U.S. EPA Water News http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/By+Date!open en-us http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/E6BE97B9A9D0D0E385257B72006C31E6PHILADELPHIA (May 21, 2013) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reached an administrative settlement with Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc. and LSI Corp. regarding a former circuit board manufacturing facility located in Henrico County, at 4500 S. Laburnum Ave., Richmond, Va., requiring the companies to address groundwater contaminated with volatile organic compounds. Under an administrative order on consent, LSI CorpTue, 21 May 2013 15:45:45 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/E6BE97B9A9D0D0E385257B72006C31E6http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/151100E1F50EEA5985257B72006643D3(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has added the Matlack, Inc. site in Woolwich Township, New Jersey to the Superfund National Priorities List of the country’s most hazardous waste sites. The site is a former truck terminal at which operations included truck maintenance and truck, trailer and tanker washing. As a result of past industrial activities, the soil and ground water are contaminated with volatile organic compounds and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)Tue, 21 May 2013 15:05:45 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/151100E1F50EEA5985257B72006643D3http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/6E035E2EB69DFA2885257B720065E444(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has added the Riverside Industrial Park in Newark, New Jersey to the Superfund National Priorities List of the country’s most hazardous waste sites. After a 2009 spill of oily material from the industrial park into the Passaic River, the EPA discovered that chemicals, including benzene, mercury, chromium and arsenic, were improperly stored at the siteTue, 21 May 2013 15:05:19 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/6E035E2EB69DFA2885257B720065E444http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/5CF8163B1864025E85257B720055A5BB(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has posted a new video to its national YouTube channel highlighting the role citizen science has played in raising awareness about pollution from the Tonawanda Coke Corporation facility in Tonawanda, New York. The video is part of a larger project to highlight the work of “citizen scientists” across the country and connect communities with tools they can use to start citizen science projectsTue, 21 May 2013 14:27:03 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/5CF8163B1864025E85257B720055A5BBhttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/F14EBAB9801D086985257B6E0062E55CATLANTA – Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, in partnership with the White House Council on Environmental Quality, the U.S. Departments of Agriculture, Transportation and Urban Development, the Army Corp of Engineers and the Centers for Disease Control, along with other federal partners, announced that the Urban Waters Federal Partnership is expanding to Proctor Creek in Atlanta, Ga. Proctor Creek is one of only 11 communities nationwide to be newly selected for the partnershipFri, 17 May 2013 14:02:07 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/F14EBAB9801D086985257B6E0062E55Chttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/3B5318853BA6D0D485257B6D0071C94CMeeting on May 29 to outline cleanup effort to address acid discharge and toxic waste piles (Denver, Colo. – May 16th, 2013) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, in partnership with the Colorado Division of Reclamation Mining and Safety, the U.S. Forest Service, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, and Summit County, today announced plans to address legacy mining contamination at the Pennsylvania Mine site, located near Montezuma, ColoradoThu, 16 May 2013 16:51:25 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/3B5318853BA6D0D485257B6D0071C94Chttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/4DAE5ADBCCA4DA6585257B6C0075BA19(Seattle – May 15, 2013) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10, has ordered two gas stations to close their underground injection wells to protect drinking water on the Yakama Indian Reservation in Washington. In separate settlements, the gas stations in Wapato and White Swan will pay $13,140 and $11,991 in federal penalties for violations of the Safe Drinking Water Act. Da Stor at Lillie’s Corner gas station, in Wapato, operates two underground injection wellsWed, 15 May 2013 17:27:59 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/4DAE5ADBCCA4DA6585257B6C0075BA19http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/45D6E7E83467F0DF85257B6B00494C12CHICAGO – Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, announced that the Western Lake Erie Basin is one of 11 new locations selected for revitalization efforts by the Urban Waters Federal Partnership. First launched in 2011, the Urban Waters Federal Partnership works to reconnect urban residents with their waterways and open spacesTue, 14 May 2013 15:27:12 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/45D6E7E83467F0DF85257B6B00494C12http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/EA97CAD782E258D085257B6B004FCD90ATLANTA – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, in partnership with the White House Council on Environmental Quality, the U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Transportation, and Urban Development, Army Corp of Engineers and the Centers for Disease Control, along with other federal partners, are expanding an effort to revitalize urban waterways to Proctor Creek in Atlanta, Ga. Proctor Creek is one of only 11 communities nationwide to be selected for the partnershipTue, 14 May 2013 10:33:28 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/EA97CAD782E258D085257B6B004FCD90http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/D8ED7941BEE4EECD85257B6A004F0E23CHICAGO - The federal agencies and departments