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EPA Letters to California State Water Resources Control Board: Delegation of Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (SRF) Programs

The following documents are incorporated by reference into the California State Environmental Review Process.

Celebrating Cleanup of HPI Chemical Products Superfund Removal Site in St. Joseph, Missouri

What was once a complex site posing a potential environmental threat in St. Joseph, Missouri’s downtown area has been transformed into a symbol of resilience. The cleanup at the HPI Chemical Products Inc. Superfund Site is finally complete.

Can a party downstream of the refiner certify a batch of conventional gasoline as RFG if the required RFG standards are met after testing? If not, can this batch of conventional gasoline which meets RFG standards be sold to a refiner as a GTAB?

See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help. No. Only refiners and importers may designate gasoline as RFG. A downstream party also may not sell conventional gasoline as gasoline-treated-as-blendstock (GTAB) even if it meets RFG standards. The concept of GTAB applies only in the limited situation where…

Last published: May 15, 2025

To whom do I report an oil discharge?

A facility should report discharges to the National Response Center (NRC) at 1-800-424-8802 or 1-202-267-2675. The NRC is the federal government's centralized reporting center, which is staffed 24 hours per day by U.S. Coast Guard personnel. If reporting directly to NRC is not practicable, reports also can be made to…

Last published: May 15, 2025

Availability of electronic SPCC Plan template

Part 112, Appendix G to prepare an SPCC Plan. Is the Tier I qualified facility SPCC Plan template available in an electronic version? EPA has made available electronic versions of the Tier I qualified facility Plan template to help the owner or operator of a Tier I qualified facility develop…

Last published: May 15, 2025

Protecting Communities from Chemical Accidents: Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (Video)

Training video to raise awareness of EPCRA to planners, responders, state and local government officials, and the public.

Integrated Water Analysis Tools

Integrated water analysis tools offer a wide spectrum of valuable information into a single interface. A few of these tools are applications that are geared for the public.

RadTown Radioactive Atom: Vocabulary Activities

Increase your students’ science literacy with vocabulary activities from EPA! Learn more about radioactivity, how it works, and how we talk about it using free printable materials and lesson plans.

Materials used in Technical Webinar on Draft Biological Evaluations for Three Chemicals

May 5th 2016, Technical Webinar on Draft Biological Evaluations for Three Chemicals

Can a producer manufacturing only conventional gasoline purchase RFG, blend it with the conventional gasoline at the refinery, and use the combined blend volume and properties as part of the refinery's compliance calculations starting January 1, 1995?

See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help. Combining finished RFG and finished conventional gasoline is not an act of "producing or importing" under the RFG/anti-dumping regulations. Consequently, the resulting product would not be included in the refinery's compliance calculations. Under § 80.78(a)(10), however, such product may…

Last published: May 15, 2025

WaterSense Program Mark Guidelines

To ensure promotion of a consistent WaterSense brand, partners and others are required to adhere to these guidelines for using the WaterSense program marks.

2022 WaterSense Awards Gallery

This gallery highlights the winners of the 2022 WaterSense Partner of the Year Awards.

2016v3 Platform

The 2016v3 emissions modeling platform

Register for EPA’s Webinar on Bilingual Pesticide Labels

The US EPA hosted an public webinar to obtain public input on bilingual pesticide labeling.

EPA Emphasizes Transformative Nature of Cleanups and Job Training During Brownfields Week

EPA News Release: EPA Emphasizes Transformative Nature of Cleanups and Job Training During Brownfields Week

Release Date: May 15, 2025

La EPA resalta la transformación de estructuras y revitalizacion de comunidades a través de limpiezas y la capacitación laboral durante la Semana de Brownfields

EPA News Release: La EPA resalta la transformación de estructuras y revitalizacion de comunidades a través de limpiezas y la capacitación laboral durante la Semana de Brownfields

Release Date: May 15, 2025