Regulation #7-534: Triennial Review of Water Quality Standards

Updates and revises water quality criteria as required by the federal Clean Water Act.

The public comment period was initially supposed to end on 12/29/17.  However, the public comment period has been extended, per the 12/30/17 PA Bulletin, to 2/16/18. 


Regulation Details
IRRC Number 3182 Proposed Regulation Received October 06, 2017
Agency Name Environmental Quality Board PA Bulletin Publish Date October 21, 2017
Regulation Status Final-Form Close of Public Comment February 16, 2018
PA Code 25 Pa. Code Chapter 93 Final Due By February 16, 2020
Analysts Assigned Fiona E. Cormack  (FEC)
Scott R. Schalles  (SRS)
James M. Smith  (JMS)
IRRC Comments Due March 19, 2018
Final-Form Regulation Received December 30, 2019
Public Meeting Date January 31, 2020
Published as Final July 11, 2020
Actions Taken
House Adopts the Concurrent Resolution February 04, 2020
IRRC Approval January 31, 2020
Senate Committee Deems Regulation Approved January 30, 2020
House Committee Disapproves the Final Regulation at First Meeting January 22, 2020

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Public Comments on Proposed Regulation

February 16, 2018

February 16, 2018

February 16, 2018

February 16, 2018

February 16, 2018

Legislative Comments (on the Proposed and Final Regulation)

January 22, 2020

IRRC Comments on Proposed Regulation

March 19, 2018

Public Comments on Final Regulation
EMBARGOED MATERIAL January 31, 2020
REMARKS January 31, 2020
PENNFUTURE January 28, 2020
AF AND PA January 27, 2020
MONROE CO CLEAN STR January 6, 2020

Legislative Comments (on the Proposed and Final Regulation)

HEREC DISAPPROVAL January 22, 2020

IRRC Order(s)

APPROVAL January 31, 2020

In addition to comments, IRRC occasionally receives other correspondence and written materials from state agencies and the legislature regarding pending regulations. These documents can be found on this portion of our website.

DEP RESPONSE TO RINDLE January 15, 2020
PUBLIC HEARING NORRISTWN March 5, 2018
PUBLIC HEARING PITTSBRGH March 5, 2018