(March 24, 2025) PA’s Department of Environmental Protection has released its pre-draft versions of the sewage facility regulations (i.e., Chapters 71-73) to the Sewage Advisory Committee. The pre-drafts will (eventually) be posted on the public SAC website and presented at SAC’s April 16 meeting. In the meantime, the pre-draft three Chapters can be found below.
[Updated Apr 28, 2025] As an official member of the Sewage Advisory Committee, PSMA will be actively participating in the SAC workgroups reviewing the pre-draft regulations during May/June. Any members would like to offer their comments to PSMA on the pre-draft regulations can email them to director@psma.net. Please include ‘Pre-Draft Regulations’ in the email Subject line. In your email, clearly indicate which pre-draft regulatory language you are commenting on by including pre-draft regulatory citations. Your comments will assist PSMA’s SAC representatives provide perspectives from the sewage enforcement officer community.
Following review/comment by SAC, the proposed regulations could be published in the PA Bulletin as proposed rulemaking and begin the Regulatory Review Process via IRRC. To learn more about how regulations are promulgated, visit the IRRC website HERE.