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A map of Superfund sites as of October 2013. Red indicates currently on final National Priority List, yellow is proposed, green is deleted (usually meaning having been cleaned up). Superfund sites are polluted locations in the United States requiring a long-term response to clean up hazardous material contaminations. Sites include landfills ...
[2] [3] The SWPPP is considered a mitigation guideline for stormwater runoff from construction sites that have the potential to damage waterways while complying with the Clean Water Act’s provisions and EPA regulations. [4]
The CERCLA federal law of 1980 authorized the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to create a list of polluted locations requiring a long-term response to clean up hazardous material contaminations. [1] These locations are known as Superfund sites and are placed on the National Priorities List (NPL).
Environmental mitigation refers to the process by which measures to avoid, minimise, or compensate for adverse impacts on the environment are applied. [1] In the context of planning processes like Environmental Impact Assessments, this process is often guided by applying conceptual frameworks like the "mitigation hierarchy" or "mitigation sequence". [2]
The administrative regions of the United States Environmental Protection Agency. Creating 10 EPA regions was an initiative that came from President Richard Nixon. [129] See Standard Federal Regions. Each EPA regional office is responsible within its states for implementing the agency's programs, except those programs that have been specifically ...
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The latest update notes and new features can be found on the EPA website in the download section. [10] Recently added in November 2015 were the EPA SWMM 5.1 Hydrology Manual (Volume I) [11] and in 2016 the EPA SWMM 5.1 Hydraulic Manual (Volume II) [12] and EPA SWMM 5.1 Water Quality (including LID Modules) Volume (III) [13] + Errata. [14]
An Environmental mitigation plan is often requested by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) if substantial environmental impacts are expected from the preferred alternative. Additional documentation to comply with state and local environmental policy laws and secure required federal, state, and local permits before the action can proceed.