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EPA Region 5

Serving Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin and 35 Tribes

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Map of EPA Region 5
Serving Illinois, Indiana,
Michigan, Minnesota,
Ohio, Wisconsin and
35 Tribes

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  • Region 5 Main Number: 312-353-2000 or toll-free 800-621-8431,
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Events & Public Notices

  • Clean Water Act Section 401 Water Quality Certification of the proposed Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians’ Health Center Parking Lot Reconstruction Project

    EPA Region 5 is requesting comments on its pending Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 401 certification decision regarding the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians’ Tribal health center parking lot reconstruction project in Michigan.

    • Comments Due Date: August 16, 2022
    • Geographic Locations: Michigan
  • Grand Portage Wastewater Stabilization Lagoon NPDES Permit MN-0025887-7

    EPA proposes to reissue a NPDES permit for the discharges from the Grand Portage Wastewater Stabilization Lagoon within the boundaries of the Grand Portage Reservation located in Grand Portage, Minnesota (Cook County).

    • Comments Due Date: August 24, 2022
    • Geographic Locations: Minnesota
  • Proposed CAFO CWA-05-2022-0007

    This CAFO will resolve EPA’s allegations that SCH Services LLC and Cora Terminal LLC discharged pollutants to Degognia Creek in exceedance of the effluent limits in their NPDES Permit No. IL0060674 from an unpermitted point source at their facility.

    • Comments Due Date: August 15, 2022
    • Geographic Locations: Illinois
  • Proposed CAFO CWA-05-2022-0009

    This CAFO will resolve EPA’s allegations that LANXESS Corporation failed to comply with requirements of its Underground Injection Control (UIC) Permits Nos. MI-091-1I-0001 and MI-091-1I-0002 (Permits) in Lenawee County, Michigan (Wells).

    • Comments Due Date: September 6, 2022
    • Geographic Locations: Michigan
  • Proposed CAFO SDWA-05-2022-0010

    Omimex Energy, Inc. failed to comply with the SDWA, 42 U.S.C. §300h-2, requirements of its Underground Injection Control (UIC) Permits.

    • Comments Due Date: September 8, 2022
    • Geographic Locations: Michigan
  • Proposed CWA-05-2022-0008

    EPA alleges that from April 2017 through May 2018, Marquis, Inc. placed dredged and fill material into Coffee Creek without a CWA permit.

    • Comments Due Date: September 8, 2022
    • Geographic Locations: Illinois
  • Public Comment for Velsicol Chemical Corp. OU3

    Public notice for U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ) conducting a public comment period for the proposed cleanup plan for operable unit 3

    • Comments Due Date: August 13, 2022
    • Geographic Locations: Michigan
  • Sokaogon Chippewa Community Wastewater Treatment System NPDES Permit WI-0071501-3

    Sokaogon Chippewa Community applied for an NPDES Permit to discharge into the exterior boundaries of the Mole Lake Indian
    Reservation.

    • Comments Due Date: August 31, 2022
    • Geographic Locations: Wisconsin

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