Meetings
November 16, 2023
In-person and via Microsoft Teams
- Agenda (PDF)
- Draft Minutes from 9-21-2023 Meeting (PDF)
- PAG-02 Permit Reissuance Presentation (PDF)
- 2024 Assessment Methodology Presentation (PDF)
- TMDL-ARP Update Presentation (PDF)
- WRAC Membership Discussion Presentation (PDF)
September 21, 2023
In-person and via Microsoft Teams
- Agenda (PDF)
- Approved Minutes from 7-20-2023 Meeting (PDF)
- Draft Minutes from 7-20-2023 Meeting (PDF)
- Aquatic Life Criteria for Copper Proposed Rulemaking Presentation (PDF)
- Copper-Annex A-Proposed (PDF)
- Proposed Rulemaking Chapter 91.33-Incidents Causing/Threatening Pollution Presentation (PDF)
- Chapter 91.33 Proposed Rulemaking Annex (PDF)
- Draft 2024 Integrated Report Presentation (PDF)
- WRAC Membership Discussion Presentation (PDF)
July 20, 2023
In-person and via Microsoft Teams
- Agenda (PDF)
- Approved Minutes from 3-16-2023 Meeting (PDF)
- Ch. 105 Alternatives Analysis Guidance Presentation (PDF) and Guidance Document (PDF)
- Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) PAG-12 Update Presentation (PDF)
- Manure Management Manual Revision Presentation (PDF)
- Re-draft of PAG-04 Small Flow Treatment Facilities Presentation (PDF)
- Overview of Agricultural Conservation Assistance Program (ACAP) Presentation (PDF)
May 18, 2023 - Canceled
March 16, 2023
In-person and via Microsoft Teams
- Agenda (PDF)
- Approved November 17, 2022 Meeting Minutes (PDF)
- Water Quality Standards Site-Specific Criteria and Development (PDF)
- Water Quality Standards Site-Specific Criteria and Development – Annex A (PDF)
- PAG-12 Update NPDES General Permit for Operation of Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (PDF)
- PAG-05 NPDES General Permit Reissuance (PDF)
- Update of PADEP Guidance on Manual for Land Treatment of Treated Wastewater (PDF)
- Manual for Land Treatment of Wastewater (PDF)
- PENNVEST Draft Guidance Clean Water Procurement Program 02-2023 (PDF)
November 17, 2022
In-person and via Microsoft Teams
- Agenda (PDF)
- September 15, 2022 Meeting Minutes (PDF)
- Annex A Chapter 93 (PDF)
- Annex Chapter 16 (PDF)
- TR 10 WRAC (PDF)
- Draft PCSM Manual (PDF)
- BIL for WRAC (PDF)
- 2023 Meeting Dates (PDF)
September 15, 2022
In-person and via Microsoft Teams
- Agenda (PDF)
- July 21, 2022 Meeting Minutes (PDF)
- PAG-03_Redraft (PDF)
- PAG-15 (PDF)
- CAFO (PDF)
July 21, 2022
In-person and via Microsoft Teams
- Agenda (PDF)
- May 19, 2022 Minutes (PDF)
- Revisions to Surface Water Protection - Underground Bituminous Coal Mining Operations (PDF)
- Update of DEP Guidance on Wastewater Land Treatment Systems and Reuse (PDF)
- PA Chesapeake Bay Program Update - Agriculture Compliance, Data Management, and Funding Needs (PDF)
- 7-563 - 92a.51 NPDES Schedules of Compliance Draft Final Rulemaking Annex (PDF)
- 7-563 - 92a.51 NPDES Schedules of Compliance Draft Final Rulemaking (PDF)
May 19, 2022
In-person and via Microsoft Teams
- Agenda
- Meeting Minutes March 17, 2022
- Unauthorized Discharges
- CAFO
- PA Groundwater Quality Monitoring Network
- TR10 Scope WRAC May 2022
- PFAS Permitting Strategy for NPDES-Permitted Discharges
March 17, 2022
In-person and via Microsoft Teams
- Agenda (PDF)
- Draft Minutes 01.20.2022 (PDF)
- Chesapeake Bay Phase 3 WIP Update (PDF)
- ESCGP Prioritized Review Draft Technical Guidance (PDF)
January 20, 2022
In-person and via Microsoft Teams
November 18, 2021
In-person and via Microsoft Teams
- Agenda (PDF)
- Approved Minutes 9.23.2021 (PDF)
- Draft Minutes 9.23.2021 (PDF)
- Function Based Compensation Protocol Presentation (PDF)
- PAG-03 Presentation (PDF)
- PAG-03 Annual Report (Pre-Draft) (PDF)
- PAG-03 Annual Report Instructions (Pre-Draft) (PDF)
- PAG-03 Checklist (Pre-Draft) (PDF)
- PAG-03 DMRs (Pre-Draft) (PDF)
- PAG-03 Fact Sheet (Pre-Draft) (PDF)
- PAG-03 No Exposure (Pre-Draft) (PDF)
