| [EPA] 웨스트 버지니아의 손상된 수도 목록에 255개 수로 추가 제안
미국 환경청(EPA)은 지난 25일 서부 버지니아 환경보호국(WVDEP, West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection)으로부터 서부 버지니아에 손상된 수도 목록을 제공받았다고 밝혔다.
이 목록은 국가가 손상된 수도로 이전에 지정된 1천176개 수로, 그리고 국가의 현행 수질기준에 따라 EPA에 의해 확인된 추가적인 255개 수로가 포함돼 있다. EPA는 연방의 수질오염방지법(Clean Water Act)의 요구 사항을 충족하기 위해 작업을 수행했다.
수질오염방지법은 국가가 물의 상태를 평가하기 위해 즉시 사용할 수 있는 수질 정보를 제공토록 규정하고 있다. 2년마다 수질 기준에 부합되지 않는 waterbodies를 확인한다. 손상이 있는 수도 리스트는 검토와 승인을 위해 EPA에 제출하며, 주 또는 EPA는 이후 장손상된 수로를 복원할 수 있는 계획을 수립해야 한다.
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EPA proposes adding 255 waterways to WV's impaired water list
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on March 25 provided the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) a proposed list of impaired waterways in West Virginia.
The list includes 1,176 waterways previously designated as impaired by the State, and an additional 255 waterways identified by EPA, based on the State’s current water quality standards. EPA took this action in order to meet the requirements of the federal Clean Water Act.
The Clean Water Act requires states to use all readily available water quality information to assess the health of waters, and every two years identify those waterbodies that do not meet water quality standards.
The impaired waters list is then submitted to EPA for review and approval. States or EPA must subsequently develop cleanup plans to restore the impaired waterways.
EPA acknowledges WVDEP’s position that it is precluded by Senate Bill No. 562 from evaluating waters for aquatic life uses pending adoption of a new methodology for evaluating waterways. In the meantime, EPA has an obligation to take action to ensure that the federal requirements of the Clean Water Act are met.
EPA identified the additional waterways, representing more than 1,000 miles of rivers and streams, based on its review of readily available State data. The agency reviewed the information using substantially the same methodology that West Virginia has used to review this type of data in the past.
EPA will publish a notice of the proposed additions in the federal register on or before April 15, which will begin a 30-day public comment period. EPA will review all of the comments and make changes to the proposed list as appropriate.
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