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Environmental and Public Protection Cabinet's Status ENVIRONMENTAL AND PUBLIC PROTECTION CABINET’S STATUS REPORT TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON THE KENTUCKY CLEAN WATER ACT SECTION 404 TASK FORCE December 2005 CONTENTS Acknowledgments ................................................................................... ii Preface .................................................................................................... vi Abbreviations .......................................................................................... viii Executive Summary................................................................................. x Section 1: Governor’s Charge to the Cabinet ........ ........................... 1 Section 2: Purpose of Section 404 of the Clean Water Act................... 1 Section 3: The Current Federal CWA Section 404 Program................. 3 3.1. Requirements and Administration of the 404 Program....... 3 3.2. Types of 404 Permits ......................................................... 4 3.3. Mitigation Under CWA Section 404.................................... 6 3.4. The Complexities of the Current 404 Permitting Process .... 8 3.5. Shortcomings of the Current Process................................. 8 Section 4: State Assumption of the CWA Section 404 Program........... 9 4.1. Assumption Requirements................................................. 9 4.2. Comparable Program......................................................... 10 4.3. EPA Oversight of Section 404 Programs and the KPDES Program........................................................... 11 4.4. Statutory and Regulatory Authority ................................... 12 4.5. Staffing and Funding Requirements................................... 13 Section 5: Kentucky CWA Section 404 Task Force.............................. 14 5.1. Task Force Meetings.......................................................... 14 5.2. Goals of the Task Force in Development of Recommendations....................................................... 16 5.3. Recognized Benefits of State Assumption ........................... 16 5.4: Challenges to State Assumption .. .................................... 17 Section 6: The Task Force Consensus Process .................................... 17 Conclusion .............................................................................................. 19 Appendix A: Recommendations of the Task Force Appendix B: Typical Processes Associated with CWA Section 404 Permitting Appendix C: Map of Rivers & Harbors Act Section 10 Waters i ACKNOWLEDGMENTS HE CLEAN WATER ACT SECTION 404 TASK FORCE brought together a diverse group of elected officials, coal industry representatives, members of environmental groups, Tdevelopers, contractors, academics and state regulators who had interests affected by the 404 program. This report is the result of the dedication and teamwork of many people. The task force members contributed to this report through their participation in six months of lengthy meetings and through the discussions and review that resulted in the task force recommendations. The members were truly exemplary in their commitment to this endeavor; without their collaboration, expertise, and hard work, completion of this report would not have been possible. We also wish to extend a special thanks to all of the individuals who actively participated in the meetings. Their tireless support and dedication has greatly contributed to this report. Doug Doerrfeld Task Force Members Member, Kentuckians for the Commonwealth LaJuana Wilcher Secretary, Environmental and Public Tom FitzGerald Protection Cabinet Director, Kentucky Resources Council Robert Addington Gordon Garner Vice President, Appalachian Fuels Kentucky Waterways Alliance/CH2M Hill/Commissioner, Environmental George Athanasakes, PE Quality Commission Associate, Fuller Mossbarger Scott and May Engineers Jonathan Gassett Commissioner, Kentucky Department Don Bowles of Fish and Wildlife Resources President, Charolais Coal/Member, Western Kentucky Coal Association John Horne General Counsel, Kentucky Susan Bush Department for Environmental Commissioner, Kentucky Department Protection for Natural Resources David Waldner David Cartmell Director, Division of Environmental Mayor, Maysville, KY Analysis, Kentucky Department of President, Kentucky League of Cities Transportation Steve Coleman Rodney Kirtley Director, Division of Conservation, Judge Executive, Muhlenberg County Kentucky Department for Natural Resources Laura Knoth Director of Public Affairs, Kentucky Lloyd Cress Farm Bureau/Commissioner, Commissioner, Kentucky Department Environmental Quality Commission for Environmental Protection ii Tandy Patrick Jim Giattina Kentucky Government Relations Chair Director, Water Management of