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4 Vt. J. Envtl. L. 1 (2002-2003)

handle is hein.journals/vermenl4 and id is 1 raw text is: TMDLs: WHITE KNIGHT OR BUREAUCRATIC NIGHTMARE? Eric E. Huber* TABLE OF CONTENTS Intro du ctio n ................................................................................................... 1 I. Statem ent of the Problem ......................................................................... 1 II. TMDL Implementation and Non-Point Source Pollution Control .......... 3 A. Existing Law and Possible Future Regulations .............................. 3 B. EPA Guidance and Policy on Implementation ............................... 4 C. CW A Section 303(e) ..................................................................... 5 D . CW A Section 319 .......................................................................... 6 C onclu sion ............................................................................................ . . 8 INTRODUCTION Will the total maximum daily load (TMDL) process bring non-point source water pollution under control? Or is it just another level of planning that will not result in cleaner water? Unless the state and federal water pollution control agencies change their positions and embrace the TMDL process, the latter seems a more likely scenario. It is therefore incumbent upon these agencies and on environmentalists to ensure that the TMDLs are actually implemented, that is, to see real improvement in the water results. I. STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM The Clean Water Act (CWA) section 303(d), 33 U.S.C section 1313(d), requires the States (or Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in their stead) to: (1) identify all waterbodies and the corresponding pollutants that * The author is an attorney with Earthjustice, a nationwide non-profit environmental law firm. He has practiced Clean Water Act litigation for 16 years, and represented the Sierra Club and others in several successful statewide TMDL lawsuits, including on-going litigation over TMDL implementation.

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