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Region 1 Reports, Selected Regional Projects, and Fact Sheets about TMDLs and Impaired Waters
A collection of links to reports, selected regional projects and factsheets for EPA Region 1.
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Trash Free Waters (TFW) International Implementation Guide
TFW is U.S. EPA’s approach to address land-based sources of marine litter.
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Public Participation Guide: View and Print Versions
View and print English and translated versions of the Public Participation Guide.
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The Community Action for a Renewed Environment (CARE) Roadmap - 10-Step Plan to Improve Community Environment and Health
10-Step Plan to Improve Community Environment and Health
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Documents Related to Hazardous and Solid Waste
Review reports and other documents related to waste at the UPRR site.
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Extent of Contamination Investigation Reports
Read Extent of Contamination Investigation Reports for the UPRR site in Houston, Texas.
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Dense Non-Aqueous Phase Liquid (DNAPL) Recovery Activities Conducted at the UPRR Site
Review reports and assessments related to Dense Non-Aqueous Phase Liquid (DNAPL) Recovery Activities Conducted at the UPRR Site in Houston, TX.
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Affected Property Assessment Reports
Read Affected Property Assessment Reports (APAR) from Union Pacific for the Houston Wood Preserving Works in Houston, Texas.
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EPA-Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council Documents
Review ITRC and EPA documents related to this site.
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Response Action Plans
View Response Action Plans related to the UPRR site.
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Post-Response Action Completion Reports
Review post-response action completion reports related to the UPRR site in Houston, TX.
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Documents from the City of Houston
Reports, assessments and documents from the City of Houston related to the UPRR site in Houston, TX.
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Response Action Completion Reports
Read Response Action Completion Reports (RACRs) related to the UP site in Houston, TX.
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RCRA Documents
RCRA documents for UPRR.
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Classic Emergencies
This example scenario describes a hazardous release of liquid chlorine at a chemical manufacturing facility, notification of the National Response Center, and deployment of an on-scene coordinator and subsequent response procedures.
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Oil Spills Prevention and Preparedness Training Resources
This page contains training resources for oil spill prevention and preparedness programs, including the Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) rule and Facility Response Plan (FRP) rule.
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2016 Safer Choice Partner of the Year Award Winners: Formulators-Product Manufacturers
Profiles of the winners of the 2016 Safer Choice Partner of the Year Awards in the Formulators or Product Manufacturers category
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Stories of Progress in Achieving Healthy Waters in Maryland
Stories of progress from EPA's Mid-Atlantic region about EPA programs helping to achieve healthy waters in the state of .Maryland.
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Question 14, Section VI.C., of the July 1, 1994 Question and Answer Document provides an example of the creation and addition of two different batches to form a composite mixture. All or a portion of this composite is shipped as RFG. How will the refinery account for this shipment under recordkeeping and averaging requirements (assuming the refinery is averaging), based on the scenario outlined in Question 14?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help. Question 14 relates to in-line blending operations that have petitioned EPA for and received an exemption from the independent sampling and testing requirements of the RFG regulations. In such petitions, refiners often define a "batch" of in-line blended gasoline…
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Regulation Section 80.1126(d)(1), which says "must," seems in conflict with Section 80.1126(d)(2) which says "may". Is the correct reading that any volume of renewable fuel that leaves a producer's gate on or after 9/1/07 MUST have RINs assigned?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help. Renewable fuel producers and importers may generate RINs for renewable fuel they own on September 1, 2007 that was produced or imported earlier, and must generate RINs for renewable fuel produced or imported on or after September 1, 2007…