ECOS’ comment letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on the forthcoming rulemaking to require financial responsibility for hard rock mining under Section 108(b) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and…
Letters
Comments on EPA National Enforcement Initiatives
In this letter, ECOS reiterates its active interest in compliance and enforcement matters. This letter offers general and specific comments on the NEI’s for EPA’s consideration. Among other things, these comments…
Comments on U.S. EPA’s Office of Civil Rights “FY 2015- 2020 External Compliance and Complaints Draft Strategic Plan”
This letter contains the ECOS Planning Committee’s response to EPA’s Office of Civil Rights “FY 2015-2020 External Compliance and Complaints Draft Strategic Plan.” This letter offers a few suggestions for…
Joint ECOS Astswmo Letter to House Energy and Commerce Committee on Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2015
This joint letter (ECOS and ASTSWMO) was written to express support for H.R. 1734, the Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2015. While it supports the legislation, it also…
U.S. EPA Letter to ECOS and ASTSWMO on the Definition of Solid Waste and the Coal Combustion Residuals
This letter reiterates the continued discussion about the major provisions of the Definition of Solid Waste (DSW) and the Coal Combustion Residuals (CCR) Final Rules. These final rules were published on January 13,…
Comment Letter to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Clean Air Act Section 111(d)
This letter offers comments and suggestions to EPA on the proposed national rulemaking, “Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units; Proposed Rule” Under the Clean Air…
Letter with ASTSWMO to U.S. EPA about CCR Rule Implementation
This joint ECOS ASTSWMO letter addresses concern with an implementation issue regarding the proposed RCRA Subtitle D option. The suggestion is that U.S. EPA, in promulgating a final rule under Subtitle…
State Associations SRF-WIFIA Congressional Letters
This joint letter (ECOS, ACWA, ASDWA, CIFA, GWPC) shares the associations’ perspectives and concerns on the continuous efforts to support the nation’s water and wastewater infrastructure. This letter calls for…
Letter to House Energy and Commerce Committee on CERCLA Bills
This letter was written in support support of many of the concepts included in the “CERCLA Bills.” Specifically, ECOS supports the expansion of “consultation with states” and acknowledges that the bills directly…
