NOTICE OF TRANSCRIPT FILING
The Public is hereby notified that the transcript of the December 8-11, 2009 hearing in the Triennial Review of Standards for Interstate and Intrastate Surface Waters, 20.6.4 NMAC, has been filed. Certain post-hearing deadlines are triggered, pursuant to the Scheduling Order filed April 15, 2009, by the filing of this Notice. The transcript is available for review or duplication at the Water Quality Control Commission Office, New Mexico State Environment Department, Runnels Building Rm. N2150, 1190 S. St. Francis Drive, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505. A copy can also be obtained from Kathy Townsend Court Reporters, 110 Twelfth Street, NW Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102, or (505) 243-5018.
NMED petitioned the Water Quality Control Commission (WQCC) at its December 16, 2008 meeting to conduct the triennial review of New Mexico’s Water Quality Standards, 20.6.4 NMAC. A review of the Standards on a three-year basis is required by section 303(c) of the federal Clean Water Act (CWA). Along with the petition, NMED presented its proposed amendments and narrative explanation. In refining its proposed amendments, NMED considered the public input received on the August 11, 2008 Discussion Draft. See the Comment Summary for a synopsis of the comments received.
The Boards & Commissions Administrator docketed the matter as WQCC 08-13 (R) and prepared a pleading log, which she will maintain throughout the course of the proceeding. NMED filed its revised proposed amendments on July 6, 2009. The deadline for all parties to file notices of intent to present technical testimony was Friday, August 28, 2009. The hearing began on December 8 and ended on December 11, 2009. The WQCC will conduct its deliberations on this matter in 2010.
The pleadings filed in this matter before the Hearing Officer on behalf of the WQCC include 112 entries from both public and private entities. One public comment has been received to-date.
Contact information for the Hearing Officer appointed in this matter is as follows:
Felicia Orth, Hearing Officer
c/o Joyce Medina, WQCC Administrator
New Mexico Environment Department
1190 S. St. Francis Drive, P.O. Box 5469
Santa Fe, New Mexico USA 87502
Tel: (505) 827-2425
Fax: (505) 827-2836
E-mail: joyce.medina@state.nm.us
For more information about the Triennial Review, please contact the Water Quality Standards Coordinator, Pam Homer, directly at (505) 827-2822.
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| New Mexico’s Water Quality Standards define water quality goals by designating uses for rivers, streams, lakes and other surface waters, setting criteria to protect those uses, and establishing antidegradation provisions to preserve water quality. The Standards are adopted by the Water Quality Control Commission, then approved by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) under the federal Clean Water Act.
NOTE: New Mexico’s Standards do not apply to waters on Native American lands. Tribes and pueblos develop and implement their own water quality standards. As with states, tribal standards are approved by the US EPA. Approximately half of New Mexico’s tribes and pueblos have US EPA-approved standards. For more information or to review any of the available online tribal and pueblo standards in New Mexico, please click here. |
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