EPA Floats Lengthy Timeline For Stormwater Cuts In Landmark RDA Permits

After years of litigation, EPA is proposing two landmark stormwater general permits for a variety of Massachusetts properties the agency is seeking to regulate under its rarely used residual designation authority (RDA), but environmentalists that sought the permits say the drafts will unduly delay pollution cuts for as long as 11 years. EPA’s Oct. 31 Federal Register notice formally proposes a preliminary designation of certain stormwater discharges from commercial, industrial and institutional (CII) properties with one acre or more...