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Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on the Clean Water Act Regulatory Definition of "Waters of the United States" with the Joint Memorandum providing guidance.

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League of Women Voters filed 3 comments on this docket between Apr 7, 2003 and Apr 16, 2003. 143 other organizations filed here. The comment window closed 8548d ago.

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Apr 16, 2003· Comment for 68 FR 1991 from Cathy Landy, The League of Women Voters of Watauga.· EPA-HQ-OW-2002-0050-2954

Clcl11@aol.com 04/16/2003 09:32 PM To:CWAwaters@EPA cc: Subject: Re: Comments on Proposed Rulemaking for CWA EPA Water Docket ID # OW-2002-0050 Mailcode 4101T 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, DC 20460April 16, 2003 Re: Comments on Proposed Rulemaking for CWA The League of Women Voters of Watauga (LWV-W) would like to submit comments on the Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding the Clean Water Act. The League is committed to clean water, and supports water resource programs that deal with water quality & quantity in surface & groundwaters. We endorse policies that bring about good water quality, which is vital for maintaining aquatic species. These include the protection of lakes, streams, and wetlands from pollution resulting from direct, as well as non-point sources. Wetlands are a vital part of clean water protection, and since wetlands in our region are few and small in acreage, any potential loss of protection should not occur without thorough review and public input. The League opposes the Proposed Rulemaking. According to the Clean Water Act, we interpret the definition "waters of the U.S." to mean all waters, large and small. The proposed ruling would remove federal jurisdiction from many waters that are now protected by the Act. Intermittent streams and wetlands play an important part in biological diversity. They function as an interconnected system, and impairment to one part could potentially harm the function of the whole. Since the CWA has been implemented, there has been much progress in restoring the nation’s waters. The new ruling would have an impact on wetlands, creeks, and streams. The Corps and EPA staffs would no longer have jurisdiction over "isolated" waters. This could open the way for industry and developers to argue about many ponds and wetlands as being "isolated". This would allow for even more destruction and pollution. We would urge the Administration to continue to protect all waters currently under the CWA. Thank you for considering our comments. Sincerely, Cathy Landy, Conservation Chair, LWV-W

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Apr 15, 2003· Comment for 68 FR 1991 from Mary T. Kelly & Cynthia Flynn, League of Women Voters of the Columbia Area.· EPA-HQ-OW-2002-0050-2754

Mary <rkelly1@sc.rr.com> 04/15/2003 04:36 PM To:CWAwaters@EPA cc: Subject:Attn: Docket ID No. OW-2002-0050 Mary T. Kelly, Ph.D. Natural Resources Representative League of Women Voters of the Columbia Area 4018 Sandwood Drive, Columbia, SC 29206 April 15, 2003 Water Docket Environmental Protection Agency Mailcode 4101T 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, D.C. 20460 Attention Docket ID No. OW-2002-0050 Re: Docket OW-2002-0050 Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on the Clean Water Act Regulatory definition of "Waters of the United States." Dear Sir or Madame: These comments are being submitted by the League of Women Voters of the Columbia Area, a non-profit organization of active volunteers working to enhance the overall mission of the League: to facilitate the active participation of citizens in their government. Our organization on all levels -local, state and national - has long been an advocate for the strong clean water legislation and rule making that have been so effective in cleaning up our nation's waterways and protecting our wetlands. As citizens of a state with a large acreage of wetlands including those termed isolated wetlands we understand the problems that will and are arising related to the preservation of the isolated wetlands. Without the wetlands habitat is lost, recreational opportunities are curtailed, flooding is exacerbated and pollutant filtering is diminished. The proposed changes to the Clean Water Act rules by the US EPA and the US Army Corps of Engineers go far beyond any changes made necessary by the US Supreme Court's ruling in the Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County (SWANCC) and would harm the ability of the state and EPA to protect our invaluable natural resources. We join with the SC Wildlife Federation, the Sierra Club, and other responsible environmental organizations in urging you not to proceed with the rulemaking and to focus on implementing the narrow interpretation of SWANN being promoted by the US Department of Justice. Sincerely, Mary T. Kelly, Natural Resources Representative, LWV Columbia Area Cynthia Flynn, President, LWV Columbia Area

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Apr 7, 2003· Comment for 68 FR 1991 from Catherine Wachs, Heather Baker-Sullivan, & Erin Malloy, League of Women Voters of Westchester.· EPA-HQ-OW-2002-0050-1712

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Contact: Donna Downing, USEPA/OW/OWOW, (202) 566-1366, HQ

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