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Local Utilities and Other Energy Efficiency Program Sponsors

Learn how local governments can work with electric and gas utilities to design energy efficiency programs for homes and businesses. Find some suggestions for program options for collaborative action.

Rouge River AOC

Background information and beneficial use impairments for River Rouge AOC.

Remediation and Restoration Projects for Rouge River AOC

Table describing remediation work on the River Rouge AOC..

Cleanup of Arsenic Mine Site, Town of Kent, Putnam County, New York

Results of soil sampling (Aug '17, Dec '17, Jun '18) show that arsenic levels are as high as 1,600 times the EPA screening level to depths of two feet at several private properties at the Arsenic Mine site near Pine Pond in Kent, Putnam County, New York.

SDWIS Overview

The Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) contains information about public water systems and their violations of EPA's drinking water regulations.

Sustainable Futures Training Workshops

This page gives information on how to get Sustainable Futures training and what is included in the training

NEPA Comments: California Central Valley Project and State Water Project

EPA Correspondence with State and Federal Agencies on the California Central Valley Project and State Water Project.

Safe Drinking Water on Tribal Lands

Information on how EPA works with American Indians and Alaska Natives to help their systems to improve access to safe drinking water on tribal lands.

Chemours Corrective Measures Study

Corrective Measures Study, Pompton Lakes Study Area, Pompton Lakes, New Jersey

Circular Economy

The America Recycles microsite will be a single place where businesses, organizations, and federal, state, tribal and local government officials can find information about EPA and our partners’ work on furthering the U.S. recycling system.

Big River Clean-up and Restoration Effort Resources

Links to Big River Clean-up and Restoration Effort Resources box

Hazardous Waste Cleanup: Buffalo Color Corporation in Buffalo, New York

Buffalo Color Corporation, located in an industrial area in Buffalo, New York, occupies approximately 42 acres adjacent to the Buffalo River, along Elk and Lee streets. The plant has produced dyestuffs and organic chemicals since 1879, when it was built by

Hazardous Waste Cleanup: Cherokee Columbus Real Estate, LLC in Bainbridge, New York

Cherokee Columbus Real Estate is located on the 210-acre site, 10 acres of which were occupied by manufacturing facilities, and was operated by Borden, Inc., from the 1940s until 1981. The site is bounded to the north by an undeveloped and vegetated area,

Hazardous Waste Cleanup: CECOS International Incorporated in Niagara Falls, New York

CECOS International, Inc. is located on a 385-acre tract in an industrial-commercial area of Niagara County. The majority of the site is in the town of Niagara; however, a portion of the site is in Niagara Falls. The facility contains a variety of waste op

N-STEPS Program

Information related to Nutrient Scientific Technical Exchange Partnership and Support.

Hazardous Waste Cleanup: Cornwall Properties, LLC in Mountainville, New York

The Cornwall Properties site consists of two main buildings and adjacent parking lots on approximately 37 acres of land in Orange County, located between the New York State Thruway and Woodbury Creek. The former owner operated the facility for over 40 year

Hazardous Waste Cleanup: Eastman Business Park in Rochester, New York

Eastman Business Park "EBP" (formerly Eastman Business Kodak Park) is approximately 1,100 acres complex across nearly four miles through the City of Rochester and the Town of Greece. Although it has filed for bankruptcy on January 19, 2012 and is undergoin

Hazardous Waste Cleanup: Dyno Nobel Incorporated in Ulster Park, New York

Dyno Nobel is located on Ulster Avenue in Ulster Park, approximately one mile south of the village of Port Ewen in Ulster County, New York, in a small valley bordered by Hussey Hill on the west and a low lying ridge (adjacent to the Hudson River) to the

Hazardous Waste Cleanup: Durez Corporation in Niagara Falls, New York

The Durez, Niagara Plant is a phenol-formaldehyde resin manufacturing plant, located in the City of Niagara Falls, New York, approximately two miles north of the Niagara River. The plant property consists of 4.6 acres, which are dedicated to manufacturing