of the Great Lakes Interagency Task Force today announced opportunities for the public to provide input to a planned update of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Action Plan. The updated Action Plan would direct Great Lakes restoration for fiscal years 2015-2019Mon, 13 May 2013 10:23:29 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/D8ED7941BEE4EECD85257B6A004F0E23http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/817FC7F7F5798A9C85257B66007942DCWASHINGTON – Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in partnership with the White House Council on Environmental Quality, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the U.S. Department of the Interior, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and other federal partners, announced that the Urban Waters Federal Partnership is adding 11 new locationsFri, 10 May 2013 00:00:01 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/817FC7F7F5798A9C85257B66007942DChttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/BC771D7BEE7AE6F185257B66006371A6(PHILADELPHIA – May 9, 2013) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today approved Pennsylvania’s 2012 final list of impaired waters. The list is part of a bi-annual monitoring and assessment report characterizing the condition of Pennsylvania’s surface watersThu, 9 May 2013 14:08:18 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/BC771D7BEE7AE6F185257B66006371A6http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/202F09E8FADF5BA885257B65007915BFWASHINGTON – On May 10, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, in partnership with the White House Council on Environmental Quality, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the U.S. Department of the Interior and other federal, state and local partners, will announce that the Urban Waters Federal Partnership is adding 11 new locations and two new federal partner agencies to restore waterways, help local economies, create jobs and protect Americans’ healthWed, 8 May 2013 18:02:34 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/202F09E8FADF5BA885257B65007915BFhttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/50B0FEEDD72C4B3885257B65006C285B(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is providing $600,000 to help the community of Villalba, Puerto Rico asses and clean up abandoned and contaminated sites. The funding was awarded through EPA’s Brownfields Program, which helps communities assess, clean up, redevelop, and reuse contaminated properties. Brownfields are properties where moderate contamination threatens environmental quality and public health and can interfere with productive re-use of the sitesWed, 8 May 2013 15:41:22 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/50B0FEEDD72C4B3885257B65006C285Bhttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/E29C7F3ED95CC82A85257B65006B6F69(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is providing nearly $1.4 million to Fort Edward, Glens Falls, Ithaca, Rensselaer, and Rochester, New York to help those communities clean up abandoned and contaminated sites. The funding was awarded through EPA’s Brownfields Program, which helps communities assess, clean up, redevelop, and reuse contaminated propertiesWed, 8 May 2013 15:33:28 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/E29C7F3ED95CC82A85257B65006B6F69http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/A0CFE214273690C985257B65006AC321(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is providing nearly $1 million to New York City and North Hempstead, Long Island to help those communities clean up abandoned and contaminated sites. The funding was awarded through EPA’s Brownfields Program, which helps communities assess, clean up, redevelop and reuse contaminated propertiesWed, 8 May 2013 15:27:55 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/A0CFE214273690C985257B65006AC321http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/0A7FA705248DD13C85257B6500694543(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is providing nearly $3.8 million to Atlantic City, Camden, Jersey City, Maurice River Township, Newark and Trenton, New Jersey to help those communities clean up abandoned and contaminated sites. The funding was awarded through EPA’s Brownfields Program, which helps communities assess, clean up, redevelop and reuse contaminated propertiesWed, 8 May 2013 15:12:57 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/0A7FA705248DD13C85257B6500694543http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/2F08FCB63C216A0685257B5F005BA56F(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced that it will provide grants of $340 million to the state of New York and $229 million to the state of New Jersey for improvements to wastewater and drinking water treatment facilities impacted by Hurricane Sandy. The funding announced today will help storm-damaged communities in both states as they continue to recover from the damage caused by the storm on Oct. 29, 2012Thu, 2 May 2013 12:43:53 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/2F08FCB63C216A0685257B5F005BA56Fhttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/FE3125E67869BE5085257B5F0058F3B3PHILADELPHIA (May 2, 2013) -- English Construction Company has agreed to prepare and implement oil spill prevention plans and pay a $17,289 penalty to settle alleged violations of federal oil spill prevention regulations at its construction facility at 113 Main Street in Hurt, Va., the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced todayThu, 2 May 2013 12:15:18 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/FE3125E67869BE5085257B5F0058F3B3http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/8A24127BDDD6392785257B5F0050595FWASHINGTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced that it will provide grants of $340 million to the state of New York and $229 million to the state of New Jersey for improvements to wastewater and drinking water treatment facilities impacted by Hurricane Sandy. The funding announced today will help storm-damaged communities in both states as they