U. S. EPA Proposes Clean Water Act Rule Changes to Override States’ Authority over Pipelines and Other Infrastructure Projects

EPA Proposes Changes to Clean Water Act Rules
(Timothy PUKO, Wall Street Journal; August 9, 2019)
https://www.wsj.com/amp/articles/epa-proposes-changes-to-clean-water-act-rules-11565343001

EPA proposes rolling back states’ authority over pipeline projects
(Rebecca BEITSCH, The Hill; August 9, 2019)
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/456901-epa-proposes-rolling-back-states-authorities-over-pipeline-projects

Administrator Wheeler Issues Proposed Rule on Clean Water Act Quality Certification In Charleston, North Carolina
(News Release, U. S. EPA; August 9, 2019)
https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/administrator-wheeler-issues-proposed-rule-clean-water-act-quality-certification

Documentation:


Updating Regulations on Water Quality Certifications
(Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2019-0405)
https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2019-08/documents/cwa401certification_2060-af86_nprm_20190807_prepublication_version.pdf

N. B.:  A 60-day Public Comment Period will open once this Proposed Rule has been published with the U. S. Federal Register.

Section 401 Clean Water Act - Water Quality Certifications Update:


Public Comment Period for EPA-HW-OW-2019-0405 is from August 16, 2019 until September 6, 2019 at 11:59 pm ET after the scheduled “Public Hearing” Meeting in Salt Lake City, UT.


Regulations.gov
https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=EPA-HQ-OW-2019-0405

U. S. Federal Register
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/08/16/2019-17556/updating-regulations-on-water-quality-certification

Up-Coming Events:


Public Hearing:  Water Quality Certification 
September 5 - 6, 2019
“Nancy Tessman Auditorium at the Salt Lake City Public Library, Main Library
 210 East 400 South
Salt Lake City, Utah 84111

The September 5 session will convene at 2:00 p.m. (local time) and will conclude no later than 8:00 p.m. and the September 6 session will convene at 9:00 a.m. and will conclude no later than 12:00 p.m.”

N. B.:  “Local time” =  Mountain Daylight Time (MDT)

EPA Public Webinar for Proposed “Updating Regulations on Water Quality Certifications” Rule
August 20, 2019 from 1:00 - 2:00 pm ET


And while I’m here...


Trump Administration Reauthorizes Wildlife-killing M-44 ‘Cyanide Bombs’ Despite Strong Opposition
(Press Release, Center of Biological Diversity; August 7, 2019)

Statement by EPA Administrator Wheeler on M-44, Predator Control devices
(News Release, U. S. EPA; August 15, 2019)





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