Based on the foregoing motions and the parties’ joint request, and for good cause shown, the Court hereby VACATES the Order of its December 29, 2021 Opinion and Order (ECF No. 57 at 21, lines 17-19 and 22, lines 6 to 8). In addition, it is hereby ORDERED that: EPA will issue a new decision on Plaintiff’s 2013 Petition relating to water quality standards for the State of Washington to protect aquatic life (the “Petition”) no later than September 1, 2022
A federal court ordered the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) last night to take the first step towards updating Washington’s water quality standards for 17 key toxic pollutants known to harm endangered salmon, steelhead, and the Southern Resident killer whales that depend upon them.
NWEA petitioned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today to adopt water quality standards for five toxic pollutants in Idaho waters that other federal agencies have determined jeopardize endangered aquatic species such as Snake River salmon and steelhead, Kootenai River white sturgeon, and bull trout.
This letter constitutes the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator’s Determination (Determination), pursuant to Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 303(c)(4)(B), that new and revised water quality standards (WQS) in Washington are necessary to satisfy the requirements of the CWA.
FEDERAL ACTION SOUGHT TO PROTECT ENDANGERED SPECIES IN IDAHO WATERS FROM TOXIC METALS
Petition for Rulemaking List of Pollutants and Chemical Families