EPA Says State, Not Federal, Rules Needed To Encourage Water Trading

December 16, 2014
EPA officials say the agency has no plans to update its 2003 guidance on water quality trading, and that any current weaknesses in trading programs can be addressed by stronger, clearer language in state-issued Clean Water Act (CWA) permits, actions that water quality trading advocates agree is necessary. “The issue we are asked most often is: can you codify trading in your regulations, which we cannot do,” EPA’s Bob Rose, who oversees water trading issues, said at a Dec. 11...


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