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DATE:02/08/2017
Water Quality Standards

Established by Section 303 (a)-(c) of the Clean Water Act, requires EPA to approve state standards and in the absence of approvable state standards, develop and promulgate standards for the state to achieve the “fishable and swimmable” goals of the Clean Water Act. Requires states to hold public hearings at least once every three years for the purpose of reviewing the standards, and as appropriate, revising the standards.

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DATE:02/07/2017
Wetland Banking

On March 31, 2008, EPA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (the Corps) issued revised regulations governing compensatory mitigation for authorized impacts to wetlands, streams, and other waters of the U.S. under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act. These regulations are designed to improve the effectiveness of compensatory mitigation to replace lost aquatic resource functions and area, expand public participation in compensatory mitigation decision making, and increase the efficiency and predictability of the mitigation project review process.

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DATE:02/07/2017