U.S. EPA Water News http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/By+Date!open en-us http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/2685BA47FB29958A85257672006DF01F(Atlanta, Ga. – November 18, 2009) The U.SWed, 18 Nov 2009 15:03:59 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/2685BA47FB29958A85257672006DF01Fhttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/A8CB51F8D753019D85257672005A5E8CCONTACT: William Omohundro, 312-353-8254, omohundro.william@epa.gov FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 09-OPA230 (Chicago - Nov. 18, 2009) U.SWed, 18 Nov 2009 11:32:19 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/A8CB51F8D753019D85257672005A5E8Chttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/528620CF18AEC9B1852576720054141A(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved a proposal to prohibit vessel waste discharges within the South Shore Estuary Reserve of Long IslandWed, 18 Nov 2009 10:21:22 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/528620CF18AEC9B1852576720054141Ahttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/FDF900A1D41A47508525767100726F49Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., NovTue, 17 Nov 2009 15:54:58 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/FDF900A1D41A47508525767100726F49http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/6C409379D3749F53852576710057B1A3FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 09-OPA227 (CHICAGO - Nov. 17, 2009) Work begins this week to improve and restore habitat along the Ashtabula River. This is the final phase of the U.STue, 17 Nov 2009 12:27:44 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/6C409379D3749F53852576710057B1A3http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/4DE4993AA9AFCB3485257670006FEBA7(Seattle, Wash.—November 16, 2009) The public is encouraged to take a close look at a new proposed Clean Water Act permit that would affect animal feeding operations in Idaho. If enacted as proposed, this permit, issued by the U.SMon, 16 Nov 2009 15:30:26 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/4DE4993AA9AFCB3485257670006FEBA7http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/3F60937FB041202B8525766D005ECDCE(New York, N.Y.) With more than 50,000 students, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is one of the most highly-attended universities in the Northeast. Thanks to myriad efforts to quantify and reduce its environmental impacts, the New Jersey school is also one of the greenestFri, 13 Nov 2009 12:38:27 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/3F60937FB041202B8525766D005ECDCEhttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/E047EE6A78C3327D8525766C0070E4C0(PHILADELPHIA – November 12, 2009) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has cited 14 municipalities in Pennsylvania and Maryland for stormwater violations, nine of which are within the Chesapeake Bay watershedThu, 12 Nov 2009 15:36:20 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/E047EE6A78C3327D8525766C0070E4C0http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/62B53C67BC92EF878525766A004B3456WASHINGTON – A new EPA study shows concentrations of toxic chemicals in fish tissue from lakes and reservoirs in nearly all 50 U.S. statesTue, 10 Nov 2009 16:13:01 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/62B53C67BC92EF878525766A004B3456http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/314C65C7A62095B285257669005E9D2F(ATLANTA – Nov. 9, 2009) John Wieland Homes and Neighborhoods Inc., and John Wieland Homes and Neighborhoods of the Carolinas Inc., based in Atlanta, Ga., have agreed to pay a $350,000 civil penalty to resolve alleged violations of the Clean Water Act, the Justice Department and U.SMon, 9 Nov 2009 12:18:11 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/314C65C7A62095B285257669005E9D2Fhttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/FAFBD9921B5FE3548525766600681077Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., Nov. 6, 2009) - EPA officials will attend the annual National Association of Farm Broadcasting Trade Talk event in Kansas City on Thursday, Nov. 12. Attendees will be available for news interviews in booth 70Fri, 6 Nov 2009 14:05:13 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/FAFBD9921B5FE3548525766600681077http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/F9A20FB5E525FFC78525766400024014(Haines, Alaska – Nov. 3, 2009) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has filed a complaint against Chilkoot Fish & Caviar, Inc. for violations of the federal Clean Water Act. The violations occurred at Chilkoot’s fish processing plant located at Mile 5 Lutak Road in Haines, AlaskaTue, 3 Nov 2009 19:27:58 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/F9A20FB5E525FFC78525766400024014http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/1E772A9A4DBD127585257662007748A1For Immediate Release 09-OPA221 (Milwaukee, Wis. - November 2, 2009) U.SMon, 2 Nov 2009 16:42:53 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/1E772A9A4DBD127585257662007748A1http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/4FA7E37D5B7532C6852576620067DBBA(New York, NY) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has placed the Raritan Bay Slag site in Sayreville and Old Bridge Township, New Jersey, on the Superfund National Priorities List (NPL)Mon, 2 Nov 2009 13:54:24 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/4FA7E37D5B7532C6852576620067DBBAhttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/2A8B9064AEBC28F18525765F006410F3PHILADELPHIA (October 30, 2009) The U.SFri, 30 Oct 2009 14:12:59 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/2A8B9064AEBC28F18525765F006410F3http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/6F3CECAE1D9F86E18525765D0063E1ABWASHINGTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing a survey to help strengthen stormwater regulations and reduce stormwater discharges from newly developed and redeveloped sitesThu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:01 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/6F3CECAE1D9F86E18525765D0063E1ABhttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/70F87B49B3D60F068525765E00637D9AEnvironmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., October 