Page
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Title |
Link |
Section
I. Introduction |
1 |
The
Construction Industry Compliance Assistance Center |
http://www.cicacenter.org/index.php |
1 |
The
National Environmental Compliance Assistance Clearinghouse |
http://cfpub.epa.gov/clearinghouse/ |
1 |
EPA's
"Where you live" page links to state environmental agencies |
http://www.epa.gov/epahome/whereyoulive.htm |
1 |
EPA's
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Storm Water
Program |
http://www.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater |
1 |
EPA's
Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds (OWOW) |
http://www.epa.gov/owow/ |
1 |
EPA's
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response |
http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/osw/laws-reg.htm |
1 |
EPA's
Oil Program |
http://www.epa.gov/oilspill/ |
1 |
EPA's
Superfund Program |
http://www.epa.gov/superfund/index.htm |
1 |
EPA's
Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) Home Page |
http://www.epa.gov/pcb/ |
1 |
EPA's
Air Program Mobile Sources |
http://www.epa.gov/ebtpages/airmobilesources.html |
1 |
EPA's
Asbestos Management and Regulatory Requirements |
http://www.fedcenter.gov/_kd/go.php?destination
=Page&pge_id=1750&dialog=0 |
1 |
The
Council on Environmental Quality NEPAnet |
http://ceq.eh.doe.gov/nepa/nepanet.htm |
1 |
The
US Fish and Wildlife Service Endangered Species Program |
http://endangered.fws.gov/ |
1 |
The
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation |
http://www.achp.gov |
2 |
Federal
Environmental Requirements for Construction |
http://epa.gov/compliance/assistance/sectors/construction.html |
3 |
The
Construction Industry Compliance Assistance Center |
http://www.cicacenter.org/index.php |
Section
III. Storm Water Permit Requirements for Construction Projects |
19 |
The
Construction Industry Compliance Assistance Center |
http://www.cicacenter.org/index.php |
19 |
NPDES
Storm Water Program |
http://www.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater |
22 |
To
complete a NOI online or to check the status of your NOI in the electronic
database go to: |
http://cfpub.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater/enoi.php |
22 |
For
a fact sheet on the CGP including detailed information on SWPPP requirements
go to: |
http://www.epa.gov/npdes/pubs/cgp2003_fs.pdf |
23 |
You
can get more details on the waivers at EPA's National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (NPDES) website |
http://cfpub.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater/waiver.php |
23 |
Status
of the State Storm Water Phase II Permits as of December 1, 2003 |
http://www.cicacenter.org/swp2.php |
24 |
EPA's
Electronic Stormwater Notice of Intent (eNOI) |
http://cfpub.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater/enoi.php |
24 |
The
Construction Industry Compliance Assistance Center |
http://www.cicacenter.org/index.php |
25 |
Stormwater:
What you need to know |
http://www.cicacenter.org/stormwater.php |
25 |
The
National Environmental Compliance Assistance Clearinghouse contains
a search engine to help in finding compliance assistance tools, contacts,
and EPA-sponsored programs |
http://cfpub.epa.gov/clearinghouse/ |
25 |
The
Office of Wastewater Management, NPDES Storm Water Program |
http://www.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater |
25 |
NPDES
Construction Site Storm Water Runoff Control web page provides factsheets
on a variety of storm water best management practices (BMPs) |
http://cfpub.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater/menuofbmps/index.php |
25 |
Stormwater
Manager's Resource Center contains a series of factsheets for storm
water BMPs which include information on soil type, slope, and cost |
http://www.stormwatercenter.net/ |
25 |
EPA's
"Where you live" page contains links to state environmental agencies
|
http://www.epa.gov/epahome/whereyoulive.htm |
Section
IV. Dredge and Fill (Section 404) Permit Requirements for Construction
Projects |
27 |
Use
the following website to locate your COE district office |
http://www.usace.army.mil/howdoi/where.html |
27 |
COE
Wetlands Delineation Manual |
http://www.saj.usace.army.mil/regulatory/assets/docs/mj/1987WetlandDelineation.pdf |
28 |
Section
404 Permit Requirments |
http://www.epa.gov/OWOW/wetlands/regs/sec404.html |
29 |
For
detailed information on Nationwide Permits |
http://www.usace.army.mil/inet/functions/cw/cecwo/reg/nwpfinal.pdf |
32 |
A list of COE district offices is available on line
at: |
http://www.usace.army.mil/inet/functions/cw/cecwo/reg/district.htm |
32 |
The
Construction Industry Compliance Assistance Center Wetlands Overview |
http://www.cicacenter.org/wetlands.php |
32 |
The
National Environmental Compliance Assistance Clearinghouse |
http://cfpub.epa.gov/clearinghouse/ |
32 |
U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers (COE) website |
http://www.usace.army.mil/ |
33 |
U.S.
