Laws & Regulations
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How Superfund Addresses Groundwater Contamination
Learn about the Superfund response actions taken at contaminated groundwater sites. Superfund responses to contaminated groundwater generally address all exposure pathways that pose an actual or potential risk to human health and the environment.
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Federal Register Notice: State Authorization To Regulate the Hazardous Components of Radioactive Mixed Wastes Under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is today publishing a notice that in order to obtain and maintain authorization to administer and enforce a hazardous waste program pursuant to Subtitle C of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), State
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Overview of Primary Environmental Regulations Pertinent to BRAC Cleanup Plan Development: Appendix A
This appendix is an introduction to the primary environmental laws and regulations applicable to all Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) installations.
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Request to Finalize Revisions to CERCLA Delegation of Authority 14-21-A, Consultations, Reviews, and Selection of Remedial Actions
This memo serves as a request to finalize revisions to CERCLA Delegation of Authority 14-21-A.
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Military Base Closures: Guidance on EPA Concurrence in the Identification of Uncontaminated Parcels under CERCLA Section 120(h)(4)
This memo addresses the approach EPA should use in determining whether to concur that a parcel has been properly identified by the military as 'uncontaminated' and therefore transferable.
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Facilitator's Guide for How to Plan Projects Using the Uniform Federal Policy for Quality Assurance Project Plans (UFP QAPP) Training Workshop
The workshop provides knowledge needed to conduct a successful scoping meeting as a part of the Systematic Planning Process and to record the results in a QAPP consistent with the UFP.
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Summary of Key Statutes That Affect Federal Facilities
This page contains a table summarizing key statutes that affect federal facilities
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Federal Facilities Institutional Controls (ICs)
This page describes Institutional Controls (ICs) that help minimize the potential for human exposure to contamination by ensuring appropriate land or resource use.
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Final NPDES Permit for Enrique Ortega Water Treatment Plant in Puerto Rico
EPA's NPDES wastewater permit for the Enrique Ortega Water Treatment Plant in Puerto Rico.
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Final NPDES Permit for Humacao Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant in Humacao, Puerto Rico
EPA's NPDES wastewater permit for the Humacao Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant in Humacao, Puerto Rico.
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Final NPDES Permit for Stormwater Discharges from Small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems in Puerto Rico
EPA's NPDES wastewater permit for the Stormwater Discharges from Small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems in Puerto Rico.
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Draft NPDES Permit for Forrestal Wastewater Treatment Plant in Puerto Rico
EPA's NPDES wastewater permit for the Forrestal Wastewater Treatment Plant in Puerto Rico.
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Draft NPDES Permit for Demaco Corporation in Puerto Rico
EPA's NPDES wastewater permit for the Demaco Corporation in Puerto Rico.
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Merrimack Station Final NPDES Permit No. NH0001465
Information and documents on the Merrimack Station NPDES Permit
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Environmental Suitability for Leasing Property
This is a Memorandum of Understanding between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Defense, regarding the procedures to determine environmental suitability for leasing property available as a result of a base closure or realignment.
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Fundraising/Gift Acceptance During Lapse in Appropriations
Learn about fundraising and gift acceptance during a lapse of appropriations (shutdown).
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Methane Super Emitter Program
This page is maintained to support all aspects of the reporting and publication of data relating to the Methane Super-Emitter Program.
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Methane Super Emitter Program: Certified Third-Party Notifiers
third-party notifiers
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Methane Super Emitter Program: Owners & Operators
Instructions for owners and operators of oil and gas facilities
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Fact Sheets and Additional information Regarding the 2012 Particulate Matter (PM) National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS)
Find tools for particulate matter, maps of nonattainment areas, an overview of the proposal, and information on designations, monitoring and permitting requirements and a presentation on the 2012 PM NAAQS revision.