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Clean School Bus Case Studies
This page serves as a resource to the public when trying to learn more about clean school buses and their usage in real world situations in order to encourage more schools to transition to clean school buses
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Determining the amount released for Ammonia and Ammonium Hydroxide for Release Notification Requirements under CERCLA section 103 and EPCRA section 304
Ammonia (CAS number 7664-41-7) is an Extremely Hazardous Substance (EHS), listed at 40 CFR Part 355 Appendix A and Appendix B with a reportable quantity (RQ) of 100 lbs. Both ammonia and ammonium hydroxide (CAS number 1336-21-6) are listed as Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) hazardous substances…
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How will citizens have access to Tier I or Tier II inventory forms?
Tier I information may be obtained from state emergency response commissions or local emergency planning committees during normal working hours. Any person may request Tier II information with respect to a specific facility by sending a written request to the state emergency response commission or the local emergency planning committee…
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EPCRA Release Notification of RQ in Any 24-Hour Period
EPCRA section 304 requires notification to the State Emergency Response Commission (SERC) and the Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) when there is a release of a reportable quantity (RQ) of either a CERCLA hazardous substance or an extremely hazardous substance (EHS). CERCLA section 103(a) and 40 CFR 302.6 require notification…
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Multiple Releases During 24-Hour Period
CERCLA release notification requirements state that any person in charge of a vessel or an offshore or an onshore facility shall, as soon as he has knowledge of the release of a hazardous substance in a quantity equal to or exceeding the reportable quantity (RQ), immediately notify the National Response…
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Are written follow-up notifications required after the initial telephone notifications?
When a facility releases a reportable quantity of a hazardous substance, are there any requirements for written follow-up notification, after the initial telephone notifications, under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) or the Comprehensive Emergency Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA)? Under EPCRA, an owner or operator must…
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Release notification requirements for releases of aqueous film forming foam
Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFF), a substance commonly used by firefighters, contains ethanol, 2-(2-butoxyethoxy) which is categorized as a glycol ether. Glycol ethers meet the definition of hazardous substance in CERCLA 101(14) because they are hazardous air pollutants pursuant to 112(b) of the Clean Air Act. In 1990, the Clean…
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Who must be notified when a release occurs?
In the event that a listed Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) hazardous substance or extremely hazardous substance is released in an amount equal to, or exceeding the reportable quantity (RQ) for that substance, the following parties must be notified: Community emergency coordinator for the local or tribal…
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Tier2 Submit software and confidential chemical location information
When using EPA’s Tier2 Submit software to comply with the annual Hazardous Chemical Inventory reporting requirement under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) §312, how can a person withhold confidential chemical location information from disclosure to the public? In order to fulfill the proper reporting under EPCRA, a…
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2010 Amended Determination to Restore Water Quality to the Everglades
Amended Determination list of PDFs
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Using Geospatial Indicators of Watershed Condition to Support Freshwater Conservation Actions
This webcast presents the latest news about the hundreds of local catchment and watershed-based metrics that help depict watershed conditions in the nation’s streams and lakes available from the StreamCat and LakeCat datasets.
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National Nonpoint Source Pollution Control Program - Basic Training
National Nonpoint Source Pollution Control Program - Basic Training
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EPA Extends Public Comment Period on Proposed Cleanup Plan for Pierson’s Creek Superfund Site
EPA is extending the public comment period for its proposed plan to clean up contaminated sediment, soil and industrial waste in the Pierson’s Creek Superfund Site, a 1.5-mile waterway that runs through an industrial area in Newark, New Jersey.
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SERC-TERC Update: April 2024
SERC-TERC Updates: April 2024
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Williams Energy – Fort Beeler Site
Williams Energy – Fort Beeler Site. Marshall County, WV. September 3, 2015
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Letter from Galo Jackson Final Comments on November 2012 Draft ofthe Remedial Investigation Report fpr Operable Unit 3-Upland Soils
Letter from Galo Jackson contains the Final Comments on November 2012 Draft ofthe Remedial Investigation Report for Operable Unit 3-Upland Soils: LCP Chemical National Priorities List Site, Brunswick, Glynn County, GA.
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Update on Community Environmental Sampling and Next Steps
Update on Community Environmental Sampling and Next Steps
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Enbridge Oil Spill Documents
Collection of documents about the 2010 Enbridge Oil Spill in Midland Mich. and EPA's response to the spill.
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SO2 Designations - Round 1 Arkansas State Recommendation and EPA Response
SO2 Designations - State Recommendations and EPA Responses - Round 1 - Arkansas
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BUI Removal Documents on Rochester Embayment AOC
documents of the actions taken to remove the beneficial use impairments in Rochester Embayment Area of Concern, starting with the remedial action plan and buis removal.