Clean Water Act (CWA)
S. 3303
Update Type
Bills Introduced
Committee Name
Committee on Environment and Public Works
Sponsor Name
Barrasso
Sponsor Party Affiliation
R-Wyo.
Issue
9
Volume
48
Update Issue
22
Update Volume
48
Congress Number
115
Congressional Record Number
164 Cong. Rec. S5517

would amend the FWPCA to make changes with respect to water quality certification.

Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration
E.O. 13626
09/10/2012
77 Fed. Reg. 56749 (September 13, 2012)

Executive Order 13626 of September 10, 2012

Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 311 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) (33 U.S.C. 1321), section 1006 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2706), and section 301 of title 3, United States Code, it is hereby ordered as follows:

Amendments to Executive Order 12777
E.O. 13638
03/15/2013
78 Fed. Reg. 17589 (March 21, 2013)

Executive Order 13638 of March 15, 2013

Amendments to Executive Order 12777

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows:

Section 1. Section 4 of Executive Order 12777 of October 18, 1991, as amended (Implementation of Section 311 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act of October 18, 1972, as Amended, and the Oil Pollution Act of 1990) is further amended by striking section 4 in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

Restoring the Rule of Law, Federalism, and Economic Growth by Reviewing the “Waters of the United States” Rule
E.O. 13778
02/28/2017
82 Fed. Reg. 12497 (March 3, 2017)

Executive Order 13778 of February 28, 2017

Restoring the Rule of Law, Federalism, and Economic Growth by Reviewing the “Waters of the United States” Rule

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows:

S. 3121
Update Type
Bills Introduced
Committee Name
Committee on Environment and Public Works
Sponsor Name
Paul
Sponsor Party Affiliation
R-Ky.
Issue
8
Volume
48
Update Issue
19
Update Volume
48
Congress Number
115
Congressional Record Number
164 Cong. Rec. S4368

would amend the FWPCA, the SDWA, and the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 to require maximum open and free competition in procurement for projects receiving assistance under those Acts. 

In re City of Taunton Department of Public Works

The City of Taunton (“City”) petitioned the Environmental Appeals Board (“Board”) to review a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) Permit (“Permit”) that the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA” or “Agency”) Region 1 (“Region”) issued to the City on April 10, 2015. The Permit authorizes the City to discharge wastewater effluent from its advanced secondary wastewater treatment facility (“Plant”) into the Taunton River, and subsequently Mount Hope Bay, in Massachusetts. Among other things, the Permit includes a limit on nitrogen discharges from the Plant.

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