Tag: ELG

Breaking Down the EPA’s Dental Effluent Limitations Guidelines

By William C. Schillaci Oct 5, 2018 EHS Management

Updated: Oct 5, 2018

In issuing its final Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the Dental Category ((ELGs), June 14, 2017, Federal Register (FR)), the EPA faced a unique regulatory challenge because of the large number of dental offices subject to the ELGs and very small size of most of these offices. Accordingly, in the ELGs, the Agency took […]

Water regulation: what to expect in 2013

By Clare Condon Nov 12, 2012 Special Topics in Environmental Management

Updated: Aug 22, 2017

Nancy Stoner, Acting Assistant Administrator of the Office of Water, kicked off the presentation with a discussion of the environmental challenges ahead: population growth, development, climate change, and degradation of existing infrastructure. She emphasized that the greatest tool to overcome our obstacles is partnership, which was a recurring theme in many of this year’s presentations. […]