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11/22/1999
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<br />FY2000 EP A Appropriations: Differences between House and Senate versions of the V A-HUD- <br />Independent Agencies bill, H.R. 2684, which appropriates $7.6 billion for the Environmental Protection e <br />Agency, have been resolved. The bill increases the amount of funding for EP A water infrastructure <br />programs. <br /> <br />Good Samaritan Legislation: On Oct. 26, Senator Max Baucus joined by Senators Tom Daschle <br />and Ben Nighthorse Campbell, introduced S. 1787, the "Good Samaritan Abandoned or Inactive Mine <br />Waste Remediation Act." Drainage and runoff from abandoned mines has created adverse water quality <br />impacts in several western states. Often a responsible party for these mines is not identifiable or not <br />economically viable enough to clean up the site. EPA policy and recent case law has created an <br />disincentive for any voluntary cleanup efforts by states of others because of the liability that can be <br />inherited for any voluntary cleanup activities -- even though the volunteering party had no previous <br />responsibility or liability for the site. <br /> <br />The bill is aimed at removing current disincentives under the Clean Water Act for voluntary, <br />cooperative efforts focused on improving water quality degraded by abandoned or inactive mines. <br />Governor Owens and several other western governors sent a letter to Sen. Baucus on behalf of the <br />Western Governors' Association commending him for introducing the bill. On this basis, I supported the <br />WSWC resolution supporting the legislation, even though it is probably of greater concern to other state <br />agencies and we haven't taken a position on the bill. <br /> <br />WSWC Fall Meeting: The fall meeting of the Western States Water Council was held in Austin, <br />Texas on Nov. 3-5. Oklahoma's request for membership was approved and the Executive Director ofthe <br />Oklahoma Water Resources Board was welcomed as a new member. <br /> <br />The WSWC endorsed the Good Samaritan Abandoned or Inactive Mine Waste Remediation Act <br />(discussed above) and discussed the Combined Sewer Overflow Control and Partnership Act (S. 914), and <br />the Clean Water Infrastructure Financing Act (S. 1699). The Council delayed action on a draft 12-page <br />letter to EP A on the proposed changes to water quality plarming and management regulations (TMDL <br />rules). We can discuss this draft under Agenda Item 21(b), and expect that the revised WSWC draft will <br />be circulated again for comment, then submitted to the WSWC Executive Committee for approval, before <br />submission to EPA in January. <br /> <br />The WSWC also proposed revisions to a draft bill, the Water Adjudication Fee Fairness Act, and <br />agreed to support passage of the bill. Although it doesn't affect Colorado as much as states conducting <br />general adjudications of water rights, it requires the federal govemment to pay the same court fees as <br />other parties. <br /> <br />The Executive Administrator of the Texas Water Development Board described the creation of <br />sixteen regional water plarming groups to address Texas' water challenges. The groups are preparing <br />local water plans to be submitted to the Board for eventual incorporation into a state water plan. In <br />addition to local population projects and estimates of water demands and supplies, the plarming groups are <br />identifying the need for additional water data, identifying potential reservoir sites and unique stream <br />segments and addressing other local issues. Future concerns include funding and implementation of the <br />plans, coordination of water quantity and water quality management, maintenance of aging infrastructure, <br />and rapidly growing urban water demands. <br /> <br />A representative from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers addressed developments in the Clean .. <br />Water Act Section 404 Program, explaining new administrative appeal procedures for the review of .. <br /> <br />tit <br /> <br />6 <br />
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