A coalition of environmental nonprofits have asked the EPA to investigate why the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection is allowing the use of expired stormwater permits at construction sites in the state.
The Jefferson County Foundation-led coalition claims the West Virginia agency has issued at least 600 enforcement orders to allow the use of stormwater permits that expired in 2019 over the objections of the U.S Environmental Protection Agency.
The Clean Water Act authorizes the EPA to review and object to draft stormwater permits issued by any state that is delegated to run its water discharge ...
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