A rnit 1 " - 'onmnilil Pro$ert»an Vtr U.S. EPA Permits under the Clean Water Act Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority Cayey RWWTP NPDES No. PR0025356 NOTICE for PUBLIC COMMENT PRASA Cayey Regional Waste Water Treatment Plant Cidra, Puerto Rico SUMMARY The Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority (PRASA) has applied for renewal of its National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit for the Cayey Regional Waste Water Treatment Plant (RWWTP) in Cidra. The Cayey Regional Waste Water Treatment Plant (RWWTP) treats sanitary wastewater in the Municipalities of Cayey and Cidra. The plant discharges to the La Plata River. The NPDES permit ensures that the amount of discharge and the amount of contaminants in the discharge remains below levels that are safe for the environment and public health consumption. How to Access the Draft Permit Documents Copies of the draft permit documents can be found on EPA's website at: www.epa.qov/reqion02/water/permits.html Hard copies are located at: Casa Alcaldia de Cidra. WASIf-WAIt-R in- i UENf <*• PRIMARY CLARIHLKS (2) SECONDARY TRI AIMt HI II StUDGt I HK'Kt-Nt-HS (7| SECONDARY CLARiriERS <4| niSINHCIION MAYAGUf-/ COMPOS! fACHIIY WASItWAttR LitLULNI 10 BODY Of WAtfR PRASA CAYEY FLOW SCHEMATIC This diagram summarizes the RWWTP process. This is based on a scenario where there is maximum water flowing in the treatment plant. The actual amounts of water may be less. DRAFT PERMIT CONDITIONS The permit establishes numeric water quality effluent limitations for several pollutants, including pH, dissolved oxygen, temperature, taste and odor, color, turbidity sulfates, flow, suspended solids, and metals. The permit limits the RWWTP's numeric flow effluent pursuant to Puerto Rico Environmental Quality Board (PREQB) and other conditions. Under NPDES the permit specifies requirements for recording and reporting monitoring results of the numeric effluent limitations described above. ------- A f-r\A Unilflij SwiPt Efw.ionrr^nljl Proiprtxjn U.S. EPA Permits under the Clean Water Act Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority Cayey RWWTP NPDES No. PR0025356 How to Submit Public Comments Any interested parties can submit written comments on the draft permit during the public comment period, which is between Thursday August 4th, 2016 and Tuesday September 6th, 2016. During this time, a public hearing can also be requested on these documents. The request must: 1.Be in writing 2. State the issues that you want to be raised in the hearing 3. Be submitted to the Director of the Caribbean Environmental Protection Division Office The submission of written comments and/or requests for a public hearing can be sent to: EPA Region 2 Caribbean Environmental Protection Division Office City View Plaza II Suite 70000, #48 RD. 165 Km, 1.2 Guaynabo, PR 00968 If you would like to request additional information or have questions about the permit, please contact: Myrek Nunez EPA Region 2, CEPD 787-977-5808 Nunez.Myrek@epa.gov 1 Cayey Regional Waste Water Treatment Plant Facility Location jCarrasquiUo (CAYEY RWWTP fCAYEYRWWTP ------- |