On August 4, 2023, the public comment period ended for the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed rule on Federal Baseline Water Quality Standards (WQS) for Indian Reservations (88 FR 29496). The WSWC Submitted a comment letter based on Policy Position #490, Water Quality Standards, Protecting Tribal Reserved Rights, and Federal Baseline Water Quality Standards for Indian Reservations.
Twelve of our western states submitted separate comments – AK, AZ, CO, ID, MT, NE, ND, NV, OK, SD, TX, WY. Additionally, eight state attorneys’ general submitted a joint comment letter to EPA Administrator Michael Regan from AK, ID, KS, MS, NE, ND, SC, and SD. See letters below.
August 2023 WSWC Letter to EPA re: federal baseline WQS
Alaska
Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation
Arizona
Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
Colorado
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Idaho
Idaho Department of Environmental Quality
Montana
Montana Department of Environmental Quality
Nebraska
Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy
North Dakota
North Dakota Department of Water Resources
Nevada
Nevada Division of Environmental Protection
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Office of the Secretary of Energy and Environment
South Dakota
South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Texas
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Wyoming
Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality
Attorneys’ General
Joint Comment Letter