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Water Headlines for August 4, 2006Benjamin H. Grumbles Water Headlines 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 Water Headlines:
Revised CAFO Proposed Rule Comment Period Extension and WebcastEPA has extended the public comment period for the proposed Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations rule to August 29, 2006. The proposal would revise several aspects of EPA’s current regulations governing discharges from CAFOs. Additional information about the proposed rule, and public meetings, including locations and logistics, may be found at http://www.epa.gov/npdes/afo/revisedrule. In addition, an overview of the proposed rule will be provided via webcast on Tuesday, August 8, 12 pm to 2 pm (EDT) (Register at http://www.epa.gov/npdes/training). Case Studies in Tribal Water Quality Standards ProgramsFour case studies have been published highlighting the accomplishments of four tribes that have adopted EPA-approved water quality standards: the Hoopa Valley Tribe, the Sokaogon Chippewa Community, the Hualapai Tribe, and the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Indian Reservation. These case studies provide background information on the tribes, describe the steps the tribes took to develop EPA-approved water quality standards, and discuss how water quality standards have benefited the tribes. The cases studies are available at: http://www.epa.gov/waterscience/tribes/video.htm Water Efficiency FactoidDid you know that wide-spread adoption of weather-based irrigation controllers could improve the health of our nation’s lawns and potentially save more than 11 billion gallons of water each year? This savings is equivalent to the amount of water from more than 3,200 garden hoses flowing continuously for one year! Water-efficient technologies, such as smart irrigation controllers or soil moisture sensors only water your plants when they need it, saving even more of this precious resource. EPA’s new WaterSense Program will also help save both water and money, while enhancing the appearance of your landscapes. This new voluntary partnership program helps identify water-efficient landscape irrigation technologies and irrigation professionals with demonstrated water efficiency knowledge. New Additions to Section 319 Nonpoint Source Success Stories Web SiteEPA has added 8 new stories to the section 319 Nonpoint Source Success Stories Web site. The Web site features projects receiving grant funds from the Clean Water Act section 319 Nonpoint Source Program that have achieved documented water quality improvements, including the achievement of water quality standards and removal from state section 303(d) lists of impaired waters. The Web site now features 8 additional new stories from Alabama, American Samoa, Connecticut, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Texas, and Vermont. The Web site was launched in August 2005, and now features a total of 32 success stories representing 23 different states, territories, and tribes. Please visit the Web site at: http://www.epa.gov/nps/success. Subscribe to Water HeadlinesPlease 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 Water Headlines listserve: Send an email message, leave the subject line blank, and address it to: In the body of the message write: Subscribe Water Headlines first name last name (Please leave one blank space between each word, do not include any other message, and use your actual name- i.e. Subscribe Water Headlines Robert Jones)
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