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NWEA to EPA: Are Hyporheic Zones for Cooling Fish or Discharges?

July 30, 2013 | Advocacy, Clean Water Act, EPA, NPDES Permits, OR NPDES, OR Temperature, Oregon, Temperature, Water Quality

In a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on July 26th, NWEA asked the federal agency to consider why Oregon dischargers are being allowed to use hyporheic zones, which are supposed to be protected as thermal refuges for the protection of salmon, as...

Lawsuit Filed over Idaho Toxics

June 26, 2013 | Advocacy, Arsenic, Clean Water Act, Cyanide, Endangered Species, ID Copper, ID WQS, Idaho, Lawsuits, Salmon, Toxics, Water Quality, Water Quality Standards

NWEA filed a lawsuit over Idaho toxics standards because a 17 year delay by federal fish and wildlife agencies in reviewing the state’s water quality standards is unlawful. The lawsuit against the National Marine Fisheries Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife...

NWEA resigns from Washington process to adopt new criteria for toxics

June 12, 2013 | Advocacy, Arsenic, Clean Water Act, Dioxin, Human Health, Mercury, Toxics, WA WQS, Washington, Water Quality, Water Quality Standards

NWEA resigned from the Washington Department of Ecology’s process to adopt new human health criteria for toxics today. NWEA was the last remaining participant not affiliated with pollution sources. In a letter to Ecology Director Maia Bellon, NWEA wrote that “Ecology...

Federal Court Vacates Oregon’s Water Quality Temperature Standards

April 11, 2013 | Advocacy, Antidegradation, Clean Water Act, EPA, Lawsuits, OR Temperature, OR WQS, Oregon, Salmon, Temperature, Water Quality Standards

Over a year after a federal court ruled in NWEA’s favor on key provisions of Oregon’s water quality temperature standards, an agreement between NWEA and EPA has resulted in two court orders – one in January and the second in April – in which the court has...

EPA Again Fails to Control Invasive Species from Ship Discharges

April 7, 2013 | Ballast Water, Clean Water Act, EPA, Invasive Species, National, NPDES Permits, Uncategorized, Water Quality

EPA has issued its second national permit to control invasive species from ship discharges and the result is not much better than the first permit. The national permit, known as the Vessel General Permit (VGP), is intended to control the discharge of invasive species,...

EPA Fails on Washington’s Water Quality Standards

March 10, 2013 | Advocacy, Ammonia, Clean Water Act, Copper, EPA, Lawsuits, Toxics, WA Copper, WA WQS, Washington, Water Quality Standards

Over twenty years ago the Washington Department of Ecology water quality standards changes to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for approval. These standards, and updates made in the two decades since then, set the allowable levels of toxic chemicals for...
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