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Recent Additions

EPA honors Contra Costa County for pledging to remove nearly 2,000 pounds of lead from its vehicle fleet (4/17)

Romic East Palo Alto - new Web Page; final remedy decision

Pacific Organic Residuals Symposium, October 1-2

Sunrise Mountain Landfill Order - background and documents

Lost Lake Resort settles fuel spill

Solid Waste Assistance Grants/ Tribal Solid Waste Grants 2008

Waste Disposal Permits

For information regarding waste disposal permits, please call
(415) 495-8895 during business hours. You will be assisted by EPA contractors.

Recycle City

EPA's waste programs promote handling hazardous wastes safely, cleaning up contaminated land, and reducing trash.

Under the authority of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and in cooperation with our state and tribal partners, our Waste Management Division manages a hazardous waste program, an underground storage tank program, and a solid waste program that includes development of waste reduction strategies such as recycling.

Features

EPA honors Contra Costa County for pledging to remove nearly 2,000 pounds of lead from its vehicle fleet (4/17) Contra Costa County sets an example of responsible environmental stewardship. News Release/Video

Nevada Tribal Community Transforms Contaminated Property EPA and the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony partnered to clean up a former industrial site in Reno, Nevada. Feature Story & Video | Reno-Sparks Indian Colony

| EPA's Brownfields Program | Nevada's Brownfields Program

Inspector testing for the presence of PCBs

Protecting People from PCBs (1/29) Shipping companies fined for alleged illegal distribution and export of PCBs.

News Release/Video

Revitalizing Old Maui High (11/4) With the aid of an EPA Congressional Special Purpose grant the once beautiful and buzzing Old Maui high school is restored.

Feature Story | Green Building

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State & Local Partnerships
EPA's state and local partners
Underground Storage Tanks
Preventing and cleaning up leaks from USTs
About Us
Describing Region 9's waste programs and activities
Pollution Prevention
Reduce and prevent the production of waste