by Caltha Company | Nov 20, 2012 | Water
On Nov. 13, 2012 , US EPA Region 7 issued the final decision on the Missouri list of impaired waters. EPA restored eight water bodies to Missouri’s list and removed one water body due to an EPA-approved pollution reduction plan. The EPA decision brings the total...
by Caltha Company | Nov 16, 2012 | FAQ, Water
Recently, industrial, commercial and municipal NPDES discharge permits have been required for dischargers in selected areas that have not previous been required to obtain such permits, under existing applicability requirements. This requirement has been in conjunction...
by Caltha Company | Nov 15, 2012 | Hazardous Materials, Water
The US EPA Office of Water has released the reference document “Containment and Disposal of Large Amounts of Contaminated Water: A Support Guide for Water Utilities”. The guide is intended to help water utilities prepare for and respond to a contamination event when...
by Caltha Company | Nov 14, 2012 | Industrial Wastewater, Water
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released a new tool that provides the public with information about discharges into local waterways. The Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) Pollutant Loading Tool brings together millions of records and allows for...
by Caltha Company | Nov 14, 2012 | Water
The State Water Resources Control Board and Regional Water Quality Control Boards (Water Boards) are in the early stages of developing a Statewide Mercury Policy to control mercury in California’s waters. The Policy would define an overall structure for adopting water...
by Caltha Company | Nov 14, 2012 | FAQ, Water
The Water Quality Guidance for the Great Lakes System, also known as the Great Lake Initiative or GLI (40 CFR 132), created a few new types of water quality standards intended to be applied to waters in the Great Lakes basin. A Great Lakes Water Quality Wildlife...
