Trash and Recycling News Release (Region 9): U.S. EPA applauds American Samoa's decision to ban plastic shopping bags

For Immediate Release:  September 30, 2010
Contact:  Dean Higuchi, 808-541-2711, higuchi.dean@epa.gov                         

U.S. EPA applauds American Samoa’s decision to ban plastic shopping bags

 HONOLULU – The US Environmental Protection Agency today applauds the Governor, Legislature and residents of America Samoa for enacting restrictions banning plastic shopping bags – reducing their waste and protecting the environment in a single action.

 “We welcome American Samoa’s leadership in the Pacific islands to ban plastic shopping bags,” said Jared Blumenfeld, the EPA’s Regional Administrator for the Pacific Southwest. “This action will decrease the amount of plastic waste in the territory and directly protect marine and bird life in the Pacific.”

 American Samoa is not only the first US Territory to ban plastic shopping bags, but one of the first states to enact state or territory wide legislation. Other cities like San Francisco, Portland, coastal North Carolina, and many California cities have bag bans.  Santa Monica, San Jose, Berkeley, New York City, Seattle, Boston, Phoenix, Connecticut, and Maryland have proposed bag bans. Other countries that have banned free plastic bags include China, Bangladesh, Australia, Italy, South Africa, Ireland, and Taiwan.

 “The landmark move by American Samoa not only helps the local environment, it helps prevent plastic shopping bags from ending up in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch – an enormous area of floating plastic waste,” said Blumenfeld.

 The ‘Great Pacific Garbage Patch’ refers to two areas of floating plastic waste in the North Pacific that have been identified by NOAA and many other organizations. These areas are located in both the eastern and western Pacific and are composed of marine debris. The main type of garbage in the patch is plastic litter along with other debris such as derelict fishing nets. Much of the debris is very small bits of floating plastic debris broken down through photodegradation, and surveys estimate that there may be as much as six times more plastic than plankton in parts of the garbage patch. The American Samoa action will help protect many species of Pacific marine and bird life, which attempt to consume the plastic debris after mistaking it for food.

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EPA News Release (Region 7): Scotts Manufacturing Company to Pay $148,388 Penalty for Hazardous Waste Issues at Fort Madison, Iowa, Facility

 

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Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Nine Tribal Nations

 

Scotts Manufacturing Company to Pay $148,388 Penalty for Hazardous Waste Issues at Fort Madison, Iowa, Facility

 

Contact Information: Chris Whitley, 913-551-7394, whitley.christopher@epa.gov

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(Kansas City, Kan., Sept. 30, 2010) - The Scotts Manufacturing Company, of Marysville, Ohio, has agreed to pay a $148,388 civil penalty to the United States to settle a series of alleged violations of  hazardous waste laws at its pesticide blending and packaging facility in Fort Madison, Iowa.

 

Scotts employs approximately 200 full-time and 200 part-time workers at the Fort Madison facility, which blends and packages various lawn and garden consumer pesticide products. The facility generates a variety of wastes, including wastewater containing pesticide wastes, rags and solids contaminated with pesticides, as well as waste paints, inks, lamps and batteries, and used oil.

 

According to an administrative consent agreement filed today by EPA Region 7 in Kansas City, Kan., EPA representatives inspected the Fort Madison facility in October 2008 and found several violations of the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), which regulates the storage, handling and disposal of hazardous wastes.

 

Those violations included Scott’s failure to conduct hazardous waste determinations, its operation of a treatment, storage or disposal facility without a permit; failure to conduct required inspections; failure to close hazardous waste storage containers; failure to properly date and label hazardous waste storage containers; having an incomplete hazardous waste training plan; and failure to complete a Land Disposal Restriction (LDR) Waste Analysis Plan and an adequate LDR notice.

 

As a result of the settlement, Scotts will provide EPA with documentation on updated procedures for the management of its solvent drum and lab waste containers, in accordance with RCRA regulations, and will document its compliance with training requirements and update its list of emergency equipment.

 

In addition to paying the civil penalty, Scotts has agreed to perform two supplemental environmental projects:

 

The company will spend at least $122,000 on a wastewater treatment and reuse pilot project, in which hazardous waste streams will receive biological treatment, filtration and reuse. If the pilot project is successful, Scotts may implement the treatment system on a permanent basis at Fort Madison, and could reduce its future hazardous waste stream by as much as 80 percent. The system may also be transferable to other Scotts facilities.

