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NPDES Petition for Program Withdrawal in Wisconsin

In October 2015, Midwest Environmental Advocates (MEA) a nonprofit environmental law center filed a petition to withdraw Wisconsin’s National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System  program. MEA alleged, among other things, that the state had made limited progress on the 75 discrepancies or issues between state and federal statutes and rules that EPA identified in its 2011 Legal Authority Review (LAR). 

Legal Authority Review Status

The following documents summarize the status of EPA’s review of the State of Wisconsin’s actions taken to address the 75 issues identified in the LAR.

  • Legal Authority Review Status 05-11-2020 (pdf) (151.38 KB)
    Update for NPDES Petition
  • Legal Authority Review Status 02-08-2019 (pdf) (83.59 KB)
    Update for NPDES Petition
  • Legal Authority Review Status 09-21-2018 (pdf) (86.49 KB)
    Update for NPDES Petition
  • Legal Authority Review Status 12-20-2017 (pdf) (82.18 KB)
    Update for NPDES Petition
  • Legal Authority Review Status 11-1-2017 (pdf) (82.54 KB)
    Update for NPDES Petition
  • Legal Authority Review Status 12-29-2016 (pdf) (80 KB)
    Update for NPDES Petition
  • Legal Authority Review Status 11-08-2016 (pdf) (87.45 KB)
    Update for NPDES Petition
  • Legal Authority Review Status (pdf) (90.47 KB)
    Update for NPDES Petition

The following documents are a summary of each 2011 legal authority review issue that EPA has determined as being resolved.  Each summary document identifies the issue, actions taken by the State to resolve the issue, and EPA’s conclusions based on an analysis of those actions.

Documents Related to Resolved Issues

Supporting Documents Related to the Status of EPA’s Legal Authority Review

  • Acting Deputy Regional Administrator Payne 09-21-2018 Letter Regarding Resolved Issues (pdf) (185.9 KB, September 21, 2018)
  • Acting Regional Administrator Kaplan 12-20-2017 Letter Regarding Resolved Issues (pdf) (334.62 KB, Dec. 20, 2017)
  • Acting Regional Administrator Kaplan Letter Regarding Resolved Issues (pdf) (232.61 KB, Nov. 1, 2017)
  • Adm. Hedman Letter regarding Legal Authority Review (pdf) (7.28 MB, July 2011)
  • Dir. Hyde Letter regarding resolved issues (pdf) (317.09 KB, December 2012)
  • Adm. Hedman Letter regarding resolved issue (pdf) (159.92 KB, December 2014)
  • Acting Regional Administrator Kaplan letter regarding resolved issues (pdf) (366.87 KB, Dec. 29, 2016)

Documents related to the Midwest Environmental Advocates, Inc., Petition for NPDES Program Withdrawal in Wisconsin

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Last updated on May 13, 2024
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