EFAB Shifts Stormwater Management Focus From Permits To Offsite Efforts

EPA’s Environmental Financial Advisory Board (EFAB) is shifting its focus on potential stormwater-related recommendations from advice for Clean Water Act (CWA) permit writers dealing with post-construction stormwater credit trading to offsite stormwater management, an upcoming area of agency emphasis. EFAB member Craig Holland, senior director of urban investments for The Nature Conservancy, explained during an April 20 virtual meeting that when the board first decided to look at stormwater issues last year, the focus was on providing standardized language for...