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EPA Region 5

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

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

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Events & Public Notices

  • PMC Groundwater Public Comment Opportunity

    EPA invites your comments on its proposed interim cleanup plan for the PMC Groundwater site. The plan would address potential exposure to contamination from vapors from volatile organic compounds trapped in the groundwater and soil beneath the site.

    • Comments Due Date: July 22, 2022
    • Geographic Locations: Michigan
  • Proposed Class I Permit Reissuance MI-137-1I-0001

    Comment period ends on the proposed draft permit to allow Cooper Standard Automotive to inject fluid deep underground in Otsego County, Michigan.

    • Comments Due Date: May 31, 2022
    • Geographic Locations: Michigan
  • Propsoed CAFO SDWA-05-2022-0009

    EPA alleges that West Bay Corporation failed to monitor for annulus and injection pressure with a calibrated gauge, failed to provide accurate information in response to EPA's Information Request and provided inconsistent data in monthly reports.

    • Comments Due Date: July 22, 2022
    • Geographic Locations: Michigan
  • Wayne Disposal, Inc. (US Ecology)

    Public notice for a Proposed Modification to a PCB Chemical Waste Landfill Approval for the Wayne Disposal, Inc. landfill located at 49350 North I-94 Service Drive, Belleville, Michigan.

    • Geographic Locations: Michigan

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  • Amphenol/Franklin Power Products in Franklin, Ind.
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Last updated on May 3, 2022
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