Definition of

Sujet

Environnement gén., Mer, Eau

Mot clé

Pollution de la mer Gestion des resources en eau douce Pollution des eaux douces Lutte contre la pollution

Aire géographique

Amériques, Arctique, Pacifique du Est, Amérique du Nord, Atlantique Nord

Résumé

This Final Rule of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of the Army adds an applicability date to the "Clean Water Rule: Definition of ‘Waters of the United States" to maintain the status quo by adding an applicability date to the 2015 Rule and thus providing continuity and regulatory certainty for regulated entities, the States and Tribes, and the public while the agencies continue to consider possible revisions to the 2015 Rule. Thus the 2015 Rule will not be implemented until February 6, 2020. Until the applicability date of the 2015 Rule and subject to further action by the agencies, the agencies will continue to implement nationwide the previous regulatory definition of "waters of the United States" and will continue to interpret the statutory term "waters of the United States" to mean the waters covered by those Regulations. The original Rule was challenged by (state) court proceedings.

Texte intégral

Anglais

Site web

www.epa.gov

Références - Législation

Amende

Clean Water Rule: Definition of “Waters of the United States” (40 CFR 230.3).

Législation | États-Unis d'Amérique | 2015

Mot clé: Pollution de la mer, Gestion des resources en eau douce, Pollution des eaux douces, Eaux usées/déversement, Lutte contre la pollution

Source: FAO, FAOLEX