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StateRules 7 9 3 8 4 1 6 5 2 ARIZONA – TRANSPORTATION STRATEGY ADOPTED The State Transportation Board has adopted the Statewide Transportation Investment Strategy, developed by the Arizona Department of Transportation and its state planning partners. The strategy aims to improve existing roads, construct new roads, build highspeed and commuter rail, expand transit services, and establish an environmental conservation fund. It also provides methods to preserve open space, maintain wildlife habitat connectivity, stimulate transit-oriented development, and foster walkable and bikeable communities. KANSAS – ENVIRO REPORT HIGHLIGHTS CHALLENGES Where should compliance efforts be focused in the near future? Environmental professionals can get a good idea by looking at what the Kansas Department of Health and the Environment considers the environmental challenges Kansas faces. In the recently released Kansas Environment 2008 report, the department reported on the current state of the environment and what it considers the most pressing challenges. NEW HAMPSHIRE – NEW CSPA STANDARDS IN EFFECT New Hampshire’s new standards to implement the Comprehensive Shoreland Protection Act are now in effect. A state shoreland permit is now required for many construction, excavation, or filling activities. Restrictions are based on how far the project is from or within the reference line. 1 4 7 UTAH – NEW PRETREATMENT RULES SAVE COSTS The Utah DEQ plans to update the Utah Pollutant Discharge Elimination System program by adopting federal pretreatment program changes. These include a slug flow control plan, clarifying grab/composite samples, noncategorical significant industrial users to report all monitoring data, and a significant noncompliance determination, giving the programs broader numeric or narrative violations. LOUISIANA – SECONDARY CONTAINMENT FOR USTS In light of the federal Energy Policy Act of 2005, the Louisiana DEQ recently proposed amendments to the state UST regulations. The proposed amendments would require owners and operators of UST systems to install secondary containment with new installations and replacements of tanks and/or piping, and to install underdispenser containment and submersible pump containment after Dec. 20, 2008. In addition, the proposed amendments also require the installation of secondary containment for certain repairs to tanks or piping after Dec. 20, 2008. 8 FLORIDA – DON’T FORGET STORAGE TANK DEADLINES All new and replacement storage tank systems must have secondary containment, and all remaining single-wall systems must replace their systems with secondary containment by 2010. Single-wall USTs and small-diameter piping in contact with the soil must have secondary containment by Dec. 31, 2009. Single-wall, field-erected ASTs must have secondary containment beneath the tank, and single-wall bulk product piping in contact with the soil must have secondary containment, unless deferred by an API 570 Integrity Assessment, by Jan. 1, 2010. 5 2 WISCONSIN – FUNDS TO FIGHT INVASIVE SPECIES Deep concern about damage to native aquatic species being caused by invasive species prompted Wisconsin lawmakers to substantially increase the budget for the DNR Aquatic Invasive Species Grant Program for 2008 and 2009. Legislation for the program also expanded eligibility for the funds. Prompted in part by a request from Gov. Jim Doyle, the invasive species fund was set at $7.6 billion, more than double the $3 million expected for 2008-2009. 9 MISSISSIPPI – UST AMENDMENTS ON THE HORIZON The Mississippi DEQ is in the process of updating state regulations to implement the federal UST Compliance Act that was part of the Energy Policy Act of 2005. The DEQ is mandated to begin the implementation process by Senate Bill 2376, which was singed by Gov. Haley Barbour earlier this year. The act focuses on preventing releases. Among other things, it includes provisions regarding inspections, operator training, delivery prohibition, secondary containment and financial responsibility, and cleanup of releases that contain oxygenated fuel additives. ILLINOIS – MERCURY SWITCH REMOVAL NOW REQUIRED A new state law, effective Sept. 1, now requires the removal of all mercury-containing switches from scrap or end-of-life vehicles. The new law applies to all vehicle recycling facilities that are in the business of acquiring, dismantling or destroying six or more vehicles in a calendar year for the primary purpose of vehicle parts resale. 6 3 This update is provided by Business & Legal Reports Inc., practical EHS publishers since 1977. Find environmental answers and state compliance help online at http://enviro.blr.com or contact BLR at (800) 727-5257. Find links to state environmental agencies on PE’s website. Visit www.pollutionengineering.com and click on the Professional Links button on the left. 66 Pollution Engineering OCTOBER2008 http://enviro.blr.com http://www.pollutionengineering.com

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