Laws & Regulations
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CAA Permitting in EPA's Great Lakes Region
Air permitting in EPA's Great Lakes region, Region 5; serving Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin, 35 tribes
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Build America, Buy America (BABA) Overview
Overview of the Build America Buy America (BABA) Act.
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Application Assistance: Tips for Submitting Applications through Grants.gov
San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund (SFBWQIF) Tip Sheet for submitting applications through Grants.gov.
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Application Assistance: Frequently Asked Questions
Frequent Questions re San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund
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Smart Sectors Forum on Using Clean Cellulosic Biomass as Fuel in Cement Manufacturing
Forum on using Clean Cellulosic Biomass as fuel in cement plants
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Discharge Monitoring Report-Quality Assurance Study Program
Main page for EPA Office of Compliance's Discharge Monitoring Report - Quality Assurance (DMR-QA) Study Program.
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State Asbestos Contacts
State administrated asbestos program contacts
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Discharge Monitoring Report-Quality Assurance Study Program: Frequent Questions
Frequent questions relating to the Discharge Monitoring Report-Quality Assurance Study Program
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10. Where do I go for more information?
DMR-QA resources, including fill-and-print forms, are available on Discharge Monitoring Report-Quality Assurance Study Program web page .
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9. What do I do if a laboratory receives a "Not Acceptable" result?
If any graded test results are “Not Acceptable,” the permittee must follow up with the laboratory to determine the cause of that test result and take corrective action to prevent future occurrences. The laboratory must order retesting samples, analyze them, and write a corrective action response for the permittee. The…
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8. What steps do I take after the proficiency testing?
After laboratories report their data to the Proficiency Test (PT) Providers, the PT Provider issues a report to the laboratory and the state DMR-QA coordinator, indicating the results were "Acceptable" or "Not Acceptable". The laboratory must then forward a copy of the graded report to the permittee. The permittee subsequently…
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7. Can I use a Water Pollution (WP) Study to satisfy DMR-QA requirements?
Yes, permittees may use a WP study to satisfy some of or all the DMR-QA requirements. However, EPA will only accept graded results from WP studies that close between the stated dates given in the Permittee Instructions in the DMR-QA study package .
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6. How should laboratory personnel perform DMR-QA tests?
For all pollutant parameters, especially field test parameters (e.g., pH, residual chlorine), use the same personnel, equipment, test methods and procedures as required for NPDES compliance monitoring tests. Ensure that your test methods and procedures follow 40 CFR part 136 regulations.
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5. What laboratory tests are required under DMR-QA?
Permittees are responsible for having their laboratory(ies) test wastewater analytes that are both in their NPDES permit and included in the DMR-QA Study. For required Whole Effluent Toxicity (WET) tests, permittees must participate even if the test conditions (e.g., temperature, time of acute test, synthetic seawater matrix, etc.) in the…
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4. What should permittees and laboratories do first?
Permittees should first confirm receipt of the DMR-QA study package by the stated Address Verification deadline in the DMR-QA announcement sent by EPA. See the Address Verification form instructions in the DMR-QA package and submit the acknowledgement of receipt to the state DMR-QA coordinator via postal mail or e-mail. Permittees…
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3. Where can laboratories get test samples?
Laboratories (in-house and contract) may order the required DMR-QA Study samples from a Proficiency Test (PT) Provider accredited by the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) or the ANSI National Accreditation Board (ANAB). A list of chemistry, microbiology and Whole Effluent Toxicity (WET) accredited PT Providers is included in the…
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2. What is the purpose of this DMR-QA Study?
The purpose of the Discharge Monitoring Report - Quality Assurance (DMR-QA) Study is to ensure the integrity of data submitted by the permittee for DMR reporting requirements and evaluate performance of the laboratories to analyze wastewater samples.
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1. Am I required to participate in this Discharge Monitoring Report – Quality Assurance (DMR-QA) Study?
NPDES Major and select Minor permit holders are required to participate in DMR-QA studies. Be sure to verify the NPDES permit number as indicated in your DMR-QA announcement that was e-mailed by DMRQA@epa.gov , or if a printed copy was mailed to you via U.S. mail, as printed on the…
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Pesticide Producing Establishments: Frequent Questions
frequently asked questions relating to pesticide producing establishments
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Pesticide Establishment Registration and Reporting
Information on how to register a pesticde producing establishment and how to comply with annual reporting requirements.