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Resource Guide to Effective Utility Management and Lean
The document provides information and case studies to help utilities use Lean techniques and tools to achieve the outcomes associated with the Effective Utility Management attributes.
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Webinar on Water Efficiency, Availability, and Variability
This webinar provides an overview of water efficiency, availability and variability issues for drinking water system owners and operators, technical assistance providers and regulators.
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Webinars on Energy Efficiency for Water and Wastewater Utilities
A collection of EPA webinars on energy efficiency for water and wastewater utilities.
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Energy Use Assessment at Water and Wastewater Systems
Guides for an Excel-based tool that small- to medium-sized systems can use to conduct a utility bill and equipment analysis to assess individual baseline energy use and costs.
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System Partnerships Webinars
The documents represent a collaboration between EPA and USDA on a four-part webinar series to promote system partnerships.
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Class V UIC Study Factsheet
Factsheet on aquifer recharge wells and aquifer storage and recovery wells.
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Effective Water Utility Management and Lean Webinars
A series of webinars detailing Effective Utility Management and Lean techniques.
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Municipal Nutrient Removal Technologies Reference Document
This report is a reference document on recent advances in nutrient removal technology and practices.
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Consultation on Financing and Governance Options for Backhaul of Hazardous Waste from Remote Alaska Communities
Consultation on Financing and Governance Options for Backhaul of Hazardous Waste from Remote Alaska Communities.
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Alternative Compliance and Stormwater Innovation Coalition Principles
Public Comment: Alternative Compliance and Stormwater Innovation Coalition — Comments to Members of the U.S. House of Representatives (2/7/2020).
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U.S.-Mexico Border Water Infrastructure Grant Program
The U.S.-Mexico Border Water Infrastructure Program provides funding for the region 100 kilometers (62 miles) north and 100 kilometers south of the U.S.-Mexico border.
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NPDES Program Management and Oversight
Descriptions of Permitting for Environmental Results (PER), Permit and Program Quality Review (PQR), Backlog Reduction, Priority Permits Initiative.
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NPDES Permit Writer's Specialty Training: Addressing Nutrient Pollution in NPDES Permits
This training course builds on the basic NPDES Permit Writers’ Course, but adapts the concepts presented in that course to consider issues permit writers may face when permitting discharges of nutrients.
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Whole Effluent Toxicity (WET) NPDES Spreadsheet
This spreadsheet can be used to analyze valid acute or chronic WET test data using statistical approaches.
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Transcript of Public Hearing on Proposed Rulemaking for Criminal Negligence Standard for State Clean Water Act 402 and 404 Programs
Transcript of the public hearing on the proposed Rulemaking for the Criminal Negligence Standard for State Clean Water Act 402 and 404 Programs, held by EPA on January 7, 2021.
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Public Hearing and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Criminal Negligence Standard for State Clean Water Act 402 and 404 Programs
The EPA Administrator signed the following notice of proposed rulemaking, Criminal Negligence Standard for State Clean Water Act 402 and 404 Programs, on November 30, 2020. EPA is submitting the notice for publication in the Federal Register.
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National Pretreatment Program Events
National Pretreatment Program events, training and publications.
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EPA's Responses to 2015 Stormwater Discharge Petitions
EPA Region 3 denial of petitions for designation in several watersheds.
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Frequently Asked Questions for Control Authorities on the Dental Rule (40 CFR Part 441)
This document clarifies implementation questions for control authorities on the dental office rule.
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Best Practices for NPDES Permit Writers and Pretreatment Coordinators to Address Toxic and Hazardous Chemical Discharges to POTWs
This guidance generally describes measures (“best practices”) NPDES permit writers and pretreatment coordinators should consider adopting to address hazardous and toxic chemical discharges to POTWs.