Sentences with phrase «federal water regulations»

A coalition including cooling industry representatives and environmental activist Erin Brockovich called on the state to enforce federal water regulations, regularly test the water supply and improve New York's water infrastructure, as data show the state has the highest number of Legionnaire's disease cases in the nation.

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They argue that small bodies of water on their property expose them to undue regulation and could require them to obtain federal permits that dictate how they use their own land.
When she was called on this claim in a general election debate, Ernst's response was a mess that both praised the federal Clean Water Act and seemed to call for state - based environmental regulation.
Mountain Pure water contains less than 5 milligrams of sodium per eight - fluid - ounce serving and meets all state and federal regulations.
Additionally, ABWI requires member bottlers to adhere to the ABWI Bottled Water Model Code, which mandates additional standards and practices that, in some cases, are more stringent than federal and state regulations.
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Students in a Brooklyn elementary - school classroom drank from a fountain whose water was more contaminated than Flint, Mich.'s — laden with 1,000 times the amount of lead permitted by federal safety regulations, a December test revealed.
The governor's office points to a «loophole» in federal regulations that exemptions water systems serving less than 10,000 people from testing for contaminates like 1,4 - dioxane.
Agricultural practices conducted on farmland shall not violate the public policy of Erie county if such agricultural practices are: (i) reasonable and necessary to the particular farm or farm operation; (ii) conducted in a manner which is not negligent or reckless; (iii) conducted in conformity with generally accepted agricultural practices; (iv) conducted in conformity with all local, state and federal laws, ordinances and regulations; (v) conducted in a manner which does not constitute a threat to public health and safety or cause injury to health and safety of any person; and (vi) conducted in a manner which does not unreasonably obstruct the free passage or use of navigable waters or public roadways.
A proposal to repeal the 2015 Clean Water Rule (Waters of the US) that updated the Clean Water Act in order to apply federal regulation to US waterways.
HOOSICK FALLS — State officials said on Friday that they did not test water in Petersburgh for the toxic chemical PFOA in 2014, even though a state employee privately raised the possibility of its presence in the water supply, because it was not on federal regulation lists.
In addition to the services provided to the member municipalities, the District also provides disposal of septage, contaminated water from groundwater remediation sites and landfill leachate from other locations within Oneida County - The Department is also responsible for insuring compliance with Federal pretreatment regulations that apply to all significant industrial users (SIU's) of the WPCP.
In a lawsuit, tenant leaders representing the 400,000 people living in public housing have asked a judge to appoint an independent monitor to oversee the New York City Housing Authority because it has failed to provide heat and hot water, keep residents safe from lead, involve tenants in policymaking and hire residents, as required by federal regulations.
Fracking is specifically exempted from much federal regulation, such as the Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974.
And it recommended that state and federal governments help fund data collection by nonprofits such as the Ground Water Protection Council and an independent multi-state gas regulation peer - review board.
The term «water law» in the Colorado River basin has come to refer to a monstrous volume of federal statutes and agreements, court precedents and state laws and regulations that can differ from place to place and have changed incrementally over the years but are structured by the interstate agreements to divide the river.
Since there is no federal standard for arsenic in most food, Consumer Reports compared the samples with the standard set for drinking water in New Jersey: 5 micrograms per liter, the strictest regulation in the nation.
There are currently no federal regulations of pharmaceuticals in waste or drinking water.
«It can also help federal and local policy makers evaluate the benefits of new storm - water regulations that implement low - impact development techniques.»
The Trump administration's 42 - page proposal for repealing former President Obama's Clean Water Rule largely builds its case on a 2009 split decision by the Supreme Court on federal regulation of swear words on television.
Regulators say redundant layers of protection usually prevent waste from getting that far, but EPA data shows that in the three years analyzed by ProPublica, more than 7,500 well test failures involved what federal water protection regulations describe as «fluid migration» and «significant leaks.»
Tap water in the US is subject to more stringent federal safety regulations than bottled water, so when you drink from the tap you know it's actually safe to drink.
As Jenkins puts it: «We must advocate for stricter drinking water regulations at the federal level, and we must — at every level — take better care of our water
The Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended by the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, directs the President, at section 311 (j)(1)(C)(33 U.S.C. 1321 (j)(1)(C)-RRB- and section 311 (j)(5)(33 U.S.C. 1321 (j)(5)-RRB-, respectively, to issue regulations «establishing procedures, methods, and equipment and other requirements for equipment to prevent discharges of oil and hazardous substances from vessels and from onshore facilities and offshore facilities, and to contain such discharges.»
Klein follows the «dark» money behind the propaganda of climate - change denial, the effort to dismantle the federal government to curtail corporate regulation, and the justification for the feverish pursuit of the riskiest forms of carbon - emission - producing energy from tar sands extraction to deep - water drilling, fracking, and mountaintop - removal coal mining.
