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Delaware Administrative Code
Title 7 - Natural Resources and Environmental ControlDivision of Watershed StewardshipWatershed Assessment Section
Regulations Governing The Pollution Control Strategy For The Indian River, Indian River Bay, Rehoboth Bay And Little Assawoman Bay Watersheds
Section 7403-3.0 - Point Source Implementation

7 Del. Admin. Code § 7403-3.0

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Current through Reigster Vol. 28, No. 6, December 1, 2024
Section 7403-3.0 - Point Source Implementation
3.1 Permitted discharges of nutrients into the Indian River, Indian River Bay, Rehoboth Bay, Little Assawoman Bay or their tributaries under the NPDES program shall be systematically eliminated through their NPDES renewal process.
3.2 Subject to approval by the Department, point sources may choose to engage in water quality trading on a case-by-case basis in accordance with the following:
3.2.1 Trades must occur within the same watershed (Indian River, Indian River Bay, Rehoboth Bay, or Little Assawoman Bay) as the point source discharge is located.
3.2.2 Trades must involve a trading ratio of at least 2:1 between nonpoint sources and point sources.
3.2.3 The nutrient load reduction involved in the trade must constitute reductions that occur beyond the baseline or the point or nonpoint source nutrient reductions required under the TMDL and this Pollution Control Strategy.

7 Del. Admin. Code § 7403-3.0