Environmental Week in Preview – Week of March 18, 2013
March 19, 2013 – Public hearing on the proposed revisions to wastewater pretreatment for DNR, pretreatment programs of publicly owned treatment works and for industries discharging wastewater to POTWs. The revisions incorporate federal pretreatment requirements and enable Wisconsin’s pretreatment requirements to more closely conform to federal pretreatment regulations found in 40 CFR Part 403.
March 19, 2013 – The Assembly Committee on Energy and Utilities will hold a public hearing on Assembly Bill 39 relating to the power and duties of an electric transmission company and certificates of public convenience and necessity and permits for certain electric generating facilities and high-voltage transmission lines. The bill proposes to clarify when an application is deemed complete and eliminates the requirement to submit a detailed project plan to the DNR at least 60 days prior to filing the CPCN application.
March 22, 2013 – Comments are due on the DNR’s draft TMDL Implementation Guidance and on the proposed guidance establishing a new public input process for the development of DNR program guidance.
March 22, 2013 – Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection Board meeting.
