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PW: bnaweb22 -----Original Message----- From: "BNA Highlights" <bhighlig@bna.com<@ENRON Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2001 11:18 PM To: BNA Highlights Subject: Nov. 19 -- BNA, Inc. Daily Environment Report ______________________________ DAILY ENVIRONMENT REPORT Highlights & Table of Contents November 19, 2001 ______________________________ ISSN 1521-9402 Registered Web subscribers can access the full text of these articles by using the URL link supplied. Information about becoming a subscriber or signing up for a FREE Web trial is available at http://web.bna.com or call BNA Customer Relations at 1-800-372-1033, Mon. - Fri. 8:30 am - 7:00 pm (ET). __________ HIGHLIGHTS __________ STATES GAIN FLEXIBILITY IN ADOPTING NUTRIENT CRITERIA FOR WATER STANDARDS States may be allowed some flexibility to meet a 2004 deadline for adopting nutrient criteria into water quality standards if they can demonstrate a plan for meeting specific milestones, EPA writes in final guidance on the criteria. In addition, the guidance allows states to prioritize the waters for which they need to develop nutrient criteria and to use their own approach in the process. Excessive nutrients lead to eutrophication, which manifests itself as algal blooms. EPA says these blooms result in low dissolved oxygen levels, fish kills, murky water, and depletion of aquatic flora and fauna. . . . Page AA-1, Text F-1 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4y4y6q5_ http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4y5h5r7_ CARBON MONOXIDE LIMITS RELAXED FOR LARGE MUNICIPAL WASTE COMBUSTORS EPA announces that it is extending from three hours to 15 hours the period, during two types of malfunctions, when large municipal waste combustors are excused from compliance with carbon monoxide emissions limits. The rule amends the new source performance standards for large municipal waste combustors issued in 1995, which required compliance with emissions limits except during three-hour periods of startup, shutdown, or malfunction. . . . Page A-1 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4y5b2y7_ HOUSE PANEL PROPOSES FUNDS TO ASSESS VULNERABILITY OF WATER SUPPLY A $20 billion anti-terrorism package proposed by the House Appropriations Committee includes nearly $110 million, an amount not requested by the White House, for immediate drinking water vulnerability assessments by EPA. The funds would pay for both cyber and physical security assessments that could begin as early as this year if the overall spending bill is approved by Congress. . . . Page A-1 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4y5h2u6_ REPROCESSED URANIUM TO BE USED AS FUEL AT TVA POWER PLANT IN ALABAMA The Tennessee Valley Authority will enter an agreement with the Energy Department to reprocess about 33 metric tons of highly enriched uranium for use as fuel in an electricity-generating power plant. Bruce L. Yeager, an environmental policy specialist with TVA, says the weapons-grade uranium will be converted to low-enriched uranium for use at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant in Athens, Ala. . . . Page A-3 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4y5e3u2_ TWO SUPERFUND SITES IN PENNSYLVANIA DELETED FROM NATIONAL PRIORITIES LIST Two Pennsylvania superfund sites--the Aladdin Plating site near Scranton and a portion of the Tobyhanna Army Depot Site in Monroe County--are deleted from the National Priorities List by EPA. . . . Page A-2 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4y5b6w4_ GUIDANCE ON RISK ASSESSMENT FOR PESTICIDES EXPECTED IN DECEMBER Revised guidance explaining how the EPA is assessing cumulative risks of the organophosphate pesticides will soon be reviewed by the White House Office of Management and Budget and is expected to be approved for release by early December. This cumulative methodology guidance will coincide with the expected Dec. 3 release of a preliminary cumulative risk assessment of the organophosphates, says an advisor in the Office of Pesticide Programs. . . . Page A-9 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4y5g9j2_ EPA CHARACTERIZES RECYCLING INDUSTRY AS MAJOR CONTRIBUTOR TO ECONOMY The U.S. recycling industry is a viable, well-established business sector that is diverse and contributes significantly to the economy, according to an EPA study. EPA finds more than 56,000 recycling and reuse establishments operating nationwide with annual gross revenue of over $236 billion. . . . Page A-2 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4y5g7c4_ MINNESOTA TO RELAX PERMIT PROCESS FOR SOLID WASTE TRANSFER FACILITIES The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency announces plans to streamline the permitting process for solid waste transfer facilities. The agency also plans to establish a new classification system for demolition debris and industrial solid waste land disposal facilities to better define where certain waste should be taken. . . . Page A-7 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4y5d8t7_ COLORADO CLARIFIES REQUIREMENTS FOR INTEGRATED PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS The Colorado Board of Health clarifies requirements for integrated public water systems. An integrated system involves two or more public water systems--one of which is the supply system--which have physically connected distribution systems and which agree to operate using a common set of standards. . . . Page A-7 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4y4y4e7_ FRANCE ANNOUNCES IMMEDIATE BAN ON USE OF ARSENIC SALT IN AGRICULTURE The French Ministry of Agriculture announces an immediate ban on the use of arsenic salts (sodium arsenates) in agriculture. French winemakers use about 1.5 million liters of arsenic salts annually to prevent the spread of fungus in vineyards. The ministry points to a report on the carcinogenic properties of arsenic salts. . . . Page A-6 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4y4t5x3_ WORLD BANK URGES CHINA TO INCREASE SPENDING ON ENVIRONMENT China needs to increase its investment in environmental protection by one-third, says a World Bank report. World Bank Vice President Jemal-ud-din Kassum says when releasing the report that environmental protection is "growing in importance" within the bank's operations in China. . . . Page A-8 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4y5e2y6_ ______________ EUROPEAN UNION ______________ CHEMICAL LABELING : The European Parliament