The Current State of Water Shellie R. Chard Water Quality Division Director
EPA News • David Ross nominated for AA for Water • Susan Bodine nominated for AA for Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance • Mathew Leopold nominated for AA Office of General Council • Many retirements and buyouts • No Region 6 Administrator nominee
Regulatory Review • E-Reporting Rule (Phase II) • Dental Amalgam ELG – now finalized with changes • 316(b) • Sufficiently Sensitive Scientific Method Update Rule • MS4 Designations • Stage 2 DPB for consecutive systems that do not add treatment • Waters of the United States
Drought Interrupted • September 5, 2017 The National Drought Mitigation Center
State Agency Rulemaking Actions • Non-potable reuse • Indirect Potable Reuse – Lake – River • Aquifer Storage and Recovery
National Conversation • Water Reuse/Beneficial Use • “Fit for Purpose” treatment
Produced Water • State Legislation • Water for 2060 Workgroup Report • Ground Water Protection Council Study
Shellie.Chard@deq.ok.gov 405.702.8174
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