watershed News
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Iowa lawmakers introduce Surface Water Protection Act
A new initiative to improve Iowa's water quality has been pupt forward by a bipartisan group of state lawmakers. The result of a two-year watershed planning task force, the Surface Water Protection Act is aimed at identifying problems and preventing pollution in Iowa's largest lakes, rivers and creeks. 'Iowa needs a coordinated effort to clean up our surface water and improve water quality,' ...
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New Guidance on Watershed Permitting
EPA has published a new technical guidance that will help integrate National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits into watershed management plans. 'Watershed-Based NPDES Permitting Technical Guidance' is a follow up to the 2003 implementation guidance and leads permitting interested parties through the analysis of watershed data and developing a framework for implementing an ...
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EPA plans scientific assessment of Bristol Bay watershed
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will conduct a scientific assessment of the Bristol Bay watershed to better understand how future large-scale development projects may affect water quality and Bristol Bay’s salmon fishery, an extraordinary salmon resource for the United States. EPA initiated this assessment in response to concerns from federally-recognized tribes and others who ...
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EPA releases for public comment draft scientific study of Bristol Bay Watershed
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today released for public comment a draft scientific study of the Bristol Bay watershed and its natural resources. EPA’s report responds to growing interest in large-scale mining in the watershed from a number of stakeholders and local communities with a range of views and will lead to a better understanding of potential environmental impacts of ...
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EPA awards over $270,000 to the city of maumelle, Arkansas
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the City of Maumelle, Arkansas are continuing their efforts to create a comprehensive plan to manage wetland resources in the White Oak Bayou watershed. EPA recently awarded $277,955 to Maumelle to ensure ecological integrity of the wetlands while allowing sustainability and urban growth. EPA continues to work with state, federal and local ...
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EPA orders manheim farm to cease unpermitted waste discharges (PA)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced that it has ordered a Manheim Pa. farm to stop discharging pollutants to a stream without a required Clean Water Act permit. On April 1, EPA inspected the farm of Melvin and Moses Petersheim of Manheim Pa. Melvin Petersheim owns and operates an egg-laying operation with approximately 36,000 hens. His brother Moses operates a dairy farm ...
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EPA outlines plans to set pollution caps for the Chesapeake Bay
US Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Stephen L. Johnson has renewed EPA’s commitment to speed Chesapeake Bay restoration efforts with its partners, while agency officials outlined plans for an unprecedented effort to set pollution caps needed to meet water quality standards throughout the Bay’s watershed. “Working together we can turn the tide on a cleaner, healthier Bay,” said EPA ...
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EPA to host second public meeting on floyds fork pollution control plan
On Tuesday, Nov. 15, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 will conduct a public meeting to obtain comments from stakeholders on the work completed thus far on the Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) for the Floyds Fork watershed. This meeting is a follow-up to the well-attended initial TMDL development meeting held in August. The meeting will be held from 6:30 to 9 p.m. (EDT) in ...
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Public meeting on floyds fork pollution control plan EPA to host Aug. 30 meeting
On Tuesday, August 30, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 will conduct a public meeting to obtain comments from stakeholders on the process of developing a Total Maximum Daily Load for Floyds Fork. The meeting will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. (EDT) in the Eastern High School auditorium. The school is located in the Middletown community of Louisville at 12400 Old Shelbyville ...
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NRCS Invests $2.5 Million to Protect Watersheds of Concern
In conjunction with a national water quality initiative, The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in California will invest $2.5 million in targeted funds to improve water quality in five high priority watersheds in California. "NRCS California is proud to participate in this national campaign to add on-farm water quality improvements within targeted watersheds," said Ed Burton, ...
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EPA to host third public meeting on Floyds fork pollution control plan
On Tuesday, Feb.21, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 will conduct a public meeting to obtain comments from stakeholders on the work completed thus far on the Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) for the Floyds Fork watershed in north-central Kentucky. This meeting is a follow-up to the well-attended TMDL development meetings held in Louisville in August and November. The ...
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EPA Announces 2013 Report Card Grade for the Mystic River Watershed
The Mystic River Watershed water quality earned a report card grade of “D” for calendar year 2013. This is the eighth public reporting on bacterial water quality conditions for the Mystic River Watershed since the first Mystic River Watershed Report Card grade was issued in 2007. The grade was announced by EPA, in conjunction with the Mystic River Watershed Association ...
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Seeps important in watershed nitrogen retention
Globally, the mobilization of nitrogen has increased significantly due to human activities, such as industrial and agricultural development. As a result, over the past decades, eutrophication in coastal ecosystems has increased. Watershed nitrogen retention is an important mechanism to decrease nitrogen loading to downstream water bodies. Generally, in the northeastern U.S., the amount of ...
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NACWA seeks intervention in chesapeake bay daily load litigation, defends holistic watershed approach
The National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) filed a Motion to Intervene on May 25 in the case of American Farm Bureau, et al. v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as an intervenor defendant on the side of EPA. By doing so, NACWA is seeking to protect the interests of its municipal clean water agency members in the litigation and defend EPA’s ability to address all ...
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EPA takes penalty action against Manheim farm for unpermitted waste discharges (PA)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced that it has issued an Administrative Penalty Order in the amount of $6,000 to Melvin and Moses Petersheim of Manheim Pa. for illegally discharging pollutants from their Manheim farm to a nearby stream without a required Clean Water Act permit. On April 1, EPA inspected the farm of Melvin Petersheim, who owns farmland on which he operates ...
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NACWA files brief in Chesapeake Bay daily load litigation, defends holistic watershed approach
The National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) filed a brief icon-pdf on Friday, April 20 in federal litigation over the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) for the Chesapeake Bay. The brief makes a strong case on behalf of using a holistic watershed approach, including nonpoint source agricultural dischargers, in the TMDL to ...
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EPA starts process that could restrict Pebble Mine
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is taking the first steps toward possibly restricting or even prohibiting development of a massive gold-and-copper prospect near the headwaters of a world-premier sockeye salmon fishery in southwest Alaska. The decision follows release of an EPA report in January that found large-scale mining in the Bristol Bay watershed posed significant risk to salmon ...
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Cadmus Continues Support for Protecting and Restoring U.S. Watersheds and Water Bodies
The Cadmus Group, Inc., recently won its third consecutive five-year contract to work with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds (OWOW). Cadmus provides support to OWOW in advancing the protection and restoration of the nation’s watersheds and water bodies. Under this contract, Cadmus will work with OWOW to monitor water quality, manage ...
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EPA acknowledges federal, state and local partners for Improving Water Quality in the Bear Creek Watershed
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) commends the efforts of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) along with other federal, state and local partners for improving water quality in the Bear Creek Watershed. Implementing numerous best management practices (BMPs) within the watershed, from 2000 to 2005, decreased aluminum loading in the watershed. This allowed the ...
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MONDAY: EPA acting water chief to highlight successful water projects in Henry county and west Atlanta
On Monday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Acting Assistant Administrator for Water, Nancy Stoner, will be in Atlanta to highlight successful water-related projects in Henry County and West Atlanta. The projects are helping protect people’s health and the environment, and also support local job growth. Construction of the award-winning Tussahaw Water Treatment Plant, ...
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