continue to recover from the damage caused by the storm on Oct. 29, 2012Thu, 2 May 2013 11:21:37 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/8A24127BDDD6392785257B5F0050595Fhttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/917E36BF211B7DD785257B5E00772986WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Acting Administrator Bob Perciasepe and Regional Administrator for EPA Region 2, Judith A. Enck, will announce grants to New Jersey and New York to help storm-damaged communities in both states as they continue to recover from the damage caused by the October 29, 2012 storm. WHO: Bob Perciasepe, Acting Administrator, U.SWed, 1 May 2013 17:41:34 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/917E36BF211B7DD785257B5E00772986http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/93A6512F0F8B3E6785257B5C005A56BE(Fort Edward, NY) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Regional Administrator Judith A. Enck was joined by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Deputy Commissioner Eugene Leff today to kick off the start of the fourth season of dredging in the Upper Hudson RiverMon, 29 Apr 2013 14:21:49 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/93A6512F0F8B3E6785257B5C005A56BEhttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/E8014552AB004FB685257B59006B3770Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Lenexa, Kan., April 26, 2013) - EPA has approved Iowa’s 2012 list of impaired waters requiring Total Maximum Daily Load calculations. The Iowa Department Natural Resources (IDNR) submitted its impaired waters list to EPA on April 1, 2013, for review and approval as required by the Clean Water ActFri, 26 Apr 2013 15:31:05 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/E8014552AB004FB685257B59006B3770http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/DC1AEDB0C05C0E4485257B590065C0D3SEATTLE -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released a revised version of the Bristol Bay Assessment for peer review follow-up and public comment. The assessment released today includes updates following an initial peer review and public comment period of the draft Bristol Bay Assessment released in May, 2012. EPA is arranging for the original independent, scientific peer reviewers to evaluate the revisions made following their feedbackFri, 26 Apr 2013 14:31:24 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/DC1AEDB0C05C0E4485257B590065C0D3http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/C7A6DAAB0BE1A74C85257B56006E436BAtlanta -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced that the University of Florida at Gainesville, Florida won first prize among large institutions in the Agency’s first Campus RainWorks Challenge. EPA created the challenge to inspire the next generation of landscape architects, planners and engineers to develop innovative green infrastructureTue, 23 Apr 2013 16:06:06 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/C7A6DAAB0BE1A74C85257B56006E436Bhttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/C78A7E9756B24C1785257B56006C1956(Boston, Mass. – April 23, 2013) – In a competition in which more than 3,000 buildings across the country went head-to-head to see which one could reduce its energy use the most over the course of one year, buildings located in New England states made significant strides on energy savings. Building managers made smart energy conservation decisions in areas including improvements in operations and maintenance, and upgrades in equipment and technology. Webster Bank’s facility in Darien, ConnTue, 23 Apr 2013 15:42:31 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/C78A7E9756B24C1785257B56006C1956http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/C0170EB99E79693485257B55007458BCEnvironmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Lenexa, Kan., April 22, 2013) - EPA announced today that Kansas State University (KSU), Manhattan, Kan., was awarded honorable mention among larger institutions in EPA’s first-ever Campus RainWorks Challenge competition. Stormwater is one of the most widespread challenges to water quality in the nation. Large volumes of stormwater pollute our nation’s streams, rivers and lakes, posing a threat to human health and contributing to downstream floodingMon, 22 Apr 2013 17:10:48 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/C0170EB99E79693485257B55007458BChttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/345B7E0346E250EE85257B550072049C(4/22/2103) SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced the four winners of the Campus RainWorks Challenge, a new design challenge created to inspire the next generation of landscape architects, planners and engineers to develop innovative green infrastructure systems that reduce stormwater pollution and support sustainable communities. The University of Arizona in Tucson, Ariz., was named 2nd place winner for large institutionsMon, 22 Apr 2013 16:49:42 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/345B7E0346E250EE85257B550072049Chttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/CE9E2DF605F6277385257B550071C0F8(4/22/13) SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reached an agreement with the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) to improve the state’s stormwater management program as part of EPA’s national effort to reduce pollution of waterways by runoff from cities and statewide transportation agenciesMon, 22 Apr 2013 16:45:12 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/CE9E2DF605F6277385257B550071C0F8http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/6C16C5B736F60D6585257B550070B1C9Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Lenexa, Kan., April 22, 2013) - EPA announced today that the Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, Mo., was awarded second prize among small institutions in EPA’s first-ever Campus RainWorks Challenge competition. Stormwater is one of the most widespread challenges to water quality in the nationMon, 22 Apr 2013 16:30:55 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/6C16C5B736F60D6585257B550070B1C9