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Region 5 is soliciting proposals from eligible applicants interested in applying for Federal assistance for projects to be funded from the Wetland Program Development Grants - Regions Allocation (CFDA 66.461 - Wetland Program Development Grants). Region 5 Wetland Program Development Grants Request for Proposal. Proposal Due Date: Monday, June 1, 2009, 4:45PM CDT.
Pre-application training specifically for Special Appropriations Projects (SAPs) recipients to be held at the EPA Region 5 Office in Chicago, IL on Monday, June 8, 2009 from 1:00pm-5:00pm. For more information, please contact Steffanie Crossland by email (crossland.steffanie@epa.gov) or phone (312-353-4779). Read more about SAPs.
Decentralized Wastewater Treatment Systems Conference, Chicago, June 10 – 11, 2009. EPA is hosting this conference to examine statutes, regulations and NPDES general permits covering small discharging wastewater systems, advanced soil-based disposal options, and successful programs that have minimized or prohibited surface discharging onsite treatment systems.
DuPont Agrees to Lower Limit of PFOA in Drinking Water. A new legal agreement between U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. will lower the limit of PFOA (also known as perfluorooctanoic acid or C-8) in drinking water for people who live near DuPont’s Washington Works facility in Parkersburg, W.Va. Under the new order, DuPont will offer connection to a public water system, treatment, or temporary bottled water to people on public or private water systems if the level of PFOA detected in drinking water is equal to or greater than 0.40 parts per billion.
Learn about how the the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) impacts EPA.

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