Presentations and related documents from the 2020 National CAFO Roundtable.
Permitting, Compliance and Enforcement
2020 National CAFO Roundtable Agenda
The 2020 National CAFO Roundtable supports the implementation of animal agriculture programs nationwide by helping support states and EPA to further identify challenges & barriers to Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation… Read More »
New York et al. v. EPA
New York and eight other states filed a challenge against EPA’s COVID-19 Implications for EPA’s Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Program policy, arguing the policy exceeds the agency’s authority and skirts statutory mandates to enforce environmental laws.The lawsuit challenges EPA’s March 26 guidance stating that the agency would exercise enforcement discretion if companies are unable to report or monitor pollution releases because the pandemic has disrupted their operations. The policy applies retroactively to March 13 and includes no end date.
Navigable Waters Protection Act: Waters of the United States Definition Summary – 1-30-20
Released in pre-publication form by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers on January 23, 2020, the Navigable Waters Protection Act: Waters of the United States Definition… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. XI, Issue 1 (Week of January 6, 2020)
News WGA Policy Resolution on Federal State Relationship The Western Governors’ Association recently approved several policy resolutions, including a resolution focused on the Federal-State relationship, during its winter meeting in… Read More »
2019 National NPDES Permit Writers Workshop
The week of September 17, 2019, ACWA hosted the 2019 National NPDES Permit Writers Workshop in Washington, DC. In total, 125 people participated at this meeting with representatives from 41… Read More »
ACWA Comment Letter – EPA Interpretive Statement on Application of CWA NPDES Programs to Releases of Pollutants from a Point Source to Groundwater
ACWA’s comment letter to EPA requesting that the Agency engage in meaningful collaboration with states on EPA’s Interpretive Statement on Application of CWA NPDES Programs to Releases of Pollutants from… Read More »
Real Time Review Oversight Template
The template describes the overall purpose of the real-time review, and standards the EPA considers during the review. It describes the State-EPA agreed processes for selecting permits to review; timelines for review; tracking mechanisms for review progress; and process of dispute resolution. A list of acronyms is also provided.
November 2018 Nutrients Permitting Workshop Presentations
The workshop focused on the relationship between permitting for nutrients and TMDLs. Representatives from 27 states attended along with representatives from EPA Headquarters and 5 Regions. Topics included breaking down… Read More »
ACWA Comment Letter Peak Flows Management
The August 31, 2018 Federal Register Notice indicates EPA is requesting input on “possible approaches to updating the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) regulations related to the management of… Read More »
2018 National CAFO Roundtable Presentations
Presentations for the 2018 National CAFO Roundtable.
ECOS Sample Metrics for Evaluating the Efficiency and Effectiveness of Permit Systems
This week ECOS shared with state media associations version 1.0 of a report titled A Framework of Sample Metrics for Evaluating the Efficiency and Effectiveness of Environmental Permitting Systems. This… Read More »
