PURPOSE OF NOTICE: The Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is seeking persons interested in participating in a regulatory advisory panel for the purpose of assisting DEQ in the development of regulatory amendments needed to implement the provisions of House Bill 1364 and Senate Bill 1413 related to fees for the land application of industrial wastes and reimbursement for compliance monitoring conducted by local governments.

DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTAL OF REQUESTS: June 1, 2015.

BACKGROUND:2015 Acts of Assembly Chapter 677 and 104 (House Bill 1364 and Senate Bill 1413) amended and reenacted §§ 62.1-44.3; 62.1-44.16, and 62.1-44.19:3 and added a section numbered 62.1-44.16:1. The legislation allows localities to adopt ordinances that provide for the testing and monitoring of the land application of solid or semisolid industrial wastes, and authorizes DEQ to use the fees collected to reimburse localities for testing and monitoring of the land application of solid or semisolid industrial waste and training the employees of the localities who will be responsible for testing and monitoring the land application of industrial wastes. The legislation further provides that the fee imposed on each dry ton of solid or semisolid industrial waste that is land applied pursuant to subsection E of § 62.1-44.16 of the Code of Virginia, as created by this act, shall be $5 until altered, amended, or rescinded by the State Water Control Board.

The legislation provides that the State Water Control Board shall promulgate regulations to implement the provisions of the act to be effective no later than January 1, 2016. The State Water Control Board's initial adoption of regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this act shall be exempt from the provisions of the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000 et seq.) of the Code of Virginia, except that the Department of Environmental Quality shall use a regulatory advisory panel to assist in the development of necessary regulations and shall provide an opportunity for public comment on the regulations prior to adoption.

INTERESTED-PERSONS LIST: Individuals interested in being on this group are asked to send their name, contact information, and credentials to the contact person listed below.