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Council asks EPA to reconsider proposed water-quality offsets, changes 'oppose' to 'question' in city comment

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Faced with impending federal deadlines, the council amended a motion to replace 'oppose' with 'question' regarding EPA water-quality offset requirements and approved a broader set of comments asking for public review and consideration of urban impacts.

The Los Angeles City Council voted to submit comments to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that question — rather than flatly oppose — proposed water-quality offset requirements, and to urge a public process and evaluation of potential urban impacts.

Councilmember Henry Wax had asked that offset provisions be…

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