La. Admin. Code tit. 33 § IX-2509

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024

Section IX-2509 - Aquaculture Projects

A. Permit Requirement. Discharges into aquaculture projects, as defined in this Section, are subject to the LPDES permit program through Section 318 of the CWA, and in accordance with LAC 33:IX.Chapter 39.

B. Definitions

Designated Project Area- the portions of the waters of the state within which the permittee or permit applicant plans to confine the cultivated species, using a method or plan or operation (including, but not limited to, physical confinement) that, on the basis of reliable scientific evidence, is expected to ensure that specific individual organisms comprising an aquaculture crop will enjoy increased growth attributable to the discharge of pollutants, and be harvested within a defined geographic area.

La. Admin. Code tit. 33, § IX-2509

Promulgated by the Department of Environmental Quality, Office of Water Resources, LR 21:945 (September 1995), amended by the Office of Environmental Assessment, Environmental Planning Division, LR 28:467 (March 2002), repromulgated LR 30:230 (February 2004).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:2001 et seq., and in particular Section 2074(B)(3) and (B)(4)