29, 2009) - EPA has determined that the State of Missouri needs new or revised water quality standards to protect a 28.6-mile segment of the Mississippi River around StThu, 29 Oct 2009 14:09:24 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/70F87B49B3D60F068525765E00637D9Ahttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/3999E231AE04BB088525765E005F3677(Waterford, Conn. – Oct. 29, 2009) – Gathering together on the shores of Long Island Sound, top federal and state environmental officials announced 33 grants to state and local government and community groups under the Long Island Sound Futures Fund (Sound Futures Fund)Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:22:28 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/3999E231AE04BB088525765E005F3677http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/61B216A56EA5E4AC8525765D0056A5A7(New York, N.Y.) Paved parking lots and driveways make our lives easier, but they often create an easy pathway for pollutants to reach underground water sources and alter the natural flow of water back into the ground. The U.SWed, 28 Oct 2009 11:46:25 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/61B216A56EA5E4AC8525765D0056A5A7http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/C3E2B671E5937E698525765C007A035D(Seattle, Wash. – October 27, 2009) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced that it is now accepting project proposals for $10 million in grant dollars targeted specifically to protect and restore Puget Sound watershedsTue, 27 Oct 2009 18:19:28 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/C3E2B671E5937E698525765C007A035Dhttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/37993625E5F3EABF8525765C0065B6A9(New York, NY) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Acting Administrator George Pavlou paid a visit to STRIVE/East Harlem Employment Services, Inc. today to speak with students and community members about the importance of green jobsTue, 27 Oct 2009 14:36:23 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/37993625E5F3EABF8525765C0065B6A9http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/DCE0B0C2B415F7968525765C006BF34D(Boston, Mass. – October 26, 2009) EPA has recognized a Pepperell man for his irrigation work with a national award for “extraordinary” water conservation efforts. Brian Vinchesi was nationally acknowledged as one of five EPA 2009 WaterSense Partner’s of the YearMon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:01 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/DCE0B0C2B415F7968525765C006BF34Dhttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/A3D7C9E7473E359D8525765B007472C9(Boise, Idaho – October 26, 2009) Developers conducting work in Idaho are facing $125,000 in proposed penalties for violating the federal Clean Water Act at a construction site in Smiths Ferry, Idaho, according to a complaint issued by the Environmental Protection AgencyMon, 26 Oct 2009 17:14:33 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/A3D7C9E7473E359D8525765B007472C9http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/4BE69965136A61078525765B0063D2B9(PHILADELPHIA – October 26, 2009) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will hold a series of public meetings to discuss the Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) – a strict “pollution diet” to restore the Chesapeake Bay and its network of local rivers, streams and creeksMon, 26 Oct 2009 14:15:01 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/4BE69965136A61078525765B0063D2B9http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/C68F6ED2B01CE9568525765800681A11Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., October 23, 2009) - A team of EPA scientists will join about 20 students from Corinth Elementary School in Prairie Village, Kan., to test the water quality and examine the aquatic life in Brush CreekFri, 23 Oct 2009 15:02:33 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/C68F6ED2B01CE9568525765800681A11http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/D93E7B4E38CB1D7E85257658004C7716PHILADELPHIA ( October 23, 2009) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has cited a Millersville, Md. couple and a Millsboro, Del. chicken processing company for unlawfully filling protected wetlands, a violation of the Clean Water ActFri, 23 Oct 2009 09:55:12 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/D93E7B4E38CB1D7E85257658004C7716http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/F4A6A45B7BA86D8A85257656006CD189(PHILADELPHIA – October 21, 2009) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced it has awarded a $955,600 grant to the City of Beckley, W. Va. to replace a failing wastewater mainWed, 21 Oct 2009 15:54:50 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/F4A6A45B7BA86D8A85257656006CD189http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/EF77229148EBCE18852576550068F34E(PHILADELPHIA - October 20, 2009) In a move that stands to create jobs, boost the local economy, and protect human health and the environment for the people in the District of Columbia, the U.STue, 20 Oct 2009 15:06:20 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/EF77229148EBCE18852576550068F34Ehttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/23CC2AC1597E063A85257655005D3ED2(Denver, Colo. – October 20, 2009) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 8 issued 9 administrative orders and settled or litigated 3 penalty actions in Montana from April 1 through September 30, 2009, against public drinking water systems under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:05:55 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/23CC2AC1597E063A85257655005D3ED2http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/3AA36DEC9E01D3DF85257655005D5E1E(Denver, Colo. – October 20, 2009) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 8 issued 5 administrative orders and 6 notices of violation in Utah from April 1 through September 30, 2009, against public water systems under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:01:15 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/3AA36DEC9E01D3DF85257655005D5E1E