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StateRules 8 brought to you by Business & Legal Reports 6 9 2 1 4 5 7 3 ARIZONA – NEW UST LEGISLATION PASSES Beginning Jan. 1, 2009, new regulations take effect that will require secondary containment, training, and in some circumstances, a prohibition on deliveries. Under the new law, the Arizona DEQ will have the authority to issue a stop-use order and attach a stop-use tag to the fill pipe of any UST that is significantly out of compliance with release detection or other requirements. If a stop-use tag is placed on a UST, the owner must immediately empty the tank and fulfill temporary closure requirements. The owner must maintain the tag to alert deliverers not to fill the UST. 1 tion stormwater permit rules. The new permits are GAR 100001 Stand Alone Construction Projects, GAR 100002 Infrastructure Construction Projects, and GAR 100003 Common Developments. New application forms for Notice of Intent, Notice of Termination, and Permit Fees are also available from the agency. declare an emergency if there was an immediate threat to a community’s health or safety. WASHINGTON – JOINT EFFORT PROTECTS PUGET SOUND The Washington Department of Ecology recently approved a first-ever collaborative effort that will significantly increase protection of Puget Sound. The new Whatcom County Shoreline Master Program is the product of local groups with divergent views that worked past historic differences and found common ground. According to the department, this collaboration will serve as the model for cities and counties throughout the state to building rules that better protect the environment. 8 KENTUCKY – CONTROLLING FUGITIVE DUST EMISSIONS The Department of Environmental Protection gave out a record of 560 violations for fugitive dust emissions in 2007, a year noted for a severe drought in the commonwealth. Kentucky environmental regulations require “reasonable precaution” to be taken to prevent particulate matter from becoming airborne. In particular, the state prohibits the discharge of visible fugitive dust emissions beyond the lot line of the property on which the emissions originate. The DEP normally gives out approximately 200-plus violations for fugitive dust emissions a year. 5 CALIFORNIA – LANDMARK SOLAR AGREEMENT Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger recently applauded a new solar power agreement that would supply enough energy to serve 239,000 California homes. Pacific Gas and Electric Company entered into two utility-scale, photovoltaic solar power contracts for a total of 800 megawatts of renewable energy. 2 WEST VIRGINIA – MOUNTAIN STATE UNDER PM PRESSURE Businesses in much of West Virginia face stricter emissions controls and transportation-related sources face additional planning requirements in the wake of the federal EPA’s announcement that 10 counties in the state do not meet the 2006 24-hour standards for fine particulate matter (PM2.5). The counties recommended for nonattainment are Kanawha and Putnam in the Charleston area and Brooks and Hancock in the Steubenville-Weirton area. The EPA accepted those recommendations and added Cabell, Wayne and Mason (partial) counties in the Huntington-Ashland area; Monongalia County in the Morgantown area; and Wood and Pleasants (partial) counties in the Parkersburg area. 9 MASSACHUSETTS – GOVERNOR SIGNS THIRD CLEAN ENERGY ACT Massachusetts became the first state in the nation to adopt a tax break for cellulosic ethanol rather than corn-based ethanol. The provision, which was included in The Clean Energy Biofuels Act signed into law by Gov. Deval Patrick, exempts cellulosic biofuels from the state gasoline excise tax. FLORIDA – MEETINGS CONTINUE ON STORMWATER RULE To address growing concerns about over-enrichment of Florida’s surface waters, groundwaters and springs by nutrients, the Florida DEP and the Water Management Districts are developing a statewide stormwater treatment rule effective July 2009. The rule represents a significant step forward in the control of nutrient loadings from stormwater discharges. A technical advisory committee has been established to assist the DEP in developing this rule. 6 3 NORTH CAROLINA – NEW DROUGHT MANAGEMENT LAW Gov. Mike Easley recently signed legislation that expands the ability of the governor and local communities to respond when drought conditions worsen. The new law gives the governor the authority to declare a local water emergency based on the recommendation of the state DENR. Previously, the governor could only 7 GEORGIA – REISSUED STORMWATER PERMITS 4 74 The Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) has issued its rewritten NPDES construc- 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. 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Pollution Engineering - November 2008 Contents The Editor's Desk EnviroNews PE Events Legal Lookout Casebook Canada Environment Management The Green Files Waste Island Phase I ESAs and Vapor Intrusion Meeting the Mercury Target Wet ESPs - The Sky's the Limit Most Successful IFAT China Ever Thermoplastic to the Rescue Install a Trench Without Open Excavations Remediate Impacted Soils Without Accumulation of Metabolites Apply an Alternative to Wet ESP Solve These Common Pump Problems Minimize Risks Handling Ammonia Monitor International Regulatory Developments for Audits Skim Oil and Save Prevent Chemical Vapor Intrusion Spill Control and Containment Products Pumps and Systems Equipment PE Products Classified Marketplace Advertisers Index State Rules

Pollution Engineering - November 2008

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