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H.B. 1588 VETOES
REGULATION. IF FUNDING IS AVAILABLE FROM THE BAY RESTORATION FUND, A
NONFEDERAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT THAT DISCHARGES WASTEWATER
INTO THE PATUXENT RIVER OR ANY OF ITS TRIBUTARIES AND HAS A DESIGN
CAPACITY OF AT LEAST 50.000 GALLONS PER DAY SHALL UPGRADE TO ENHANCED
NUTRIENT REMOVAL, AS DEFINED UNDER § 9-1601 OF THIS ARTICLE.
(C) ON OR BEFORE JANUARY 1, 2020, UNLESS A MORE ADVANCED UPGRADE
OR UPGRADE SCHEDULE IS REQUIRED BY A STATE OR FEDERAL LAW OR
REGULATION, IF FUNDING IS AVAILABLE FROM THE BAY RESTORATION FUND, A
NONFEDERAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT THAT DISCHARGES WASTEWATER
INTO THE PATUXENT RIVER OR ANY OF ITS TRIBUTARIES AND HAS A DESIGN
CAPACITY THAT IS LESS THAN 50,000 GALLONS PER DAY SHALL UPGRADE TO
ENHANCED NUTRIENT REMOVAL, AS DEFINED UNDER § 9-1601 OF THIS ARTICLE.
(A) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, CONCENTRATIONS AND WEIGHTS OF
PHOSPHORUS AND NITROGEN SHALL BE CALCULATED ON A DAILY BASIS FOR A
CALENDAR YEAR
(B) (1) FOR THE PATUXENT RIVER WATERSHED, THE TOTAL MAXIMUM
DAILY LOAD FOR NITROGEN IS 1,200 POUNDS PER DAY FROM ALL POINT SOURCES.
(2) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ADOPT REGULATIONS THAT ADJUST THE
CONCENTRATION IN MILLIGRAMS PER LITER AND THE FLOW IN MILLION GALLONS
PER DAY TO ENSURE THAT THE TOTAL DAILY LOAD FOR THE PATUXENT RIVER
WATERSHED DOES NOT EXCEED THE TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOAD SET FORTH IN
PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION.
(3) IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION, THE
DEPARTMENT SHALL ISSUE A PERMIT TO A SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT THAT
INCLUDES EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AS DETERMINED NECESSARY TO ENSURE THAT
THE TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOAD FROM ALL POINT SOURCES IS NOT EXCEEDED.
(C) ON OR BEFORE JANUARY 1, 2011, A SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT THAT
DISCHARGES WASTEWATER INTO THE PATUXENT RIVER OR ANY OF ITS TRIBUTARIES
SHALL IMPLEMENT THE TECHNOLOGY NECESSARY TO REMOVE;
(1) PHOSPHORUS TO A LEVEL OF NOT MORE THAN 0.3 MILLIGRAM PER
LITER OF WASTEWATER EFFLUENT; AND
(2) NITROGEN TO A LEVEL OF NOT MORE THAN THE LEVEL
ESTABLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION.
9-326.
(a) (1) [The] EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS
SUBSECTION, THE Department may make the issuance of a discharge permit
contingent on any conditions the Department considers necessary to prevent violation
of this subtitle.
(2) (I) FOR THE PATUXENT RIVER WATERSHED, AS DEFINED IN § 4-301
OF THIS ARTICLE, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL IMPOSE A CAP ON THE TOTAL POINT
SOURCE LOAD FOR NITROGEN THAT DOES NOT EXCEED 1,200 POUNDS PER DAY.
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