U.S. EPA Mid-Atlantic Region

Did You Know? There's a relationship between clean waterways and dentists? Waste amalgam from fillings with mercury can find its way into the environment if protections aren't put in place. EPA and states work with dental offices to ensure compliance with regulations. The result: cleaner water for all. https://www.epa.gov/eg/dental-effluent-guidelines

It's not too late to join us for the last webinar on April 7! EPA Region 3 partners with Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission and U.S. Economic Development Administration for urban agriculture webinar series. The Intersection of Food and Local Economic Development Webinar Series is designed for those directly involved in urban agriculture, along with those interested in increasing and supporting local agriculture to address food insecurities and provide a means of economic recovery in underserved communities. Register here: https://www.dvrpc.org/Committees/RCEDF/

EPA Region 3 scientist Thomas O’Donnell collaborates with Drexel Food Lab, World Wildlife Fund and University of Pennsylvania on initiative to prevent seafood waste. By cooking fish directly from frozen, retail and consumer fresh-fish waste can be reduced. Learn more: https://www.scirp.org/journal/paperinformation.aspx

On National Ag Day, EPA celebrates Mid-Atlantic farmers and ranchers for bringing safe and plentiful food to our tables, while being responsible stewards of the land. Every day they show us how we can achieve Healthy Farms and Clean Water when we work together! Photo: Kelly Shenk, EPA Mid-Atlantic Region’s Agriculture Advisor, showcasing EPA’s work with farmers to fund conservation practices that benefit farms and the environment.

EPA Region 3 supports community-led Superfund Site redevelopment, highlighting valuable redevelopment opportunities in Reuse Profiles. Check out the Jackson Ceramix Reuse Profile to learn about the industrial & commercial viability of this 20-acre site in Falls Creek, PA: https://semspub.epa.gov/src/document/03/2295377 Jefferson County Development Council

EPA’s Mid-Atlantic Region awards more than $105 million in Drinking Water State Revolving Funds (DWSRF) to protect water resources and improve public health by addressing critical infrastructure needs. The DWSRF program is a federal-state partnership that provides communities low-cost financing for a wide range of drinking water infrastructure projects. Learn more: https://www.epa.gov/drinkingwatersrf For priority projects: DC $11M: https://www.dcwater.com/projects DE $11M:... https://dhss.delaware.gov/dhss/dph/hsp/dwsrf.html MD $20.2M: https://mde.maryland.gov/progra/Water/WQFA/Pages/index.aspx PA $33.9M: http://files.dep.state.pa.us//2020%20DRAFT%20Drinking%20Wa VA $18M: https://www.vdh.virginia.gov//02/FY2020-Preliminary-PPL.pdf WV $11M: http://www.wvdhhr.org/oehs/eed/iandcd/DWTRF.asp See more

EPA Region 3 Administrator Cosmo Servidio and WV Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Austin Caperton met today at the WV DEP headquarters building to announce attainment of statewide national ambient air quality standards and EPA funding to support water quality projects. EPA announced that the area of Marshall County, West Virginia, attained the 2010 federal sulfur dioxide national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS) under the Clean Air Act. Attaining the NAAQ...S means cleaner air, improved health outcomes, and greater economic opportunities for cities and communities across the country. EPA also announced two water related grants: $24.7 million to West Virginia for water quality improvement projects to address wastewater treatment and stormwater runoff and $11 million for drinking water improvement projects throughout the state. These water improvement grants will be supplemented with nearly $4.9 million in state matching funds for wastewater projects and $2.8 million in state matching funds for drinking water projects. EPA and WV DEP continue to partner to improve air and water quality throughout the state. Learn more: https://www.epa.gov//epa-west-virginia-officials-highlight

Join EPA Region 3 Lead Program's Webinar on Protecting Children’s Health. This is and . Save this link and open in your web browser to view the webinar on October 28 @ 2PM Eastern - https://teams.microsoft.com//19%3ameeting_YzRhM2ZhMjctM/0 #LeadFreeKids #NLPPW2020

