Legislation is now on the books to bolster an Environmental Protection Agency program letting localities tailor plans for complying with wastewater and sewer overflow permits under the Clean Water Act. The measure, which President Trump signed on Jan. 14, codifies a 2012 EPA framework for integrated planning, allowing local water agencies to develop plans to gain permits for activities such as combined sewer overflows, sewer collection systems' management, operations and maintenance, and stormwater or wastewater discharges. Plans can include water reclamation, recycling, reuse or "green infrastructure."
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