Laws & Regulations

Empire Lumber Company dba Kamiah Mill Synthetic Minor Source Air Permit for Lumber Mill in Kamiah, Idaho

Final synthetic minor source air permit for Empire Lumber Company dba Kamiah Mill located in Kamiah, Idaho on the Nez Perce Reservation

MPRSA Ocean Site Monitoring and Management

The EPA is responsible for managing all designated ocean sites. Surveys are conducted to identify appropriate locations for ocean sites and to monitor the impacts of regulated dumping at the ocean sites.

Washington Aqueduct Water Treatment Plant

NPDES permit issued by EPA to the Department of the Army Baltimore District, Corps of Engineers Washington Aqueduct Division under permit number DC0000019

NPDES Permit for Bardon, Inc (d/b/a Aggregate Industries, aka Super Concrete)

Under National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit number DC0000175, Super Concrete Ready-Mix Corporation is authorized to discharge from a facility to receiving waters named unnamed tributary to Northwest Branch of the Anacostia River.

Final NPDES Permit for Blue Plains Wastewater Treatment Plant in Washington, D.C.

NPDES permit issued by EPA to the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority for its Wastewater Treatment Plant at Blue Plains in Washington, D.C.

JFK Center for the Performing Arts

Under National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit number DC0000248, the JFK Center for the Performing Arts located in Washington, D.C. is authorized to discharge non-contact cooling water to the Potomac River.

National Dredging Team

The National Dredging Team aims to implement the National Dredging Policy and promote national and regional consistency on dredging issues. Regional Dredging Teams are described.

MPRSA Dredged Material Permits

Permits and authorizations for the ocean dumping of dredged material is issued by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Information is provided about where to dispose dredged material and the process for obtaining an MPRSA permit for dredged material.

Ocean Dumping of Fish Wastes

Ocean dumping of fish wastes may or may not require an MPRSA permit. Information about how the EPA has authorized dumping of fish wastes into the ocean under the MPRSA is provided.

Ocean Disposal of Man-Made Ice Piers

The National Science Foundation is authorized to dispose of man-made ice piers in the ocean from its base at McMurdo Sound in Antarctica under a MPRSA general permit. Information is provided about ice piers and impacts of ice pier disposal.

Transport of Target Vessels for Ocean Disposal

General permits for the Navy's Sink Exercise (SINKEX) Program are issued by the EPA. The SINKEX Program uses obsolete military vessels as targets for at-sea live-fire exercises.

EPA Draft Revision of Technical Guidance for Assessing Environmental Justice in Regulatory Analysis

EPA is asking for public comment on the draft revision of the Technical Guidance for Assessing Environmental Justice in Regulatory Analysis. It was first published in 2016.

Disposal of Vessels at Sea

Ocean disposal of certain types of vessels are authorized by an MPRSA general permit. Information is provided for preparing and sinking a vessel under this permit.

Burial at Sea

Burial at sea of human remains (cremated and whole body) is authorized by an MPRSA general permit. Instructions for burial at sea, reporting information, and frequently asked questions are provided.

MPRSA General Permits

General permits are issued by EPA for the transportation and disposition of certain materials that will have a minimal adverse environmental impact and are generally disposed of in small quantities. Information is provided about MPRSA general permits.