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Definition of "Waters of the United States" Under the Clean Water Act

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Edison Electric Institute filed 2 comments on this docket between Nov 22, 2014 and Jan 27, 2015. 961 other organizations filed here. The comment window closed 4274d ago.

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Jan 27, 2015· Comment submitted by Quinlan J. Shea, III, Vice President, Environment, Edison Electric Institute (EEI)· EPA-HQ-OW-2011-0880-19544

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Nov 22, 2014· Comment submitted by Quinlan J. Shea, III, Vice President, Environment, Edison Electric Institute (EEI)· EPA-HQ-OW-2011-0880-15032

The Edison Electric Institute (EEI) submits the attached comments in response to the EPA-Corps Proposed Rule to Define Waters of the United States Under the Clean Water Act Docket Number EPA-HQ-OW-2011-0880 which the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) jointly published at 79 Fed. Reg. 22187 (Apr. 21, 2014). The proposed rule would revise the agencies regulations to contain a uniform definition of the term waters of the United States, which is the foundation for the agencies jurisdiction over particular water bodies under the federal Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq. (CWA or the Act), and its various water quality standards and permitting programs. If you have any questions about these comments, please contact either C. Richard Bozek (202/508-5641; rbozek@eei.org) or Henri Bartholomot (202/508-5622; hbartholomot@eei.org).

Abstract

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are publishing for public comment a proposed rule defining the scope of waters protected under the Clean Water Act (CWA), in light of the U.S. Supreme Court cases in U.S. v. Riverside Bayview, Rapanos v. United States, and Solid Waste Agency v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (SWANCC).

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