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EPA issued a stay until March 14, 2011, of the requirement for chemical manufacturing area sources to comply with the NESHAPs permit program.
EPA issued a stay until March 14, 2011, of the requirement for chemical manufacturing area sources to comply with the NESHAPs permit program.
United States v. SKF USA Inc., No. 3:09-cv-00174 (W.D. Pa. Feb. 25, 2011). Settling CERCLA defendants responsible for violations at the Barefoot Disposal Superfund site in Blair County, Pennsylvania, must pay $575,000 in past U.S. response costs incurred at the site and limited future response costs.
United States v. JELD-WEN, Inc., No. 1:10-CV-494-PA (D. Or. Feb. 17, 2011). A settling CERCLA defendant responsible for violations at the Circle DE Lumber Superfund site in Klamath Falls, Oregon, must pay $700,000 in U.S. response costs incurred at the site.
United States v. Lafarge North America, No. 3:10-cv-44-JPG (S.D. Ill. Feb. 14, 2011). A settling CAA defendant responsible for violations at 13 Portland cement production facilities must install and continuously operate wet flue gas desulfurization devices to control SO2 emissions from its kilns in Alpena, Michigan.
EPA issued an SIP call to 13 states whose plans do not apply PSD requirements to GHG-emitting sources and established deadlines for their compliance.
United States v. Mariana Acquisition Corp., No. CV 11-0006 (N.M.I. Mar. 21, 2011). A settling CAA defendant responsible for volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from its bulk gasoline terminal in Saipan, Northern Marianas Islands, must pay a $826,000 civil penalty, must install the required vapor collection system, and must limit VOC emissions.
EPA announced that it intends to approve revisions to Alaska's public water supply supervision primacy program, except for Indian country.
EPA announced that it intends to approve revisions to New Jersey's public water system supervision program.
EPA announced that it intends to approve revisions to New Mexico's public water system supervision program.
This notice announces EPA's establishment of the Chesapeake Bay (Bay) TMDL on December 29, 2010 for nitrogen, phosphorus and sediment for the Chesapeake Bay and its tidal tributaries. EPA provided a 45-day public review of the Draft Bay TMDL which was held from September 24 through November 8 of 2010. Based on comments and information EPA received from the public and affected jurisdictions during the public review period, EPA has revised the draft TMDL as appropriate and established the Bay TMDL for nitrogen, phosphorus and sediment for each of the 92 segments in the tidal portion of the Chesapeake Bay watershed pursuant to Sections 117(g) and 303(d) of the Clean Water Act (CWA). The TMDL provides pollutant loads for nitrogen, phosphorus and sediment which can enter a waterbody without causing a violation in the water quality standards. The TMDL allocates that pollutant load between point and nonpoint sources. The Bay TMDL contains segment specific point (wasteload) and non-point (load) allocations for nitrogen, phosphorus and sediment that when met will assure the attainment and maintenance of all applicable water quality standards for each of the 92 segments. The Bay TMDL is a key part of the clean water commitment in the Federal Strategy developed as part of Executive Order 13508 on Chesapeake Bay Protection and Restoration. EPA has worked closely with its federal partners, the six watershed states, the District of Columbia, local governments and other parties to put in place a comprehensive, transparent and accountable set of commitments and actions that together ensure that pollution controls needed to restore Bay water quality are implemented by no later than 2025 (Executive Order, 13508).