WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Environmental Protection Agency has issued a proposed rule called: Updating the Water Quality Certification Regulations.
The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on Jan. 15 by Lee Zeldin, Administrator.
Summary: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is publishing this proposed rule to update and clarify several substantive and procedural requirements for water quality certification under Clean Water Act (CWA or the Act) section 401. CWA section 401 is a direct grant of authority to States (and Tribes that have been approved for "treatment as a State" status) to review for compliance with appropriate Federal, State, and Tribal water quality requirements any discharge into waters of the United ...