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WaterNews for March 1, 2005Benjamin Grumbles WaterNews is a weekly on-line publication that announces publications, policies, and activities of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Water. In This Week’s WaterNews:
Assistant Administrator Speaks at Great Lakes Day Issues BriefingAssistant Administrator for Water Benjamin H. Grumbles will speak at the Great Lakes Day Issues Briefing “Restore the Greatness: Moving Forward” on March 2, 2005, in Washington, DC. He will discuss the federal perspective on the Great Lakes Regional Collaboration and its process for developing a Great Lakes Strategy. Attendees will include federal, state, and regional Great Lakes Officials, Congressional staff, leaders of business, industry, and citizens organizations. National Water Quality Assessment Database Posted on EPA's Web SiteOn Friday, February 11, 2005, the Office of Water released the first-ever interactive database of state water quality assessment data, which provides the public with easy Web access to water quality information at the state and local levels. The 2002 reporting cycle was a transition period between traditional 305(b) water quality reporting, and integration of 305(b) with reporting of impaired waters under section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act, as outlined in EPA guidance to the States in Nov. 2001. EPA is continuing to call for integrated reporting of 305(b) and 303(d) information. States are participating in an extensive review and approval of the 2002 data. This initial Web release of the 2002 National Water Quality Database summarizes electronic data for 32 States. The remaining States should be added to the Database by March 31, 2005. National summary water quality statistics will be available at that time. The Database may be viewed at www.epa.gov/305b/2002report and if you have any questions, please contact Cary McElhinney at mcelhinney.cary@epa.gov. Stormwater Training SessionsEPA has announced its stormwater training schedule for 2005. "Getting in Step with Phase II: A Workshop for Stormwater Program Managers" will be held in: Lexington, Virginia - April 11, 2005 For more information on these training sessions, please visit www.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater and click on "training". eNOI for Industrial FacilitiesOur new electronic permit application system for industrial facilities requiring coverage under EPA’s stormwater permit for industrial facilities (Multi-Sector General Permit) is now available. Industrial facilities that require permit coverage under EPA’s MSGP can now fill out and electronically sign their applications using this helpful system. For more on the eNOI system, please visit www.epa.gov/npdes/enoi. EPA also posts all industrial and construction stormwater applications on its website at www.epa.gov/npdes/noisearch. Subscribe to WaterNewsPlease 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: 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.
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