An Act amending the act of June 22, 1937 (P.L.1987, No.394), known as The Clean Streams Law, in other pollutions and potential pollution, further providing for potential pollution.

PRINTER'S NO. 1547
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 1236
Session of
2026
INTRODUCED BY KEEFER, MARCH 30, 2026
REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY, MARCH 30, 2026
AN ACT
Amending the act of June 22, 1937 (P.L.1987, No.394), entitled
"An act to preserve and improve the purity of the waters of
the Commonwealth for the protection of public health, animal
and aquatic life, and for industrial consumption, and
recreation; empowering and directing the creation of
indebtedness or the issuing of non-debt revenue bonds by
political subdivisions to provide works to abate pollution;
providing protection of water supply and water quality;
providing for the jurisdiction of courts in the enforcement
thereof; providing additional remedies for abating pollution
of waters; imposing certain penalties; repealing certain
acts; regulating discharges of sewage and industrial wastes;
regulating the operation of mines and regulating the impact
of mining upon water quality, supply and quantity; placing
responsibilities upon landowners and land occupiers and to
maintain primary jurisdiction over surface coal mining in
Pennsylvania," in other pollutions and potential pollution,
further providing for potential pollution.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 402(c) of the act of June 22, 1937
(P.L.1987, No.394), known as The Clean Streams Law, is amended
by adding a paragraph to read:
Section 402. Potential Pollution.--* * *
(c) * * *
(3) A construction site with construction activities that
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result in land disturbance of more than one acre and less than
five acres may apply to the department to waive the otherwise
applicable requirements for a National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System permit in accordance with 40 CFR 122.26(b)
(15)(i) (relating to storm water discharges (applicable to State
NPDES programs, see § 123.25)). If the construction site
satisfies the criteria necessary for a waiver in accordance with
40 CFR 122.26(b)(15)(i), the department shall grant the waiver.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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