Learn the Issues
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NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule – Phase 2 Extension
provides states and EPA additional time to implement electronic reporting for certain Clean Water Act discharge permitting requirements
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Best Management Practices for POTW Compliance: Critical Elements of Successful Wastewater Treatment - Part 2
Creating and implementing effective SOPs, Managing your WWTP to promote compliance, finding technical assistance programs and resources
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Best Management Practices for POTW Compliance: Critical Elements of Successful Wastewater Treatment - Part 1
Sampling and Monitoring - Compliance v. Process Control, Implementing a Process Control Plan and Making Operational Adjustments, Managing Effective and Educated Operators
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Asset Management 101 – Finding Financial Assistance for Infrastructure Upgrades
This webinar provides a high level orientation to the core concepts of asset management, how to prioritize system needs, how to secure funding
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When Small POTWs Should Establish a Pretreatment Program
This webinar starts with a brief explanation of the basic principles of pretreatment, then it covers what operators need to know in terms of the plants’ treatment capabilities, what to look for that may indicate pass-through and interference
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Optimizing Performance of Aerated Wastewater Lagoon Systems - Part 2
Training on optimizing performance of wastewater lagoons
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Discharge Monitoring Reports - Avoiding Common Mistakes
This orientation level webinar presents helpful information for NPDES permittees on how to calculate typical permit parameters from sampling data, including weekly and monthly averages, monthly flow and pollutant load.
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Biosolids Part 1: Overview of Wastewater Treatment Sludge and Clean Water Act Regulatory Structure
the first part of a two-part biosolids series which discusses the history and regulatory framework of the Biosolids Rule, touches on the EPA Biosolids Center of Excellence and data entry of compliance monitoring data into EPA’s Compliance Database: NetBIO.
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Environmental Crime Victim Resources - North Carolina
A resource listing for environmental crime victims
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September—October 2017 Pacific Southwest Newsletter
September—October 2017 Pacific Southwest Newsletter.
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EPA Adds 18 Chemicals to Safer Chemical Ingredients List
EPA added 18 chemicals to the Safer Chemical Ingredients List (SCIL), supporting Administrator Zeldin’s commitment to transparency, innovation and safer chemistry.
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November—December 2020 Newsletter
EPA Pacific Southwest Newsletter for November—December 2020: Infrastructure, Future Leaders, Islands, Green Holidays and More
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May—June 2022 Newsletter
EPA's Pacific Southwest (Region 9) May–June 2022 Newsletter: Border Infrastructure, Drinking Water, Air Quality and More.
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November—December 2023 Newsletter
EPA Pacific Southwest Region 9 November—December 2023 Newsletter: Investments in Tribes & Infrastructure, Environmental Justice, Progress on Maui and More,
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September—October 2023 Newsletter
Check out our newsletter for stories on EPA’s work responding to the wildfires in Lāhainā, Maui, the Community, Equity & Resiliency Initiative, and progress on defueling at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility in Hawaii.
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Carson River Mercury Superfund Site Story Map
Carson River Mercury Superfund Site Story Map
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Measuring Progress in Superfund Cleanups
Superfund and Federal Facilities programs’ performance measures track progress on reducing risks to human health and the environment through actions taken at contaminated sites.
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Steps Taken to Reduce Trash in Anacostia
The District of Columbia and two Maryland counties are taking action to keep trash out of the Anacostia River as they work to meet first-ever trash limits for an interstate river and EPA permit requirements.
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Potential Well Water Contaminants and Their Impacts
The first step to protect your health and the health of your family is learning about what may pollute your source of drinking water. Potential contamination may occur naturally, or as a result of human activity.
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Battle Lines Drawn in Fight to Protect Water Quality
Not far from the Gettysburg National Military Park, strong defenses have been aligned to protect the area’s drinking water, habitat, and streams and rivers that lead to the Chesapeake Bay.