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Action Resolves Hundreds of Coal Companies’ Violations
A consent decree with a major coal company and its subsidiaries resolves Clean Water Act violations in five states and requires operational upgrades and other steps to ensure future compliance.
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Martinsburg Plant Upgrade Helps Waters Near and Far
With key financial assistance from EPA, the City of Martinsburg, W.V., has revamped its wastewater treatment plant to achieve steep pollution reductions that will benefit local creeks and the Chesapeake Bay.
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RiverSmart Washington Curbing Stormwater Pollution
With support from EPA, the District of Columbia Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE) is leading an effort to protect Rock Creek and other waters from stormwater pollution by installing and monitoring green infrastructure in two DC neighborhoods.
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Best Practices for Indoor Air Quality when Remodeling Your Home
This page contains best working practices for remodeling a home when considering the indoor air quality.
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New Plant Tops Projections for Reducing Pollution to Bay, Local Waters
A new wastewater treatment plant in West Virginia, considered a key to meeting the state’s commitment to help restore the Chesapeake Bay, is exceeding expectations for pollution reduction.
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Town Stems Major Water Losses With New Lines and Storage Tank
With the help of EPA funding, the Town of Chapmanville in Logan County, WV, has a new drinking water storage tank and distribution lines to replace a system built in the late 1940s that was “leaking like a sieve” and posed a risk to public health.
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Counties and EPA Team Up on Stormwater Rules
Two Virginia counties that created model programs for controlling municipal stormwater pollution following EPA enforcement actions are sharing their expertise with colleagues and regulators.
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Help From Above For Bay Waters
Actions being taken by a Hopewell, VA. plant as a result of a major EPA Clean Air Act settlement will significantly reduce nitrogen pollution that falls from the atmosphere and impacts the Chesapeake Bay and local waters
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Other Federal Laws and Regulations that Apply to the National Pretreatment Program
Overview of various pretreatment topics.
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Teck Alaska pays $429K penalty for hazardous waste violations at Red Dog Mine
EPA's settlement with Teck Alaska, Incorporated, for hazardous waste violations at Red Dog Mine near Kotzebue, Alaska.
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AQS Memo - Changes to Oxides of Nitrogen Analyzer Method Codes
AQS Memo - Changes to Oxides of Nitrogen Analyzer Method Codes
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Peer Review Handbook 4th Edition, 2015
4th Edition Peer Review Handbook and Addendum
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EPA solicits public comment for proposal to limit sewage discharges from vessels within the Indian River-Vero Beach to Fort Pierce Aquatic Preserve
EPA News Release: EPA solicits public comment for proposal to limit sewage discharges from vessels within the Indian River-Vero Beach to Fort Pierce Aquatic Preserve
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How long will it take me to complete the forms?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . The hours provided below are based on the average hours estimated from a selection of fuel and fuel additive manufacturers: Additive Manufacturer Annual Report ~1 hour Fuel Manufacturer Annual Report ~3 hours Fuel Manufacturer Quarterly Report ~3 hours
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Are palm oil plantations considered agricultural land or tree plantations under RFS2?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Palm oil trees are planted and managed for the purpose of harvesting palm fruit and not for harvesting the trees themselves, in the same way that a fruit orchard is planted and managed to yield fruit and not…
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Where can I find more information and documentation on the EPA Moderated Transaction System (EMTS)?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . For more information on the EPA Moderated Transaction System (EMTS), please visit the User's Guide for the EPA Moderated Transaction System (EMTS) .
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80.1450 refers to a Fuel Supply Plan. Is this referring to the fuel used for process energy? If not, what is it referring to? If yes, by "source" do you mean the name of the supplier? The regulations ask for the locations from which the process energy fue
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . The Fuel Supply Plan referred to in 80.1450(b)(3) refers to fuel used at a renewable fuel production facility to generate process energy. "Source" means the name of the supplier of that fuel. Since 80.1450(b)(1)(iv) asks for the locations…
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How does a retiring party reinstate RFS1 RINs that were retired because renewable fuel was ultimately used for non-motor vehicle, heating oil or jet fuel purposes? What steps are required to be taken and do any codes require changing?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Pursuant to §80.1429(g), parties may reinstate 2009 RINs that were retired under RFS1 because the renewable fuel was ultimately used in a non-motor vehicle application, heating oil or jet fuel. As stated in question 11.1, since RFS1 RINs…
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Documents, Reports and Photographs for Babcock and Wilcox Landfill in Koppel, Pennsylvania
RCRA Corrective Action Babcock & Wilcox Landfill, Koppel PA, Documents and Reports
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Are Canadian facilities included in the grandfathering provision? Does the grandfathering provision extend to facilities that commenced production up to December 31, 2009?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . The grandfathering provisions apply equally to facilities inside and outside the RFS program area. Facilities that commenced construction (as defined in §80.1403(a)(4)) prior to December 19, 2007, and which satisfy the timely construction requirements of §80.1403(c)(1) and (2)…