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Water Reuse Action Plan

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American Chemistry Council filed 1 comment on this docket between Dec 19, 2019 and Dec 19, 2019. 38 other organizations filed here. The comment window closed 2416d ago.

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Dec 19, 2019· Comment submitted by Emily Scheller, Manager, Environment, American Chemistry Council (ACC)· EPA-HQ-OW-2019-0174-0137

The American Chemistry Council (ACC) appreciates the opportunity to submit comments in response to the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Draft National Water Reuse Action Plan (Draft Plan). The Draft Plan consists of objectives with proposed actions that support consideration and implementation of water reuse applications. ACC appreciates EPA's effort to establish a plan to address national water resource concerns. ACC member companies strive to be responsible partners when it comes to conserving water and protecting water quality. Water use is crucial to our members' day-to-day operations and ACC companies are committed to helping protect water resources. Our manufacturing facilities work to reduce water consumption and conserve, reuse, and return water resources; manage discharges safely, and comply with regulatory requirements regarding permitted water releases. Through chemical industry advancements, innovations and investments to support sustainability, ACC member companies aim to further protect and enhance water resources in the coming years.

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Abstract

On February 27, 2019, David Ross, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Assistant Administrator for Water, announced that the Agency will facilitate development of a Water Reuse Action Plan (WRAP) that will seek to better integrate federal policy and leverage the expertise of both industry and government to ensure the effective use of the Nation’s water resources. A draft of the WRAP is scheduled for release and public review in September 2019 at the Annual WateReuse Symposium in San Diego. The EPA has opened this public docket to collect input and ideas that will inform development of the WRAP. The EPA is also posting a document entitled Discussion Framework for Development of a Draft Water Reuse Action Plan (“Discussion Framework”) that provides background, context, and details on development of the WRAP. The Water Reuse Action Plan will seek to foster water reuse as an important component of integrated water resource management. The actions are part of a larger effort by the Administration to better coordinate and focus taxpayer resources on some of the Nation’s most pressing water resource challenges, including ensuring water availability and mitigating the risks posed by droughts. The EPA is working closely with the Department of the Interior, the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Energy, and other federal partners, as well as facilitating discussions among state, tribal, and water sector stakeholders and forming new partnerships to develop and deploy the plan. The EPA will not prepare a formal response to comments. Rather, this docket is intended to create an accessible forum for public input. Nonetheless, the EPA will review all comments received to help inform development of the draft Water Reuse Action Plan. Please submit comments by July 1, 2019 11:59 PM. For additional details please also visit: https://www.epa.gov/waterreuse/water-reuse-action-plan.

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