Federal Register: EPA Issues Proposed Rule on Updating National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Definitions and Exclusions
September 04, 2026
September 04, 2026
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposes to revise a regulatory definition under the Clean Water Act (CWA) permitting regulations pertaining to discharges in the contiguous zone and ocean. The proposal would revise the regulatory definition of "discharge of a pollutant" to reflect and faithfully implement the statutory exclusion of vessels and other floating craft that add pollutants in the contiguous zone or the ocean from inclusion in the . . .