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Recent Web Updates
March 24
- Procurement Opportunities
- Coliform Testing - Invitation for Bids
- The Agency will contract with two laboratories located in
each designated Coliform regions to perform Coliform analyses
for public water supplies that participate in the Community
Water Supply Testing Program.
March 4
- Procurement Opportunities
- EPA 406 Agency Lighting Retrofit - Invitation for Bids
- The Agency is seeking the services of a vendor to replace
all T-12 light fixtures in its main Springfield headquarters
with T-10 lamps, and may also task the contractor with recycling/disposing
of some, or all, of the T-12 lamps.
December 22
- News Releases - Environmental
Enforcement orders Now On IEPA Web Site: Information Now Readily
Available To Public
- All of the enforcement orders entered this year for environmental
cases investigated and referred by the Illinois Environmental
Protection Agency are now conveniently available on the Agency’s
web site, Director Renee Cipriano announced today.
December 15
- News Releases - IEPA
Asks Attorney General to Pursue Legal Action Over Manure Spill
that Contaminated Creek in Bureau County
- The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has asked the
Illinois Attorney General’s Office to take enforcement
action following the release of livestock manure on a farm
in Bureau County last week, when equipment being used to pump
out a waste storage pit failed and sent livestock waste into
an unnamed creek.
December 12
- News Releases - Illinois
EPA Releases New Data on Landfill Capacity
- The available disposal capacity for landfills in Illinois
is sufficient for the next 13 years, according to the most
recent data from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency.
December 9
- News Releases - City
of Polo Receives Extension to Provisional Variance for Installation
of New Unit in Treatment Process
- The Illinois EPA has granted a request by the city of Polo
(Ogle County) for an extension of a 45 day provisional variance
granted to the rural community in November, allowing it to
exceed limits for three components of its wastewater discharge
while equipment for part of the plant’s secondary filtering
process is replaced.
December 5
- News Releases - Illinois
EPA grants permit to Tazewell County Landfill, Inc.
- Illinois EPA Director Renee Cipriano announced that the agency
has granted a permit that will allow Tazewell County Landfill,
Inc. to begin construction of currently undeveloped areas
of an existing landfill into a municipal solid waste landfill
unit in Tazewell County.
December 1
- Procurement Opportunities
- RFP EPA-402
Illinois Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program Assessors
- The Environmental Protection Agengy's Environmental Laboratory
Accreditation Program is seeking the services of contractual
laboratory assessors that meet NELAP qualifications. Proposals
are due on January 6, 2004 at 2:00 p.m local time.
November 25
- News Releases - South
Pekin Granted 45 Day Provisional Variance from Some Discharge
Limits to Repair Tornado Damage at Wastewater Treatment Plant
Last Spring
- South Pekin, in Tazewell County, has been granted a 45-day
variance from limits on two components of the wastewater discharged
from its sewage treatment plant, to allow the community to
replace lagoon liners that were severely damaged by a tornado
last May 10.
- News Releases - Partners
for Waste Paint Solutions Has a New Partner in Rock Island
- Keim’s Paint Center in Rock Island is the Illinois Environmental
Protection Agency’s newest Partner for Waste Paint Solutions,
Illinois EPA Director Renee Cipriano announced today.
November 19
- News Releases - IEPA
Grants Provisional Variance from Some Permit Limits to City
of Polo to Allow Installation of New Unit in Treatment Process
- The Illinois EPA has granted a 45-day provisional variance
to the rural community of Polo, in Ogle County, allowing it
to exceed limits for three components of its wastewater discharge
while equipment for part of the plant’s secondary filtering
process is replaced.
November 18
- News Releases - Five
Grants To Improve Water Quality In Southwestern And Central
Illinois Announced By Illinois EPA On Barge
- Five organizations that are working to improve the quality
of streams and lakes in Southwestern and Central Illinois
will be awarded $50,000 grants from an environmental enforcement
case settlement, Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
Director Renee Cipriano announced today.
