NJ DEPARTMENT of ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Environmental Regulation
Division of Water Quality

Notice of Rule Proposal
New Jersey Pollution Discharge Elimination System – N.J.A.C.
7:14A

Public Notice
Take notice that the NJ Department of Environmental
Protection is proposing new rules at N.J.A.C. 7:14A-21, Requirements
for Indirect Users.  The proposed new rules are intended
to significantly reduce mercury released to the environment
by dental facilities.  The proposed new rules would, under
most circumstances, exempt a dental facility from the requirement
to obtain an individual permit for its discharge to a POTW,
if it (i) implements best management practices (BMPs) for the
handling of dental amalgam waste, and (ii) installs and properly
operates an amalgam separator.  These measures are expected
to prevent 99 percent of the mercury wastes from being sent
to the POTW.  The facility would have one year from the
effective date of the rule to implement the BMPs, and two years
to install the separator.

The proposal is scheduled to be published in the New Jersey Register dated September
5, 2006.  A copy of the proposal is available
from the DEP web site(PDF) or
by contacting Mr. James Murphy, rule manager, at NJ Department of Environmental
Protection, Division of Water Quality-Bureau of Pretreatment and Residuals, 401
East State Street, P.O. Box 029, Trenton, NJ 08625-0029 or by telephone at (609)
633-3823.  An official copy
may also be obtained from LexisNexis Customer Service at (800) 223-1944.  Be
advised that there may be a fee for obtaining a copy of the proposal from some
sources.

A public hearing(s) concerning the proposal is scheduled as
follows:

October
11, 2006 at 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM
(or
until the end of comments, whichever comes first)
NJ
Department of Environmental Protection
1st
Floor Public Hearing Room
401
East State Street, Trenton, NJ 08625

Written comments may be submitted by November 4, 2006 to:

NJ
Department of Environmental Protection
Alice
A. Previte, Esq.
ATTN:
DEP Docket No. 11-06-08/563
Office
of Legal Affairs
PO
Box 402
Trenton,
New Jersey 08625