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WaterNews for July 9, 1998WaterNews is a weekly on-line publication that announces publications, policies, and activities of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Water. Inside WaterNews: 1) Advance Notice of Proposed RulemakingOn July 7, 1998, EPA published in the Federal Register (63 FR 36741) the Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on the Water Quality Standards Regulation (ANPRM). The ANPRM outlines current regulatory provisions, accompanying guidance and policy, and current practices in the core areas of the water quality standards program. The ANPRM will provide the basis for a structured national discourse on the future of many aspects of the water quality standards program. EPA will co-host a series of three public meetings to facilitate public discussion and debate prior to the January 4, 1999, deadline for submittal of written public comments. The first meeting will be held in Philadelphia, PA on August 27-28, with two additional meetings slated for the Western and mid-Western regions of the United States in the Fall. The ANPRM and information about the three public meetings is available on the
Internet at http://www.epa.gov/waterscience/Rules/anprm.html (no longer active). The ANPRM
is also available via Federal Register Online at GPO Access at
http://www.gpo.gov/su_docs/fedreg/a980707c.html 2) Proposed Effluent Guidelines for the Transportation Equipment Cleaning IndustryEPA recently published the proposed Effluent Limitations Guidelines, Pretreatment Standards, and New Source Performance Standards for the Transportation Equipment Cleaning Point Source Category. This proposed regulation establishes technology-based effluent limitations guidelines for the discharge of pollutants into waters of the United States and into publicly owned treatment works (POTWs) by existing and new facilities that perform transportation equipment cleaning operations. The guidelines and federal register notice are available on the Internet at http://www.epa.gov/waterscience/guide/tecifs22.html. 3) National Clean Boating WeekNational Clean Boating Week, July 11 - 19, 1998, is being sponsored by marinas and boating organizations nationwide to emphasize the link between clean boating and clean water. National Clean Boating Week will celebrate the success achieved in promoting clean boating and the awareness for clean water among recreational boaters and in meeting many of the environmental goals established for our coastal waters under the Coastal Zone Act and Reauthorization Amendments (CZARA) program. The National Clean Boating Week Kickoff Celebration will be held at Harrington Harbor Marina in Friendship, Maryland on July 11, 1998. The day will include best management practices demonstrations, boat inspections, tours, and exhibits featured by the US Fish and Wildlife Service, Coast Guard, EPA, and others. For more information about National Clean Boating Week, visit http://www.cleanboating.org on the Internet. 4) International Conference on ArsenicEPA and eight other national organizations are sponsoring the Third International Conference on Arsenic Exposure and Health Effects in San Diego, California from July 12-15, with particular focus on arsenic in water and drinking water supplies around the world. The conference will be held at the Holiday Inn on the Bay. For more information, contact Rosemary Wormington of the University of Colorado at the Holiday Inn, 619-232-3861. Please forward this message to your friends and colleagues who share an interest in water-related issues and would like to hear from EPA's Office of Water. To subscribe to the WaterNews listserve:
A welcome message will appear in your email box once you are officially subscribed. WaterNews will be sent to you at the end of each week. If you encounter difficulties subscribing to this list server or if you would like to be taken off the WaterNews list server at any time, please send your E-mail address to Gloria Posey at Posey.Gloria@epa.gov.
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