Regulations & Legislation


Groups Survey State Rules on Geothermal Heating

A greater demand for geothermal heating and cooling brings a greater potential for groundwater contamination, according to the National Ground Water Association.

Agency, D.C. to Collaborate on Watersheds, Green Programs

Agreement, stimulus funds should help District of Columbia advance its environmental priorities.

Sellersville Must Lower Arsenic Levels in Water

Sellersville Borough Water Works in Pennsylvania must submit a detailed plan for acheiving compliance with drinking water standards for arsenic.

EPA Region 6 Plans Quality Assurance Conference

The free conference is slated for Oct. 19-23 in Dallas.

Jackson Outlines Plan for Chemical Management Reform

EPA Administrator says the agency will be working to strengthen current Toxic Substances Control Act regulations while Congress is considering new legislation.

EPA Fines Idaho Fish and Game for Chemical Spill

A disinfectant spill in 2007 and a violation of its NPDES in 2004 resulted in a $14,000 fine to the Idaho Department of Fish and Game.

HRSD Agrees to Settle CWA Violations in Chesapeake Bay Area

Hampton Roads Sanitation District must develop a regional plan to ensure its sewer system has adequate capacity for storm flows and pay a $900,000 civil penalty.



National Biodiesel Board Suggests Changes to RFS2 Rule

The board says EPA is using outdated data and assumptions on indirect land use-change that should be corrected in the expanded Renewable Fuels Standard the agency has proposed.

EPA Fines 3 Bulk Storage Facilities for SPCC Issues

Marina Del Ray, Seaway Marina and Carlo Ditta paid fines and provided certification that deficiencies have been corrected.

Agency Reopens Perchlorate Comment Period

Deadline for submissions on whether an EPA ruling would lower human health risks is set for Oct. 8.

CARB Fines Companies for Gas-Powered Drink Blenders

Imported from China, the blenders use uncertified small off-road engines that can produce excess smog-forming emissions.

116 Drinking Water Contaminants Make Final CCL 3

Agency stresses that the field of contaminant candidates was narrowed down with the help of input from stakeholders, the National Research Council, and the National Drinking Water Advisory Council.

EPRI Set to Test Cooling Water Intake Screens

The institute will evaluate the performance of fine mesh screens at Kansas City Power & Light's Hawthorn Station, which discharges water to the Missouri River.

Plainview, Neb., to Pay $14,940 for Violating NPDES

The city failed to meet effluent limits for ammonia and nitrogen.

Large GHG Emitters Must Collect Data on Jan. 1

EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson signed the Final Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases Rule yesterday.

Emissions Rules Tighten for Medical Waste Incinerators

EPA recalculated the maximum achievable control technology floors for existing and new hospital, medical, and infectious waste incinerators.

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