Examples of Vessel General Permit in a sentence
On April 12, 2013, EPA issued the NPDES General Permit for Discharges Incidental to the Normal Operation of a Vessel, EPA-HQ-OW-2011-0411 (Vessel General Permit or VGP), with an effective date of December 19, 2013 and an expiration date of midnight December 19, 2018.
Vessel General Permit for Discharges Incidental to the Normal Operation of Vessels (VGP): Authorization to Discharge Under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System § 2.2.3.5, at 29 (Mar.
EPA expects that most vessels seeking coverage under this permit will be greater than 79 feet in length; however, commercial fishing vessels and other non- recreational vessels less than 79 feet are also eligible for permit coverage under this permit or those vessels may seek coverage under EPA’s small Vessel General Permit (sVGP), as available and appropriate.
All dredging and support operations shall be compliant with U.S. Coast Guard regulations and the Environmental Protection Agency’s Vessel General Permit, as applicable.
Unfortunately, Lakers are more likely than oceangoing vessels to spread invasive species because the short duration of their voyages allows organisms to survive in their ballast.In April 2013, EPA issued a Vessel General Permit (the ʺ2013 VGPʺ), pursuant to section 402 of the CWA, 33 U.S.C. § 1342, to regulate the discharge of ballast water from ships.
If the IEPA determines that vessel discharges covered by the Vessel General Permit cannot comply with the conditions of this certification or the Illinois Water Quality Standards, then this certification may be amended to include different limitations, conditions, or requirements which are consistent with applicable laws, regulations, or judicial orders.
All discharges to Waters of the State from vessels covered by the Vessel General Permit shall not cause a violation of Illinois Water Quality Standards, as found at 35 Ill.
Discharges of wastestreams containing Bioaccumulative Chemicals of Concern (BCCs) from vessels covered by the Vessel General Permit shall be consistent with the provisions of 35 Ill.
The discharge from any vessel covered by the Vessel General Permit shall be free from any substances or combination of substances in concentrations toxic or harmful to human health, or to animal, plant or aquatic life, pursuant to 35 Ill Adm.
The EPA regulates the discharge of ballast water and other substances incidental to the normal operation of vessels in U.S. waters using a Vessel General Permit (VGP) system pursuant to the CWA, in order to combat the risk of harmful organisms that can travel in ballast water carried from foreign ports and to minimize the risk of water pollution through numerous specified effluent streams incidental to the normal operation of vessels.