Voigt said that the proposed new dissolved oxygen rules are “with” the Office of Management and Budget and once it’s done, the rules will go to the EPA administrator, Lee Zeldin, for his signature. A federal judge has given the EPA until Sept. 22 to issue a final revised water quality standard though the new rules could be delayed if the EPA can show a good reason for a delay, such as extenuating circumstances. Voigt said the EPA is still guided by that judge’s demand that the rules be set by Sept. 22. That view was echoed by Charles Hurst, director of engineering at DELCORA, the Delaware County Regional Water Quality Control Authority. The DRBC also intends to revise its surface water quality criteria for bacteria.