Learn the Issues
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Fact Sheet: Gravity Thickening
Fact sheet regarding thickening of solids
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Fact Sheet: Belt Filter Press
Belt filter presses can be used to dewater most biosolids generated at municipal wastewater treatment plants and are a common type of mechanical dewatering equipment.
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Fact Sheet: Alkaline Stabilization of Biosolids
Stabilization of biosolids helps to minimize the potential for odor generation, destroys pathogens (disease causing organisms), and reduces the material’s vector attraction potential.
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Fact Sheet: Use of Composting for Biosolids Management
Biosolids Technology Fact Sheet on Use of Composting of Biosolids Management
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Biosolids Recycling: Beneficial Technology for a Better Environment
This booklet briefly discusses important aspects of the Part 503 Standards for the Use or Disposal of Sewage Sludge
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Basic Information about Sewage Sludge and Biosolids
Context for how biosolids and sewage sludge relate to each other, and how regulations provide a framework for use or disposal.
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Examples of Equivalent Processes: PFRP and PSRP
Equivalent Processes: PFRP and PSRP
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Chemicals Determined Not Likely to Present an Unreasonable Risk Following Pre-Manufacture Notification Review
This page describes the regulatory determination EPA has made following review of pre-manufacture notifications under section 5 of TSCA, as amended by the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century law, P.L. 114-182.
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TMDL for temperature in the Columbia and lower Snake Rivers
Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) for temperature in the mainstem Columbia and lower Snake Rivers.
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EPA in Oregon
Environmental Information, hot topics, and public notices about EPA in Oregon.
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Health of the Salish Sea Ecosystem Report
The Health of the Salish Sea Report is a collaboration between the U.S. and Canada to examine the health of our shared Salish Sea ecosystem.
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J.H. Baxter Superfund site in Oregon
Information about EPA's contamination and cleanup investigation at the J.H. Baxter & Co. wood treating facility in Eugene, Oregon.
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Proposed or New Rules, Policies, and Guidance Affecting Agriculture
Requirements, policies, and guidance related to the agricultural community that EPA is proposing. Comments are solicited from the public before EPA issues final versions.
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Agriculture
The EPA Agriculture Resource Directory offers comprehensive, easy-to-understand information about environmental stewardship on farms and ranches; commonsense, flexible approaches that are both environmentally protective and agriculturally sound.
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Agriculture News and Alerts
News releases, reports, and other documents from around EPA that are of interest or direct importance to the environmental management or compliance efforts of the agricultural community.
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Proposed penalty of $1,200.00 against M-B Companies, Inc.
The EPA Region 3 proposes a penalty of $1,200.00 against M-B Companies, Inc. for violations of the Clean Water Act at Respondent’s Facility located at 95 Blessing Drive, Muncy, Pennsylvania 17756.
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WIIN Act Section 2104: Assistance for Small and Disadvantaged Communities Tribal Grant Program Implementation Document
This document describes eligibility and requirements under the Assistance for Small and Disadvantaged Communities Tribal Grant Program.
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Drinking Water Infrastructure Needs Survey and Assessment Fifth Report to Congress
This document goes over the fifth national assessment of public water system infrastructure needs and the results obtained.
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Final Fiscal Year 2008 Guidance and Tentative Grant Allotments to Support Public Water System Supervision Programs on Tribal Lands
Final guidance and tentative allotments for the FY2008 Grant Allotments to Support Public Water System Supervision (PWSS).
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Assessing Water System Managerial Capacity
This document was developed to provide ideas on assessing managerial capacity for those involved in the Capacity Development Program.