Yearly Archives: 2015
Ohio Supreme Court Revokes TMDL Derived NPDES Limits
POV
April 2, 2015
In a decision on March 24th, the Ohio Supreme Court effectively declared that the Ohio EPA cannot enforce certain limitations found in many Ohio NPDES permits. The ruling in the Fairfield County v. Nally case invalidated NPDES permit discharge limits that were established due to Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDL) in adjacent streams. The Court […]
Northern Long-eared Bat Listed as Threatened
POV
April 2, 2015
Today, the US Fish and Wildlife Service announced a long awaited decision in which they listed the northern long-eared bat as “threatened.” They did so with an interim 4(d) rule under the Endangered Species Act. This announcement comes after the USFWS downgraded their proposed listing from “endangered” to “threatened” in January (see http://www.smithmanage.com/wp/2015/01/26/usfws-alters-course-on-bat-listing/). While the difference […]
Glyphosate: Cancer-causer or Agenda Item?
POV
April 1, 2015
On March 28, 2015, the World Health Organization declared that glyphosate, the active ingredient in Monsanto’s weed killer Roundup, is likely a cause of cancer in humans. According to the New York Times, the WHO’s research was in part based on study used by Environmental Protection Agency. Thirty years ago an Environmental Protection Agency committee […]
EPA Proposes One-Time Reporting Requirements for Nanoscale Materials
POV
March 31, 2015
The EPA proposes one-time reporting and recordkeeping requirements on nanoscale materials in the marketplace. The agency is proposing to use Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA) to collect the existing exposure and health and safety information on chemicals currently in the marketplace when manufactured or proceed as nanoscale materials. This proposal will require one-time reporting from […]
Revised DMR Manual Available
POV
March 26, 2015
A revised Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) Manual is now available from the Kentucky Division of Compliance Assistance (DCA) and Division of Water (DOW). The revised manual has been updated to include information related to submission of DMRs using NetDMR. NetDMR is an internet application that KPDES permittees must use to submit Discharge Monitoring Reports (DMRs) […]