The USEPA has a great deal of regulatory information available on their website www.epa.gov. Of importance to many Operation Specialists’ currently is the Revised Total Coliform Rule (RTCR). EPA has a Fact Sheet available that addresses the revised regulation including timelines, monitoring requirements, and regulatory reporting. To access an electronic version of the Fact Sheet please go to the following link:
EPA is trying to allay states’ concerns over the initial startup costs
of its recently issued proposal to require electronic reporting of
most water discharge data, a measure that is expected to help
ALBANY — If a group of state lawmakers have their way, New York voters could decide next year whether the state should borrow $5 billion to cover some of its myriad infrastructure
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To help ensure your DMR reaches the Bureau of Water Compliance in Albany, be sure to include the Zip+4. The 4 digits after the 12233 zip code helps identify the office the DMR package goes to. There will be less of a chance of the package getting “lost”. Send the DMR’s to:
Each year the Green Panel, consisting of more than a dozen environmental groups, identify bills of special significance known as “super bills”. This year the Environmental Conservation Committee listed the “Fracking Moratorium and Health Impacts Assessment” as a super bill.
The bill would enact a moratorium on certain types of natural gas drilling until May 15, 2015, and require the completion of a comprehensive health impact assessment. This legislation (A.5424-A Sweeney) passed the Assembly, but the Senate has not yet taken action.
Governor Cuomo announced the availability of grants for Round 11 of the Water Quality Improvement Project (WQIP) program. Funding is available for municipalities, soil and water conservation districts and non-profit organizations.
A hacking group accused of being operated by the Chinese army now seems to be going after industrial control systems.
Monroe County in partnership with Monroe 1 BOCES will be presenting a NYS DEC approved 60 hour Basic Operations course one day a week from September 11 through December 11, 2013 from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm at their Training Center on 1574 Lake Shore Blvd, Rochester, NY 14617.
(This course satisfies the Basic Operations requirement for 1A, 2A, 3A, 4A Operator Certification)
