POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE CLEAN WATER ACT JURISDICTIONAL RULE (113–73) HEARING BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON WATER RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED THIRTEENTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION JUNE 11, 2014 Printed for the use of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure ( Available online at: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/ committee.action?chamber=house&committee=transportation U.S. GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE 88–239 PDF WASHINGTON : 2015 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Publishing Office Internet: bookstore.gpo.gov Phone: toll free (866) 512–1800; DC area (202) 512–1800 Fax: (202) 512–2104 Mail: Stop IDCC, Washington, DC 20402–0001 VerDate Aug 31 2005 12:12 Jan 29, 2015 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 5011 Sfmt 5011 P:\HEARINGS\113\WR\6-11-1~1\88239.TXT JEAN COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE BILL SHUSTER, Pennsylvania, Chairman DON YOUNG, Alaska NICK J. RAHALL, II, West Virginia THOMAS E. PETRI, Wisconsin PETER A. DEFAZIO, Oregon HOWARD COBLE, North Carolina ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON, District of JOHN J. DUNCAN, JR., Tennessee, Columbia Vice Chair JERROLD NADLER, New York JOHN L. MICA, Florida CORRINE BROWN, Florida FRANK A. LOBIONDO, New Jersey EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, Texas GARY G. MILLER, California ELIJAH E. CUMMINGS, Maryland SAM GRAVES, Missouri RICK LARSEN, Washington SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO, West Virginia MICHAEL E. CAPUANO, Massachusetts CANDICE S. MILLER, Michigan TIMOTHY H. BISHOP, New York DUNCAN HUNTER, California MICHAEL H. MICHAUD, Maine ERIC A. ‘‘RICK’’ CRAWFORD, Arkansas GRACE F. NAPOLITANO, California LOU BARLETTA, Pennsylvania DANIEL LIPINSKI, Illinois BLAKE FARENTHOLD, Texas TIMOTHY J. WALZ, Minnesota LARRY BUCSHON, Indiana STEVE COHEN, Tennessee BOB GIBBS, Ohio ALBIO SIRES, New Jersey PATRICK MEEHAN, Pennsylvania DONNA F. EDWARDS, Maryland RICHARD L. HANNA, New York JOHN GARAMENDI, California DANIEL WEBSTER, Florida ANDRE´ CARSON, Indiana STEVE SOUTHERLAND, II, Florida JANICE HAHN, California JEFF DENHAM, California RICHARD M. NOLAN, Minnesota REID J. RIBBLE, Wisconsin ANN KIRKPATRICK, Arizona THOMAS MASSIE, Kentucky DINA TITUS, Nevada STEVE DAINES, Montana SEAN PATRICK MALONEY, New York TOM RICE, South Carolina ELIZABETH H. ESTY, Connecticut MARKWAYNE MULLIN, Oklahoma LOIS FRANKEL, Florida ROGER WILLIAMS, Texas CHERI BUSTOS, Illinois MARK MEADOWS, North Carolina SCOTT PERRY, Pennsylvania RODNEY DAVIS, Illinois MARK SANFORD, South Carolina DAVID W. JOLLY, Florida (II) VerDate Aug 31 2005 12:12 Jan 29, 2015 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 0486 Sfmt 0486 P:\HEARINGS\113\WR\6-11-1~1\88239.TXT JEAN SUBCOMMITTEE ON WATER RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT BOB GIBBS, Ohio, Chairman DON YOUNG, Alaska TIMOTHY H. BISHOP, New York GARY G. MILLER, California DONNA F. EDWARDS, Maryland SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO, West Virginia JOHN GARAMENDI, California CANDICE S. MILLER, Michigan LOIS FRANKEL, Florida ERIC A. ‘‘RICK’’ CRAWFORD, Arkansas, ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON, District of Vice Chair Columbia DANIEL WEBSTER, Florida EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, Texas JEFF DENHAM, California GRACE F. NAPOLITANO, California REID J. RIBBLE, Wisconsin STEVE COHEN, Tennessee THOMAS MASSIE, Kentucky JANICE HAHN, California STEVE DAINES, Montana RICHARD M. NOLAN, Minnesota TOM RICE, South Carolina ANN KIRKPATRICK, Arizona MARKWAYNE MULLIN, Oklahoma DINA TITUS, Nevada MARK MEADOWS, North Carolina SEAN PATRICK MALONEY, New York RODNEY DAVIS, Illinois NICK J. RAHALL, II, West Virginia MARK SANFORD, South Carolina (Ex Officio) DAVID W. JOLLY, Florida BILL SHUSTER, Pennsylvania (Ex Officio) (III) VerDate Aug 31 2005 12:12 Jan 29, 2015 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 0486 Sfmt 0486 P:\HEARINGS\113\WR\6-11-1~1\88239.TXT JEAN VerDate Aug 31 2005 12:12 Jan 29, 2015 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 0486 Sfmt 0486 P:\HEARINGS\113\WR\6-11-1~1\88239.TXT JEAN CONTENTS Page Summary of Subject Matter .................................................................................... vii TESTIMONY PANEL 1 Hon. Robert W. Perciasepe, Deputy Administrator, U.S. Environmental Pro- tection Agency ...................................................................................................... 7 Hon. Jo-Ellen Darcy, Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works) ................. 7 PANEL 2 J.D. Strong, executive director, Oklahoma Water Resources Board, on behalf of the Western Governors’ Association and Western States Water Council ... 