More Challenges to Stormwater
Rules
We previously
posted about the court
overturn of an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule
that limited stormwater
discharges. It looks like federal
stormwater rules will get an overhaul by next year.
EPA recently entered an agreement to settle a lawsuit brought by the National Homebuilders Association, Utility
Water Act Group, and Wisconsin Builders
Association. These groups challenged rules that established national
numeric limits on stormwater discharges. EPA agreed to remove the numeric
limits and clarify requirements related to best management practices.
This does not mean the end of numeric limits on pollutants in
stormwater. Anticipate permits for
stormwater discharges to continue to have numeric limits, but limits based on state
water quality standards rather than a uniform national standard.
Related posts and articles
More Reactions to the State of
the State
Infrastructure
USA put together a nice summary
of responses to the State
of the Union from several infrastructure stakeholder organizations.
More River Problems
We’ve been covering the problems the drought has
caused shipping on the Mississippi
River. This is just one issue in the larger context of infrastructure on
our inland rivers.
Our major rivers are our oldest highways
and they continue to serve as affordable pathways to transport
masses of goods. Sea Power has a good article on this
issues.
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