EPA’s Mid-Atlantic Region celebrates Imagine a Day Without Water, October 21, 2020, reminding us all of the vital importance of water to human health, the environment, and the economy. This is an opportunity to remember the criticality of infrastructure that delivers safe water to our homes and businesses, and safely returns clean water to our environment and the places we love. To learn sustainable practices to support water infrastructure and create sustainable communities, visit: https://www.epa.gov/sustainable-water-infrastructure https://www.epa.gov//water-and-energy-efficiency-utilities

To keep you and your family safe during the COVID19 pandemic, remember to use safer disinfectants.

EPA Region 3 is currently working in City of Erie Government to clean up the Erie Coke facility. EPA is developing a Community Involvement Plan to engage the Erie community throughout the cleanup. Learn more: response.epa.gov/eriecokesite

Did You Know? EPA has a nine-lesson program for kids (ages 9-13): Recipes for Healthy Kids and a Healthy Environment. This program is designed to teach kids about environmental health and empower them to take steps in their everyday lives to improve the environment for their community and reduce their environmental risk. Learn more here: https://www.epa.gov//student-curriculum-recipes-healthy-ki

EPA Region 3 releases Superfund Redevelopment economic report highlighting NPL sites in reuse. Region 3 has 150 sites in reuse- these sites contain 626 businesses with total annual sales of $3.9 billion, 15,289 employees, and total employee income of $1.1 billion. Read more: https://semspub.epa.gov/work/HQ/100002565.pdf

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Pennsylvania Aggregates and Concrete Association (PACA) toured the Frank Bryan Concrete Factory, Pittsburgh, attended a roundtable and signed a four-year, first-of-its-kind Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to expand joint activities supporting the agencies’ shared goal of environmental stewardship, Oct. 7. EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler, EPA Mid-Atlantic Regional Administrator Cosmo Servidio were joined by State Senator Came...ra Bartolotta (PA-46), State Representative Joshua Kail (PA-15), Allegheny Count At Large Council Representative Samuel DeMarco, PACA President and CEO Peter Vlahos, and factory owner Frank Bryan. The roundtable focused on the success of the Smart Sectors program, a voluntary partnership program launched in 2017 that improves collaboration with regulated stakeholders. On its three-year anniversary, the Smart Sectors Program provides a platform to collaborate with regulated sectors and develop sensible approaches that better protect the environment and public health. PA Aggregates & Concrete Association

EPA announces The Bullock Garden Project, Inc. as recipient of $15K grant for sustainable materials management. Funding will be used to support a project to reduce farm food loss and make gleaned produce available to communities with a high incidence of food insecurity. https://www.epa.gov//epa-awards-15000-grant-philadelphia-g

EPA is pleased to award $15K to the Composting Council Research & Education Foundation for sustainable materials management. Funding will be used to promote the beneficial use of compost by maximizing the use of recycled materials in green infrastructure projects. https://www.epa.gov//epa-awards-15000-grant-sustainable-fo

EPA’s Mid-Atlantic Region awards more than $174 million in Clean Water State Revolving Funds (CWSRF) to restore and protect the water quality in the states’ rivers, lakes, and streams by addressing critical infrastructure needs. The CWSRF program is a federal-state partnership that provides communities low-cost financing for a wide range of water quality infrastructure projects. For each state’s priority projects view: DC $7.8M: https://www.dcwater.com/projects DE $7.78M: htt...ps://dnrec.alpha.delaware.gov/environmen/revolving-fund/ MD $38.4M: https://mde.maryland.gov/progra/water/WQFA/Pages/index.aspx PA $62.9M: https://www.dep.pa.gov//In/Pages/State-Revolving-Fund.aspx VA $32.5M: https://www.deq.virginia.gov//FY2018AnnualSolicitation.aspx WV $24.7M: https://dep.wv.gov/WWE/Programs/SRF/Pages/default.aspx See more