The Region's Water Enforcement Program is responsible
for conducting compliance monitoring and enforcement
activities under the authorities of the Clean Water
Act (CWA) and the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). Clean
Water Act enforcement programs include: National Pollutant
Discharge Elimination Program (NPDES) which regulates
direct discharges to waters of the United States; Pretreatment
Program which regulates discharges to publicly owned
treatment works; Wetlands Program; Sludge Program; and
Spill Prevention and Countermeasures and Control Program
(SPCC). The six New England states also have their own
authorities to enforce state wastewater and drinking
water laws and regulations.
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The Clean
Water Act (CWA) requires EPA
to provide interested parties
public notice of a proposed
CWA Section 309(g) or Section
311(b)(6)(B)(ii) administrative
penalty and a reasonable opportunity
to comment on its issuance.
Beginning in February 2004,
it is expected that these public
notices will no longer be published
in local newspapers by EPA New
England and will instead be
made available only on our website. |
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