Comment Draft | SWQB | 10.01.2019 |
Comments to Draft Demonstration | SWQB | 11.07.2019 |
Petition and Request for Hearing | SWQB | 10.29.2019 |
Hearing Notice English and Spanish | WQCC | 01.07.2020 |
WQCC Pleadings Log | WQCC | Various Dates |
Final Order and Statement of Reasons | WQCC | 04.07.2020 |
Notice of Rule and Concise Explanatory Statement | WQCC | 04.21.2020 |
Integrated Rule 20.6.4 NMAC effective for State Purposes | WQCC | 05.22.2020 |
Submittal Letter to EPA | WQCC | 05.21.2020 |
EPA Approval and Technical Support Document | EPA | 07.24.2020 |