A U.S. EPA Permits under the Clean Water Act p*,,ft,t,wn Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority Mai Paso WTP NPDES No. PR0026395 NOTICE for PUBLIC COMMENT PRASA Mai Paso Water Treatment Plant Penuelas, 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 Mai Paso Water Treatment Plant (WTP) in Penuelas. The Mai Paso Water Treatment Plant (WTP) is a filtration plant that treats water from the Guayanes Creek to provide clean drinking water to rural sectors and residents of the Municipality of Penuelas. Wastewater from the treatment plant is discharged to a tributary of Barreal Creek. 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. Discharge Chemicals Water from river to river Drinking water How to Access the Draft Permit Documents Copies of the draft permit documents can be found on EPA's website at: https://www3.epa.goV/region02/water/p ermits.html Hard copies are located at: Casa Alcaldia, Pedro Velazquez Diaz Street Penuelas, PR 00624 PRASA MAL PASO FLOW SCHEMATIC This diagram summarizes the WTP process. Sludge to landfill 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, total ammonia, suspended solids, and metals. The permit limits the WTP's numeric flow effluent pursuant to Puerto Rico Environmental Quality Board (PREQB) Water Quality Certificate, Puerto Rico Water Quality Standards NPDES Regulations (40 CFR Part 122). Under NPDES the permit specifies requirements for recording and reporting monitoring results of the numeric effluent limitations described above. ------- n rr%/i wmicewniji- r—e-^U, ft-ifertwii %#iu n»}«ti U.S. EPA Permits under the Clean Water Act Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority Ma! Paso WTP NPDES No. PR0026395 How to Submit Public Comments Any interested parties can submit written comments on the draft permit during the public comment period which ends May 19, 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: Normando Colon EPA Region 2, CEPD 787-977-5847 Colon.Normando@epa.gov Mai Paso Water Treatment Plant Facility Location ------- |