ACWA General Summary of State Perspectives
A significant majority of the 41 ACWA member states that responded, generally support updating the CWA to allow for “up to 10-year permits.” Two states are strongly opposed to any change of CWA permit term. At least three states would support a 10-year permit term if the flexibility only applied to a subset of the NPDES universe – for example “minors with good compliance histories.” One state highly recommends very clear, explicit statutory language to limit implementation inconsistencies and reduce political pressure.
All states indicated opposition to requiring 10-year permits.
Final ACWA 10 Year Permits 8-27-2024
