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Resources for Watershed Planning
handbook and updated supplements are intended to help communities, watershed organizations, and state, local, tribal and federal environmental agencies develop and implement watershed plans
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West Coast Collaborative Projects
Recent DERA project fact sheets are available here, organized by: sector, state, year, funding program, project subject, and grantee.
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How long will it take EPA to process my application to be a lead-safe certified firm?
EPA is required to process your application to be a lead-safe certified firm within 90 days of receipt. In most instances, properly-completed firm applications are processed in about one month. Question Number: 23002-17543 Find a printable PDF copy of all frequent questions pertaining to lead.
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How does a firm or renovator document or confirm the age of the structure? Is a signed statement by the occupant sufficient? Can publicly available information such as tax records, etc. be sufficient?
Renovation firms are responsible for determining the age of the property. The property owner is likely to be a good source of information on the age of a home or other building, but the firm may not rely on the statement of the property owner as to the construction date…
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How can I use plastic sheeting in exterior renovations without creating a safety hazard? Moisture on the plastic from precipitation can cause plastic sheeting to become slippery.
Answer: For exterior renovations, cover the ground with plastic sheeting or other disposable impermeable material extending 10 feet beyond the perimeter of surfaces undergoing renovation or a sufficient distance to collect falling paint debris, whichever is greater, unless the property line prevents 10 feet of such ground covering. Ground containment…
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Does zoning affect the target housing determination? For example, would a pre-1978 house that is zoned for commercial or office use, but used for residential purposes be considered target housing?
In determining whether a pre-1978 property is target housing, it is the actual or intended use of the property that matters, not its zoning classification. Therefore, a pre-1978 house that is used or intended to be used as a residence, even if only temporary, is target housing regardless of its…
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Does drilling holes in window frames to install window treatments such as shades and shutters qualify as minor repair and maintenance?
Yes, as long as the installation does not disturb more than six square feet of painted surface per room within a 30-day period. Question Number: 23002-15404 Find a printable PDF copy of all frequent questions pertaining to lead.
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Are state and local government employees who often do renovation work required to be certified?
Answer: If the state or local government uses its own employees to do the work, the state or local government must be a certified firm and at least one of the employees assigned to each job must be a certified renovator. If the state or local government hires a renovation…
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Estratégias preliminares da EPA com o objetivo de reduzir os níveis de exposições e disparidades de chumbo na comunidade norte americana
Portuguese Translation of Draft Strategy to Reduce Lead Exposures and Disparities in U.S. Communities
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Perguntas e respostas sobre a água potável na cidade de Newark
Perguntas e respostas sobre a água potável na cidade de Newark, November 2019
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Atualizações anteriores relacionadas à água potável de Newark
Atualizações anteriores relacionadas à água potável de Newark
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Carta de Peter D. Lopez Administrador Regional da EPA ao Comissário McCabe e Prefeito Baraka, 20 de novembro de 2019
Carta de Peter D. Lopez Administrador Regional da EPA ao Comissário McCabe e Prefeito Baraka, 20 de novembro de 2019
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Ang EPA ay nagkakaloob ng kritikal na impormasyon sa publiko ng America tungkol sa ligtas na paggamit ng disinfectant
Tagalog translation of 4/23 press release: EPA is continuing its efforts to provide critical information on surface disinfectant products that can be used to protect the health of all Americans throughout the COVID-19 public health emergency.
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Água potável de Newark
Água potável de Newark, NJ, em português
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Atualizações anteriores relacionadas à água potável de Newark
Atualizações anteriores relacionadas à água potável de Newark
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Vietnamese Hurricane Response Fact Sheets
Các tờ dữ kiện được cung cấp nơi đây mô tả vai trò của EPA trong việc đáp ứng với bão và cách các chương trình cụ thể cung cấp sự hỗ trợ. The Vietnamese fact sheets provided here describe EPA's role in a hurricane response.
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Documents of USDOE Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory in Niskayuna, New York
Documents of USDOE Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory in Niskayuna, New York
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Covered chemicals and the definition of process
Does a chemical need to be in a process to be covered by the CAA §112(r) risk management program requirements? The risk management program requirements apply to owners and operators of stationary sources that have more than a threshold quantity of a regulated substance contained in a process (40 CFR…
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Quality and Consistency Review of SPCC and FRP Plans
Overview of the quality and consistency review of SPCC/FRP plans and links to outreach webinars
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Public Participation Guide: Charrettes
A charrette is an intensive, multi-disciplinary workshop with the aim of developing a design or vision for a project or planning activity.