Yearly Archives: 2014
EPA Proposes Dental Amalgam Pretreatment Effluent Guidelines
POV
October 8, 2014
Across the United States, municipalities are working to reduce the discharge of mercury to wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). Mercury is a bioaccumulative toxic pollutant that can cause a variety of adverse health effects in humans. In water, certain microorganisms can change mercury into methylmercury, a highly toxic form that builds up in fish, shellfish, and […]
EPA approved KY Division of Water’s Floyds Fork Bacteria TMDL
POV
October 7, 2014
EPA approved KY Division of Water’s (KDOW) Floyds Fork Bacteria TMDL this September. This report, prepared by KDOW, addresses impairments in 18 stream segments that make them impaired for the primary contact recreation (swimming) and secondary contact recreation (boating and wading) designated uses in the Floyds Fork Watershed which is located in Bullitt, Henry, Jefferson, Oldham, […]
WOTUS Touted as Un-friendly to Small Business
POV
October 6, 2014
Last week the Office of Advocacy of the U.S. Small Business Administration submitted comments to EPA regarding the proposed Waters of the US rule. Included in their comments, was the statement that the Office “believes that EPA and the Corps have improperly certified the proposed rule under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) because it would have […]
EPA has released Greenhouse Gas Emissions Data from Large Facilities for the Reporting Year 2013
POV
October 1, 2014
EPA has released its fourth year of Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program data, including information from facilities in 41 source categories. It provides details on greenhouse gas pollution trends and emissions broken down by industrial sector, geographic region and individual facilities. This program collects facility-level greenhouse gas data from major industrial sources across the United States, […]
EPA Considers New Regulations for Lead-Based Paint Hazards at Public and Commercial Buildings
POV
Smith Management Group - September 30, 2014
The EPA is the process of determining whether lead‐based paint hazards exist for activities in public and commercial buildings, as required under section 402(c)(3) of the Toxic Substances Control Act. If the EPA determines that renovation activities create lead‐based paint hazards, EPA is required to address those hazards through regulation. EPA summarized the approach it […]