76 FR 1431
EPA announced that it intends to approve revisions to New Mexico'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).
EPA entered into a proposed administrative settlement under CERCLA that requires the settling party to pay U.S. response costs incurred at the Peach Orchard Road Groundwater Plume site in Augusta, Georgia.
DOE proposed to amend its existing regulations governing compliance with NEPA, particularly its categorical exclusions.
EPA updated outer continental shelf air regulations for California.
SIP Approval: Maryland (VOC emissions)
EPA determined that the Louisville metro air pollution control district failed to submit an SIP that applies PSD requirements to GHG-emitting sources by January 1, 2011.
EPA issued a final rule requiring GHG monitoring and reporting from facilities that conduct geologic sequestration of carbon dioxide.
EPA proposed to withdraw certain aquatic life water quality criteria for waters of the Great Lakes in Wisconsin.
EPA proposed revisions to the unregulated contaminant monitoring regulation for public water systems.