Failure to obtain an aboveground storage tank (AST) permit for your facility by June 30, 2024 may result in a notice of violation and an administrative penalty order of $25,000 per day of non-compliance. Pursuant to Guam Public Law 34-140, owners and operators of ASTs containing regulated substances must apply for an AST operating permit and submit the…
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The Guam Environmental Protection Agency (Guam EPA) in partnership Michigan State University and the United States Environmental Protection Agency will be conducting a train-the-trainer workshop for Basic Training – A (BT-A). The workshop is scheduled for April 18 – 19, 2024 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Fort San Jose Ballroom at the…
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Pursuant to the Clean Water Act Section 303(d) and 40 CFR Part 130 the Guam Environmental Protection Agency (Guam EPA) seeks public comment on the draft Chlordane and Dieldrin TMDL for Tumon Bay. The draft may be reviewed through April 18, 2024, Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Guam EPA Administration…
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The Guam Environmental Protection Agency’s Board of Directors regularly scheduled meeting will take place on Thursday, February 15, 2024 at 4 p.m. at the Guam EPA administration building conference room at 17-3304 Mariner Avenue Tiyan Barrigada, Guam 96913-1617. This meeting will be live streamed on the Guam EPA YouTube channel and can be viewed by…
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The Guam Environmental Protection Agency’s Board of Directors regularly scheduled meeting will take place on Thursday, January 18, 2024 at 4 p.m. at the Guam EPA administration building conference room at 17-3304 Mariner Avenue Tiyan Barrigada, Guam 96913-1617. This meeting will be live streamed on the Guam EPA YouTube channel and can be viewed by visiting youtube.com/guamepa. The…
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Water and Wastewater Operator Certification examinations through the University of Guam’s Global Learning and Engagement are as follows: For more information, please visit www.uog.edu/gle or email julie.mendoza@epa.guam.gov. CLICK HERE for Exam applications
The Guam EPA Board of Directors regularly scheduled board meeting will be held on Thursday, December 14, 2023 at 4 p.m. at the Guam EPA administration building conference room at 17-3304 Mariner Avenue Tiyan Barrigada Guam. The meeting will be live streamed on the Guam EPA YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/GuamEPA. The genda for the meeting is…
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NOVEMBER 13, 2023 – (TIYAN, GUAM) – The Guam Environmental Protection Agency (Guam EPA) invites the public and all stakeholders to share available marine and surface water quality data collected from January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2023. Guam EPA welcomes any water quality data collected through projects or monitoring and assessment activities performed on…
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November 13, 2023 – (TIYAN, Guam) – The Guam Environmental Protection Agency (Guam EPA) reports a recycling rate of 38.2% for Guam on all eligible waste collected during calendar year 2022, representing an increase of 8.99 percentage points from last year’s rate of 29.21%. Eligible waste includes aluminum cans, cardboard, mixed paper, electronic waste, ferrous…
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UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK – 2024 OPERATING PERMIT Hafa Adai! The Guam Environmental Protection Agency (Guam EPA) would like to remind owners and operators of Underground Storage Tanks (UST) containing regulated substances that they are required by the Underground Storage of Regulated Substances Act, as amended, Chapter 76 of Title 10 Guam Code Annotated, and Title…
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OCTOBER 3, 2023 – (TIYAN, GUAM) – On October 2, 2023, officials from the Guam Department of Education (GDOE) met with the Guam Environmental Protection Agency (Guam EPA) Safe Drinking Water Program (SDW) for consultation over GDOE’s recent lead water analysis. The analysis revealed that two (2) water samples taken from one (1) tap at…
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The Guam EPA Board of Directors regularly scheduled board meeting will be held on Thursday, September 21, 2023 at 4 p.m. at the Guam EPA administration building conference room at 17-3304 Mariner Avenue Tiyan Barrigada Guam. The meeting will also be accessible virtually via the Google Meet platform with this link: https://meet.google.com/owp-rfqf-kvy. The meeting will…
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The Guam Environmental Protection Agency (Guam EPA) Board of Directors regularly scheduled board meeting will take place at 4 p.m. on Thursday, August 17, 2023 at the Guam EPA administration building conference room located at 17-3304 Mariner Avenue Tiyan Barrigada, Guam 96913-1617. The meeting is also being held virtually via the Google Meet platform and…
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The Guam Environmental Protection Agency’s Board of Directors regularly scheduled meeting will take place on Thursday, July 20, 2023 at 4 p.m. at the Guam EPA administration building conference room at 17-3304 Mariner Avenue Tiyan Barrigada, Guam 96913-1617. This meeting is also being held virtually through the Google Meet platform and participants may use this…
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On June 20, 2023, the Guam Environmental Protection Agency (Guam EPA) submitted its 2022 Annual State Public Water System Compliance Report to the U.S. EPA. The report is due every year on July 1, and entails compliance reporting of eight (8) public water systems under Guam EPA’s regulatory authority. This report is required under the…
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The Guam Envinonmental Protection Agency (Guam EPA) Board of Directors have scheduled a special meeting in accordance with 5 GCA §8108 on Saturday, June 3, 2023 at 8:30 a.m. at the Guam EPA administration building conference room, located at 17-3304 Mariner Avenue, Tiyan Barrigada, Guam 96913-1617. In accordance with Governor’s Executive Order No. 2023-02, Guam EPA certifies that…
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Michelle C. R. Lastimoza, Acting Administrator, Guam Environmental Protection Agency Acting Administrator Lastimoza currently serves as the Deputy Administrator for the Guam Environmental Protection Agency and brings nearly 27 years of environmental and public health management experience. Prior to Lastimoza’s appointment as the agency deputy director in November 2019, she was an environmental health specialist…
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The Guam Environmental Protection Agency Board of Directors’ regularly scheduled meeting for April is canceled due to lack of quorum.
Guam EPA Administration Conference Room, 17-3304 Mariner Ave., Tiyan BarrigadaGoogle Meet: meet.google.com/hfs-esjt-btc • Live streamed on youtube.com/guamepa AGENDA: I. Call to Order; II. Approval of Agenda; III. Approval of 02/23/2023Meeting Minutes; IV. Administrator’s Report: Outstanding Notices of Violation,Septic system lot sizes and potential changes to laws and regulations, RRFFunding for FY24, Allocation of funds to…
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Board of Directors Regular Meeting: Thursday, February 23, 2023 • 4:00 PM – Guam EPA Administration Conference Room, 17-3304 Mariner Ave., Tiyan Barrigada Google Meet: meet.google.com/fae-jsiw-dqn • Live streamed on youtube.com/guamepa Agenda: I. Call to Order; II. Approval of Agenda; III. Approval of 01/26/2023 Meeting Minutes; IV. Administrator’s Report: Outstanding Notices of Violation, Allocation of…
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Please be advised that the Toilet Facilities and Sewage Disposal Chapter codified in 10 GCA Chapter 48 has been amended through the enactment of Guam Public Law 37-105.
On July 18, 2024, Bill 175-37(COR) as substituted and amended on the floor was signed into law as Guam Public Law 37-105 and is effective upon enactment. As a result of this enactment, certain conditional environmental clearances issued by the Guam Environmental Protection Agency for building permits issued by the Department of Public Works have changed and will now be performed in accordance to this new law and its amended provisions.
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