EPA Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds (OWOW) |
http://www.epa.gov/owow/ |
33 |
EPA's
"Where you live" page contains links to state environmental agencies
|
http://www.epa.gov/epahome/whereyoulive.htm |
Section
V. Hazardous and Non-Hazardous Solid Waste Requirements for Construction
Projects |
35 |
List
of state agency contacts |
http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/osw/comments.htm |
35 |
For
more information on state non-hazardous waste regulations |
http://www.cicacenter.org/hazwaste.html |
37 |
A
list of commonly found hazardous wastes |
http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/data/form8700/8700-12.pdf |
41 |
A
good guide for safe lead work practices |
http://www.epa.gov/lead/pubs/leadsafetybk.pdf |
42 |
More
information on Lead programs |
http://www.epa.gov/lead/pubs/regulation.htm |
42 |
Form
8700-12, Notification of Regulated Waste Activities. The form and
instructions |
http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/data/form8700/8700-12.pdf |
43 |
For
more information on state hazardous & toxic waste regulations |
http://www.cicacenter.org/hazwaste.html |
43 |
The
National Environmental Compliance Assistance Clearinghouse |
http://cfpub.epa.gov/clearinghouse/ |
43 |
EPA's
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response provides information
on RCRA regulations, including permitting, state authorization, and
other requirements |
http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/osw/laws-reg.htm |
43 |
List
of commonly reported hazardous wastes in EPA's Notification of Regulated
Waste Activities: Instructions and Forms |
http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/data/form8700/8700-12.pdf |
43 |
Your
state or EPA Region (for a list of state agency contacts) |
http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/osw/comments.htm |
43 |
EPA's
RCRA, Superfund, and EPCRA Call Center at 1-800-424-9346 or |
http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hotline/index.htm |
43 |
Federal
Facility Hazardous Waste Identification Flow Chart helps you to decide
if your waste is hazardous as defined by RCRA (some states have different
definitions) |
http://www.fedcenter.gov/_kd/go.php?destination
=Page&pge_id=1714&dialog=0 |
44 |
EPA's
"Where you live" page contains links to state environmental agencies
|
http://www.epa.gov/epahome/whereyoulive.htm |
Section
VI. Oil Spill Requirements for Construction Activities |
46 |
Facility
Response Plan requirements (Oil spills) |
http://www.epa.gov/oilspill/frps/index.htm |
47 |
Extremely
Hazardous Substance Definitions |
http://yosemite.epa.gov/oswer/ceppoweb.nsf/content/chemicalinfo.htm |
47 |
A
definition of Threshold Planning Quantities |
http://yosemite.epa.gov/oswer/ceppoweb.nsf/vwResourcesByFilename/
title3.pdf/$File/title3.pdf |
49 |
EPA's
Required Elements of SPCC Plans web page |
http://www.epa.gov/oilspill/spccmust.htm |
50 |
EPA's
Oil Spill Program website |
http://www.epa.gov/oilspill/ |
50 |
Regional
SPCC contacts are listed at the following Web page |
http://www.epa.gov/oilspill/spcccont.htm |
50 |
The
Construction Industry Compliance Assistance Center |
http://www.cicacenter.org/index.php |
50 |
The
National Environmental Compliance Assistance Clearinghouse |
http://cfpub.epa.gov/clearinghouse/ |
50 |
EPA's
Oil Spill Program website |
http://www.epa.gov/oilspill/ |
50 |
Spill
Prevention Plan and Countermeasure Control Guidance |
http://www.epa.gov/oilspill/spcc.htm |
51 |
Spill
Prevention Plan and Countermeasure Control Fact Sheet Guidance from
EPA |
http://www.epa.gov/oilspill/pdfs/spccbluebroch2002.pdf |
51 |
EPCRA
website |
http://yosemite.epa.gov/oswer/ceppoweb.nsf/content/epcraoverview.htm |
51 |
EPA's
"Where you live" page contains links to state environmental agencies
|
http://www.epa.gov/epahome/whereyoulive.htm |
