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66–437CC
2000
THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY'S PROPOSED REGULATION REGARDING TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOADS, THE NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM, AND THE FEDERAL ANTI-DEGRADATION POLICY
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HEARING
BEFORE THE
SUBCOMMITTEE ON
WATER RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT
OF THE
COMMITTEE ON
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TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
ONE HUNDRED SIXTH CONGRESS
SECOND SESSION
FEBRUARY 10 AND 15, 2000
THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY'S PROPOSED REGULATION REGARDING TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOADS, THE NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM, AND THE FEDERAL ANTI-DEGRADATION POLICY
66–437CC
2000
THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY'S PROPOSED REGULATION REGARDING TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOADS, THE NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM, AND THE FEDERAL ANTI-DEGRADATION POLICY
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(106–66)
HEARINGS
BEFORE THE
SUBCOMMITTEE ON
WATER RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT
OF THE
COMMITTEE ON
TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
ONE HUNDRED SIXTH CONGRESS
SECOND SESSION
FEBRUARY 10 AND 15, 2000
Printed for the use of the
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Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
BUD SHUSTER, Pennsylvania, Chairman
DON YOUNG, Alaska
THOMAS E. PETRI, Wisconsin
SHERWOOD L. BOEHLERT, New York
HERBERT H. BATEMAN, Virginia
HOWARD COBLE, North Carolina
JOHN J. DUNCAN, JR., Tennessee
THOMAS W. EWING, Illinois
WAYNE T. GILCHREST, Maryland
STEPHEN HORN, California
BOB FRANKS, New Jersey
JOHN L. MICA, Florida
JACK QUINN, New York
TILLIE K. FOWLER, Florida
VERNON J. EHLERS, Michigan
SPENCER BACHUS, Alabama
STEVEN C. LaTOURETTE, Ohio
SUE W. KELLY, New York
RAY LaHOOD, Illinois
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RICHARD H. BAKER, Louisiana
CHARLES F. BASS, New Hampshire
ROBERT W. NEY, Ohio
JACK METCALF, Washington
EDWARD A. PEASE, Indiana
ASA HUTCHINSON, Arkansas
MERRILL COOK, Utah
JOHN COOKSEY, Lousiana
JOHN R. THUNE, South Dakota
FRANK A. LoBIONDO, New Jersey
JERRY MORAN, Kansas
JOHN T. DOOLITTLE, California
LEE TERRY, Nebraska
DON SHERWOOD, Pennsylvania
GARY G. MILLER, California
JOHN E. SWEENEY, New York
JIM DeMINT, South Carolina
DOUG BEREUTER, Nebraska
STEVEN T. KUYKENDALL, California
MICHAEL K. SIMPSON, Idaho
JOHNNY ISAKSON, GA
DAVID VITTER, Louisiana
JAMES L. OBERSTAR, Minnesota
NICK J. RAHALL II, West Virginia
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ROBERT A. BORSKI, Pennsylvania
WILLIAM O. LIPINSKI, Illinois
ROBERT E. WISE, JR., West Virginia
JAMES A. TRAFICANT, JR., Ohio
PETER A. DeFAZIO, Oregon
BOB CLEMENT, Tennessee
JERRY F. COSTELLO, Illinois
ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON, District of Columbia
JERROLD NADLER, New York
PAT DANNER, Missouri
ROBERT MENENDEZ, New Jersey
CORRINE BROWN, Florida
JAMES A. BARCIA, Michigan
BOB FILNER, California
EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, Texas
FRANK MASCARA, Pennsylvania
GENE TAYLOR, Mississippi
JUANITA MILLENDER-McDONALD, California
ELIJAH E. CUMMINGS, Maryland
EARL BLUMENAUER, Oregon
MAX SANDLIN, Texas
ELLEN O. TAUSCHER, California
BILL PASCRELL, JR., New Jersey
LEONARD L. BOSWELL, Iowa
JAMES P. McGOVERN, Massachusetts
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TIM HOLDEN, Pennsylvania
NICK LAMPSON, Texas
JOHN ELIAS BALDACCI, Maine
MARION BERRY, Arkansas
RONNIE SHOWS, Mississippi
BRIAN BAIRD, Washington
SHELLEY BERKLEY, Nevada
Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment
SHERWOOD L. BOEHLERT, New York, Chairman
DON SHERWOOD, Pennsylvania Vice Chairman
DON YOUNG, Alaska
HERBERT H. BATEMAN, Virginia
WAYNE T. GILCHREST, Maryland
STEPHEN HORN, California
BOB FRANKS, New Jersey
JACK QUINN, New York
VERNON J. EHLERS, Michigan
STEVEN C. LaTOURETTE, Ohio
SUE W. KELLY, New York
RICHARD H. BAKER, Louisiana
ROBERT W. NEY, Ohio
ASA HUTCHINSON, Arkansas
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FRANK A. LoBIONDO, New Jersey
JOHN DOOLITTLE, California
DOUG BEREUTER, Nebraska
STEVEN T. KUYKENDALL, California
MICHAEL K. SIMPSON, Idaho
BUD SHUSTER, Pennsylvania
(Ex Officio)
ROBERT A. BORSKI, Pennsylvania
GENE TAYLOR, Mississippi
EARL BLUMENAUER, Oregon
BRIAN BAIRD, Washington
BOB CLEMENT, Tennessee
JERRY F. COSTELLO, Illinois
ROBERT MENENDEZ, New Jersey
JAMES A. BARCIA, Michigan
FRANK MASCARA, Pennsylvania
ELLEN O. TAUSCHER, California
BILL PASCRELL, Jr., New Jersey
LEONARD L. BOSWELL, Iowa
JAMES P. McGOVERN, Massachusetts
NICK LAMPSON, Texas
JOHN ELIAS BALDACCI, Maine
JAMES L. OBERSTAR, Minnesota
(Ex Officio)
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CONTENTS
Proceedings of:
February 10, 2000
February 15, 2000
FEBRUARY 10, 2000
TESTIMONY
Collier, Carol R., Executive Director, Delaware River Basin Commission
Fox, J. Charles, Assistant Administrator for Water, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C.
