Michigan’s Clean Water Act Section 404 Program: EPA Public Hearing and Request for Comments on Program Revisions.

15 organizations filed 16 public comments on Michigan’s Clean Water Act Section 404 Program: EPA Public Hearing and Request for Comments on Program Revisions., at the Environmental Protection Agency. The comment window closed 4605d ago.

Abstract

Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 404 requires permits for discharges of dredged or fill material to federally protected waters – including wetlands, lakes and streams – known as waters of the United States. The state of Michigan assumed administration of this program for inland waters and wetlands in 1984, while the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) maintains oversight authority. The U.S. EPA is taking comments and hosting a public hearing on the proposed revisions to Michigan’s CWA Section 404 program resulting from Public Act 98, signed by Governor Snyder on July 2, 2013. The proposed revisions include corrections of deficiencies in Michigan’s Section 404 program previously identified by EPA in a 2008 review, a new definition narrowing the scope of contiguous wetlands regulated by the state, the addition of agricultural and other exemptions from permitting and changes to the requirements for mitigating the effects of filling wetlands.

Commenters (15)

• League of Women Voterstrade assoc.

  2 filings · confidence 97%
• Allen's Creek Watershed Groupunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Association of State Wetland Managerstrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Detroit Regional Chambertrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Huron River Watershed Counciltrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Laketown Alliance for Neighborly Developmenttrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Mass Comment Campaign sponsored by Michigan Association of REALTORStrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• MBG Marketing/Michigan Blueberry Growers Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Michigan Aggregates Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Michigan Association of County Drain Commissionerstrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Michigan Chemistry Counciltrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Michigan Manufacturers Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Mid-Michigan Environmental Action Counciltrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Tip of the Mitt Watershed Counciltrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Two Rivers Coalitiontrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%