| This bill amends water quality standards to allow the |
Department of Environmental Protection to approve aquatic |
chemical or pesticide discharges for the purpose of restoring |
biological communities affected by invasive species, for Class |
AA, A, B and C waters, for tributaries to GPA waters and in |
drainage areas of less than 10 square miles. The bill adds |
similar authority for GPA waters and clarifies text. The bill |
allows the Department of Environmental Protection to approve a |
chemical treatment to waters with a drainage area of less than 10 |
miles for the purpose of restoring water quality in GPA waters. |
The bill adds a definition of "invasive species" to the water |
classification program. |