Notice2024-27128
Notice of Availability of Final Designation of Certain Stormwater Discharges Within Two Watersheds in Los Angeles County, California Under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System of the Clean Water Act
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November 20, 2024
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Environmental Protection Agency
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The Regional Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 is providing notice of the availability of EPA's Final Designation of stormwater discharges from certain commercial, industrial and institutional (CII) sites in the Alamitos Bay/Los Cerritos Channel Watershed and the Dominguez Channel and Los Angeles/ Long Beach Inner Harbor Watershed in Los Angeles County, California for National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permitting under the Clean Water Act (CWA).
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 224 (Wednesday, November 20, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 91740-91741]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-27128]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-12294-01-R9]
Notice of Availability of Final Designation of Certain Stormwater
Discharges Within Two Watersheds in Los Angeles County, California
Under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System of the Clean
Water Act
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: The Regional Administrator of the Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) Region 9 is providing notice of the availability of EPA's
Final Designation of stormwater discharges from certain commercial,
industrial and institutional (CII) sites in the Alamitos Bay/Los
Cerritos Channel Watershed and the Dominguez Channel and Los Angeles/
Long Beach Inner Harbor Watershed in Los Angeles County, California for
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permitting
under the Clean Water Act (CWA).
DATES: EPA's Final Designation of Stormwater Discharges from Certain
Commercial, Industrial and Institutional Sites in the Alamitos Bay/Los
Cerritos Channel Watershed and the Dominguez Channel and Los Angeles/
Long Beach Inner Harbor Watershed in Los Angeles County (``EPA's Final
Designation'') was signed on November 5, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eugene Bromley, EPA Region 9, Water
Division, NPDES Permits Section (WTR-2-3), 75 Hawthorne Street, San
Francisco, CA 94105; telephone (415) 972-3510; email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0260706d6f6e677b2c677765676c67426772632c656d74"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="83e1f1eceeefe6faade6f6e4e6ede6c3e6f3e2ade4ecf5">[email protected]</span></a>, or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#aefc97fceaefeecbdecf80c9c1d8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1f4d264d5b5e5f7a6f7e31787069">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Does this action apply to me?
Entities potentially regulated by this action include a wide
variety of privately-owned CII facilities such as shopping centers,
office complexes, warehouses, private schools and hospitals, and
various manufacturing facilities. Entities affected by this action are
located within either of two watersheds in Los Angeles County, in
California: the Los Cerritos Channel/Alamitos Bay Watershed or the
Dominguez Channel and Los Angeles/Long Beach Inner Harbor Watershed.
This description of affected entities is not intended to be exhaustive,
but rather provides a guide for readers regarding entities likely to be
affected by this action. This description of affected activities
includes the types of entities that EPA is now aware could potentially
be affected by this action. Other types of entities not included could
also be affected. To determine whether your entity is affected by this
action, you should also review the description of EPA's action in
documents online at the website listed in the section C below. If you
have questions regarding the applicability of this action to a
particular entity, consult the person listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section.
B. Summary of Final Designation
In the Final Designation, EPA has determined that stormwater
discharges from certain CII sites in the Los Cerritos Channel/Alamitos
Bay and Dominguez Channel and Los Angeles/Long Beach Inner Harbor
Watersheds in Los Angeles County are contributing to violations of
water quality standards and require NPDES permit coverage under the
CWA. The Final Designation differs from the Revised Preliminary
Designation of November 2, 2023 (88 FR 75282) in that EPA is not
designating privately-operated facilities at the Ports of Long Beach
and Los Angeles at this time. EPA is taking a phased approach to this
Final Designation such that EPA may consider designating stormwater
discharges from additional CII sources in the future.
This Final Designation is in response to two September 15, 2015
petitions entitled ``Petition For A Determination That Stormwater
Discharges From Commercial, Industrial, And Institutional Sites
Contribute To Water Quality Standards Violations in Dominguez Channel
and the Los Angeles/Long Beach Inner Harbor (Los Angeles County,
California) and Require Clean Water Act Permits,'' and ``Petition For A
Determination That Stormwater Discharges From Commercial, Industrial,
And Institutional Sites Contribute To Water Quality Standards
Violations in the Alamitos Bay/Los Cerritos Watershed (Los Angeles
County, California) And Require Clean Water Act Permits'' as well as an
order from the U.S. District Court for the Central District of
California in Los Angeles Waterkeeper v. Pruitt, 320 F. Supp.3d 1115
(C.D. CA 2018).
EPA's Final Designation is made pursuant to CWA sections
402(p)(2)(E) and (6) and EPA's implementing regulations at 40 CFR
122.26(a)(1)(v) and 40 CFR 122.26(a)(9)(i)(D) that authorize EPA to
designate stormwater discharges for regulation under the NPDES
permitting program that are contributing to violations of water quality
standards but are not otherwise
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required to be permitted under EPA's stormwater regulations.
C. How can I get copies of this document and other related information?
Details of EPA's Final Designation, Response to Public Comments and
ancillary materials may be viewed on EPA Region 9's website at: <a href="https://www.epa.gov/npdes-permits/residual-designation-authority-address-stormwater-quality-problems-epas-pacific">https://www.epa.gov/npdes-permits/residual-designation-authority-address-stormwater-quality-problems-epas-pacific</a>.
Dated: November 13, 2024.
Martha Guzman Aceves,
Regional Administrator, EPA Region 9.
[FR Doc. 2024-27128 Filed 11-19-24; 8:45 am]
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