52 Mark T. Pifher, manager, Southern Delivery System, Colorado Springs Utili- ties, on behalf of the National Water Resources Association and Western Urban Water Coalition ........................................................................................ 52 Warren ‘‘Dusty’’ Williams, general manager/chief engineer, Riverside County, California, Flood Control and Water Conservation District, on behalf of the National Association of Counties and the National Association of Flood and Stormwater Management Agencies ............................................................. 52 Bob Stallman, president, American Farm Bureau Federation ............................ 52 Kevin Kelly, president, Leon Weiner and Associates, Inc., and chairman of the board, National Association of Home Builders ........................................... 52 Eric Henry, president, TS Designs, on behalf of the American Sustainable Business Council .................................................................................................. 52 PREPARED STATEMENT SUBMITTED BY MEMBER OF CONGRESS Hon. Sam Graves, of Missouri ................................................................................ 75 PREPARED STATEMENTS SUBMITTED BY WITNESSES Hon. Robert W. Perciasepe ..................................................................................... 77 Hon. Jo-Ellen Darcy ................................................................................................ 95 J.D. Strong ............................................................................................................... 106 Mark T. Pifher ......................................................................................................... 137 Warren ‘‘Dusty’’ Williams ........................................................................................ 148 Bob Stallman ............................................................................................................ 157 Kevin Kelly ............................................................................................................... 177 Eric Henry ................................................................................................................ 188 SUBMISSIONS FOR THE RECORD Hon. Donna F. Edwards, a Representative in Congress from the State of Maryland, submission of a letter from the following organizations: Amer- ican Fly Fishing Trade Association, Backcountry Hunters and Anglers, B.A.S.S., LLC, Berkley Conservation Institute, Bull Moose Sportmen’s Alli- ance, International Federation of Fly Fishers, Izaak Walton League of America, National Wildlife Federation, North American Grouse Partner- ship, Pheasants Forever, Quail Forever, Snook and Gamefish Foundation, The Nature Conservancy, Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership, and Trout Unlimited, June 3, 2014 .................................................................... 25 Warren ‘‘Dusty’’ Williams, general manager/chief engineer, Riverside County, California, Flood Control and Water Conservation District, on behalf of the National Association of Counties and the National Association of Flood and Stormwater Management Agencies, slides accompanying his opening remarks.................................................................................................................. 58–60 (V) VerDate Aug 31 2005 12:12 Jan 29, 2015 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 P:\HEARINGS\113\WR\6-11-1~1\88239.TXT JEAN VI Page Hon. Robert W. Perciasepe, Deputy Administrator, U.S. Environmental Pro- tection Agency, answers to questions for the record from the following Representatives: Hon. Timothy H. Bishop, of New York ........................................................... 87 Hon. Lois Frankel, of Florida .......................................................................... 89 Hon. Grace F. Napolitano, of California ......................................................... 91 Hon. Dina Titus, of Nevada ............................................................................. 92 Hon. Jo-Ellen Darcy, Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works): Cover letter to Hon. Timothy H. Bishop, a Representative in Congress from the State of New York, accompanying responses to questions for the record ................................................................................................. 102 Answers to questions for the record from the following Representatives: Hon. Grace F. Napolitano, of California .................................................. 104 Hon. Dina Titus, of Nevada ...................................................................... 104 J.D. Strong, written testimony in the capacity of his role as executive director, Oklahoma Water Resources Board ..................................................................... 129 Eric Henry, president, TS Designs, on behalf of the American Sustainable Business Council, answers to questions for the record from Hon. Timothy H. Bishop, a Representative in Congress from the State of New York ........... 191 ADDITIONS TO THE