November 17
- News Releases - Second
Annual Green Youth Awards On "America Recycles Day"
Recognize Outstanding Environmental Projects By Illinois Young
People
- Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Director Renee Cipriano
today presented “Green Youth Awards” recognizing seven
outstanding environmental protection and conservation projects
by Illinois young people in a ceremony at the Peggy Notebaert
Nature Museum in Chicago.
November 13
- News Releases - IEPA
Praises Freeport Brownfields Redevelopment Project As Model:
‘Tutty’s Crossing” Dedicated
- Freeport was praised today for its leadership and persistence
in working with state and local agencies, including Illinois
EPA, in turning a former battery factory site posing an environmental
hazard into a recreational and economic asset.
- News Releases - Illinois
EPA, Village of Wauconda Move to Terminate Village’s Exemption
from Disinfection of Its Wastewater Discharge
- The Village of Wauconda has asked the Illinois Environmental
Protection Agency to terminate a disinfection exemption it
has held since 1990 that allows discharge of treated wastewater
from its wastewater treatment plant into Fiddle Creek, a tributary
of the Fox River, without first disinfecting the treated effluent.
November 3
- News Releases - Hillsboro
Gets Grant For Stormwater Wetland
- Hillsboro, in Montgomery County, has been approved for a $37,500
grant for construction of a stormwater wetland that is designed
to improve water quality by filtering runoff in the Lake Hillsboro
watershed.
- News Releases - $290,675
Grant Approved for Salt Creek Streambank Stabilization
- Illinois EPA Director Renee Cipriano today announced approval
of a $290,675 grant to the Cook County community of Elk Grove
Village for water quality improvements in Salt Creek.
- News Releases - Illinois
EPA Grants Provisional Variance to General Electric Company
- The Illinois EPA will grant General Electric’s request to
allow their Mattoon Lamp Plant to store drums of old flashcubes
and sand waste beyond the regulatory limit of 90 days.
- News Releases - Illinois
EPA Launches New Web Page For Special Projects
- Illinois EPA Director Renee Cipriano has announced a new web
page that may help communities identify environmentally related
projects important to their residents.
- News Releases - $131,458
Grant Continues Charleston Reservoir Improvements
- A grant of $131,458 has been approved by Governor Blagojevich
to continue improvements to water quality in the Side Channel
Reservoir at Charleston (Coles County) by installing shoreline
stabilization and a sediment retention basin to trap sediment
before it enters the reservoir, Director Renee Cipriano has
announced.
- News Releases - $138,054
Grant To Evaluate Conservation Activities and Expedite Information
Exchanges on Water Quality and Wildlife Habitat
- Prairie Rivers Resource Conservation and Development, Inc.
(RC&D) has been approved to receive a $138,054 grant to
aid in evaluation of progress to date, and develop better
methods of tracking and exchanging information on water quality
improvement efforts, Illinois EPA Director Renee Cipriano
has announced.
- News Releases - $300,000
Grant to Northlake to Restore Wetlands, Slow Addison Creek
Erosion
- A $300,000 grant has been approved for the city of Northlake,
in Cook County, to fund work restoring 1.29 acres of wetlands
and stabilizing approximately 1,880 feet of Addison Creek
shoreline.
October 30
- News Releases - Governor
Announces Kick-off Of His Statewide Clean School Bus Program
To Provide Healthier Environment For Illinois School Children
- As Children’s Health Month is observed, Governor Rod
Blagojevich today announced the kick-off of his “Illinois
Clean School Bus Program” to significantly reduce emissions
from existing diesel-powered school buses.
- News Releases - Governor
Recognizes McLean County School District As First Participant
In His Illinois Clean School Bus Program, Providing Cleaner
Environment For School Children
- In observation of Children’s Health Month, Governor Rod
R. Blagojevich today recognized McLean County Unit District
5 for their participation in his Illinois Clean School Bus
Program, and reducing emissions from their diesel-powered
school bus fleet.
