April 28, 2023
By:
Walter G. Wright
Category:
Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
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The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced issuance of a report titled:
Where the Rubber Meets the Road: Opportunities to Address Tire Wear Particles in Waterways (April 2023) (“Report”)
The Report describes tire wear particles as a significant category of microplastics found in United States waterways.
EPA held roundtable discussions in Spring of 2022 with stakeholders to discuss:
- Nature of the problem
- How to effectively address the problem
The stakeholders are stated to have discussed a set of questions:
. . . aimed at understanding the barriers to and opportunities for managing tire wear particles in waterways.
Questions addressed by the stakeholders included:
- Where are the barriers to managing tire wear particles in roadways and waterways?
- What specific opportunities could improve awareness and management of the problem?
- What information, data, or tools could help your organization better address this issue?
- What specific roles or products should EPA initiate to address tire wear particle issues?
The Report summarizes the roundtable discussions. It also includes a primer on tire wear particle pollution and references the various challenges and opportunities.
A copy of the Report can be downloaded here.
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