316 (b) Track at 2019 National NPDES Permit Writers Workshop

The 2019 National NPDES Permit Writers Workshop is scheduled for September 17-19, 2019 in Washington, DC. As part of that meeting there will be a full day’s track dedicated to 316 (b) (Cooling Water Intake) topics. We are asking that you help us narrow this list to those top 6 or 7 most of interest to you and your state. The rest of them will likely end up as topics for future conference calls. Thank you for your assistance.

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* 1. Please indicate which state/interstate/territory you represent.

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* 2. Please help us prioritize this list by ranking the topics 1-15, with 1 being the most important topic you would like to see at the meeting and 15 the least important.

Session A - Fact Sheets - States Highlight Challenging Areas, Discuss and Develop Checklist

Session B - Services Interactions - EPA Discuss Requirements, States Discuss Experiences, FWS/NMS Discusses Contacts

Session C - Entrainment Data - Writing Permits without Entrainment Data, States Highlight Challenging Areas, Identifying and Accessing Reports, Discussion of Study Plans for Entrainment Characterization

Session D - Impingement BTA Performance Study - States Highlight Challenging Areas, Monitoring Requirements, Alternative Approaches

Session E - BTA Determinations - Identify States with Policies, Highlight Challenging Areas, Discuss and Develop Checklist, Typical Costs for Common Technologies

Session F - Facility Closures - Short Term and Long Term Requirements, How to Handle Planned Closures, Discuss and Possibly Develop Checklist

Session G - Hydropower - Discussion of Court Decisions, EPA’s Formal Position, Example Case Studies/Permits

Session H - Public Notice & Comments - State Examples of Complex Comments, Open Discussion Regarding Expertise

Session I - BPJ Facilities - States Highlight Challenging Areas, Discuss and Possibly Develop Checklist, Discussion of Numbers Nationally, ESA Implementation Challenges

Session J - Waterbody Types (Big Rivers, Wetlands, Lakes, Ocean) - States Highlight Challenging Areas, Open Discussion Regarding Resources

Session K - Once Through Systems - States Highlight Challenging Areas, Identification of Resources Available

Session L - Regulatory Updates - Discuss Biggest Challenges, Definitions that Need Improvement, Other Ways the Rule Could be Improved

Session M - De Minimis - Discuss Determinations, Amount and Type of Data Utilized, Thresholds, Alternative Approaches for Making the Case

Session N - Peer Review - States Highlight Challenging Areas, Discuss EPA Peer Review Handbook, Addressing Conflict with Multiple Peer Reviewers

Session O - Technical Resources - What studies/data should be made available, What guidance would you like to see come from EPA, What topics would you like to see presented on future calls

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* 3. Under the Sessions noted above, would you like to add a subtopic to be discussed at the meeting as well?

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* 4. If you would be willing to help introuce a topic for one of the sessions, please indicate which one and add your email address here.

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* 5. Is your state planning to send someone to this meeting?

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ACWA thanks you for providing your responses!!