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EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin Holds Press Conference on Tijuana River Sewage Crisis in San Diego

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin Holds Press Confer...

SAN DIEGO - Yesterday, on Earth Day, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin held a press conference in San Diego, California, with elected officials and local stakeholders on the...

EPA Plans to Finalize Water Quality Standards to Protect Critical Fish Species and Clean Up the Water in the Delaware River

EPA Plans to Finalize Water Quality Standards t...

This action under the Clean Water Act will bolster fishing and economic opportunities WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will notify the U.S. District Court for the Eastern...

Public input sought for permit controlling pollutants from entering Massachusetts' rivers, ponds, lakes and wetlands

Public input sought for permit controlling poll...

BOSTON – The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a newly scheduled public hearing for an updated draft of the general permit for all small and regulated "Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems"...

Administrator Zeldin Announces EPA Will Revise Waters of the United States Rule

Administrator Zeldin Announces EPA Will Revise ...

Clearer, streamlined permitting will cut compliance costs, reduce cost of living, follow Supreme Court rulings LENEXA, KAN. – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced today that EPA...

EPA Takes a Step Forward in Environmental Progress with Removal of Mercury Refining Superfund Site from Superfund National Priorities List

EPA Takes a Step Forward in Environmental Progr...

EPA added the site to the NPL in 1983 due to mercury and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) contamination.

StormwaterONE Announces Upcoming Webinar: "Flocculants for Stormwater Turbidity Reduction"

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StormwaterONE Announces Free Webinar on RUSLE2 Modeling for Construction SWPPP Compliance

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EPA Fines Kansas Cattle Farms for Alleged Clean Water Act Violations

EPA Fines Kansas Cattle Farms for Alleged Clean...

Cattle feedlot operators will pay a combined $70,000 in civil penalties to resolve alleged violations of the federal Clean Water Act.

StormwaterONE Launches Comprehensive New RUSLE2 Modeling Course to Empower Stormwater Management Professionals

StormwaterONE Launches Comprehensive New RUSLE2...

"The launch of this course marks an important step in our mission to support professionals who manage stormwater and soil erosion"

EPA Fines Truck Stops in Iowa and Missouri for Alleged Clean Water Act Violations

EPA Fines Truck Stops in Iowa and Missouri for ...

Two truck stops in IA and MO, Iowa 80 and Joplin 44, agreed to pay a combined $390,784 to resolve alleged violations of the federal Clean Water Act.

EPA Fines Two Companies for Violating Clean Water Act at Residential Construction Project in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico

EPA Fines Two Companies for Violating Clean Wat...

The companies failed to comply with a water permit, called the NPDES Construction General Permit, for stormwater discharges.

EPA Announces the Final Rule to Modernize State and Tribal Implementation of Clean Water Act Program

EPA Announces the Final Rule to Modernize State...

This rule provides clarity to state and Tribal partners interested in administering Clean Water Act dredge or fill material permitting

EPA Fines Puerto Rico Construction Company $80,000 for Polluting Cañas River

EPA Fines Puerto Rico Construction Company $80,...

Construction activities, if not properly managed, can cause long-term damage to local rivers and ecosystems.

EPA Takes Action on Iowa’s 2024 List of Impaired Waters

EPA Takes Action on Iowa’s 2024 List of Impaire...

EPA is adding seven water segments for public comment

EPA awards $14.4 million to improve local water quality, address runoff pollution across the Mid-Atlantic

EPA awards $14.4 million to improve local water...

This annual allocation is part of the Clean Water Act’s Section 319 grant program and is intended to curb nonpoint source pollution (NPS)

Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority to pay Civil Penalties and Complete Two Supplemental Environmental Projects to Address Clean Water Contamination

Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Aut...

This system will allow the Pueblo to conduct both spot-check and long-term monitoring of dissolved oxygen, nitrates, ammonium, turbidity, and temperature.

EPA Finalizes Plan to Clean Up Contaminated Sediment and Surface Water at Quanta Resources Superfund Site in Edgewater, NJ

EPA Finalizes Plan to Clean Up Contaminated Sed...

The final cleanup plan follows an extensive public comment period and aims to clean up the Hudson River area impacted by historical industrial activities.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Announces $7.5 billion in Available Financing for Water Infrastructure Projects

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Announces ...

$6.5 billion available through WIFIA and $1 billion available through the State Water Infrastructure Financing Authority, known as SWIFIA.