- PAG-03 No Exposure Instructions (Pre-Draft) (PDF)
- PAG-03 No Exposure Issued Certification (Pre-Draft) (PDF)
- PAG-03 NOI (Pre-Draft) (PDF)
- PAG-03 NOI Instructions (Pre-Draft) (PDF)
- PAG-03 General Permit (Pre-Draft) (PDF)
- PAG-03 Stormwater BMP Checklist (Pre-Draft) (PDF)
- Water Quality Standard for Manganese and Implementation Presentation (PDF)
September 23, 2021
In-person and via Microsoft Teams
- Agenda (PDF)
- Approved Minutes 7.28.2021
- Draft Minutes 7.28.2021 (PDF)
- PAG-10 Presentation (PDF)
- PAG-10 NOI Instructions (Pre-Draft) (PDF)
- PAG-10 NOI (Pre-Draft) (PDF)
- PAG-10 NOI Checklist (Pre-Draft) (PDF)
- PAG-10 Permit (Pre-Draft) (PDF)
- PAG-10 15-day Notification Form (Pre-Draft) (PDF)
- PAG-10 Annual Report (Pre-Draft) (PDF)
- PAG-10 DMR (New) (Pre-Draft) (PDF)
- PAG-10 DMR (Existing) (Pre-Draft) (PDF)
- PAG-10 Fact Sheet (Pre-Draft) (PDF)
- Manure Management Manual Revisions Presentation (PDF)
July 28, 2021
Via Microsoft Teams Meeting only
- Agenda (PDF)
- Draft Minutes 03.24.2021 (PDF)
- Approved Minutes 3.24.2021 (PDF)
- Assessment Methods Update and 2022 Integrated Report Presentation (PDF)
- Chapter 92A.51(a) Draft Proposed Rulemaking Presentation (PDF)
- Annex A 92A.51 Revision Draft (PDF)
March 24, 2021
Via Skype Meeting only
November 19, 2020
- Agenda (PDF)
- Approved Minutes 7.29.20 (PDF)
- Mining Engineering Manual Handout November 2020 (PDF)
- Mining Engineering Manual Draft November 2020 (PDF)
- Fishing Creek Alternative Restoration Project Presentation (PDF)
- Chapter 91 & 92a Fees Presentation (PDF)
September 30, 2020 Meeting - Canceled
July 29, 2020
- July 29, 2020 Agenda (PDF)
- Approved Minutes 5.28.20 (PDF)
- TFI Assessment Presentation WRAC July 2020 (PDF)
- TFI Assessment Method Draft WRAC July 2020 (PDF)
- TFI Technical Development Document Draft WRAC July 2020 (PDF)
- Spill TGD Presentation WRAC July 2020 (PDF)
- Spill TGD (383-4200-003) Draft (PDF)
May 28, 2020
- May 28, 2020 Agenda (PDF)
- Approved Minutes 1.30.20 (PDF)
- Chesapeake Bay Program Update WRAC May 2020 (PDF)
- State Water Plan Overview WRAC May 2020 (PDF)
- State Water Plan Overview Handout WRAC May 2020 (PDF)
- Alternative Analysis Presentation WRAC May 2020 (PDF)
- Alternative Analysis Technical Guidance Document Draft (PDF)
- Trenchless Technology Presentation WRAC May 2020 (PDF)
- Trenchless Technology Technical Guidance Document Draft (PDF)
- CAFO NPDES General Permit Presentation May 2020 (PDF)
March 26, 2020 Meeting – Canceled
January 30, 2020
October 30, 2019
- October 30, 2019 Agenda (PDF)
- Draft Minutes 07.25.19 (PDF)
- Chapter 102 Fee Report (PDF)
- Small Flow Treatment Facilities Manual (PDF)
- SFTF Manual and WQG-01 Presentation 2019 (PDF)
- WQG-01 - Permit Sample (DRAFT 2019-09) (PDF)
- Trenchless Tech and Alternative Analysis (PDF)
July 25, 2019
- July 25, 2019 Agenda (PDF)
- Draft Minutes 05.23.19 (PDF)
- Manganese 07.25.19
- Annex A Mn o7.25.19 (PDF)
- PAG-02 Reissuance o7.25.19 (PDF)
- PAG-01 07.25.19 (PDF)
- Contaminants of Emerging Concern (PDF)
- 3800-PM-BCW0404d (PDF)
- 3800-PM-BCW0405d (PDF)
May 23, 2019
- May 23, 2019 Agenda (PDF)
- TR17 Draft Final Annex (PDF)
- Manganese Science (PDF)
- Manganese Literature Reviewed (PDF)
- PA-Phase 3 WIP Summary (PDF)
- Susquehanna Aquatic Life Use (PDF)
April 18, 2019
March 28, 2019
January 24, 2019
November 29, 2018
- November 29, 2018 Agenda (PDF)
- Agriculture Erosion and Sediment Control Technical Guidance Document (PDF)
- Chapter 105 Technical Guidance Update: Function Based Compensation Protocol (PDF)
- Water Use in Pennsylvania (PDF)
- PAG04 & PAG-06 NPDES General Permit Reissuance (PDF)
- Act 162 Guidance Riparian Buffers Equivalency & Offsetting (PDF)
- Manganese in Surface Water: UPDATE - Proposed Change to Water Quality Standards (PDF)
- 11.29.18 Minutes (PDF)
September 19, 2018
- September 19, 2018 Agenda (PDF)
