Paul, MN, last month, state regulators urged EPA Chief of Operations Henry Darwin to initially focus on EPA regions' processes for reviewing state-issued National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits, as well as state contaminated-site cleanups, according to Bob Martineau, ...
In December 2022, EPA updated this guidance and issued a memorandum containing recommendations for addressing PFAS discharges in state-issued NPDES permits. The memorandum recommends a series of provisions that states should include when issuing or modifying a NPDES permit, including, for example, ...
Permits issued under NPDES allow permitholders to release certain pollutants as an exception under the CWA. “In 2019, the EPA and California published permit requirements for the Oceanside water system, which collects wastewater from 250,000 residents in western San Francisco and flows directly into...
States, EPA Prioritize NPDES Permits, Cleanups In Talks On Faster Reviews State regulators are urging EPA to examine its regions' processes for reviewing certain state wastewater permits and hazardous waste cleanups as priority a... D Reynolds - 《Water Policy Report》...
NPDES permit writers' manual The NPDES Permit Writers' Manual provides an overview of the framework of the NPDES program and serves as one of the principal training tools to help permi... US EPA, OW, US EPA, OW, OWM, Water Permits Division 被引量: 70发表: 1996年 OFFICE OF WATER Dear...
Following up on the short-term extension that it issued in September, EPA has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking that will further extend the compliance deadline for the processing and distribution in commerce of certain PIP (3:1)-containing articles and the PIP (3:1) that is used to ...
The EPA issued a national policy directive in 1984 entitledDevelopment of Water Quality-Based Permit Limitations for Toxic Pollutants: National Policy. The EPA policy established control of toxic discharges through the NPDES permit system. Many food-processing NPDES dischargers are now being required to...
October 12, 2022 Tweet Dozens of House lawmakers -- 47 Democrats and two Republicans -- are urging EPA to insert strong safeguards into an upcoming guidance to states that aims to reduce PFAS in wastewater discharge permits, contending that EPA should, among other things, require the adoption ...
Nationwide permits are federal actions issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) designed to reduce the regulatory and administrative burdens for projects that will result in minimal water quality impacts. Each state must certify each nationwide permit and may include terms specific to the...
What are the major laws that regulate water pollution? How are NPDES permit limits calculated? What are EPA benefits? What are the potential costs and benefits associated with the regulation of pollution? What are the policy/policies that restrict dumping behavior?