endorses a more stringent approach to regulating industrial chemicals that would require chemical manufacturers to provide toxicity data on their products before selling them, would mandate labeling of products that contain hazardous substances, and establish the public's right-to-know the results of toxicity tests and whether those tests were conducted on animals. . . . Page A-4 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4y5h2d0_ CLIMATE CHANGE: A European Union emissions trading scheme should be voluntary in its initial phase and should include all six of the greenhouse gases covered by the Kyoto Protocol instead of just carbon dioxide, says the Union of the Electricity Industry, a trade association representing producers of electricity in the EU. . . . Page A-4 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4y5b2r1_ CARBON SINKS: Despite arguing for years against the use of "carbon sinks" to offset greenhouse gas emissions, the European Commission announces a method to verify the amount of greenhouse gases taken up by forests that will play a "fundamental role" in implementing the Kyoto Protocol. . . . Page A-5 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4y5c8y4_ ____ TEXT ____ WATER POLLUTION: EPA Guidance for Developing, Adopting Nutrient Criteria Plans for Water Quality. . . . Page F-1 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4y5h5r7_ _________________ TABLE OF CONTENTS _________________ LEADING THE NEWS WATER POLLUTION Some flexibility afforded to states in guidance on nutrient criteria . . . Page AA-1 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4y4y6q5_ Text of guidance for developing, adopting nutrient criteria plans for water quality . . . Page F-1 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4y5h5r7_ ____ NEWS ____ AIR POLLUTION EPA loosens carbon monoxide limits for large municipal waste combustors . . . Page A-1 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4y5b2y7_ BUDGET Congress to finish bill funding chemical, animal farm research after holiday recess . . . Page A-8 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4y5a6w8_ CLIMATE CHANGE European Commission unveils method to verify emissions absorbed by 'sinks' . . . Page A-5 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4y5c8y4_ Trade association calls for comprehensive, voluntary EU scheme on emissions trading . . . Page A-4 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4y5b2r1_ DRINKING WATER $110 million for vulnerability assessments included in House anti-terror bill . . . Page A-1 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4y5h2u6_ Colorado board clarifies requirements for integrated public water systems . . . Page A-7 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4y4y4e7_ INTERNATIONAL ISSUES European Parliament endorses requiring labeling of chemicals . . . Page A-4 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4y5h2d0_ World Bank urges China to hike spending on environment . . . Page A-8 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4y5e2y6_ MINNESOTA Streamlining sought in permitting process for solid waste transfer facilities . . . Page A-7 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4y5d8t7_ PESTICIDES EPA expected to release guidance on cumulative risk assessment in December . . . Page A-9 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4y5g9j2_ France announces immediate ban on arsenic salt use in agriculture . . . Page A-6 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4y4t5x3_ RADIOACTIVE WASTE Reprocessed DOE uranium to be used as fuel at power plant in Alabama . . . Page A-3 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4y5e3u2_ RECYCLING EPA study characterizes industry as major contributor to U.S. economy . . . Page A-2 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4y5g7c4_ SUPERFUND Former electroplating, Army depot sites in Pennsylvania deleted from list . . . Page A-2 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4y5b6w4_ UNITED KINGDOM Government unveils plans to link wave, wind farms to energy grid . . . Page A-6 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4y4e9y7_ WATER POLLUTION Some flexibility afforded to states in guidance on nutrient criteria . . . Page AA-1 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4y4y6q5_ Text of guidance for developing, adopting nutrient criteria plans for water quality . . . Page F-1 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4y5h5r7_ IN BRIEF Comment period extended on hydrochloric acid . . . Page A-9 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4y5g9g5_ Comment requested on emissions settlement . . . Page A-9 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4y5e1e6_ EPA requests comments on clean air database . . . Page A-9 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4y5g9g2_ ________ CALENDAR ________ CONGRESS Legislative calendar . . . Page C-1 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4y5p9u0_ PRESIDENT President's calendar . . . Page C-5 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4y5q0j1_ _________________ REGULATORY AGENDA _________________ COMMENT DEADLINES Due dates for comments on pending rules . . . Page D-4 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4y4n4y7_ NOV. 19 FEDERAL REGISTER Entries from today's table of contents . . . Page D-1 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4y4x7e8_ NOV. 16 FEDERAL REGISTER Previous day's entries with page citations . . . Page D-2 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4y4n4z6_ ______________________ LOBBYING REGISTRATIONS ______________________ LOBBYISTS Registrations filed under the Lobbying Disclosure Act . . . Page E-1 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4y0g2r4_ ____ TEXT ____ WATER POLLUTION Guidance for developing, adopting nutrient criteria plans . . . Page F-1 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4y5h5r7_ ___________________________________________________________ Daily Environment Report (ISSN 1521-9402) Highlights are published daily by The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc., 1231 25th St., NW, Washington, DC 20037. For account information and changes, contact 1-800-372-1033 (M-F, 8:30 am-7:00 pm ET) To request retransmission or to order a copy of the summarized article, contact 1-800-452-7773 or e-mail bnaplus@bna.com. Copyright © 2001 by The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. Washington, D.C. 20037. 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