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Stormwater Permits in Massachusetts

Stormwater Permits in Massachusetts. Construction – Use national general permit Industrial – Use national multi-sector general permit (expired) Municipal and Others (DPWs, etc.) Permittees: Apply for coverage Develop stormwater management programs Report annually to EPA.

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Stormwater Permits in Massachusetts

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  1. Stormwater Permits in Massachusetts • Construction – Use national general permit • Industrial – Use national multi-sector general permit (expired) • Municipal and Others (DPWs, etc.) Permittees: • Apply for coverage • Develop stormwater management programs • Report annually to EPA

  2. Sustainable Infrastructure Initiative • Better Management • Full Cost Pricing • Water Efficiency • Watershed Approach to Protection

  3. What is Region 1 doing with SI? • Asset Management Training Sept. 26 – 27th • Performance Track • Energy Star Focus on Water and Wastewater Utilities • Infrastructure Web Page • Environmental Management System training and pilots • Integration into state SRF and Capacity programs

  4. In September 2006, EPA Issued Revised PM Standards

  5. State Implementation Plan (SIP) Submittal Timeline • Ozone Emission Inventory – June 15, 2006 • CAIR SIPs – September 11, 2006 • Ozone RACT SIPs – September 15, 2006 • CAIR Abbreviated SIPs – March 11, 2007 • 8-Hour Ozone SIPs – June 15, 2007 • Regional Haze SIPs – December 17, 2007 • PM SIPs – April 5, 2008

  6. Office of Environmental Measurement and Evaluation or “The Lab” Protecting Our Environment through Sound Science

  7. Leading by Example with Green Building • EPA’s New England Regional Laboratory has won a LEED Gold Award in recognition of its state-of-the-art green design • Energy efficient heating, cooling and lighting • Active and passive solar power • Wind-powered electricity • Recycled materials, environmentally friendly landscaping

  8. Role of the Lab:Support EPA’s Programs • Monitors the health of New England’s air, water and ecosystems, identifying trends and informing the public • Collects and analyzes samples critical to regulatory decisions (e.g., clean-ups and permit) • Assures compliance with environmental laws through inspections, air stack tests, and sample collection and analysis • Assists in EPA’s responses to disasters and terrorist incidents • Ensures that all data relied upon by EPA is high quality

  9. Improve Understanding of Health of Region’s Waters • Multi-year assessment of New England’s waters and aquatic life, allowing us to • Measure the biological health of lakes, rivers and streams • Establish baselines by which we can measure our progress • Improve federal-state coordination on monitoring • Status: • New England Wadeable Streams: Will be published shortly • New England Lakes and Ponds: Sampling ongoing

  10. Expand Volunteer Monitoring Capabilities • Volunteer groups play invaluable role in supplementing available monitoring data in NE • EPA NE has initiated a first-in-nation loan program of monitoring equipment to volunteer groups • Round 1: 23 groups are receiving equipment • Round 2: Targeted to groups working on urban rivers

  11. Monitor Air Quality • Oversees network of 300 air monitors in NE operated by states and tribes • Air monitors allow EPA NE to • Identify nonattainment areas with unhealthy air • Track air quality trends • Provide real-time data about unhealthy air pollution levels to public through TV, newspapers, and email notifications

  12. Provide Science in Support of Environmental Justice Issues • Herbal Remedies: Analysis of herbal remedies and other products for mercury, lead and arsenic led to international attention • Lead Safe Yards: Sampling and analysis to support clean up of lead in residential soils • Community Gardens: Analysis of soil in community gardens to determine spatial patterns of PAHs and metals leached from timbers

  13. Prepare to Provide Lab Support in Emergencies • Expanded Capability: Enhancing lab’s ability to analyze samples and provide critical information to responders to disasters or terrorist incidents • Network of Labs: Working with network of regional health and env’l laboratories to provide mutual support • Screening Samples: In response to state labs’ request, piloting All Hazards Receipt Facility to screen unknown samples and protect lab workers

  14. For more information on EPA New England’s Regional Laboratory, go to:www.epa.gov/ne/lab

  15. Thank You

  16. The EBC THANKSRobert Varney Ira Leighton Susan StudlienMike KenyonLinda MurphyStephen Perkins

  17. Thank you for Attending Thanks to our SponsorAmes & Gough

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