Montana/Environmental Protection Agency agreement

178 Pages·1992·4.3 MB·English

by  United States. Environmental Protection Agency

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AGREEMENT

MONTANA/ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT
Agreement between the Management and Administration
of Montana's Environmental Programs
July 1991 - June 1992
June 1991

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Approved
The undersigned hereby execute this cooperative agreement on
the management and administration of Montana's Fiscal Year (FY)
1992 Water Pollution Control, Safe Drinking Water, Underground
Injection Control, Air Quality, Solid and Hazardous Waste
Management, Superfund, Pesticides and Toxics Programs. The
enforcement agreements have been included as an integral component
of this cooperative agreement.
STATE OF MONTANA
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Stan Stephens Date
Governor, State of Montana
DDeennis Iverson, Director Dcite
Department of Health and
Environmental Sciences
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Everett Sn^rtland, Director Date
Department of Agriculture
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
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Regional Administrator
John F. Warden, Director Date
Montana Office

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
Executive Summary
Introduction
1
Highest Priority Objectives 2
Program Description and Work Plans
Water 4
Ecosystems Management Section 4
Water Pollution Control 5
Special Studies and Support Section 5
Enforcement Program 6
Wastewater Discharge Permit Program 6
Montana Groundwater Program 9
Drinking Water 10
Construction Grants/State Revolving Loans 13
Solid and Hazardous Waste Management 47
UST/LUST Trust Program 49
Pesticides 62
Background 62
Ability to Implement Program 63
Objectives of the Project 64
Benefits of the Project to the Applicant and
the EPA 64
Submitting Reports 64
Accomplishments in FY 1991 65
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Certification and Training of Pesticide
Applicators - Work Program Activities for
FY 1992 65
Groundwater Protection Program - Work Program
Activities 68
Endangered Species Protection Program - Work
Program Activities 71
Worker Protection Program - Work Program
Activities 72
Scheduling 74
Reporting 75
Accounting Records and Filing Systems 76
Evaluation Plan 76
Enforcement Activities for FY 1992 Work Program 76
Air 101
Cooperative Enforcement Agreements 117
Appendix A - National Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System Program NPDES 118
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Appendix B - Public Water System Supervision Program 123
Appendix C - Air Program 130
Appendix D - Hazardous Waste Program 137
Appendix E - Pesticide Program 146