For some helpful guidance on satellite accumulation, see this free EPA Memorandum: Frequently Asked Questions About Satellite Accumulation: http://enviro.blr.com/guidance.aspx?id=103373

EPA's greenhouse gas mandatory reporting rule was published in the Federal Register on October 30. For a good synopsis of who has to report under the greenhouse gas rule and what they have to do to get started, take a look at this report, Mandatory GHG Reporting: What You Need to Know Now at http://enviro.blr.com/features.aspx?id=110204

For additional information on the changes made to the 2008 Amendments with these 2009 rule revisions, check out BLR's recent elert article "Exclusions Withdrawn from SPCC Regs" which can be found at http://enviro.blr.com/news.aspx?id=110275 .

At this time, EPA is not requiring a NPDES aquatic pesticide permit for the application of pesticides in, near, or around U.S. waters. However, EPA is required to develop and issue an aquatic pesticide permit by April 2011. For more information, see our article "So When Am I Going to Need a NPDES Aquatic Pesticide Permit?" at http://enviro.blr.com/news.aspx?id=101266 .

In September 2009, EPA finalized the flexible air permits rule, which is identical to the rule signed in January 2009. The final flexible air permits rule was published in the Federal Register on October 6, 2009 and is effective as of November 5, 2009. For more information on the flexible air permits read this article http://enviro.blr.com/news.aspx?id=109797 or view the final rule at http://www.epa.gov/nsr/documents/FinalRule2009.pdf . EPA amended and delayed the effective date of the nonattainment

Municipalities around the country continue to ban phosphorous fertilizers. The City of Ann Arbor passed a ban in 2006 when the city faced a $1.5 million upgrade of its wastewater treatment plant to meet federal phosphorous water quality standards. A recent University of Michigan study shows 28 percent reduced phosphorous levels in the Huron River the first year after the ban. See: http://enviro.blr.com/news.aspx?id=110444