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Farmers worry over Reach of EPA Water Rules
Government rules to clarify which streams, tributaries and wetlands should be protected from development and pollution are fueling political anger in the country's heartland. The rules proposed last year by the Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have become a top issue of concern for many farmers and landowners who say there are already too many government ...
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EPA: Clean water rule in effect despite court ruling
The Environmental Protection Agency says it is going forward with a new federal rule to protect small streams, tributaries and wetlands, despite a court ruling that blocked the measure in 13 central and Western states. The EPA says the rule, which took effect Friday in more than three dozen states, will safeguard drinking water for millions of Americans. Opponents pledged to continue to fight ...
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NRDC: New EPA Water Intake Rule Too Weak, Fails to Protect Aquatic Life
The Environmental Protection Agency today, following decades of litigation, issued a final rule that falls far short of what’s needed to protect fish and other aquatic life from being killed by the cooling system water intakes at electric power plants and large factories, the Natural Resources Defense Council said. NRDC and other conservation groups objected to rules when they were first ...
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EHS This Week: EPA Launches Clean Water Rule, Safety Tips for Health Care Workers and More!
On this week’s edition of EHS This Week we've got the week’s top stories in environment, health and safety news: Clean Water Rule Courts Controversy Safety Tips for Health Care Workers Groundbreaking Animal Welfare Policy for Walmart’s Supply Chain California’s Oil Spill Listen to the full podcast ...
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TFI Praises House Passage of Legislation to Withdraw EPA’s “Waters of the U.S.” Rule
TFI applauds the U.S. House of Representatives for passage earlier this week of H.R. 1732, the “Regulatory Integrity Protection Act of 2015.” This legislation requires the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) to withdraw the flawed “Waters of the U.S.” (WOTUS) rule and develop a new rule only after engaging in meaningful ...
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Erosion and AquaDam
An AquaDam® is flexible and conforms to the ground and surrounding area to provide an effective seal. Even if the ground is eroded away after installation, the AquaDam will fill the gaps to maintain the seal. The AquaDam itself is not susceptible to erosion and does not use fill materials that can be washed out. By eliminating the use of fill materials, AquaDams also meet the demands of EPA ...
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EPA releases information from ExxonMobil Pipeline Company
Pursuant to Section 308 of the Clean Water Act, EPA has requested information from ExxonMobil regarding the oil released from the Pegasus pipeline disaster in Mayflower, Arkansas. EPA, along with other federal, state and local agencies, are on location to monitor the responsible party, ExxonMobil Pipeline Company's work in addressing the spill impacts. In response to EPA's information request, ...
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Lawmakers push EPA for more time on water rule
Industry groups and more than a dozen GOP senators are urging the Obama administration to reconsider plans to regulate many of the nation's streams and wetlands, saying the proposed rule hurts economic activity and oversteps legal bounds. In a letter Thursday, the senators faulted the Environmental Protection Agency for announcing a proposed rule last week before the government's peer-reviewed ...
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EPA brings out water transfer rule
The US EPA has announced a rule to clarify that permits are not required for transfers of water from one body of water to another. Such transfers include routing water through tunnels, channels, or natural streams for public water supplies, irrigation, power generation, flood control, or environmental restoration. Assistant administrator for water Benjamin H Grumbles noted: ‘EPA’s Water Transfer ...
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Lawmakers push EPA for more time on water rule
Industry groups and more than a dozen GOP senators are urging the Obama administration to reconsider plans to regulate many of the nation's streams and wetlands, saying the proposed rule hurts economic activity and oversteps legal bounds. In a letter Thursday, the senators faulted the Environmental Protection Agency for announcing a proposed rule last week before the government's peer-reviewed ...
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Power Plants Ask Federal Appeals Court To Review EPA Cooling Water Intake Rule
A coalition of power plants has joined Entergy Corp. in asking an appellate court to review the Environmental Protection Agency's final rule regulating cooling water intake structures at more than 1,000 factories and power plants. In a Sept. 5 petition, the Utility Water Act Group (UWAG) and Entergy asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to review the final cooling water intake ...
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EPA Maintains Clean Water Act Authority To Write TMDL Plans for Impaired Waters
The Environmental Protection Agency has told an appellate court that the Clean Water Act has authorized it to set a total maximum daily load plan to restore impaired waters when states are unable to meet their obligations (Am. Farm Bureau Fed'n v. EPA, No. 13-4079, 3d Cir., reorder 4/2/13). In an April 2 filing with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, the agency contended that the ...
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EPA reaffirms clean water permits not needed for water transfers
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing a rule to clarify that permits are not required for transfers of water from one body of water to another. Such transfers include routing water through tunnels, channels, or natural stream courses for public water supplies, irrigation, power generation, flood control, and environmental restoration. 'EPA's Water Transfer Rule gives communities ...
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EPA Inspection Leads to Safer Work Practices at Fort Dodge, Iowa, Water Treatment Plant
The city of Fort Dodge, Iowa, has agreed to implement safer work practices at its John T. Pray Water Treatment Plant in an effort to resolve alleged violations of the Chemical Accident Prevention regulations under the federal Clean Air Act. According to an administrative compliance order on consent filed by EPA Region 7 in Lenexa, Kan., the Agency conducted an inspection of chlorine handling at ...
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EPA proposes updating drinking water rule to better protect public health (HQ)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to revise a national primary drinking water regulation to achieve greater public health protection against waterborne pathogens in the distribution systems of public water systems. Waterborne pathogens can cause a variety of illnesses with symptoms such as acute abdominal discomfort or in more extreme cases, kidney failure, hepatitis or ...
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EPA delegates clean water act authority to Northern California Tribe
The announcement was made today at the 19th annual EPA Pacific Southwest Tribal conference on the Pala Reservation in San Diego County. Dry Creek Rancheria is the 47th tribe out of 563 federally recognized tribes nationwide with delegated authority over water quality protection programs. The 75-acre Reservation, located in Geyserville 75 miles north of San Francisco, has almost 2 miles of creeks ...
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EPA Settles Clean Water Act Violations in Arkansas
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that it has entered into a consent agreement and final order (CAFO) with Whiting Oil and Gas Corporation to resolve violations involving 820 barrels of crude oil released on Sept. 23, 2012, in Ouachita County, Ark. The settlement requires Whiting Oil and Gas to pay a civil penalty of $58,570 to the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund. On the ...
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EPA enforces clean air and water laws to protect communities and environment in the Pacific Northwest
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10 completed over 50 environmental compliance and enforcement actions during July through September in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. EPA enforces the Clean Water Act, the Clean Air Act, and other environmental laws designed to protect people’s health and the environment. EPA offers compliance assistance to help people understand and ...
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U.S. settles clean water act violations with Koehler-Bright Star Inc.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced a settlement of a Clean Water Act case against Koehler-Bright Star Inc. (KBS), a battery manufacturer in Hanover Township, Luzerne County. EPA alleged that the company exceeded the limits of pollutants the facility is allowed to discharge to the Wyoming Valley Sanitary Sewer Authority (WVSSA), also in Hanover. According to EPA, KBS violated ...
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Usibelli Coal Mine, near Healy, Alaska, agrees to pay $60,000 EPA penalty for clean water act violations (AK)
According to documents associated with the case, the Mine had 11 unpermitted discharges into the Nenana River, Hoseanna Creek, Sanderson Creek, and Francis Creek between April 2007 and July 2010. During that time, they also had 10 violations of their discharge permit limits. According to Edward Kowalski, Director of EPA’s Regional Office of Compliance and Enforcement, mining responsibly ...
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