Section
VII. Hazardous Substances (Superfund Liability) Requirements for Construction
Activities |
52 |
To
make sure that your construction site is not a superfund or national
priority list (NPL) site go to: |
http://cfpub.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/srchsites.php |
53 |
National
Response Center Hotline |
http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hotline/index.htm |
53 |
EPA's
Brownfields Cleanup and Redevelopment website |
http://www.epa.gov/swerosps/bf/index.html |
54 |
For
more information on the types of costs EPA can recover, go to |
http://www.epa.gov/compliance/cleanup/superfund/
recovercosts.html |
56 |
The
Construction Industry Compliance Assistance Center provides information
on hazardous and toxic waste regulations |
http://www.cicacenter.org/hazwaste.html |
56 |
The
National Environmental Compliance Assistance Clearinghouse |
http://cfpub.epa.gov/clearinghouse/ |
56 |
The
EPA Office of Solid Waste Call Center is a service that provides up-to-date
information on several EPA programs including Superfund and RCRA |
http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hotline/ |
56 |
EPA's
Superfund website |
http://www.epa.gov/superfund/index.htm |
56 |
EPA's
Brownfields homepage |
http://www.epa.gov/swerosps/bf/ |
56 |
EPA's
"Where you live" page contains links to state environmental agencies
|
http://www.epa.gov/epahome/whereyoulive.htm |
Section
VIII. Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) Wastes Requirements for Construction
Activities |
59 |
EPA's
"Where you live" page contains links to state environmental agencies
|
http://www.epa.gov/epahome/whereyoulive.htm |
59 |
The
PCB regulations can be found at |
http://www.epa.gov/pcb/pubs/laws.html |
60 |
A
list of regional PCB coordinators |
http://www.epa.gov/pcb/pubs/coordin.html |
60 |
A
list of Headquarters PCB contacts |
http://www.epa.gov/pcb/pubs/contactus.html |
61 |
Notification
of PCB Activity Form |
http://www.epa.gov/pcb/pubs/771053.pdf
|
62 |
For
information specific to fluorescent light ballast disposal |
http://www.epa.gov/pcb/pubs/ballastchart.pdf |
63 |
The
Construction Industry Compliance Assistance Center provides information
on hazardous and toxic waste regulations |
http://www.cicacenter.org/hazwaste.html |
63 |
The
National Environmental Compliance Assistance Clearinghouse |
http://cfpub.epa.gov/clearinghouse/ |
63 |
EPA's
PCB Homepage includes links to the regulatory text (40 CFR Part 761)
as well as lists of approved PCB waste handlers |
http://www.epa.gov/pcb/ |
63 |
The
Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) has compiled a summary
of the management of PCBs in the United States |
http://irptc.unep.ch/pops/indxhtms/cspcb04.html |
63 |
Use
and Servicing of Equipment Containing PCBs Fact Sheet |
http://www.pca.state.mn.us/waste/pubs/4_48a.pdf |
63 |
Labeling
and Marking Requirements for Equipment Containing PCBs Fact Sheet |
http://www.pca.state.mn.us/waste/pubs/4_48b.pdf |
63 |
Storage
and Disposal of PCB Contaminated Equipment and Wastes Fact Sheet |
http://www.pca.state.mn.us/waste/pubs/4_48c.pdf |
63 |
Required
Recordkeeping for PCB-Contaminated Equipment and Wastes Fact Sheet |
http://www.pca.state.mn.us/waste/pubs/4_48d.pdf |
63 |
Manifest
Requirements for Shipping PCB Wastes Fact Sheet |
http://www.pca.state.mn.us/waste/pubs/4_48e.pdf |
64 |
Managing
PCBs in Fluorescent Light Ballasts Fact Sheet |
http://www.pca.state.mn.us/waste/pubs/4_48f.pdf |
64 |
PCB
Spill Clean-up Policy Fact Sheet |
http://www.pca.state.mn.us/waste/pubs/4_48g.pdf |
64 |
EPA's
"Where you live" page contains links to state environmental agencies
|
http://www.epa.gov/epahome/whereyoulive.htm |
Section
IX. Air Quality Requirements for Construction Activities |
65 |
40
CFR Part 60 - Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources.
