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Terri Kondeff Director MEMORANDUM TO: Senators VICK, Johnson, Stennett and, Representatives EHARDT, Wisniewski, Chew FROM: Katharine Gerrity - Deputy Division Manager DATE: August 04, 2021 SUBJECT: Temporary Rule IDAPA 58.00.00 - Notice of Omnibus Rulemaking - Adoption of Temporary Rule - Docket No. 58-0000-2100 We are forwarding this temporary rule to you for your information only. No analysis was done by LSO. This rule is posted on our web site. If you have any questions, please call Katharine Gerrity at the Legislative Services Office at (208) 334-4845. Thank you. Attachment: Temporary Rule Kristin Ford, Manager Paul Headlee, Manager April Renfro, Manager Glenn Harris, Manager Research & Legislation Budget & Policy Analysis Legislative Audits Information Technology Statehouse, P.O. Box 83720 Tel: 208–334–2475 Boise, Idaho 83720–0054 www.legislature.idaho.gov IDAPA 58 – DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY DOCKET NO. 58-0000-2100 NOTICE OF OMNIBUS RULEMAKING – ADOPTION OF TEMPORARY RULE EFFECTIVE DATE: The effective date of the temporary rules being adopted through this omnibus rulemaking, as listed in the descriptive summary of this notice, is July 1, 2021. AUTHORITY: In compliance with Section 67-5226, Idaho Code, notice is hereby given that this agency has adopted temporary rules. The action is authorized by the following Idaho Code provisions. Citations to any federal statutes that provide the basis of authority or requirement for the rulemaking are also included. IDAPA 58.01.02 - Chapters 1 and 36, Title 39, Idaho Code; Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq. IDAPA 58.01.03 - Chapters 1 and 36, Title 39, Idaho Code IDAPA 58.01.04 - Chapters 1 and 36, Title 39, Idaho Code; Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq. IDAPA 58.01.10 - Section 39-4405, Idaho Code IDAPA 58.01.16 - Chapters 1 and 36, Title 39, Idaho Code IDAPA 58.01.17 - Chapter 1, Title 39, Idaho Code IDAPA 58.01.21 - Sections 39-105, 39-107, and 74-114(8), Idaho Code IDAPA 58.01.22 - Chapters 1 and 36, Title 39, Idaho Code; Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 U.S.C. § 300f et seq. IDAPA 58.01.23 - Sections 39-105, 39-107 and 67-5206, Idaho Code IDAPA 58.01.24 - Chapters 1, 36, 44, 72 and 74, Title 39, Idaho Code DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY: The following is the required finding and concise statement of its supporting reasons for adopting the temporary rules: On May 20, 2021, the Idaho Board of Environmental Quality (Board) adopted, as temporary rules, the existing and previously approved codified IDAPA 58 rule chapters. This action includes revisions in IDAPA 58.01.02, 58.01.03, 58.01.04, and 58.01.22 adopted by the Board as pending rule dockets in 2020 and submitted to the First Regular Session of the 66th Idaho Legislature for review (2021 session). The pending rule dockets are posted in the 2021 Legislative Rules Review Books for the Senate Resources & Environment and House Environment, Energy & Technology Committees. The IDAPA 58 rule chapters and the pending rule dockets are listed below. This temporary rulemaking adopts and republishes the following existing rule chapters previously submitted to and reviewed by the Idaho Legislature under IDAPA 58, rules of the Department of Environmental Quality: IDAPA 58 • IDAPA 58.01.02, Water Quality Standards – including revisions in pending rule docket 58-0102-2001; • IDAPA 58.01.03, Subsurface Sewage Disposal Rules and Rules for Cleaning of Septic Tanks – including revisions in pending rule docket 58-0103-1901; • IDAPA 58.01.04, Rules for Administration of Wastewater Treatment Facility Grants – including revisions in pending rule docket 58-0104-1901 (chapter repeal); • IDAPA 58.01.10, Rules Regulating the Disposal of Radioactive Materials Not Regulated Under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, As Amended; • IDAPA 58.01.16, Wastewater Rules; • IDAPA 58.01.17, Recycled Water Rules; • IDAPA 58.01.21, Rules Governing the Protection and Disclosure of Records in the Possession of DEQ; • IDAPA 58.01.22, Rules for Administration of Planning Grants for Drinking Water and Wastewater Facilities – including revisions in pending rule docket 58-0122-1901; • IDAPA 58.01.23, Rules of Administrative Procedure Before the Board of Environmental Quality; and • IDAPA 58.01.24, Standards and Procedures for Application of Risk Based Corrective Action at Petroleum Release Sites. More information regarding this rule docket is available at https://www.deq.idaho.gov/public-information/laws- guidance-and-orders/rulemaking/omnibus-rulemaking-docket-no-58-0000-2100/. TEMPORARY RULE JUSTIFICATION: Pursuant to Sections 67-5226(1)(a), (b) and (c), Idaho Code, the Governor has found that temporary adoption of these rules is appropriate for the following reasons: Idaho Administrative Bulletin Page 5447 July 21, 2021 – Vol. 21-7SE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY Docket No. 58-0000-2100 IDAPA 58 Omnibus Notice – Adoption of Temporary Rule These temporary rules are necessary to