 

Scotts has also agreed to spend at least $30,000 on a project to identify, remove and safely dispose of obsolete chemicals and hazardous wastes from selected schools in Fort Madison. This project will also facilitate the creation or enhancement of school policies and practices to prevent unnecessary accumulations of chemicals, and will educate faculty and staff on best practices, policies and procedures to incorporate into their chemical management program.

 

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EPA News Release (Region 7): Nebraska's Water Quality Standards Approved

 

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Nebraska’s Water Quality Standards Approved

 

Contact Information: Kris Lancaster, (913) 551-7557, lancaster.kris@epa.gov

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(Kansas City, Kan., Sept. 30, 2010) - EPA has approved new and revised Nebraska water quality standards to support recreational activities and protect aquatic life. The state established limits for toxic algae to protect human health and limits for certain organic compounds to protect aquatic life.

 

“Protecting water resources is one of the most important components of a state’s water quality standards,” said Karl Brooks, regional administrator. “Working together, we will enhance and expand environmental protection for Nebraska’s lakes, rivers and streams.”

 

The Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality (NDEQ) submitted new and revised water quality standards to EPA for review and approval, as required by the Clean Water Act (CWA). The state reviewed scientific data and performed field studies to determine sufficient levels of protection for Nebraska’s waters.

 

States are required to conduct a review of their water quality standards every three years and submit new or revised standards to EPA.

 

EPA oversees the protection of water quality as required by the CWA. The Agency is working with the public, community leaders, local and state agencies to meet the growing needs and demands on our water resources.

 

EPA’s September 30, 2010, decision letter provides a more detailed description of EPA’s review, specific list of waters and the basis for this action. The decision letter is available at www.epa.gov/region7/news_events/legal.

 

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Water News Release (HQ): Independent Science Advisory Board Draft Review Supports EPA Science on Mountaintop Mining Impacts

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September 30, 2010


Independent Science Advisory Board Draft Review Supports EPA Science on Mountaintop Mining Impacts

WASHINGTON – On September 28, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) independent Science Advisory Board (SAB) released their first draft review of EPA’s research into the water quality impacts of valley fills associated with mountaintop mining. In their draft review, the SAB supports EPA’s scientific research and agrees with EPA’s conclusion that valley fills are associated with increased levels of conductivity (a measure of water pollution for mining practices) in downstream waters, and that these increased levels of conductivity threaten stream life in surface waters.

“This independent review affirms that EPA is relying on sound analysis and letting science and only science guide our actions to protect human health and the environment,” said EPA’s Assistant Administrator for Water Pete Silva. “We will continue to follow the science and solicit input from all stakeholders as we safeguard water quality and protect the American people.”

The SAB reviewed EPA’s draft report “A Field-Based Aquatic Life Benchmark for Conductivity in Central Appalachian Streams,” which uses field data to derive an aquatic life benchmark for conductivity. The benchmark is intended to protect 95 percent of aquatic species in streams in the Appalachian region influenced by mountaintop mining and valley fills. Based on that science, EPA released guidance in April designed to minimize irreversible water quality impacts caused by mountaintop mining.

Following the completion of the external peer review and review of public comments, the report will be revised and published as a final report.

A growing body of scientific literature, including previous and new studies performed by EPA, show significant damage to local streams that are polluted with the mining runoff from mountaintop removal. To protect water quality, EPA has identified a range of conductivity (a measure of the level of salt in the water) of 300 to 500 microSiemens per centimeter that is generally consistent with protecting life in Appalachian streams. The maximum benchmark conductivity of 500 microSiemens per centimeter is a measure of salinity that is roughly five times above normal levels.

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Agriculture News Release (HQ): EPA Administrator Addresses Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Federal Advisory Committee

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September 30, 2010


EPA Administrator Addresses Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Federal Advisory Committee

Agency announces new committee members

WASHINGTON – Today U.S. Environmental Protection Administration Administrator Lisa P. Jackson addressed the newly-appointed members of the Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Federal Advisory Committee (FRRCC) during their first official meeting since being appointed. The FRRCC is an independent committee, established by EPA in 2008, that advises the agency on a wide range of environmental issues of importance to agriculture and rural communities. EPA also announced the new committee members, who were appointed in May. 

