States Urge EPA To Preserve Their CWA 'Flexibility' In Groundwater Policy

May 22, 2018
States are urging EPA to move carefully on any rule to limit Clean Water Act (CWA) authority over pollution that travels through groundwater to jurisdictional surface waters, saying any action that limits federal CWA power on groundwater could also hurt states' “flexibility” to address contamination even when there is no federal involvement. In comments submitted ahead of a May 21 deadline for preliminary input on a potential CWA groundwater rule or guidance, states and state groups including GOP-led Indiana called...


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