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“EPA should be able to use broad water discharge permits for similar activities across large areas, let many expired general permits stay in effect until replaced, make many discharge and dredge-and-fill permits last up to 10 years, and protect permit holders from penalties for listed pollutants and some closely related pollutants when they follow the permit.”
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“Federal Clean Water Act coverage should not apply to some rain-only streams, groundwater, waste treatment systems, certain long-used farm lands that stayed in agricultural use, and other features identified by EPA and the Army Corps.”
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“The federal dashboard encouragement should apply only when large covered projects need state water quality certifications, pollution discharge permits, or dredge-and-fill or wetlands-related permits, leaving other state permits outside this specific push.”
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“Water pollution permits should clearly name each pollutant limit, explain how it was calculated, and tell permit holders what they must do to meet it.”
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“The Army Corps should have a deadline to ask for missing information on dredge-and-fill permits and water-coverage decisions, and it should clear permit and jurisdiction backlog cases within 60 days by adding or reassigning staff and resources.”
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“EPA should be allowed to block a dredge-and-fill disposal site only during the active Army Corps permit review, lawsuits over many dredge-and-fill approvals should be filed within 60 days, and courts should usually pause or cancel those permits only when there is a serious and immediate danger.”
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“For broad nationwide permits, the Army Corps should generally treat fills under 3 acres as having minimal environmental effects and keep those permits available for projects like pipelines, roads, and transmission lines, with less repeated consultation when the permits are renewed.”
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“States and tribes should have up to one year to approve, deny, or condition water quality certifications and explain their decisions in writing, and some energy-related certification lawsuits should be filed and decided on a faster schedule.”
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“States should be able to take over the federal permit program that controls building and development projects near wetlands and waterways, with a simpler approval process.”
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“EPA should have an easier process for approving more state-run dredge-and-fill permit programs, and it should not be able to take back the approved programs in Michigan, New Jersey, or Florida unless Congress later authorizes that step.”
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“When states or tribes review federal permits for water quality, their review should stay focused on listed Clean Water Act discharge issues, applicants should submit a set checklist before the review clock starts, and only the federal permitting agency should enforce the final water conditions?”
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“States should have a meaningful role in protecting rivers, streams, wetlands, and other waters when natural gas pipeline projects are reviewed.”
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“EPA and states should consider whether cleanup methods are affordable, available, and proven before applying some water standards, and EPA should use public notice-and-comment rulemaking before changing national water quality criteria.”
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