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Water Headlines for January 28, 2008Benjamin 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:
Water Efficiency to be Featured in EPA Green Scene and Ask EPA this WeekWater efficiency will be the focus of an EPA "Green Scene" video and an "Ask EPA" session featured on EPA's homepage. The Green Scene will appear on the homepage in the next few days, and on January 31 from 2pm to 3pm EST, Benjamin H. Grumbles, Assistant Administrator for Water, will discuss water efficiency online during an "Ask EPA" Q&A session. Questions can be submitted beginning tomorrow and answers to selected questions will be posted online during the chat. For more information visit the EPA homepage at http://www.epa.gov EPA’s Electronic Notice of Intent (eNOI) System Updated and ImprovedEPA’s Electronic Notice of Intent (eNOI) system allows construction sites and industrial facilities seeking coverage under EPA’s stormwater permits to file their forms electronically. EPA has released an entirely new version of this system which will make it easier for permittees to obtain and terminate permit coverage under EPA’s Construction General Permit (CGP), modify and amend previously filed forms, calculate and file a low-erosivity waiver, and much more. This new system will be expanded to include the Multi-Sector General Permit for Industrial Activities (MSGP) when this permit is finalized. To use the new and improved eNOI system, please visit http://www.epa.gov/npdes/eNOI World Wetlands Day 2008February 2nd is World Wetlands Day, an annual celebration of the vital importance of international wetlands to ecological and human health. This year's theme "Healthy Wetlands, Healthy People” highlights the compelling relationship between healthy functioning wetland ecosystems and human health, and the critical importance of management strategies that support both the health of wetlands and the health of humans. February 2nd marks the anniversary of the adoption of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, an international treaty that promotes the conservation and wise use of wetland resources. For more information, please visit the Ramsar website at http://www.ramsar.org/wwd/wwd_index.htm . For additional information on the Office of Water’s activities to protect and restore wetlands, please visit EPA’s wetlands website at http://www.epa.gov/owow/wetlands. 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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