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Council asks EPA to reconsider blanket water-quality offsets, eases language to "question" offsets
Summary
Facing a near-term comment deadline, the City Council voted to send comments on proposed EPA water-quality regulations that would require offsets. After debate about unintended consequences, the council changed language from "oppose" to "question" and approved the amended motion 13-1.
The Los Angeles City Council approved a motion to submit comments on proposed U.S. Environmental Protection Agency water-quality rules, amending the draft to replace language that would have "opposed" water-quality offset requirements with wording that "questions" those requirements. The amended motion passed 13-1.
Lede: Councilmembers raised concerns that EPA's proposed offset requirements could unintentionally encourage development at the metropolitan fringe rather than infill development, impose administrative burdens, and…
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