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Committee Hears Proposal to Extend DEQ Petition Review Window from 60 to 180 Days
Summary
House Bill 684 would change the statutory deadline for DEQ’s review of petitions to modify the impaired waters list, replacing a 60‑day requirement with a 180‑day review period if the committee adopts the sponsor’s amendment.
Representative Fitzpatrick introduced House Bill 684, which would remove the current 60‑day statutory deadline for the Department of Environmental Quality to review data submitted in petitions to add, remove or reprioritize water bodies on DEQ’s impaired waters list. Fitzpatrick said DEQ requested more time and that he planned an amendment changing the 60 days to 180 days.
Lindsey Krivaruchka, Water…
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