A joint letter sent this week by ECOS, the Association of Clean Water Administrators (ACWA), and the Association of State Wetland Managers (ASWM) notes the associations’ concern over provisions of…
Letters
ECOS Comment Letter to EPA on WOTUS Recodification
This formal comment letter to U.S. EPA Administrator Pruitt offers ECOS’ input on “Step 1” of redefining of waters of the U.S. following the February 28, 2017, Presidential Executive Order on “Restoring…
Letter from Newly Elected ECOS President Todd Parfitt
This letter from ECOS’ newly elected President Todd Parfitt, Director of the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality, outlines his priorities for the 2017-2018 year.
ECOS Letter to US EPA on FY 2019 Budget Priorities
On September 5th, ECOS submitted a letter to U.S. EPA Chief Financial Officer David Bloom detailing their suggestions for the Agency’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 budget priorities. EPA is developing…
ECOS Comments on EPA’s FY18-19 National Program Manager Guidances
This letter and corresponding document contain ECOS’ comments on U.S. EPA’s draft Fiscal Year (FY) 2018-2019 National Program Manager (NPM) Guidances for the OLEM, OAR, OCSPP, OW, OEI, OITA, OECA,…
ECOS, ACWA, ASWM Letter on CWA Section 404 Assumption
This joint letter from ECOS, the Association of Clean Water Administrators (ACWA), and the Association of State Wetlands Managers (ASWM) to EPA’s OW addresses the Waters Assumable by States and…
ECOS Letter to EPA Administrator Pruitt on WOTUS
This letter to U.S. EPA Administrator Pruitt offers ECOS’ input on the redefining of waters of the U.S. following the February 28, 2017, Presidential Executive Order on “Restoring the Rule of Law,…
Congressional Letters re: ECOS Cooperative Federalism 2.0 Paper
Following the release of its Cooperative Federalism 2.0 paper, ECOS sent these letters and the paper to Congress for consideration as they deliberate the U.S. EPA’s authorizations and appropriations. Letter…
ECOS Comments on Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda
This letter contains ECOS’ response to EPA’s request for input on the President’s Executive Order 13777: Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda. The response includes 19 regulatory reform recommendations outlined in three…
Passback Letter from ECOS to OMB and EPA
This letter expresses the states’ concerns over the passback budget process between the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Specifically, the letter details…
