Takeover of water program sought: ; Environmentalists want EPA to step in
Charleston Gazette › June 18, 2009
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West Virginia regulators have allowed a "complete breakdown" of their water pollution control program, and federal officials should seize permitting and enforcement duties from the state Department of Environmental Protection, a coalition of environmental groups said Wednesday.
In a formal petition, the Sierra Club and three other groups urged EPA to take over West Virginia's handling of the Clean Water Act's National Pollution Discharge Elimination System, or NPDES.See the full content of this document
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Takeover of water program sought: ; Environmentalists want EPA to step in
The petition focuses on DEP's program for mining, but also targets problems in non-mining water quality enforcement and permitting. Among other things, it cites the state's granting of broad compliance waivers,...
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