This morning’s remarks highlighted Administrator Jackson’s ongoing efforts to engage American farmers and highlight opportunities for cooperation between the environmental and agricultural communities. Her speech follows EPA Deputy Administrator Bob Perciasepe’s tour of Northern California farms last week, where he met with local farmers to see and discuss efforts from the agricultural sector to protect our nation’s natural resources.

“EPA is working to ensure that American farmers, ranchers and rural communities are more environmentally sustainable and economically resilient than ever before,” said EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson. “America’s farmers have a broad impact on everything from daily food prices to widespread environmental impacts to emerging fuel technologies.  We need them to be part of our decision making process, and this meeting is yet another step in our engagement with the agricultural community.”

The new FRRCC members include: Steven S. Balling, Ph.D. (Chair), Del Monte Foods; Michael W. Brubaker, Senate of Pennsylvania; Suzy Friedman, Environmental Defense Fund; Steve McNinch, Western Plains Energy; Bill Snapp, Shoshone-Bannock Tribes; Peggy Beltrone, Cascade County Commission; Robert T. Burns, Ph.D., University of Tennessee; Omar J. Garza, Texas Mexico Border Coalition; Martha L. Noble, National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition; Alice Ann Sorenson, Ph.D., American Farmland Trust; George J. Boggs, Whatcom Conservation District; Gabriela Chavarria, Ph.D., Natural Resources Defense Council; Lee McDaniel, Harford Soil Conservation District; David D. Petty, Iowa River Ranch; G. Douglas Young (Deputy Chair), Spruce Haven Farm and Research Center; A. Richard Bonanno, Ph.D.; University of Massachusetts, Lawrence E. Clark, Farm Pilot Project Coordination; Tom McDonald, JBS Five Rivers Cattle Feeding; Jennie S. Hughes Popp, Ph.D., University of Arkansas; Ray E. Vester, E & M Farms Partnership; Daniel A. Botts, Florida Fruit and Vegetable Association; James W. Ford, Square “O” Consulting; Janis McFarland, Ph.D., Syngenta Crop Protection; Larry D. Sanders, Ph.D., Oklahoma State University; Lori A. Berger, Ph.D., California Specialty Crops Council; Robert L. Carlson, North Dakota Farmers Union; Archilus L. Hart, North Carolina Department of Agriculture; Bill Northey, Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship; and Dennis H. Treacy, Smithfield Foods.

More information on the FRRCC: http://www.epa.gov/ocem/frrcc/

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EPA News Release (Region 10): Puget Sound Naval Shipyard pays $56,000 for hazardous waste violations

Puget Sound Naval Shipyard pays $56,000 for hazardous waste violations

Contact: Jack Boller, EPA RCRA Unit, 206-553-2953, boller.jack@epa.gov

Hanady Kader, EPA Public Affairs, 206-553-0454, kader.hanady@epa.gov

(Seattle ---Sept. 30, 2010) The Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility has agreed to pay $56,000 for hazardous waste violations at its facility in the Bremerton Naval Complex, according to an agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

In January 2009, inspectors from the Washington State Department of Ecology and EPA found violations of hazardous waste management laws at the shipyard, located in Bremerton, Washington.

The violations included the improper storage and handling of waste plating solution containing hexavalent chromium in the sub basement of the plating shop. The plating shop has an open grated floor, which allowed hexavalent chromium to drip and drain through the floor to the basement below and accumulate there. Exposure to hexavalent chromium can cause respiratory illnesses and increases the risk of lung cancer.

“This is a toxic compound that can cause health problems and harm the environment – handling it improperly can have serious consequences,” said Jeff Kenknight, Manger of the Hazardous Waste Compliance Unit. “Waste management practices are designed to minimize these risks.”

The inspectors also observed an open drum of paint solvent near an open bay door in a storage shed at the pier, which is on Puget Sound. The container risked contaminating the sound if spilled.

Both violations were of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, which regulates hazardous waste. Puget Sound Naval Shipyard has been working with EPA to address the violations.   

