(POSTED 2012-07-26 at http://www.wef.org/)
By Alan Vicory, Vice Chair, WEF Government Affairs Committee
WEF members, along with other key stakeholders, firmly believe that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency must stop treating local governments like polluters and instead should embrace them as partners. EPA’s Clean Water Act (CWA) Integrated Planning & Permitting Framework is a symbol of this collaborative spirit.