- PA Lake Erie Phosphorus Reduction Domestic Action Plan (PDF)
- 9.19.18.Minutes (PDF)
May 9, 2018
- May 9, 2018 Agenda (PDF)
- Program Update Expanded (PDF)
- Bay Ag Inspections 4.25.18 (PDF)
- 105 Simplified Permit Process (PDF)
- 05.09.18 Minutes (PDF)
January 25, 2018
October 25, 2017
- October 25, 2017 Agenda (PDF)
- Chapter 91 and 92a Fee Amendment Rulemakings (PDF)
- Chapter 102 Permit Improvements (PDF)
- Domestic Wastewater Facilities Manual (PRE-DRAFT 2017-09-21) (PDF)
- Domestic Wastewater Facilities Manual (PDF)
- Eutrophication Cause Determination Protocol (PDF)
- Updates to the Regulatory Technical Guidance and Advisory Committees Policies (PDF)
- Compensation Protocol (PDF)
- Minutes for 10.25.17 (PDF)
August 9, 2017
- August 9, 2017 Agenda (PDF)
- Larger River Semi-wadeable MMI (PDF)
- PA State Water Planning (PDF)
- Minutes for 08.09.17 (PDF)
May 10, 2017
- May 10, 2017 Agenda (PDF)
- FERC Project State WQ Certification Policy revised May 03, 2017 (PDF)
- Draft State Water Quality Certification Policy (PDF)
- Watershed Implementation Plan Presentation (PDF)
- Minutes 05.10.17 (PDF)
February 8, 2017
- Canceled and rescheduled for March 29, 2017
March 29, 2017
Sept. 21, 2016
- 09. 21.16 Meeting Agenda (PDF)
- PA Wetland Condition Level 2 Rapid Assessment Protocol (PDF)
- PA Riverine Condition Level 2 Rapid Assessment Protocol (PDF)
- PA Lacustrine Condition Level 2 Rapid Assessment Protocol (PDF)
- Chapter 92a Fees EQB Report with Annex (PDF)
- Chapter 91 Fees EQB Report with Annex (PDF)
- Chapter 91 & 92a Fees Presentation (PDF)
- Level 2 Rapid Assessment Protocols Presentation (PDF)
- 09.21.16 Minutes (PDF)
March 24, 2016
- 03.24.16 Agenda (PDF)
- Chapters 91 and 92a Fee Amendment Rulemaking Presentation (PowerPoint)
- Chloride Presentation (PowerPoint)
- Triennial Review of Water Quality Standards TR17 (PowerPoint)
- Summary of Changes for the Triennial Review of Water Quality Standards – TR17
- Proposed Updates to Chapter 93 Water Quality Standards
- Proposed Updates to Chapter 16 Water Quality Toxics Management Strategy - Statement of Policy
- 03.24.16 Meeting Minutes (PDF)
November 18, 2015
- Agenda (PDF)
- Triennial Review of Water Quality Standards: Updated Scope, Recommendations & Timeline (PDF)
- Triennial Review of Water Quality Standards: Updates to Ammonia Criteria (PDF)
- Triennial Review of Water Quality Standards: Updates to Bacteria Criteria (PDF)
- Triennial Review of Water Quality Standards: Updates to Chloride Criteria (PDF)
- Triennial Review of Water Quality Standards: Updates to Human Health Criteria (PDF)
- Draft NPDES General Permit for Discharges Associated with Industrial Activity (PAG-03) (PDF)
- Minutes 11.18.15 (PDF)
August 12, 2015
- Agenda (PDF)
- Implementation of Act 162 of 2014: Riparian Buffer or Riparian Forest Buffer Equivalency Demonstration and Offsetting (PDF)
- Design Standards for Sequencing Batch Reactors (SBRs) (PDF)
- Membrane Bioreactor (MBR) Standards (PDF)
- Ultraviolet (UV) Disinfection Standards (PDF)
- Stroud Study: Impact of Chloride on Mayflies (PDF)
- Minutes 08.12.15 (PDF)
February 18, 2015
- Agenda (PDF)
- Minutes 02.18.15 (PDF)
- Triennial Review of Water Quality Standards (PDF)
- Ionic Composition of PA Reference Streams (PDF)
- Stroud Study: Impact of Sulfate on Mayflies (PDF)
- Nutrient Assessment Protocol (PDF)
- Atlantic Watershed Warm Water Wadeable Fish IBI (PDF)
- Implementation of Act 162 of 2014 (PDF)
September 26, 2014
May 14, 2014
- Agenda (PDF)
- Minutes 05.14.14 (PDF)
- 2014 PA Integrated Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment Report and 2013 Assessment Methods (PDF)
- Chesapeake Bay Updates
Apr.11, 2014
- Agenda (PDF)
- Minutes 04.11.14 (PDF)
- Water Quality Standards Criteria (PDF)
- Chapter 105 Draft Technical Guidance Overview (PDF)
Jan.15, 2014
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