Subpart F applies to Portland Cement Plants, Subpart I applies to
Hot Mix Asphalt Facilities, and Subpart OOO applies to Nonmetallic
Mineral Processing Plants |
http://www.epa.gov/docs/epacfr40/chapt-I.info/60tc.htm |
66 |
Information
concerning transportation conformity requirements |
http://www.epa.gov/otaq/stateresources/transconf/index.htm |
67 |
Voluntary
Diesel Retrofit Program |
http://www.epa.gov/otaq/retrofit/ |
67 |
CICA
Center for links to state and local Air agencies |
http://www.cicacenter.org/air.php
|
68 |
CICA
Center for links to state and local Air agencies |
http://www.cicacenter.org/air.php
|
68 |
The
National Environmental Compliance Assistance Clearinghouse |
http://cfpub.epa.gov/clearinghouse/ |
68 |
The
U.S. EPA website provides links to every state environmental agency.
Each state agency will provide information concerning their air permitting
requirements. |
http://www.epa.gov/air/partners.html#state |
68 |
The
National Center for Manufacturing Sciences provides resources for
highway and building construction to include air emissions data |
http://ecm.ncms.org/ERI/new/IRRconstruc.htm |
Section
X. Asbestos Requirements for Construction Activities |
70 |
EPA
Region 6 has compiled a list of suspected asbestos containing materials.
|
http://www.epa.gov/Region06/6pd/asbestos/asbmatl.htm |
70 |
For
more information on how to determine when a Category I or II material
becomes subject to the Asbestos NESHAP |
http://www.epa.gov/region4/air/asbestos/demolish.htm. |
71 |
EPA
and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) have
produced a consumer guidance brochure which presents the current best
practices for vermiculite attic insulation. |
http://www.epa.gov/asbestos/pubs/insulation.html |
71 |
NIOSH
has produced a vermiculite factsheet targeted towards workers |
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2003-141/ |
74 |
The
U.S. EPA Asbestos Management & Regulatory Requirements website contains
links to all of the asbestos regulations |
http://www.epa.gov/asbestos/pubs/asbreg.html |
74 |
The
National Environmental Compliance Assistance Clearinghouse |
http://cfpub.epa.gov/clearinghouse/ |
74 |
The
San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District Demolitions and
Renovations web page contains a concise summary of the regulation
and links to local notification forms |
http://www.valleyair.org/busind/comply/asbestosbultn.htm |
74 |
The
U.S. EPA Region 4 asbestos web page contains links to several informative
question and answer and fact sheets related to demolition and renovation
|
http://www.epa.gov/region04/air/asbestos/asbestos.htm |
74 |
The
U.S. EPA Region 4 demolition and renovation summary page: |
http://www.epa.gov/region04/air/asbestos/demolish.htm |
74 |
The
U.S. EPA Region 4 general asbestos question and answer web page contains
contact phone numbers for each of the asbestos regulations |
http://www.epa.gov/region04/air/asbestos/inform.htm |
75 |
The
OSHA Asbestos web page contains health and safety information related
to asbestos |
http://www.osha-slc.gov/SLTC/asbestos/index.html |
75 |
EPA's
vermiculite website provides information on asbestos in vermiculite
|
http://www.epa.gov/asbestos/verm.html |
75 |
NIOSH's
website contains general information on vermiculite as well as recommendations
for limiting potential exposures of workers to asbestos associated
with vermiculite |
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2003-141/ |
75 |
EPA's
"Where you live" page contains links to state environmental agencies
|
http://www.epa.gov/epahome/whereyoulive.htm |
Section
XI. National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Requirements for Construction
Activities |
79 |
The
Council on Environmental Quality's NEPAnet web page provides the most
comprehensive information about NEPA requirements |
http://ceq.eh.doe.gov/nepa/nepanet.htm |
79 |
The
Construction Industry Compliance Assistance Center provides plain
language explanations of environmental rules for the construction
industry, including tools to identify state-specific requirements
|
http://www.cicacenter.org |
79 |
The
National Environmental Compliance Assistance Clearinghouse |
http://cfpub.epa.gov/clearinghouse/ |
