Atlanta Will Get More Time to
Complete Sewer Upgrades
City, state and federal government reach proposed agreement to extend the deadline to 2027
After seeing water bills rise from $50/month to $280/month, we're glad to see this agreement!
ATLANTA - May 31, 2012) The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) today proposed an amendment to a 1999 Consent Decree that would give the City of Atlanta additional time to complete the limited remaining repairs needed to eliminate sanitary sewer overflows and ensure Clean Water Act compliance. The untreated sewage from these overflows can contaminate rivers and streams, causing serious water quality problems. It can also back-up into residences and businesses, causing property damage and threatening public health.
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PRE-CONSTRUCTION NOTIFICATION 
& 404 PERMIT REQUIREMENTS
2012 Nation Wide Permits (NWPs) Regional Conditions state that every use of every NWP requires some form of notification to ACOE and at least one office of Georgia DNR.
 All uses of NWPs that require submission of a Pre-Construction Notification (PCN) to the Corps, also requires that a copy of the PCN be submitted to Georgia EPD and/or Georgia Coastal Resources Division (GACRD)CRD. For all uses of NWPs that do not require submission of a PCN to the Corps (example: NWP No. (25) or NWP No. (03(a)) under 100 linear feet or 0.1 acre, etc.), the one-page Georgia DNR form (Appendix A) must be submitted to Georgia EPD and/or GACRD.
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CONSTRUCTION & NPDES COMPLIANCE
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NASCAR and EPA Decide to Partner
 The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) signed an agreement to raise awareness of environmentally friendly products and solutions to address America's environmental challenges. Today's memorandum of understanding provides NASCAR with EPA technical assistance and environmental expertise, using EPA programs like Design for the Environment and the Economy, Energy and Environment (E3) framework, to help protect Americans' health and the environment. |
VIOLATIONS
4th District Court of Appeals Reprimands NCDOT
The case may have major implications for GDOT
The North Carolina Turnpike Authority's plan to start construction this year on the $725 million Monroe Connector-Bypass near Charlotte was set back Thursday when the 4th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled in favor of environmental groups that sued over misleading information in the project's environmental impact study, the Charlotte Observer  reported.
Instead of making a required evaluation of the toll-road's costs and benefits by comparing these measures to what would happen if the road was not built, the NCDOT study incorrectly had compared building the road to ... building the road.
The 4th Circuit ruling said NCDOT should have acknowledged its error when regulatory agencies and environmental critics raised questions, according to Steve Harrison's story today in the Charlotte Observer:
The court wrote: "...rather than take these opportunities to make a 'candid acknowledgement' of what they knew to be the truth, the agencies maintained that the 'no build' data did not include (the road)."
Carl Tobias, a University of Richmond School of Law professor, said he was surprised at the nature of the court's ruling.
"It's interesting how strongly the court reprimanded the agencies," Tobias said.
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GA-EPD VIOLATIONS
Harvill Pond project site/Dublin; order issued to Mr. Michael F. Harvill | |
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Laurens County | |
Order Number: |
EPD-WQ-5376 | |
Date of Issue: |
May 11,2012 | |
Cause of Order: |
Buffer encroachment of state waters and wetlands; no Notice of Intent to obtain coverage under General NPDES Permit | |
Requirement(s) of Order: |
File completed Notice of Intent for General NPDES coverage and pay appropriate fees for land disturbing; provide proper Erosion, Sedimentation and Pollution Control Plan designed and certified by design professional; implement all erosion and sediment controls from ES&PCP; have certified individual conduct inspections at site including proper storm water turbidity monitoring, submitting results to EPD, as required | |
Settlement Amount: |
$1024.00 |
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