02 March 2012 02:51 PM
Further to the news that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued its
2012 construction general permit, the Associated General Contractors of America has published its response from the perspective of construction operators.
Heavily involved in directing many elements of the newly revised permit, the AGC had grave concerns that the initial proposals would have brought crippling regulations to many areas of the construction industry.
By working hand-in-glove, the EPA and ACG have been able to design a set of guidelines which aim to help protect waterways, without impacting too heavily on contractors.
Read More...Tags: EPA, stormwater, pollution, construction, Associated General Contractors of America
23 February 2012 04:45 PM
Our waterways are important for so many reasons. We rely on them as sources of drinking water, for recreation and agriculture, and they are an essential ecosystem supporting countless organisms from plants to fish to large mammals.
Water pollution has long been a serious issue, and all kinds of contaminants can find their way into our streams, rivers and lakes. Among these sources, construction and the effects of stormwater run-off from operating sites are of significant concern.
Read More...Tags: EPA, stormwater, sediment, pollution, Clean Water Act
02 January 2012 09:41 AM
Today the EPA posted
an article on the Federal Register officially soliciting data and comments associated with revisions to the Effluent Limitations and Guidelines for the Construction and Development Point Source Category issued under the Clean Water Act. The regulation, as originally issued on December 1, 2009, established requirements that reduce pollutants discharged from construction and development sites, including requirements for a subset of sites to comply with a numeric effluent limitation for turbidity. On November 5, 2010, EPA published a direct final rule and companion proposal staying the numeric turbidity limitation established by the December 2009 rule to correct a calculation error. In today's notice, EPA is seeking data on the effectiveness of technologies in controlling turbidity in discharges from construction sites and information on other related issues.
Read More...Tags: EPA, turbidity, construction, automated grab sampling, stormwater, monitoring, sediment, Erosion, land development