October 27
- News Releases - State
Enters Consent Orders for Ottawa Landfill
- Illinois EPA Director Renee Cipriano and Illinois Attorney
General Lisa Madigan today announced the entry of two consent
orders on October 24, 2003, in LaSalle County Circuit Court
concerning the Brockman I landfill, located three miles southwest
of Ottawa.
October 23
- News Releases - Cleanup
at Waverly Grain Elevator Complete
- The removal of scrap metal and asbestos containing materials
from the remains of the former Waverly Grain Elevator has
been completed, Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Director
Renee Cipriano announced today.
October 21
- News Releases - Partners
for Waste Paint Solutions Has a New Partner for Central Illinois
- Building Resources Inc. (BRI) in Springfield is the newest
member of Illinois EPA’s Partners for Waste Paint Solutions
Program and will assist Central Illinois residents to rid
their homes of unwanted or unused paints for beneficial reuse.
October 17
- News Releases - Illinois
EPA Asks Illinois Attorney General To Take Enforcement Action
Over Asbestos-Contaminated Masonry Building Blocks
- The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency today requested
that the Illinois Attorney General’s Office take enforcement
action against a Missouri firm that shipped exterior decorative
masonry building blocks containing asbestos, that were recently
discovered in an Illinois school.
October 15
- News Releases - State
and Federal Agencies Take Aggressive Action in Hartford
- The Illinois EPA and the U.S.EPA have instructed a group of
oil companies to conduct a series of actions in order to resolve
the numerous environmental problems caused by the gasoline
leaks under north Hartford.
October 10
- News Releases - Illinois
EPA Director Urges Delaying Yard Waste Disposal In Aftermath
of Garbage Hauler’s Strike
- With concerns about the handling of accumulated garbage, Illinois
EPA Director Renee Cipriano has issued a statement urging
citizens to use good judgment in their handling of household
wastes and recyclables and defer landscape waste disposal.
October 9
- News Releases - Illinois
EPA Extends Written Public Comment Period for Village of Wauconda
Sewage Treatment Plant Permit Application
- Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Director Renee Cipriano
announced today that the deadline for submitting written comments
from the public on a permit sought by Wauconda to expand its
sewage treatment plant has been extended from October 9 until
October 31.
- News Releases - Illinois
EPA Makes Decision on Cleanup at New Jersey Zinc in DePue
- Illinois EPA Director Renee Cipriano has issued a Record
of Decision for the remedy of contaminated sediments in the
South Ditch portion of the New Jersey Zinc/Mobil Chemical
Superfund site in DePue.
- News Releases - Illinois
EPA Seeks Enforcement Action From Attorney General for Improper
Asbestos Removal
- The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has requested
that Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan seek enforcement
action against the owner of Sully’s Irish Pub, located in
Peoria, Illinois, resulting from the improper removal, handling
and disposal of regulated asbestos-containing material generated
during renovation activities within the building.
October 8
- News Releases - IEPA
Hosting "Green Schools" Workshops for Winnebago
and Boone County Schools
- The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency is conducting
a “Keeping Schools Healthy and Safe” workshop for school
maintenance staff in Winnebago and Boone counties on Wednesday,
Oct. 8.
October 6
- News Releases - Illinois
EPA Asks Attorney General To Enforce Against Asbestos Removal
Violations
- Improper removal, handling and disposal of asbestos-containing
material discovered by Illinois EPA and Chicago Department
of the Environment inspectors on Thursday in a renovation
underway at a Chicago apartment building was referred to Attorney
General Lisa Madigan for enforcement today.
October 3
- News Releases - Illinois
EPA completes restoration work at three Centralia landfills
- Construction work to correct unstable conditions and other
environmental hazards at three Centralia area landfills has
now been completed, Illinois EPA Director Renee Cipriano announced
today.
- Earlier Web Updates
- Updates for previous months are still available.
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