Guerrero, Peter F., Director, Environmental Protection Issues, Resources, Community and Economic Development Division, U.S. General Accounting Office
Holm, David, President, Association of State and Interstate Water Pollution Control Administrators (ASIWPCA), and Director, Colorado Division of Water Quality
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Nielsen, William, President, Eau Claire, Wisconsin City Council, on behalf of the National League of Cities
PREPARED STATEMENTS SUBMITTED BY A MEMBER OF CONGRESS
Costello, Hon. Jerry F., of Illinois
PREPARED STATEMENTS SUBMITTED BY WITNESSES
Collier, Carol R.
Fox, J. Charles
Guerrero, Peter F
Holm, David
Nielsen, William
SUBMISSIONS FOR THE RECORD
Fox, J. Charles, Assistant Administrator for Water, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., responses to questions from Chairman Shuster
Holm, David, President, Association of State and Interstate Water Pollution Control Administrators (ASIWPCA), and Director, Colorado Division of Water Quality:
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Comments on the proposed TMDL regulations
States' Recommended Water Quality Assessment, Protection and Restoration Process
TMDLs and Resource Needs
Summary of USEPA Costing Estimates for Proposed TMDL Rules
ADDITIONS TO THE RECORD
Interstate Council on Water Policy, statement
Leavitt, Hon. Michael O., Governor, State of Utah, statement, submitted by Hon. Christopher B. Cannon, a Representative in Congress from Utah
National Association of Flood and Stormwater Management Agencies, statement
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FEBRUARY 15, 2000
TESTIMONY
Barrett, John, Farmer, Edroy, TX, on behalf of the American Farm Bureau Federation
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Dubensky, Mitchell M., Director, Forest Resources Environment, Washington, D.C.
Haines, Douglas P., Executive Director, Georgia Legal Watch
Lyons, Jim, Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Parrish, Richard A., Senior Attorney, Southern Environmental Law Center, Charlottesville, Virginia
Schwer, Richard F., Senior Environmental Consultant, Dupont Company, Wilmington, Delaware, on behalf of the Clean Water Industry Coalition, and the Chemical Manufacturers Association
Williams, David, Manager, Wastewater Operations, East Bay Municipal Utility District, Oakland California, on behalf of the California Association of Sanitation Agencies
PREPARED STATEMENTS SUBMITTED BY A MEMBER OF CONGRESS
Costello, Hon. Jerry F., of Illinois
PREPARED STATEMENTS SUBMITTED BY WITNESSES
Barrett, John
Haines, Douglas P
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Lyons, Jim
Olszewski, Rob (presented by Mitchell M. Dubensky)
Parrish, Richard A
Schwer, Richard F
Williams, David
ADDITIONS TO THE RECORD
American Society of Civil Engineers, statement
Associated General Contractors of America, statement
Foundation for Environmental and Economic Progress, Virginia S. Albrecht, Director, Government Affairs and General Counsel, report
Georgia Legal Watch, Douglas P. Haines, Executive Director, statement and supporting documents
Kansas TMDL Agriculture Working Group, statement, submitted by Hon. Jerry Moran, a Representative in Congress from Kansas
National Association of State Foresters, statement
National Association of State Departments of Agriculture, statement
Western Coalition of Arid States (WESTCAS), statement
Letter to Members of Congress from various agricultural, forestry, and conservation organizations, February 9, 2000
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