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The Kansas Department of Health and Environment – Bureau of Water (KDHE-BOW) Kansas Water Pollution Control and National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Storm Water Runoff from Industrial Activities General Permit was effective September 2006. The September 2006 General Permit expired on August 31, 2011. Aquaterra has reviewed the proposed new (draft) Kansas NPDES General Permit. Although we are not aware when the draft regulation/General Permit will be effective, we anticipate it will be approved sometime soon since the previous permit is now expired. We would like to make you aware of upcoming changes that will result once the draft becomes final.  Permit Coverage & Notification Although the September 2006 storm water regulations and facility general storm water permits expired on August 31, 2011, current general storm water permits will remain in place until new regulations take effect. Once proposed draft regulations become final, each facility with a current permit will need to file an updated Notice of Intent to Discharge (NOI) and pay the $60 annual permit fee.  The updated NOI (included in Appendix 2 of the draft permit packet) will now require submittal of an “area location map showing boundaries of the site and storm water flow from the site to first receiving water.” A map such as this has generally already been prepared as part of a site-specific Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP).   KDHE has added a requirement that currently permitted facilities with a change in storm water discharge must notify the agency of the

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