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Urban Runoff: Model Ordinances for Aquatic Buffers

Aquatic Buffers serve as natural boundaries between local waterways and existing development. The model and example ordinaces below provide suggested language or technical guidance designed to create the most effective stream buffer zones possible.

Environmentally Sensitive Maintenance for Dirt and Gravel Roads

This manual identifies, documents, and encourages the use of environmentally sensitive maintenance of dirt and gravel roads.

Hydromodification and Habitat Alteration: National Management Measures

This guidance document provides technical assistance to states, territories, tribes, and the public for managing hydromodification activities and reducing associated NPS pollution of surface and ground water. The document describes

Articles and Activities for Middle School Students to Learn about Nonpoint Source Pollution

A collection of Activitiy Sheets for Middle School Students

Veolia Sauget Air Permitting - Additional Permit Renewal Documents

Veolia ES Technical Solutions LLC. (Veolia) has submitted to U.S. EPA an application to renew its Clean Air Act Title V operating permit.

Lake Superior Climate Change Impacts Report

For Residents

Basic page important resident information.

ML Wastewater Management, Inc.

documents for MN-0064637-4

Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC) Water Reclamation Facility

NPDES permit for the treated wastewater discharge within the boundaries of the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Indian Reservation located in Prior Lake, Minnesota

Red Cliff Band WWTF

Red Cliff Public Works Department located within the Red Cliff Indian Reservation, Bayfield County

Sokaogon Chippewa Community Wastewater Treatment System NPDES Permit WI-0071501-3

Sokaogon Chippewa Community applied for an NPDES Permit to discharge into the exterior boundaries of the Mole Lake Indian
Reservation.

Mystic Lake Casino Hotel Response to Comments

Mystic Lake Casino Hotel Final,response to comments, Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community of Minnesota

Examples of Equivalent Processes: PFRP and PSRP

Equivalent Processes: PFRP and PSRP

Personal Protective Equipment

Response personnel must wear the appropriate level of protection whenever near a hazardous release site. Level A is for the greatest exposure potential, and D is the minimum level. Examples range from totally encapsulated suits to hard hats.

Safer Choice Criteria for Fragrances

DfE developed its criteria for fragrances with a group of stakeholders that included the fragrance industry, formulators, and NGOs

Booms

Containment booms are used to control the spread of oil to reduce the possibility of polluting shorelines and other resources. They also concentrate oil in thicker surface layers, making recovery easier. They may also be used to divert and channel slicks.

Safety Zones

These are established primarily to reduce the accidental spread of hazardous substances by workers or equipment from contaminated areas to clean areas. They include the exclusion (hot) zone, contamination reduction (warm) zone, and support (cold) zone.

Who Pays

By law, the parties responsible for the use, transportation, storage, and disposal of hazardous substances and oil are liable for the cost of containment, cleanup, and damages resulting from a release, or threat of release, related to their own activities.

Possible Exposure Pathways During Emergencies

There are three basic ways a person may be exposed to a hazardous substance: inhalation, ingestion, or direct contact. Points of contact include groundwater or surface water; soil, sediment, or dust; air; or food.

GHGRP: Reporting Year 2020 Data Release Webinar Slides

Introduction to the Electronic Greenhouse Gas Reporting Tool (e-GGRT) Webinar