Clean Water Act Section 401 Water Quality Certification Improvement Rule

51 organizations filed 53 public comments on Clean Water Act Section 401 Water Quality Certification Improvement Rule, at the Environmental Protection Agency. The comment window closed 1450d ago.

Abstract

EPA’s current water quality certification regulations were promulgated in 1971, prior to the 1972 amendments that enacted Clean Water Act section 401. With this action, the Agency is proposing to update the existing regulations to be more consistent with the statutory text of the CWA; to clarify, reinforce, and provide a measure of consistency with respect to elements of section 401 certification practice that have evolved over the fifty years since the 1971 Rule was promulgated; and to support an efficient and predictable certification process that is consistent with the water quality protection and cooperative federalism principles central to CWA section 401.

Commenters (51)

• Environmental Protection Network (EPN)trade assoc.

  2 filings · confidence 97%
• Hydropower Reform Coalitiontrade assoc.

  2 filings · confidence 85%
• (AMP) and Ohio Municipal Electric Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Alaska Oil and Gas Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• American Association of State Highway Transportation Officialstrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• American Clean Power Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 97%
• American Exploration & Mining Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Association of American Railroadstrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 97%
• Association of Clean Water Administratortrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Association of Fish and Wildlife Agenciestrade assoc.

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

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• California Building Industry Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Calista Corporationunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Cleco Corporate Holdings LLCunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Coalition of Coastal Fisheries and Columbia River Crab Fisherman's Association (CCF/CRCFA)trade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Competitive Enterprise Institutetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Council of State Governments - West and Western States Water Counciltrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Earthjustice

  1 filing · confidence 97%
• East Kentucky Power Cooperativeunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Edison Electric Institutetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 97%
• Environmental Council of the Statestrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Federal Water Quality Coalition.trade assoc.

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

  1 filing · confidence 97%
• Interstate Natural Gas Association of Americatrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 97%
• Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA) and American Gas Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• J.R. Simplot Companyunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Makah Tribal Counciltrade assoc.

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

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

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

  1 filing · confidence 97%
• National Association of Wetland Managerstrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• National Hydropower Associationtrade assoc.

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

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

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

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Natural Gas Supply Associationtrade assoc.

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

  1 filing · confidence 97%
• Nuclear Energy Institutetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Ohio Oil and Gas Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Petroleum Association of Wyomingtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Solar Energy Industries Associationtrade assoc.

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

  1 filing · confidence 97%
• Tennessee Chamber of Commerce & Industrytrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• The Heritage Foundationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• The Petroleum Alliance of Oklahomatrade assoc.

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

  1 filing · confidence 97%
• Waterkeeper Alliancetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Western Energy Alliancetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Western Governors Associationtrade assoc.

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

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Wyoming Association of Conservation Districtstrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%