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City of Decatur, Arkansas

The EPA is providing notice of a proposed Administrative Penalty Assessment in the form of an Expedited Settlement Agreement against the city of Decatur, Arkansas, for alleged violations associated with the management of sewage sludge in or around Decatur,

Comments Due Date: October 23, 2025
Geographic Locations: Arkansas

City of Decatur, Arkansas - Clean Water Act Public Notice

The EPA is providing notice of a proposed Administrative Penalty Assessment in the form of an Expedited Settlement Agreement against the city of Decatur, Arkansas, for alleged violations associated with the management of sewage sludge in or around Decatur,

Region 7 – Table of Clean Water Act Public Notices

Region 7 Table of Clean Water Act Civil Penalty Order Public Notices

Watershed Academy

The Watershed Academy is a focal point at EPA Office of Water for providing training and information on implementing watershed approaches on a wide range of watershed topics.

New Source Review (NSR) Permitting

This site will provide basic information on clean air permitting under the New Source Review Program, provide access to state and regional permitting programs, and current regulatory requirements.

L.P. Gill, Inc.

The EPA is providing notice of a proposed Administrative Penalty Assessment against L.P. Gill, Inc. for alleged violations of the CWA associated with industrial activity at 1402 Highway 20, Jackson, Nebraska.

Comments Due Date: October 23, 2025
Geographic Locations: Nebraska

L.P. Gill, Inc. - Clean Water Act Public Notice

The EPA is providing notice of a proposed Administrative Penalty Assessment against L.P. Gill, Inc. for alleged violations of the CWA associated with industrial activity at 1402 Highway 20, Jackson, Nebraska.

Air Quality Designations for Sulfur Dioxide

This area provides information on the process EPA, the states, and the tribes follow to designate areas as attainment (meeting) or nonattainment (not meeting) the sulfur dioxide air quality standards.

Addressing Water Quality Challenges Using a Watershed Approach

We all live in a watershed — the area that drains to a common waterway, such as a stream, lake, estuary, wetland, aquifer, or even the ocean — and our individual actions can directly affect it.

Urban Runoff: National Management Measures

This helps citizens and municipalities in urban areas protect bodies of water from polluted runoff . These scientifically sound techniques are the best practices known today. The guidance helps states to implement their nonpoint source control program.

RTOC Meeting Materials: Fall 2025

Documents related to the Spring 2025 Regional Tribal Operations Committee (RTOC) meeting in EPA's Pacific Southwest, Region 9.

Nonpoint Source Highlights Reports

A glimpse of NPS activities underway across the United States supported by §319. It provides a snapshot of strategies that state agencies, territories and tribes are using to tackle the spectrum of water quality issues related to NPS pollution

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.

National Management Measures to Control Nonpoint Source Pollution from Forestry

This report helps forest owners protect lakes and streams from polluted runoff that can result from forestry activities. The report will also help states to implement their nonpoint source control programs.

Guidance Specifying Management Measures for Sources of Nonpoint Pollution in Coastal Waters

EPA publication EPA 840-B-92-002 January 1993 This "management measures" guidance addresses nonpoint pollution in coastal water.

Approval of Request for Coverage under General Air Quality Permit; Thermal Travel Center, Thermal, CA

Approval of Request for Coverage under General Air Quality Permit for New or Modified Minor Source Gasoline Dispensing Facilities in Indian Country within California: Thermal Travel Center, Thermal, California. Source ID # 126; Application # 2025-013-GP.

Geographic Locations: Southwest, California, Tribal Lands