Laws & Regulations
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How to Evaluate Public Involvement
This brochure offers reasons for and consideration on how to evaluate public involvement activities and processes.
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Materials from Regional Public Participation Training, Chile, March 2015
Materials from EPA regional public participation workshop in Santiago, Chile, on March 10-11, 2015.
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List of Entities Whose EPA Lead Certification Has Been Suspended, Revoked, Modified or Reinstated (August 2021)
List of RRP firms whose certification has been suspended, revoked, modified or reinstated
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Are renovations performed on detached garages, sheds and other detached outbuildings on the property subject to the RRP Rule?
Yes. EPA interprets target housing to include pre-1978 buildings or structures that are (1) located on the residential portion of the property, and (2) associated with the residential use of the property. As a practical matter, the entire property of most urban and suburban residential lots is normally considered to…
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CRP for Pesticides - Child Resistant Packaging Consultants
This list includes consultants who have indicated an expertise in the area of child-resistant packaging. This list is not intended to indicate EPA approval, certification, or endorsement of these consultants, nor is it necessarily comprehensive.
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Guidance for 1-Hour Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) Nonattainment Area State Implementation Plans (SIP) Submissions
The document is intended to provide guidance and recommendations to state, local and tribal governments for the development of SIPs and tribal implementation plans (TIPs) under the 2010 1-hour primary NAAQS for Sulfur Dioxide (SO2).
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Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) Designations Round 3: Hawaii State Recommendation and EPA Response
Hawaii recommendation for Round 3 area designations and EPA's response.
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Individual Lead Abatement Certification Fee and Refund Information
Fee schedule and refund policy for EPA certification program for individuals performing lead-based paint activities.
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SWTR Plain English Guide
Surface Water Treatment Rule (SWTR) – June 1989
• Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (IESWTR) – December 1998
• Long Term 1 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (LT1ESWTR) – January 2002
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Turbidity Provisions
SWTR Turbidity Guid
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Existing Flexibilities under the Safe Drinking Water Act
Existing Flexibilities under the Safe Drinking Water Act
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RTCR State Imp. Guidance Manual
This document provides guidance to states, tribes and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) exercising primary enforcement responsibility under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) and contains EPA’s current policy recommendations for complying with
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Total Coliform Rule Compliance Help for Primacy Agencies
This document provides guidance to states, tribes and the EPA Regions exercising primary enforcement responsibility under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). It contains EPA’s current policy recommendations for complying with the RTCR.
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DBPRs: What Does it Mean to You?
EPA provides guidance documents to help states and public water systems (PWSs) implement the Stage 1 and Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts (DBP) Rules. The materials below can assist in complying with requirements of these Rules.
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Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution (NAICS 2211)
EPA regulatory information for electrical utilities, such as coal-fired power plants, includes NESHAPs for RICE, stationary combustion engines, fossil fuel waste, cooling water, effluent guidelines, and information on the MATS rule.
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EPA Settles Safe Drinking Water Act Claims with Power Company in Southern California
EPA News Release: EPA Settles Safe Drinking Water Act Claims with Power Company in Southern California
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EPA Data Requirements for Registration of Antimicrobial Pesticides: 158W Implementation Letter
This letter informs pesticide registrants how EPA has been implementing new data requirements under 40 CFR Part 158W.
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Chemicals Subject to TSCA Section 12(b) Export Notification Requirements
List of chemicals subject to TSCA section 12(b) notification
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Small Entity Compliance Guide for 1996 Lead; Requirements for Lead-Based Paint Activities in Target Housing and Child-Occupied Facilities Rule
Compliance guide for rule that describes the limitations on lead-based activities such as in renovation and construction in target housing and child-occupied facilities
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Nationwide Permits Chronology and Related Materials under CWA Section 404
Under Section 404(e) of the Clean Water Act, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers can issue general permits to authorize activities that have minimal individual and cumulative adverse environmental effects.