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EPA Hosts Webinar on Electronic Gold Seal Letter Process for Exporting Pesticides
EPA is hosting a webinar geared towards pesticide registrants on June 14, 2021, at 1:00 PM EST, to provide a walkthrough of the Pesticide Submission Portal
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Final Rule on Regulation of Methylene Chloride in Paint and Coating Removal for Consumer Use
Final Rule on Regulation of Methylene Chloride in Paint and Coating Removal for Consumer Use
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Miscellaneous: Is Moss Landing a Superfund site?
Return to: Frequently Asked Questions No. "Superfund Site" typically refers to a long term, complex cleanup, (i.e. decades). The Moss Landing response is a short-term action referred to as a "Time Critical Removal Action" to address the potential threat from the impacted batteries to human health and the environment.
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Ongoing Work: How will you control dust and particles during operations?
Return to: Frequently Asked Questions We are committed to ensuring all work moves at the speed of safety. This means taking steps to ensure fine particles (like dust) from Vistra’s work do not pose a risk to the community or workers. We required (pdf) Vistra to submit several work plans…
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Ongoing Work: What will EPA and Vistra do if there are elevated readings detected by the air monitors?
Return to: Frequently Asked Questions Under our oversight, Vistra continues to maintain 24/7 air monitoring and sampling. Sampling and monitoring will happen around the site perimeter and in the community. If monitors show elevated readings, work stops. If changes to work processes are needed, Vistra will make the changes to…
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Ongoing Work: How is the air monitoring and air sampling data being used to protect the community and the environment?
Return to: Frequently Asked Questions Air monitoring and sampling stations continue to run 24/7 at: The site perimeter The work areas In the community We oversee results from daily air monitoring reports. These reports continue to show no levels of contaminants (pdf) * (particulates, mineral acid gases) above our health…
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Ongoing Work: Can the building be covered or tented?
Return to: Frequently Asked Questions The building is structurally unsound, so tenting is not possible. Tenting would present safety issues for workers. As workers and large, heavy machinery will be in and out of the building, tenting would also block access needed to remove batteries. Air monitoring and air sampling…
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Ongoing Work: What are the contaminants of concern?
Return to: Frequently Asked Questions We require Vistra to monitor and sample for the “contaminants of concern” we identified for the site, some of which are referenced in our order and in our notice (pdf) to Vistra. These substances are based on: what we know is in the batteries, what…
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Moss Landing Soil: Did EPA use X-ray fluorescence (XRF) to test soil on and around the site?
Return to: Frequently Asked Questions Monterey County is overseeing the soil sampling in the community to assess exposure, while EPA remains focused on overseeing the battery removal work at the site. X-ray fluorescence (XRF) is a screening tool used to detect metals in soil. Screening tools are helpful to assess…
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Registration Review of Pyridine and Pyrimidine Herbicides
List of pyridine and pyrimidine herbicides used to control weeds in agricultural and non-agricultural settings
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Mosquitoes and Schools
Some mosquito species can carry diseases. Learn how to reduce the chances of being bitten.
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Water Quality Standards Regulations: Delaware
Information related to Water Quality Standards for Delaware.
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How Do I Find Hazardous Waste Management Facilities in My Area?
Hazardous waste information is maintained in the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Information (RCRAInfo), a national program management and inventory system of hazardous waste handlers.
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Drinking Water Program Fund Allotments
PWSS Allotment history
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TMDL for temperature in the Columbia and lower Snake Rivers
Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) for temperature in the mainstem Columbia and lower Snake Rivers.
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Public Water System Supervision (PWSS) Grant Program
This page discusses the water system supervision grant program for the United States and territories.
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Paper Report Reduction
This page provides information about the Cross-Media Electronic Reporting FR Notice that allows electronic submission of reports, notifications, or other submission types in 40 CFR parts 59-63.
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George E. Warren LLC Clean Air Act Settlement
CGulf Oil Limited Partnership Clean Air Act Settlement Information Sheet
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Morgan Stanley Capital Group Inc. Clean Air Act Settlement
This is the Morgan Stanley Capital Group Inc., Clean Air Act Settlement
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Major Fertilizer Producer Mosaic Fertilizer, LLC to Ensure Proper Handling, Storage and Disposal of 60 Billion Pounds of Hazardous Waste / Manufacturer committing close to $2 billion in funding to address environmental impacts from fertilizer production
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