Actions open for public comment and final rules

Actions open for public comment | Final rules

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Actions open for public comment:

Proposed regulations for cooling water intake structures at phase III facilities (November 1, 2004)

Final rules:

Final Water Quality Standards Bacteria Rule for Coastal and Great Lakes Recreation Waters (November 8, 2004)

Meat, Poultry Production Effluent Guideline Rule Published (September 8, 2004)

Phase II Rule for Cooling Water Intakes (July 9, 2004)
Published in the Federal Register on July 9th, this final rule protects fish, shellfish and other aquatic life from cooling water intake structures at large power plants. This is the first time in the 32-year history of the Clean Water Act that EPA has established a systematic way to address the environmental consequences of power plants that withdraw more than 50 million gallons of water per day. The rule will protect aquatic organisms from being trapped on intake screens or drawn through the cooling systems.

Aquatic Animal Production Industry - Effluent Guideline - Final Rule (July 1, 2004)
This rule establishes effluent limitation guidelines and new source performance standards for specific types of commercial and non-commercial operations that produce aquatic animals for food, recreation and restoration of wild populations, pet trade, and other commercial products.

Final Action on Construction & Development Effluent Guideline (April 1, 2004)

Wastewater Discharge Limits Set for Meat, Poultry Production Facilities (February 27, 2004)

Final Regulations for Cooling Water Intake Structures at Large Power Plants (Phase II) (February 16, 2004)

Water Quality Standards for Puerto Rico (January 26, 2004)

Amendments to certain provisions of the Centralized Waste Treatment (CWT) Point Source Category wastewater discharge regulation (December 22, 2003)

Withdrawal of Aquatic Life Water Quality Criteria for Copper and Nickel Applicable to South San Francisco Bay, California (November 6, 2003)

Withdrawal of Nutrient Standards for the State of Arizona (November 6, 2003)

Agency Final Action Not to Regulate Dioxins in Land-Applied Sewage Sludge (October 17, 2003)

Test Methods for Biological Pollutants in Ambient Water; Final Rule (July 21, 2003)

Water Quality Standards for Kansas (July 7, 2003)

Minor Changes Made to Rule on Cooling Water Intakes for New Facilities (June 19, 2003)

Effluent Limitation Guidelines for the Metal Products and Machinery Point Source Category; Final Rule. (February 21, 2002)

Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) Final Rule (February 12, 2003)

Amendment of Final Regulations Addressing Cooling Water Intake Structures for New Facilities (December 26, 2002)

Withdrawal of Certain Federal Human Health and Aquatic Life Water Quality Criteria Applicable to Vermont, the District of Columbia, Kansas and New Jersey (December 3, 2002)

Whole Effluent Toxicity (WET) Test Methods; Final Rule (November 20, 2002)

Direct Final Rule Withdrawing Federal Human Health and Aquatic Life Water Quality Criteria for Toxic Pollutants Applicable to Michigan (November 8, 2002)

Mercury - Method 1631, Revision E, Final Rule. (October 29, 2002)

Guidelines Establishing Test Procedures for the Analysis of Pollutants Under the Clean Water Act; National Primary Drinking Water Regulations; and National Secondary Drinking Water Regulations; Methods Update; Final Rule. (October 23, 2002)

Effluent Limitation Guidelines and New Source Performance Standards for the Iron and Steel Manufacturing Point Source Category; Final Rule. (October 17, 2002)

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