Industry Pushes Back Against EPA's 'Permit-By-Permit' Stormwater Policy

Wastewater groups and storm sewer operators are pushing back against what they describe as a shift by EPA and environmentalists toward a permit-by-permit approach to enforcing strict limits on stormwater discharges across the country, despite the agency's decision earlier this year not to pursue a national stormwater rule. Provisions similar to the abandoned rule, which would have mandated on-site retention of stormwater at newly built facilities, are appearing in EPA-crafted municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4) permits, while industry sources...