May 31
*Atlanta Will Get More Time to Complete Sewer Upgrades*
“City, state and federal government reach proposed agreement to extend the deadline to 2027″**
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Contact Information: Davina Marraccini, (404) 562-8293, marraccini.davina@epa.gov **
(ATLANTA – May 31, 2012) The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) today proposed an amendment to a 1999 Consent Decree that would give the City of Atlanta additional time to complete the limited remaining repairs needed to eliminate sanitary sewer overflows and ensure Clean Water Act compliance. The untreated sewage from these overflows can contaminate rivers and streams, causing serious water quality problems. It can also back-up into residences and businesses, causing property damage and threatening public health.
Atlanta has already completed the majority of the work required under the 1999 Consent Decree to address water quality violations, reducing sanitary sewer overflows by an estimated 97 percent since 2004 at a cost of $1.5 billion. Today’s proposal would extend the deadline to complete the estimated $445 million in remaining work from July 1, 2014 to July 1, 2027. The proposed extension would reduce the financial burden on Atlanta ratepayers who are already paying some of the highest rates in the country, and allow the City to simultaneously address competing priorities to improve its drinking water system.
Atlanta has also completed all work required under a 1998 Consent Decree to address combined sewer overflows, which discharge excess wastewater directly into waterways during wet weather events. This work was completed by the 2009 deadline at a cost of an additional $760 million, and included separating portions of the sewer system, building large underground tunnels to capture stormwater for treatment, and disinfecting combined sewer overflows. As part of the 1998 Consent Decree, Atlanta also successfully implemented a $25 million Supplemental Environmental Project to acquire and preserve greenway areas surrounding waterways in metro Atlanta.
The proposed modification to the 1999 Consent Decree will be lodged with the U.S. District Court in Atlanta and is subject to a 30-day public comment period. After considering and responding to comments received, the United States will determine whether to proceed with the proposed extension and, if so, move to enter it with the Court. Court approval is required before any modification would be effective.
More about the 1999 consent decree:
http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/d0cf6618525a9efb85257359003fb69d/1d9bf67474410410852567bd0073d60c!OpenDocument&Highlight=2,City,of,Atlanta
More information about EPA’s national enforcement initiative: http://www.epa.gov/compliance/data/planning/initiatives/2011sewagestormwater.html
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The May Natural Gas Monthly, with data through March 2012, has been released. With Henry Hub spot prices in the two dollar range and a mild winter coming to an end, March 2012 gross natural gas production and total consumption further declined from February levels. Daily gross production of natural gas for the Lower 48 States declined slightly from 72.06 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) in February to 71.76 Bcf/d in March. Total consumption of natural gas also continued at historic low levels, with monthly March 2012 total consumption at 2,109 Bcf, a decline of more than 5 percent from the March 2011 level of 2,229 Bcf.
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Weather permitting; the Mosquito Control Section is planning the following insecticide application during the evening hours on Thursday, May 31, 2012, and during the morning hours on Friday, June 1, 2012.
Application of Anvil 10+10 (Sumithrin/PBO) with truck-mounted sprayer to control adult mosquitoes in the following areas:
Near Magnolia, Frederica, Viola, Milford, Lincoln, Greenwood, Houston, Millsboro, Ocean View, Rehoboth Beach, and Seaford
All insecticides to be used are registered with the USEPA for mosquito control and will be applied according to USEPA approved label instructions. The USEPA has determined that the insecticides to be used do not pose unreasonable risks to human health, wildlife, or the environment.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 31, 2012
Obama Administration Working to Close Racial, Ethnic Gap on Asthma
Asthma disproportionately affects minority children, children living below poverty level
WASHINGTON – Today U.S. federal agencies unveiled the Coordinated Federal Action Plan to Reduce Racial and Ethnic Asthma Disparities. White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Chair Nancy Sutley, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa P. Jackson, Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Kathleen Sebelius and Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Shaun Donovan discussed the new plan during an event at Town Hall Education Arts Recreation Campus (THEARC), which houses The Boys and Girls Club of Greater Washington along with other community groups.
Nearly 26 million Americans are affected by this chronic respiratory disease, including 7 million children, especially minority children and children with family incomes below the poverty level. Asthma rates of African American children are currently at 16 percent, while 16.5 percent of Puerto Rican children suffer from the chronic respiratory disease, more than double the rate of Caucasian children in the United States. The annual economic cost of asthma, including direct medical costs from hospital stays and indirect costs such as lost school and work days, amounts to approximately $56 billion.
“Across America we see low-income and minority children and families at a disproportionately higher risk for asthma and respiratory illnesses. Air pollution and other challenges are having serious health effects, which compound economic challenges through medical bills and missed school and work days,” said EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson. “As the mother of a child with asthma, I know what it means for our children to have clean and healthy air to breathe. This Action Plan enables federal agencies and our partners to work more collaboratively and comprehensively on tackling a major health threat, so that we can protect all Americans, no matter what community they call home.”
“Low-income and minority communities often face an unacceptable burden of pollution in this country, diminishing their economic potential and threatening the health of millions of American families,” said Nancy Sutley, Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality. “As we close National Asthma Awareness Month today, the President’s Administration is standing behind his commitment to integrating environmental justice into the missions of federal agencies, promoting clean air and healthy communities, and ensuring this really is a country of equal opportunity for all.”
“The report is a blueprint for how we can work together to reduce asthma disparities and help ensure children with asthma get the right care with the right support,” said Secretary Sebelius. “One key factor that is so critical to controlling a child’s asthma is access to health care. Uninsured people with asthma are less likely to take the preventive medicine they may need to keep their condition under control, making them more likely to suffer an attack. That’s why we are focused on expanding access to care.”
HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan said, “The numbers don’t lie: Asthma disproportionately impacts low-income minority families which is why we must do everything we can to ensure all children have a healthy place to call home. Today’s announcement will help the federal government support the development of innovative new approaches to improve and control asthma.”
The action plan will coordinate efforts to improve asthma management and prevention: • Reduce barriers to asthma care: Ensure that the populations most severely impacted by asthma receive evidence-based comprehensive care, which includes access to medical services, education and environmental interventions. • Build local capacity: Enhance capacity to deliver integrated, community-based asthma care systems. • Target services: Identify the children, families and communities most impacted by asthma disparities. • Accelerate prevention efforts: Increase understanding of the cause or causes of asthma and test interventions that may prevent the onset of asthma.
More on the action plan: http://www.epa.gov/asthma/childrenstaskforce
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May 31, 2012
The Weekly Coal Production Report has been updated for the week ended
May 26, 2012.
For the week ended May 26:
* U.S. coal production totaled approximately 18.5 million short tons (mmst)
* This production estimate is 4.4 percent higher than last week’s estimate and
5.3 percent lower than the production estimate in the comparable week in 2011
* Coal production east of the Mississippi River totaled 8.1 mmst
* Coal production west of the Mississippi River totaled 10.4 mmst
* U.S. year-to-date coal production totaled 401.2 mmst, 8.2 percent lower than the
comparable year-to-date coal production in 2011
For more information:
http://www.eia.gov/cneaf/coal/weekly/weekly_html/wcppage.html
Contact:
Nicholas Paduano
202-287-6326
202-287-1944 (FAX)
Email to: Nicholas.Paduano@eia.gov
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Electricity Wholesale Market Data
Spreadsheets contain peak prices, volumes, and the number of transactions at ten electricity trading hubs covering most regions of the United States. Data from ICE (IntercontinentalExchange) through May 25, 2012.
Contact:
Electricity data experts
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