Section
XII. Endangered Species Act (ESA) Requirements for Construction Activities |
83 |
The
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service website |
http://www.fws.gov/ |
83 |
The
National Marine Fisheries Service website |
http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/ |
84 |
The
USFWS and NMFS have developed a Section 7 Consultation Handbook |
http://www.fws.gov/endangered/consultations/s7hndbk/s7hndbk.htm |
85 |
Endangered
Species Protection Program |
http://www.epa.gov/espp/ |
85 |
The
CICA Center provides resources specific to endangered species including
state requirements and contacts. |
http://www.cicacenter.org/espermits.php |
86 |
The
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service website is the most complete source
of information on endangered species. |
http://www.fws.gov/ |
86 |
The
NOAA Fisheries - Office of Protected Resources provides the full text
listing of the ESA. It also provides information on marine and anadromous
endangered species as well as providing recovery plans for their listed
species |
http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/prot_res/overview/es.html |
86 |
The
USFWS Threatened and Endangered Species System identifies federally
listed threatened and endangered species |
http://ecos.fws.gov/tess_public/TESSWebpage |
86 |
The
USFWS Threatened and Endangered Species System State and Territory
Listings identifies state and territory listed threatened and endangered
species |
http://ecos.fws.gov/tess_public/StateListingAndOccurrence.do?state=all |
86 |
EPA's
"Where you live" page contains links to state environmental agencies
|
http://www.epa.gov/epahome/whereyoulive.htm |
86 |
NatureServe
is a conservation organization that provides the scientific information
and tools needed to help guide effective conservation action. NatureServe
and its network of natural heritage programs are the leading source
for information about rare and endangered species and threatened ecosystems
|
http://www.natureserve.org |
86 |
EPA's
"Where you live" page contains links to state environmental agencies
|
http://www.epa.gov/epahome/whereyoulive.htm |
86 |
The
National Environmental Compliance Assistance Clearinghouse |
http://cfpub.epa.gov/clearinghouse/ |
86 |
National
and Regional USFWS Endangered Species Washington DC |
http://www.fws.gov/ |
86 |
Regional
USFWS Endangered Species Pacific Region |
http://pacific.fws.gov |
87 |
Regional
USFWS Endangered Species Southwest Region |
http://southwest.fws.gov |
87 |
Regional
USFWS Endangered Species Mid-West Region |
http://midwest.fws.gov |
87 |
Regional
USFWS Endangered Species Southeast Region |
http://southeast.fws.gov |
87 |
Regional
USFWS Endangered Species Northeast Region |
http://northeast.fws.gov |
87 |
Regional
USFWS Endangered Species Mountain Prairie Region |
http://mountain-prairie.fws.gov |
87 |
Regional
USFWS Endangered Species Alaska Region |
http://alaska.fws.gov |
Section
XIII. National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) Requirements for Construction
Activities |
88 |
Contact
information for each state's or U.S. territory's SHPO can be obtained
from the Heritage Preservation Services web page of the National Park
Service |
http://grants.cr.nps.gov/shpos/shpo_search.php |
91 |
The
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation's web page provides the
most comprehensive information about NHPA requirements |
http://www.achp.gov |
91 |
The
National Park Service's web page provides additional information on
properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places |
http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/
|
91 |
The
Construction Industry Compliance Assistance Center provides plain
language explanations of environmental rules for the construction
industry, including tools to identify state-specific requirements
|
http://www.cicacenter.org |
91 |
The
National Environmental Compliance Assistance Clearinghouse |
http://cfpub.epa.gov/clearinghouse/ |
Section
XIV. Additional Sources of Information |
92 |
The
Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) |
http://www.agc.org/ |
92 |
The
National Association of Homebuilders (NAHB) |
http://www.nahb.org/ |