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RWQCB Amends Las Pulgas Landfill Waste Discharge Requirements

/in , /by /Village Newsby Joe Naiman

The Regional Water Quality Control Board amended U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton’s waste discharge requirements for the Las Pulgas Landfill. The 7-0 RWQCB vote Wednesday, Feb. 10, established procedures and technical specifications to remove the existing Phase I unit side slope liner system and to construct the engineered alternative Phase I unit side slope liner system. The revised waste discharge order recognized Marine Corps efforts to implement corrective actions at the landfill and resume waste disposal operations within the Phase I unit.

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California Microplastics Definition Sets Stage for Investigation

/in , , /by /Bloomberg Lawby Emily C. Dooley

California’s top water regulator on Tuesday approved a definition of microplastics in drinking water, setting the stage for the state to investigate the extent of contamination from the tiny plastics that have been found in fish, waterways, and other habitats.

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Waste Industry Asks EPA to Stay Enforcement During Pandemic

/in , , /by /Bloomberg Environmentby Sylvia Carignan

The waste and recycling industry is seeking flexibility from the EPA on waste permit enforcement as it anticipates the effects of the new coronavirus pandemic.

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