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Water must be safe for use by employees, patients, and clients in accordance to federal, state, local, and provincial regulations.
According to Matt Bershadker, the president of ASPCA, animals from puppy mills «generally live in overcrowded and unsanitary conditions» and «without adequate veterinary care, food, water or socialization... While awareness of the puppy mill problem is growing, humane regulation at the state and federal level has been slower to evolve.»
Xcalak is located within the Xcalak Reef National Marine Park, a Federal Marine Park with strict environmental regulations, both in the water and out.
The FRAC Act called for the removal of hydraulic fracturing's exemption from the Safe Drinking Water Act, and would have implemented federal regulation of the industry.
(Much more is being debated, of course, including the use and handling of water, the extent of beneficial or harmful impacts on local economies and the nation's economic prospects, the pace and extent of federal and state regulation and more.)
Upon Mr. Pruitt's confirmation, the Trump administration intends to waste little time issuing directives scaling back high - profile EPA regulations, including a rule cutting carbon emissions from power plants and another bringing more bodies of water under federal jurisdiction, according to several people close to the administration.
On the same panel, Mark Brownstein, chief counsel of the Energy Program at the Environmental Defense Fund, noted that fracking is already subject to federal clean air and water rules, but a lot of regulation has to come from the states themselves.
She has prepared Environmental Impacts Statements, Operations Plans, Monitoring and Mitigation Plans, and Deep Water Port Applications and is very familiar with the requirements of and compliance with federal, state, and local laws, regulations, and guidelines for projects related to offshore energy development including National / State Environmental Policy Acts (Environmental Assessment / Environmental Impact Statements), Marine Protection Research and Sanctuaries Act, Clean Water Act (including National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System), Coastal Zone Management Act, Water Resources Development Act, Endangered Species Act, Magnuson - Stevens Act, Rivers and Harbors Act, and the Oil Pollution Act.
NPS asked New York to work with the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC), a federal and multi-state compact agency that is also developing gas regulations, to calculate the potential cumulative impact of water withdrawals if the gas boom continues.
Even before Indiana's top enforcer of federal and state environmental regulations was advising coal companies on how to continuing polluting our air and water, it appears that denial of basic climate science is the state's official position on global warming — Indiana's 2011 «State of the Environment» report rehashes tired climate denier arguments such as global temperature records having «no appreciable change since about 1998.»
Second, he should push for federal regulations of the fracking industry to reduce water pollution and fugitive methane emissions.
By some estimates, this loophole alone exempts 60 to 70 percent of all bottled water from federal regulations
At the federal level, regulation is insufficient due to certain explicit exemptions from the Safe Drinking Water Act, the Clean Air Act, and the Clean Water Act granted by the Energy Policy Act of 2005.
In addition, our litigators defend clients in a wide range of civil and criminal enforcement actions arising out of the major federal environmental statutes — including the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Safe Drinking Water Act, CERCLA (Superfund), FIFRA, RCRA, TSCA, and EPCRA (Right - to - Know)-- as well as climate change regulation, renewable energy regulation, and project development.
Our team is experienced in underground storage tank regulation and litigation of actions brought pursuant to California Proposition 65, the Federal Clean Water Act and various state environmental laws and tort doctrines, including actions alleging contamination, product defect and failure to warn regarding methyl tertiary butyl ether («MTBE»).
Performed all aspects of sampling, monitoring and testing required to maintain compliance with Federal State and Local regulations governing the water treatment process, and safe drinking water management
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In this elected position I was responsible for all city management oversight including city tourism, water treatment usage to conform to state and federal regulations and updating the city's general plan together with that effort as well as oversight, review and decision making regarding all city functions and operations.
Training — Passenger & Household Goods Specialist Course (09/10/1983) 260 Formal training on federal and military transportation regulations, instructions, and directives; passenger and personal property entitlements; quality assurances evaluation procedures, United States and foreign customs regulations, and warehousing procedures; military passenger, freight, and personal property rate computations; packaging methods, specifications, and orders; hazardous cargo requirements; blocking, bracing, and tie - down principles; and carrier capabilities and procedures for movement of passengers, cargo, and personal property in military and commercial air, rail, truck., and water systems.
They see the situation from all sides, whether it's fighting for water rights for a development; keeping on top of local, state, and federal regulations so they can inform their customers; or tracking the effect of water availability on the value of area real estate.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (The Corps) have issued a controversial proposed regulation that would place more water bodies under federal authority, which would result in more property rights violations, more time consuming and expensive permits, more regulatory red tape, and less economic development in communities across the country.
The EPA has submitted proposed regulations for review by the White House Office of Management and Budget that would dramatically expand the reach of federal jurisdiction of waters of the U.S. EPA is expected to release this proposed rule in mid-2014.
As always, request applicable certificates and obtain warranties from the seller that the water supply is in accordance with all federal, provincial and local regulations.
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