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WaterNews for October 26, 2001WaterNews is a weekly on-line publication that announces publications, policies, and activities of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Water.
Inside this week's WaterNews: 1) EPA launches new web site in response to September 11 2) Listening Sessions on EPA’s Total Maximum Daily Load Program 1) EPA launches new web site in response to September 11EPA launched a new web site on EPA's involvment in New York City and Washington, DC following the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. On this web site, EPA lists current air quality and water quality monitoring data for asbestos, particulate matter, PCBs, and drinking water at both the World Trade Center and Pentagon. EPA also answers frequently asked questions about air and water quality around these areas and provides a link to press releases and other newstories related to EPA's involvement in testing and clean up efforts at the World Trade Center and Pentagon. For more information, visit EPA's web site at http://www.epa.gov/epahome/wtc/ on the Internet. 2) Listening Sessions on EPA’s Total Maximum Daily Load ProgramEPA is holding public listening sessions over the next few weeks to help determine changes that may be needed to the Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) regulatory program. Under the Clean Water Act, the TMDL program provides a framework for identifying and cleaning up polluted waters. Currently 20,000 polluted waterways have been identified for clean up. On July 16, 2001, EPA announced an 18-month review of this program. As part of this review, EPA is holding listening sessions to provide the public with additional opportunities to give feedback to EPA on the program. The next listening sessions will be held: Nov. 1-2, 2001 in Sacramento, Calif. For more information, visit EPA's web site at: http://www.epa.gov/owow/tmdl/meetings or download the Federal Register Notice published on October 9, 2001. **************************************************************** 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: * Send an email message, leave the subject line blank, and address it to: waternews-join@lists.epa.gov * In the body of the message write: Subscribe WaterNews firstname lastname (Please leave one blank space between each word, do not include any other message, and use your actual name- i.e. Subscribe WaterNews Robert Jones) 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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