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Monitoring, Assessment and TMDLs: California

An overview of Clean Water Act (CWA) monitoring, assessment, and Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) in California.

Hot Topics in Washington

Learn about some of EPA's environmental priorities in Washington.

Drayage Truck Best Practices to Improve Air Quality

Drayage truckers best practices include: replacing older trucks with newer cleaner trucks, avoiding idling, maintaining engines, retrofitting trucks with verified technologies, and operating during off-peak hours.

Harbor Craft (HC) Best Practices to Improve Air Quality

Provides best practices that can be utilized by ports facilities to improve air quality including implementing a vessel speed reduction program, reducing vessel turnaround time, and using shore power.

R9UIC-CA3-FY19-1: 5E Boron Americas Fort Cady Project, San Bernardino County, CA

Class III In-Situ Production of Borate Permit No. R9UIC-CA3-FY19-1 and related documents issued to: 5E Boron Americas, LLC, 9329 Mariposa Road, Suite 210, Hesperia, CA 92344 (formerly Fort Cady California Corporation).

NPDES Tools

To gain information on specific facilities with NPDES permits, several EPA public search tools may be helpful.

Ports Primer: 8.3 Citizen Science Case Studies

Case studies highlighting projects with near-port communities and ports to reduce environmental impacts.

Grants Policy Issuance (GPI) 15-01: Performance Partnership Grants for States

This policy increases awareness of the administrative and programmatic flexibility available through Performance Partnership Grants (PPGs), encourages PPG use and ensures consistent PPG implementation and management.

UIC-09-2024-0031: Elk Hills, LLC and California Resources Corporation, Tupman, CA; Consent Agreement and Proposed Final Order

Consent Agreement and Proposed Final Order in the Matter of Elk Hills, LLC and California Resources Corporation. Docket Number UIC-09-2024-0031. UIC Permit Number R9UIC-CA5-FY20.

Ports Primer: 8.1 Using Scientific Data and Research

Communities can demonstrate environmental concerns by providing scientific evidence of environmental impact. Communities may be able to access existing local data and conduct their own analyses or communities may turn to existing studies.

Class V Geothermal Injection Permit No. R9UIC-HI5-FY16-1R: Puna Geothermal Venture, Pahoa, Hawaii

Class V Geothermal Injection Permit No. R9UIC-HI5-FY16-1R provides authorization to operate four Class V geothermal injection wells known as Kapoho State 1A, 3, 11 and 13 for Puna Geothermal Venture, 14-3860 Kapoho-Pahoa Road, Pahoa, Hawaii 96778.

UIC Class I Permit No. R9UIC-CA1-FY17-1R: CXA La Paloma LLC, McKittrick, CA

Documents related to CXA La Paloma Generating Company, LLC's (LPGC) permit R9UIC-CA1-FY17-1R (CA10710001) to operate a Class I injection well facility to dispose of non-hazardous wastewater from the La Paloma Generating Plant.

UIC Class III In-Situ Production of Copper Permit No. R9UIC-AZ3-FY16-1: Excelsior Mining Arizona Inc. Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise County, AZ

UIC Area Permit R9UIC-AZ3-FY16-1 and supporting documents for Class III In-Situ Production of Copper: Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise County, AZ, issued to Excelsior Mining Arizona Inc., Concord Place, Suite 300, 2999 North 44th Street, Phoenix, AZ 85018.

UIC Class III In-Situ Production of Copper Permit No. R9UIC-AZ3-FY11-1: Florence Copper Project, Florence, AZ

Collection of documents relating to Public Notice of Intent to Issue a Class III Underground Injection Control Area Permit for Florence Copper, Inc. (FCI) - Florence, AZ (closed)

UIC-09-2023-0029: Administrative Complaint In the Matter of Eric Hauck, Individually and as Trustee of the Acton Holding Trust

Administrative Complaint In the Matter of Eric Hauck, Individually and as Trustee of the Acton Holding Trust - Docket No. UIC-09-2023-0029.