Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System General Permit Remand Rule

25 organizations filed 30 public comments on Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System General Permit Remand Rule, at the Environmental Protection Agency. The comment window closed 3781d ago.

Abstract

EPA is proposing changes to the regulations governing small municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4) permits to respond to a remand from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Environmental Defense Center, et al. v. EPA, 344 F.3d 832 (9th Cir. 2003). In that decision, the court determined that the regulations for providing coverage under small MS4 general permits did not provide for adequate public notice and opportunity to request a hearing. Additionally, the court found that EPA failed to require permitting authority review of the best management practices (BMPs) to be used at a particular MS4 to ensure that the small MS4 permittee reduces pollutants in the discharge from their systems to the “maximum extent practicable,” the standard established by the Clean Water Act for such permits.

Commenters (25)

• Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)trade assoc.

  3 filings · confidence 97%
• Association of Clean Water Administratorstrade assoc.

  2 filings · confidence 85%
• National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA)trade assoc.

  2 filings · confidence 97%
• Oregon Association of Clean Water Agenciestrade assoc.

  2 filings · confidence 85%
• Alliance for Great Lakestrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Association of Missouri Cleanwater Agenciestrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Cahaba River Societytrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• California Stormwater Quality Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 97%
• Choose Clean Water Coalitiontrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Colorado Stormwater Counciltrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Environmental Defense Fundtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 97%
• Florida Stormwater Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Hampton Roads Planning District Commissionunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Johnson County Stormwater Management Advisory Counciltrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Kentucky Stormwater Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Minnesota Cities Stormwater Coalitiontrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• National Association of Flood and Stormwater Management Agenciestrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• National Association of Home Builderstrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 97%
• National Municipal Stormwater Alliancetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• on behalf of the North Central Texas Council of Governmentstrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Protesting America's Water Workgroup; on behalf of Local Government Advisory Committeetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• the National Resources Defense Counciltrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• University of Missouriunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Water Environment Federationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Wet Weather Partnershiptrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%