Here’s the release from the Western Governors’ Association:
Western Governors have sent comments to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in response to its request for Information on Existing Programs That Protect Water Quality From Forest Road Discharges.
The outreach, sent on Feb. 12, 2016, highlighted states’ federally-recognized authority to manage and allocate water within their boundaries. Submitted comments included: “The Clean Water Act (CWA) does not require EPA to regulate forest road stormwater discharge,” and “EPA should leave the management of stormwater discharges from forest roads to the states, unless otherwise determined by a specific state.”
Western Governors also cited their policy resolution, Water Quality in the West, which states that stormwater runoff from forest roads has been managed as a nonpoint source of pollution under EPA regulation and state law since enactment of the CWA.
