Guam Environmental Protection Agency

November 15, 2018 (Tiyan, Guam) – The Guam Environmental Protection Agency (Guam EPA), along with officials from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) collected soil samples yesterday.Five-point composite samples were collected from five sample sub-sites in areas that were believed to have been exposed to Agent Orange. An area off of NCS road,along Route…
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October 30, 2018 (Tiyan, Guam) – Agent Orange Survivors of Guam founder, Brian Moyer, participated in an Agent Orange pre-investigation conference call this morning at 9:00 a.m. ChST. In the conference call, Moyer was joined by Executive Director of Military-Veterans Advocacy Inc., Commander J. B. Wells U. S. Navy (Retired) and officials from US EPA…
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October 25, 2018 (Tiyan, Guam) – United States Coast Guard Sector Guam (USCG Sector Guam) deployed its incident management division in response to the discovery of drums in a Quonset hut located in the NimitzHill/Lonfit area. Unitek Environmental Guam performed sampling at the site in the area, as contracted by USCG Sector Guam. The sampling…
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Guam EPA’s Karl Olson Retires After 22 Years of Service May 4, 2018 (Tiyan, Guam) — Guam EPA Environmental Health Specialist III Karl Olson has retired from service with the agency’s Pesticides Enforcement Program. In recognition and celebration of his retirement, a ceremony was held to honor Mr. Olson and to wish him a happy…
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April 13, 2018 (Tiyan, Guam) — Officials from the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) are on island to conduct an explosives safety outreach program known as “3Rs: Recognize. Retreat. Report.” This is the result of collaboration between the Guam Environmental Protection Agency’s (Guam EPA) Green Parcels/Defense and State Memorandum of Agreement (GP-DSMOA) division…
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January 23, 2018 (Tiyan, Guam) — The Guam Environmental Protection Agency (Guam EPA) has completed the installation of its new radon testing laboratory. The lab features the latest in radon detection technology married with sustainable software and hardware enhancements that will bring Guam’s radon testing capability to the forefront and on par with our national counterparts. Proficiency performance…
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November 15, 2017 (Tiyan, Guam) — The Guam Environmental Protection Agency (Guam EPA) reports a 32.34% recycling rate for all eligible discarded materials in calendar year 2016. This represents an increase of 3.34 percentage points to last year’s reported recycling rate of 29%. Data collection for the recycling rate has been analyzed and calculated based…
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NOTICE – Guam EPA Closed for US EPA Region IX National Enforcement Training October 12, 2017 (Tiyan, Guam) — Personnel from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) will be on island from October 16 – October 20, 2017 to conduct National Enforcement Training for staff members from the Guam Environmental Protection Agency (Guam…
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UPDATE – Special Advisory for Toguan River and Bay in Umatac in effect September 13, 2017 (Tiyan, Guam) — The Guam Environmental Protection Agency (Guam EPA) reports that there is currently a bypass of partially treated sewage from GWA’s Umatac-Merizo Wastewater Treatment Plant. This bypass affects the Toguan River and Bay. As a result of…
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May 25, 2017 (Tiyan, Guam) — The Guam Environmental Protection Agency (Guam EPA) initiated a Solid Waste Management Facility Evaluation Investigation (SWMFEI) on May 17, 2017 on FSM Recycling Guam Incorporated (FSM). The SWMFEI was conducted in relation to a fire that occurred on the FSM facility on May 13, 2017. The SWMFEI concluded on…
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May 4, 2017: UPDATE: Umatac-Merizo Wastewater Treatment Plant Guam EPA is reporting that the Umatac-Merizo Wastewater Treatment Plant bypass was suspended on Saturday, April 29, 2017. Partially treated discharge from the bypass was monitored by GWA. Refer to our weekly beach reports for updated advisories of our 44 recreational beaches on our Facebook page, Twitter account,…
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CWA §319 – Non-Point Source/TMDL Implementation Project GEPA-2016-2200-002 The Guam Environmental Protection Agency (Guam EPA) wishes to notify the general public and other interested parties that Guam EPA is issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) for environmental services to include the research and construction of Stormwater Best Management Practices (BMPs) for the control of non-point…
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The Clean Water Act (CWA) requires states to provide every two years an assessment of the quality of all their waters [section 305(b)] and a list of those that are impaired or threatened [section 303(d)]. The Guam Environmental Protection Agency (Guam EPA) hereby commences a thirty-day review and comment period ending 5 p.m. March 18,…
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Underground Storage Tanks RFP 2015-2200-002

The Guam Environmental Protection Agency (Guam EPA) wishes to notify the general public and other interested parties of Guam EPA’s intent to revise the Guam Water Quality Standards (GWQS) to incorporate new Recreational Water Quality Criteria as proposed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA). The Public comment review period is now closed, and…
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The Guam Environmental Protection Agency (Guam EPA) yesterday began a set of courses focusing on emergency response and hazardous materials for responders and government agencies. Classes include air monitoring, confined space training, safe transportation of hazardous material, and how to handle situations involving chlorine and other potentially hazardous materials. A total of 23 people attended…
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The Guam Environmental Protection Agency (Guam EPA) board of directors will meet at 4 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 18, 2014 in the Agency’s Main Conference Room.The public is invited to attend this regular meeting. AGENDA: Call to Order, Approval of Agenda, Approval of Aug. 2014 Minutes, Administrator’s Report, New Business, Old Business (Adopt, Modify or Reject…
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