EPA Announces Final Rule to Protect Water Quality Where Tribes Have Treaty and Reserved Rights
May 04, 2024
May 04, 2024
WASHINGTON, May 4 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on May 2, 2024:
Today, May 2, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a final rule that will help protect water quality where Tribes hold and assert rights to aquatic and aquatic-dependent resources. For the first time, this action establishes a clear and consistent national framework for EPA and states to consider Tribal treaty and reserved rights when establishing Water Qual . . .
Today, May 2, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a final rule that will help protect water quality where Tribes hold and assert rights to aquatic and aquatic-dependent resources. For the first time, this action establishes a clear and consistent national framework for EPA and states to consider Tribal treaty and reserved rights when establishing Water Qual . . .