EPA backs innovative Virginia program to avoid setting TMDLs

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The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality has designed a new program that seeks to clean damaged bodies of water through voluntary methods. The program, as required under the Clean Water Act, is intended to circumvent having to set water discharge limits, known as total maximum daily loads, which can be time-consuming and expensive.

Virginia, Waste Management and Remediation Services, Water Pollution, Pollution control industry, United States. Environmental Protection Agency, Powers and duties

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Industry, municipalities pan top EPA reinvention program

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The response of water industry officials to a program of incentives launched by the Environmental Protection Agency is discussed. The program aims to encourage water companies to participate in voluntary schemes to improve standards and reduce pollution.

Water quality management

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