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 EPA Proposing Stormwater Construction General Permit
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to reissue its stormwater Construction General Permit for a two-year time period. The permit would apply where EPA is the permitting authority which is in five states (AK, ID, MA, NH, NM), most territories, and most Indian country lands. The draft permit utilizes the same terms and conditions as EPA's 2003 permit which expires in July 2008. EPA is proposing the permit to coordinate it with a second effort that is underway to establish national clean water standards, known as an effluent limitation guideline, for the construction and development industry. Upon finalization of the guideline, EPA plans to include its provisions into a new and improved Construction General Permit to be reissued no later than July 2010.
EPA is also requesting comment on the criteria the agency will use to recognize local erosion and sediment control program requirements in this and future permits. EPA is inviting comments on the proposed permit for a period of 30 days.
More Information
Federal Register notice, May 16, 2008.
Final rule will increase protections for children during renovations. On March 31, 2008, EPA announced new requirements to protect children from lead-based paint hazards in pre-1978 housing or child-occupied facilities being renovated or remodeled. Read more information on the lead rule. Read EPA's press release. Read more about EPA's Renovation, Repair and Painting program.
Army Corps and EPA Improve Wetland and Stream Mitigation
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released a new rule on March 31, 2008 to clarify how to provide compensatory mitigation for unavoidable impacts to the nation’s wetlands and streams. The rule will enable the agencies to promote greater consistency, predictability and ecological success of mitigation projects under the Clean Water Act.
OSHA Training "Ask the Expert" by Cipriano A. Guzman, P.E. from Bilingual Safety Training, LLC. Click here to ask a question ...
Reduce Cost by Using Low Impact Development Practices (Publication No. EPA 841-F-0-006, Dec. '07) This report provides infomration to cities, counties, states, private-sector developers and other on the costs and benefits of using Low Impact Development (LID) strategies and practices to help protect and restore water quality. More ...
EPA Widens Window on Regulatory Process—EPA is sharing more information about ways the public can get involved in environmental regulation. More ...
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Center fact sheet explains how the National Environmental Policy
Act of 1969 affects highway and bridge construction projects.
The Environmental Stewardship and Transportation Infrastructure
Project Review process is also discussed.
A
new planning guide for construction & development, "Managing
Your Environmental Responsibilities (MYER)" is now
available from EPA. CICA also provides a convenient links
page that allows you to link to any URL mentioned in
the guide.
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