protect the public health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of Idaho and confer a benefit on its citizens. These temporary rules implement the duly enacted laws of the state of Idaho, provide citizens with the detailed rules and standards for complying with those laws, and assist in the orderly execution and enforcement of those laws. The expiration of these rules without due consideration and processes would undermine the public health, safety and welfare of the citizens of Idaho and deprive them of the benefit intended by these rules. DEQ would not be able to fulfill its statutory obligations without these rules. The state of Idaho would lose primacy over federal environmental laws without these rules. These rules are central to DEQ’s mission to protect human health and the quality of Idaho’s air, land, and water. FEE SUMMARY: This rulemaking does not impose a fee or charge. ASSISTANCE ON TECHNICAL QUESTIONS: For assistance on technical questions concerning the temporary rules, contact the undersigned. DATED this 1st day of July, 2021. Paula J. Wilson Hearing Coordinator Department of Environmental Quality 1410 N. Hilton Street Boise, Idaho 83706 Phone: (208) 373-0418 Fax: (208) 373-0481 [email protected] Idaho Administrative Bulletin Page 5448 July 21, 2021 – Vol. 21-7SE 58.01.02 – WATER QUALITY STANDARDS 000. LEGAL AUTHORITY. Pursuant to Sections 39-105 and 39-3601 et seq., Idaho Code, the Director is directed to formulate and recommend to the Board, such rules and regulations and standards as may be necessary to deal with the problems related to personal health and water pollution. The Director is further charged with the supervision and administration of a system to safeguard the quality of the waters of the state including the enforcement of standards relating to the discharge of effluent into the waters of the state. Authority to adopt rules, regulations and standards as are necessary and feasible to protect the environment and health of the citizens of the state is vested in the Board pursuant to Section 39-107, Idaho Code. (7-1-21)T 001. TITLE AND SCOPE. 01. Title. These rules are titled IDAPA 58.01.02, “Water Quality Standards.” (7-1-21)T 02. Scope. These rules designate uses which are to be protected in and of the waters of the state and establish standards of water quality protective of those uses. Restrictions are placed on the discharge of wastewaters and on human activities which may adversely affect public health and water quality in the waters of the state. In addition, unique and outstanding waters of the state are recognized. These rules do not provide any legal basis for an additional permit system, nor can they be construed as granting to the Department any authority not identified in the Idaho Code. (7-1-21)T 002. WRITTEN INTERPRETATIONS. As described in Section 67-5201(19)(b)(iv), Idaho Code, the Department of Environmental Quality may have written statements which pertain to the interpretation of these rules. If available, such written statements can be inspected and copied at cost at the Department of Environmental Quality, 1410 N. Hilton, Boise, Idaho 83706-1255, www.deq.idaho.gov. (7-1-21)T 003. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS. Persons may be entitled to appeal agency actions authorized under these rules pursuant to IDAPA 58.01.23, “Rules of Administrative Procedure Before the Board of Environmental Quality.” (7-1-21)T 004. INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE. Codes, standards and regulations may be incorporated by reference in these rules pursuant to Section 67-5229, Idaho Code. Such incorporation by reference shall constitute full adoption by reference, including any notes or appendices therein, unless expressly provided otherwise in these rules. Copies of the codes, standards or regulations adopted by reference throughout these rules are available in the following locations: (7-1-21)T 01. Department. Idaho Department of Environmental Quality, 1410 N. Hilton, Boise, Idaho 83706- 1255, www.deq.idaho.gov; and (7-1-21)T 02. Code of Federal Regulations. Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402, www.ecfr.gov, and State Law Library, 451 W. State Street, Boise, Idaho 83720. (7-1-21)T 005. OFFICE HOURS – MAILING ADDRESS AND STREET ADDRESS. The state office of the Department of Environmental Quality and the office of the Board of Environmental Quality are located at 1410 N. Hilton, Boise, Idaho 83706-1255, telephone number (208) 373-0502. The office hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. (7-1-21)T 006. CONFIDENTIALITY OF RECORDS. Information obtained by the Department under these rules is subject to public disclosure pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 1, Title 74, Idaho Code. Information submitted under a trade secret claim may be entitled to confidential treatment by the Department as provided in Section 74-114, Idaho Code, and the Rules of the Department of Environmental Quality, IDAPA 58.01.21, “Use and Disclosure of Records in the Possession of the Department of Environmental Quality.” (7-1-21)T 007.