Learn the Issues
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SPRUWP September 2018 Meeting Notes
Meeting Notes about the South Platte River Urban Waters Partnership
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SPRUWP November 2018 Meeting Notes
Meeting Notes about the South Platte River Urban Waters Partnership
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News about South Platte Watershed
News about South Platte Watershed
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Agenda for the May 2015 Local/State/Federal Partners Meeting on the New Orleans/Lake Pontchartrain Urban Waters Location
An agenda containing information about the Urban Waters Federal Partners meeting held on May 12, 2015, about New Orleans/Lake Pontchartrain area
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SPRUWP August 2019 Meeting Notes
Meeting Notes about the South Platte River Urban Waters Partnership
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SPRUWP May 2019 Meeting Notes
Meeting Notes about the South Platte River Urban Waters Partnership
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White House Roundtable in Baltimore City - Patapsco
this document page has the summary report from the White House Roundtable in Baltimore City on Green Spaces, Cleaner Water and Stronger Neighborhoods
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Modeling Improvements in Public Health in Sun Valley Denver, CO
Predicting/Modeling Improvements in Public Health and Ecosystems Goods and Services (EGS) Associated with Major Urban Redevelopment and Infrastructure Projects at Sun Valley in Denver.
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Contact for Caño Martín Peña (Martín Peña Channel, Puerto Rico)
Contact person for the Martin Pena Channel location
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Progress Evaluation of the National Estuary Program
A guidance to help the U.S. EPA determine whether the 28 programs included in NEP are making adequate progress implementing their CCMP and therefore merit continued funding under §320 of the Clean Water Act.
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From the Desk of the Regional Administrator - "Join EPA’s Feed It Onward Initiative and Receive National Recognition for Fighting Food Waste"
EPA Region 7’s “From the Desk of the Regional Administrator” newsletter gives residents of Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska a chance to hear from Regional Administrator Jim Macy on EPA’s work in their communities.
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How the National Estuary Programs Address Environmental Issues
Estuaries face many challenges including, alteration of natural hydrologic flows, aquatic nuisance species, climate change, declines in fish and wildlife populations, habitat loss and degradation, nutrient loads, pathogens, stormwater and toxics.
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Green Infrastructure Opportunities that Arise During Municipal Operations
This document provides approaches that local government officials and municipal program managers in small to midsize communities can use to incorporate green infrastructure components into work they are doing in public spaces.
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If RFG is shipped from a refinery to a terminal through a proprietary pipeline system, may the pipeline rely on the refinery and terminal test results to satisfy the quality assurance defense element?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help. In a case where EPA documents a downstream standard violation at a proprietary terminal that is served only by a proprietary pipeline that receives gasoline only from a proprietary refinery, the company that owns the refinery, pipeline and terminal…
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If reformulated gasoline is found at the refinery to be off specification, what procedures are appropriate for handling this gasoline?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help. A case may occur where a refiner discovers RFG at a refinery that does not meet applicable standards, before that gasoline is shipped from the refinery. For example, RFG for which a parameter is being met on average could…
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Are the liability and defense provisions of this rule structured similarly to those adopted by EPA in its prior motor vehicle fuel programs?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help. Yes. The RFG liability and defense provisions are closely modeled after other motor vehicle fuel programs, such as unleaded gasoline, volatility, and diesel sulfur. The final rule establishes liability for a number of prohibited activities that may occur downstream…
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Are multiple shipments from the same tank multiple batches?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help. If a volume of gasoline is placed in a tank, certified (if not previously certified), and is not changed in some way it is considered to be the same batch of gasoline even if several shipments are made from…
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Are samples collected at a retail outlet dispenser acceptable for quality assurance testing requirements?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help. Yes, when sampling from retail outlets, nozzle samples should be collected according to the procedure specified in 40 CFR part 80, Appendix D, section 11.5. (7/1/94) This question and answer was posted at
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Is a company considered an importer under the RFG regulations if it has a refinery located in the Virgin Islands or Guam and transports gasoline produced at this refinery to a State?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help. Section 80.2(r) defines "importer" as "a person who imports gasoline or gasoline blending stocks or components from a foreign country into the United States...." Under § 302(d), Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands and the Northern Mariana…
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Company A owns and operates a terminal which it uses exclusively to store finished gasoline. It leases a small portion of its tanks to Company B, who uses the tankage to purchase and blend components together to make gasoline. How can Company A protect itself from liability for a violation detected in one of the leased tanks?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help. The definition of "refiner" includes any person who owns, leases, operates, controls or supervises a refinery. Therefore, under this scenario, both the person who owns the gasoline being blended, and the person who owns the terminal tanks would be…