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U.S. EPA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have developed draft guidance for determining whether a waterway, water body, or wetland is protected by the Clean Water Act. This guidance would replace previous guidance to reaffirm protection for critical waters. It also will provide clearer, more predictable guidelines for determining which water bodies are protected by the Clean Water Act. The Agencies' Joint draft guidance was open for a public comment period of 60 days, which was then extended to July 31st, 2011 to allow all stakeholders to provide input and feedback before it is finalized. For a link to the Proposed Guidance, click here. For links to the draft guidance as well as background information, visit the Corps' website here and EPA's website. For the Federal Registry Notice, click here.
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Monday, 27 June 2011 19:03 |
EPA - June 27, 2011
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have extended the public comment period by 30 days for the Draft Guidance on Identifying Waters Protected by the Clean Water Act. In response to requests from state and local officials, as well as other stakeholders, EPA will take additional comment on this important draft guidance that aims to protect U.S. waters until July 31, 2011. These waters are critical for the health of the American people, the economy and ecosystems in communities across the country. This change in the public comment period will not impact the schedule for finalizing the guidance or alter the intent to proceed with a rulemaking. Public input received will be carefully considered as the agencies make final decisions regarding the guidance. These comments will also be very helpful as the agencies prepare a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.
The original 60-day public comment period was originally set to expire on July 1, 2011. The Agencies will be publishing a notice of this 30-day extension in the Federal Register. For more, click here. |
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Last Updated on Thursday, 18 August 2011 16:07 |
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Tuesday, 14 June 2011 17:43 |
by Jeanne Christie – ASWM
The July 1 deadline for commenting on the draft “Guidance Regarding Identification of Waters Protected by the Clean Water Act (CWA)” has been extended by 30 days. On May 11 and June 14 the Compleat Wetlander encouraged individuals to comment on the draft guidance. Over the past month ASWM has participated in several briefings on the draft guidance. Based on these, we have developed a list of ideas about the kinds of comments that could assist the agencies in revising the guidance based on public comments. To read full article, click here. |
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Monday, 13 June 2011 00:00 |
Editorial – New York Times – June 16, 2011
Congress often kills or delays federal regulations it doesn’t like by simply denying agencies the money they need to carry them out. This spares Congress from actually debating the regulation on its merits. House Republicans are adept at this, especially on environmental rules. Their latest intended victim is a worthy initiative aimed at protecting streams and wetlands from development and pollution. In April, the Obama administration issued new guidelines to federal agencies charged with enforcing the Clean Water Act, chiefly the Army Corps of Engineers. The guidelines, which the administration hopes to codify in a federal regulation later this year, are badly needed. For full editorial, click here. |
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Last Updated on Thursday, 23 June 2011 18:26 |
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Friday, 03 June 2011 16:21 |
Contact: Katherine McKalip – TRCP Press Release – June 2, 2011
As negotiations for fiscal year 2012 budgets continue in the U.S. House of Representatives, sportsmen-conservationists are criticizing a measure that would defund the administration’s work on Clean Water Act guidance that is crucial to sustaining wetlands and waterways, the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership announced today. The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development met this morning to deliberate and mark up the FY 2012 budget for the Army Corps of Engineers and other water development agencies, including the measure that would strip protections for clean water and habitat. “None of the funds made available by this Act or any subsequent Act making appropriations for Energy and Water Development may be used by the Corps of Engineers to develop, adopt, implement, administer or enforce a change or supplement to the rule … or guidance documents … pertaining to the definition of waters under the jurisdiction of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act,” it reads. For full press release, click here.
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