Clean Water Act Coverage of “Discharges of Pollutants” via a Direct Hydrologic Connection to Surface Water

113 organizations filed 117 public comments on Clean Water Act Coverage of “Discharges of Pollutants” via a Direct Hydrologic Connection to Surface Water, at the Environmental Protection Agency. The comment window closed 2990d ago.

Abstract

EPA is requesting comment on the Agency’s previous statements regarding the Clean Water Act that pollutant discharges from point sources that reach jurisdictional surface waters via groundwater or other subsurface flow that has a direct hydrologic connection to the jurisdictional surface water may be subject to CWA regulation.

Commenters (113)

• Edison Electric Institutetrade assoc.

  2 filings · confidence 97%
• National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA)trade assoc.

  2 filings · confidence 97%
• National Water Resources Associationtrade assoc.

  2 filings · confidence 85%
• PLLC on behalf of Idaho Dairymen’s Associationtrade assoc.

  2 filings · confidence 85%
• Agricultural Retailers Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 97%
• American Chemistry Counciltrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 97%
• American Electric Power Service Corporationunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• American Exploration & Mining Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• American Petroleum Institutetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 97%
• American Public Power Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 97%
• American Road & Transportation Builders Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 97%
• American Road & Transportation Builders Association ( ARTBA)trade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• American Water Works Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 97%
• Antero Resources Corporationunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Arizona Mining Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Arizona Public Service Companyunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Association of American Railroadstrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 97%
• Association of California Water Agenciestrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Association of Clean Water Administratorstrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Association of State Drinking Water Administratorstrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Barnes & Thornburg LLP on behalf of the Federal Water Quality Coalitiontrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Barrick Gold of North America Incorporatedunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• California Cattlemen's Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• California Farm Bureau Federationtrade assoc.

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

  1 filing · confidence 97%
• Ciner Wyoming LLCunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Cleco Power LLCunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Colorado Mining Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Committee on Environment and Public Workstrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Conservation Law Foundationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Delaware Nature Society.trade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Doll LLP on behalf of Kentucky Coal Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Duke Energy Business Services LLCunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Earthjustice

  1 filing · confidence 97%
• EPA Region 10’s Tribal Operations Committeetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Florida Water Environment Association Utility Council (FWEA)trade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Georgia Association of Manufacturers ( GAM)trade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Georgia Chamber of Commercetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Georgia Poultry Federationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• GPA Midstream Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 97%
• Ground Water Protection Counciltrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Idaho Water Users Association and Tavis L. Thompson and Jonas Reagantrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Illinois Coal Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Kansas Livestock Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Kelly Drye & Warren LLP on behalf of Steel Manufacturers Association (SMA) and the Specialty Steel Industry of North Americatrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• KGHM International Ltd.unverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• LG&E and KU Energy LLCunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• LLC US on behalf of Hecla Mining Companyunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Massachusetts Rivers Alliancetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Minnesota Chamber of Commercetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA}unverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Murray Energy Corporationunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• National Association of Flood and Stormwater Management Agenciestrade assoc.

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

  1 filing · confidence 97%
• National Association of State Departments of Agriculturetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• National Cattlemen's Beef Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 97%
• National Conference of State Legislaturestrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• National Corn Growers Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 97%
• National Ground Water Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• National Milk Producers Federationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 97%
• National Mining Associationtrade assoc.

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

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• National Onsite Wastewater Recycling Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• National Potato Counciltrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 97%
• National Ready Mixed Concrete Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• National Rural Electric Cooperative Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 97%
• National Tribal Water Counciltrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• National Wildlife Federationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)trade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 97%
• Nevada Mining Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• New Mexico Cattle Growers' Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• New Mexico Federal Lands Counciltrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• New Mexico Mining Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• New Mexico Wool Growers inc.unverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Nuclear Energy Institutetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Ohio Cattlemen's Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Okanogan Highlands Alliancetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• on behalf of Arizonia Mining Inc.unverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• on behalf of Generation & Transmission Cooperative Fossil Groupunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Oregon Cattlemen's Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Pacific Legal Foundationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Pennsylvania Coal Alliancetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Portland Cement Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 97%
• Region 9 Tribal Operations Committeetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Ryan & Kuehler PLLC on behalf of the Idaho Conservation Leaguetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• San Gabriel Valley Water Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Save Our Springs Alliancetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• South Dakota Cattlemen’s Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC)

  1 filing · confidence 97%
• Southern IL Power Cooperativeunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• State Onsite Regulators Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Texas Cattle Feeders Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Texas Pipeline Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 97%
• The City of New York Law Departmentunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• The Ohio Manufacturers' Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Tribal Council Secretarytrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Troutman Sanders LLP on behalf of Virginia Manufacturers Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• U.S. Chamber of Commerce

  1 filing · confidence 97%
• United States Steel Corporationunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Virginia Coal and Energy Alliancetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Washington Cattlemen's Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Washington Legal Foundationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Water Environment Association of Texas (WEAT) and Texas Association of Clean Water Agenciestrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Water Systems Counciltrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Waterkeeper Alliancetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• West Virginia Oil and Natural Gas Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Western Coalition of Arid Statestrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Western Governor's Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Western States Water Counciltrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Western Urban Water Coalitiontrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Wisconsin Corn Growers Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Wyoming County Commissioners Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Wyoming Mining Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%