EPA Details 'Next Generation' Enforcement Plan But States Question Credit

EPA in its fiscal year 2016 budget documents is detailing its plan to advance its "next generation" bid to improve enforcement across a host of programs including a major shift to electronic reporting (e-reporting) for water permits, but states are questioning how they could win credit from EPA for their own novel enforcement efforts. In the draft FY16-17 national program manager (NPM) guidance for EPA's Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA) released last month, the agency updates many of...