International Council of Shopping Division, US Environmental Centers Protection Agency, Region 4 Brian Reeder, PhD Palmer Hough Professor, Environmental Science Environmental Scientist, Wetlands Program, Morehead State University Division, US Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC Jim Rice Construction Manager/Vice President, Kathy Hurld Flynn Brothers Contracting Lead for State Assumption, Wetlands Division, US Environmental Robert Stivers Protection Agency, Washington, DC State Senator, District 25 counties (Clay, Knox, Lee, Magoffin, Morgan, Greg Pond Owsley and Wolfe) Aquatic Biologist, US Environmental Protection Agency, Region 3 Robin Webb State Representative, District 96 Lee Andrews counties (Carter and Lewis) Field Supervisor, US Fish & Wildlife Service Bob Weiss Executive Vice President, Kentucky Benjy Kinman Home Builders Association Director, Division of Fisheries, Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources Presenters Amy Babey Jim Townsend Senior Project Manager, Regulatory Chief, Regulatory Branch, US Army Branch, US Army Corps of Engineers, Corps of Engineers, Louisville District Louisville District Ron Mikulak Mason Howell Chief, Wetlands Regulatory Section, State Biologist, Natural Resources US Environmental Protection Agency, Conservation Service Region 4 David Pollack Tom Welborn Staff Archaeologist, Site Protection Chief, Wetlands Coastal & Nonpoint Program Manager, Kentucky Source Branch, US Environmental Heritage Council Protection Agency, Region 4 Ginger Mullins Gregory Peck Chief, Regulatory Branch, US Army Chief of Staff, Office of Water, US Corps of Engineers, Huntington Environmental Protection Agency, District Washington, DC iii Art Parola, PhD Jenni Garland Professor of Civil and Environmental Supervisor, Water Quality Engineering/Director of the Stream Certification Section, Division of Institute, University of Louisville Water, Kentucky Department for Environmental Protection Don Graves Extension Professor, Department of Forestry, University of Kentucky Facilitators Richard Warner Jennifer Thompson Extension Professor, Department of Policy Advisor, Office of Technical and Biosystems and Agricultural Administrative Support, Kentucky Engineering, University of Department for Natural Resources Kentucky Pamla Wood, CPM Carmen Agouridis Facilitator, Technical and Engineer Associate/Research, Organizational Assistance for Natural Department of Biosystems and Resources Management and Agricultural Engineering, University Organizational Development of Kentucky Erik Olson Senior Attorney, Natural Resources Defense Council Kent Jeffries We wish to extend our sincerest Legal Counsel, International Council appreciation to Jim Townsend for all of Shopping Centers the time and energy he has devoted to the 404 Task Force. His presence and Susan Lockwood participation throughout this process Supervising Environmental Specialist, have helped us all to a better Land Use Regulation Program, New understanding of the 404 program. Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Bill Caylor President, Kentucky Coal Association Paul Rothman Director, Division of Mine Reclamation and Enforcement, Kentucky Department for Natural Resources Tim Thomas Special Counsel, Environmental and Public Protection Cabinet, Office of the Secretary iv v PREFACE In late 2004, Governor Ernie Fletcher asked the Environmental and Public Protection Cabinet (EPPC) to evaluate the benefits of state administration of the federal Clean Water Act Section 404 Program with the goal of improving efficiency and enhancing environmental protection. As a first step, the administration worked with the 2005 General Assembly to enact legislation that enables the state to assume the 404 program under certain conditions. An important element of the EPPC’s assessment of state assumption was the creation of the Section 404 Task Force. Believing that the best regulatory decisions are transparent, participatory and informed by the public, Secretary LaJuana S. Wilcher convened a stakeholder group to review the federal CWA Section 404 program with the goal of exploring components of a federally approvable, state 404 program that streamlines the permitting process and enhances the state's protection of the environment. Task force members were selected based on their diverse interests relative to 404 permitting and on their ability to work collaboratively. In a comprehensive, broad-based state review of the federal 404 Program, the group heard over 28 presentations from attorneys, federal and state regulators, scientists and task force members; observed a field demonstration of wetlands delineation; visited stream restoration sites and made other site visits to areas affected by the 404 program. The task force’s recommendations were created during a two-day consensus
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