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Clean Water Act

EPA to seek stakeholder input on integrated municipal stormwater and wastewater management plans

EPA is holding a series of five workshops to solicit stakeholder input on the use of integrated municipal stormwater and wastewater plans to meet the water-quality objectives of the Clean Water Act.  The workshops are intended to assist EPA in developing an integrated planning approach framework that could be used to help municipalities prioritize their infrastructure investments in order to maximize water-quality benefits and consider various innovative approaches, such as green infrastructure, that may be more sustainable.  

Former EPA Administrator: Keep the Clean Water Act Strong (NYTimes op-ed)

William Reilly, EPA Administrator during the first Bush administration, wrote an editorial in The New York Times published Nov. 28 about protecting the Clean Water Act against attempts to weaken it. Next year is the 40th anniversary of this landmark law.

Reilly advocates keeping the law strong.

Read his editorial