EPA proposed to issue a site-specific treatment variance for selenium to U.S. Ecology Nevada in Beatty, Nevada, and to withdraw one for Chemical Waste Management, Inc. in Kettleman Hills, California; see above for direct final rule.

DOE proposed to amend energy conservation standards for residential clothes dryers and room air conditioners; see above for direct final rule.

United States v. Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District, No. 10-cv-02895 (N.D. Ohio Dec. 22, 2010). A settling CWA defendant that violated its NPDES permit for its municipal wastewater and sewer system must implement injunctive measures, including the construction of seven deep underground tunnel systems—to reduce its combined sewer overflow (CSO) discharges—and construction of treatment plant expansions, for a total cost of approximately $3 billion; must invest $42 million in green infrastructure that will further reduce its CSO discharge by 44 million gallons; must pay $1.2 million in civil penalties to be split evenly between the United States and the state of Ohio; must spend $1 million to operate a permanent hazardous waste collection center in Cuyahoga County; and must spend $800,000 to improve other water resources.

United States v. DeKalb County, No. 1:10cv4039-WSD (N.D. Ga. Dec. 13, 2010). A settling CWA defendant responsible for violations at its sanitary sewer system must pay a $226,500 civil penalty to both the United States and Georgia, must perform specified injunctive measures, and must perform a supplemental environmental project valued at $600,000.

United States v. Beazer Homes USA, Inc., No. 3:10-cv-01133 (M.D. Tenn. Dec. 2, 2010). A settling CWA defendant responsible for violations at home sites in 21 states must pay civil penalties; must develop improved pollution prevention plans for each construction site; must conduct additional site inspections and promptly correct any problems detected; must properly train construction managers and contractors; and must implement a management and internal reporting system to improve oversight of on-the-ground operations.

United States v. NCR Corp., No. 10-C-910 (E.D. Wis. Dec. 1, 2010). Settling CERCLA defendants, Brown County, Green Bay, Wisconsin, and the United States, who are responsible for polychlorinated biphenyl contamination at the Lower Fox River and Green Bay Superfund site in northeastern Wisconsin, must pay a total of $5.2 million into a set of site-specific special accounts to finance future cleanup and natural resource restoration work at the site.

EPA announced the availability of 2011 Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health Act grants for coastal recreation water monitoring and public notification programs.

EPA announced issuance of the final NPDES general permit for discharges incidental to the normal operation of vessels for Pennsylvania and Iowa.

DOE seeks public comment on a draft document, Guidance for the Implementation and Follow-Up of Identified Energy and Water Efficiency Measures in Covered Facilities.

EPA gave tentative approval to Wisconsin's public water system supervision program, which does not cover Indian country.