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Compliance and Enforcement News Release (HQ): BP Products Agrees to Pay Largest Single-Facility Clean Air Act Penalty for Releases of Hazardous Pollutants at Texas City Refinery

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September 30, 2010

 

 

BP Products Agrees to Pay Largest Single-Facility Clean Air Act Penalty for Releases of Hazardous Pollutants at Texas City Refinery

$15 million penalty resolves federal civil claims stemming from two fires, leak, and reporting violations at refinery

 

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Justice Department announced today that BP Products North America Inc. has agreed to pay a $15 million penalty to resolve federal Clean Air Act violations at its Texas City, Texas petroleum refinery.  The penalty is both the largest ever assessed for civil violations of the Clean Air Act’s chemical accident prevention regulations, also known as the risk management program regulations, and the largest civil penalty recovered for Clean Air Act violations at an individual facility. 

 

“BP’s actions at the Texas City refinery have had terrible consequences for the people who work there and for those in nearby communities,” said Cynthia Giles, assistant administrator for EPA’s Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance.  “Today's settlement, in conjunction with other actions already taken by EPA and other federal agencies at Texas City, demonstrates the agency's continuing commitment to actively and vigorously working to hold BP accountable and to make them comply with our nation’s environmental protection laws wherever the company operates.”

 

“The Clean Air Act is intended to prevent not only accidents like the fatal March 2005 accident, it also penalizes accidents like these three that result from poor practices and cause air pollution,” said Ignacia S. Moreno, Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division.  “This settlement emphasizes the serious nature of the fires and releases of hazardous air pollutants that occurred at BP’s Texas City Refinery and puts industry on notice that the Department of Justice and the EPA will aggressively pursue those who fail to comply with the laws that protect our environment.”

 

The settlement, which is subject to court approval, addresses violations stemming from two fires that occurred at the refinery on March 30, 2004 and July 28, 2005, and a leak that occurred on August 10, 2005.  During the three incidents, each of which resulted in the surrounding Texas City community to shelter-in-place, thousands of pounds of flammable and toxic air pollutants were released.  The settlement also resolves allegations that BP failed to identify all regulated hazardous air pollutants used at the refinery in plans submitted to EPA.

 

EPA identified the Clean Air Act violations addressed in today’s settlement during a series of inspections of the Texas City refinery initiated after a catastrophic explosion and fire on March 23, 2005 that killed 15 people and injured more than 170 others.  In addition to the Clean Air Act General Duty Clause and risk management program violations resolved by today’s settlement, EPA also identified violations of other Clean Air Act requirements at the refinery relating to the control of benzene, ozone-depleting substances, and asbestos.  Exposure to benzene can significantly harm human health and exposure to asbestos, a known human carcinogen, can cause two types of cancer: lung cancer and mesothelioma.  These other violations were resolved in a February 2009 settlement that required BP to spend more than $161 million on pollution controls, enhanced maintenance and monitoring, and improved internal management practices at the refinery, as well as pay a $12 million civil penalty and perform a $6 million on a supplemental project to reduce air pollution in Texas City and the surrounding area.

 

With today’s settlement, the federal government will have recovered approximately $137 million in criminal, civil, and administrative fines related to process safety violations at the Texas City refinery.  In addition, BP Products has performed approximately $1.4 billion in corrective actions and the company will spend an estimated additional $500 million, to improve safety at the refinery as required by settlements entered into with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the criminal Clean Air Act plea agreement following the fatal March 23, 2005 explosion.

 

The Clean Air Act General Duty Clause and risk management program regulations contain a comprehensive set of requirements to prevent accidental releases of hazardous air pollutants, an important objective of the Clean Air Act.  These regulations require owners and operators of facilities, such as petroleum refineries, to, among other things, perform adequate and timely equipment inspections and repairs, train employees involved in the operation and maintenance of equipment, evaluate the consequences of changes to operating practices and equipment, and ensure that operating procedures contain clear and comprehensive instructions.

 

BP’s Texas City refinery is the third largest in the United States, with a production capacity of more than 460,000 barrels of oil per day. 

 

The proposed settlement was lodged today in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas.  The settlement is subject to a 30-day public comment period and final court approval. 

 

More information on the settlement: http://www.epa.gov/compliance/resources/cases/civil/rcra/bptexas.html

 

 

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