FARM GROUPS RESIST LINKS BETWEEN STORMWATER, NONPOINT SOURCES

Agriculture industry representatives are warning EPA officials about the Clean Water Act (CWA) limits on the authority of water quality regulators to assure adequate nonpoint source controls before increasing municipal regulatory requirements for stormwater discharges. A senior Office of Wastewater Management (OWM) official says agriculture officials misunderstood the purpose of recent EPA discussions with states and cities about developing strong nonpoint source control program before subjecting cities to much more regulation. In a recent letter, the American Farm Bureau Federation...