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EPA Proposes to Increase Predictability and Timeliness of Water Quality Certification Process

By Brian R. Levey on October 31, 2019
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Proposed 401 WQC Review Process Flowchart
Proposed 401 WQC Review Process Flowchart

Over the past few years, certain states have relied on ambiguities in the Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 401 water quality certification process to block the construction of significant energy infrastructure projects (e.g., oil and gas pipelines, coal export facilities, and liquid natural gas [LNG] terminals) determined by federal agencies to be in the public interest of individual states, regions, and the nation as a whole. Consistent with the cooperative federalism structure of the CWA—and the important role of states in protecting water quality within their borders—Section 401 requires applicants for a federal license or permit anticipated to result in discharges to navigable waters to obtain a certification from the relevant state that the discharge will comply with applicable state water quality standards. States can waive this requirement, and if they do not act within “a reasonable period of time (which shall not exceed one year) after receipt” of the request for the certification, waiver is automatic. 33 U.S.C. § 1341(a).

For the full report, “EPA Proposes to Increase Predictability and Timeliness of Water Quality Certification Process,” visit our sister site, The Nickel Report.

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