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  • 2025-01072 — Revised Designation Decision and Record of Decision in Response to a Petition by Amigos Bravos for a Determination That Stormwater Discharges in Los Alamos County Contribute to Water Quality Standards Violations and Require Clean Water Act Permit Coverage
    Type:Notice
    Citation:90 FR 5880
    Reading Time:about 4 minutes

    The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 6 announced a Revised Designation Decision requiring that stormwater discharges from the Los Alamos Urban Area and Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico get permit coverage under the Clean Water Act. These areas are contributing to violations of New Mexico's water quality standards. This decision responds to a petition by Amigos Bravos and revises a previous ruling that was sent back for reconsideration by a court. The revised documentation and supplementary information are available online for review.

    Simple Explanation

    The people in charge of keeping water clean have said that some rainwater leaving Los Alamos, New Mexico, is making the water dirtier than the rules allow. So, they're making sure the places causing this get special permission to make sure it gets cleaned up.

  • 2025-01382 — Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Water Act Claim
    Type:Notice
    Citation:90 FR 7133
    Reading Time:about 6 minutes

    The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking public comments on a proposed consent decree related to a lawsuit filed by the Delaware Riverkeeper Network. The lawsuit claims that the EPA did not timely update water quality standards for the Delaware River, as required by the Clean Water Act. The proposed consent decree would require the EPA to finalize these standards by June 30, 2025, and provide regular updates to the court. The public can submit comments until February 20, 2025, through the regulations.gov website.

    Simple Explanation

    The EPA, which takes care of making sure our rivers stay clean, is asking people what they think about a plan to fix something they were a bit slow on, like forgetting to change water rules for the Delaware River. They want to know what everyone thinks by February 20, 2025.

  • 2025-02910 — Two Actions Published by the Environmental Protection Agency With Comment Periods That Close February 24, 2025, and March 17, 2025; Notice of Comment Period Extensions
    Type:Notice
    Citation:90 FR 10078
    Reading Time:about 3 minutes

    The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has extended the comment periods for two notices originally published in the Federal Register last December and January. The new deadlines for submitting comments are now April 25, 2025, for one notice and April 16, 2025, for the other. These notices involve the draft national recommended ambient water quality criteria for certain chemicals and a draft sewage sludge risk assessment. The extension gives people more time to review and provide feedback on how these regulations might affect them.

    Simple Explanation

    The EPA is giving people more time to share their thoughts about how certain chemicals in water and sewage might affect health. People now have until mid to late April to say what they think.