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Forsgren, Lee [/0=EXCHANGELABS/OU=EXCHANGE ADMINISTRATIVE GROUP (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)/CN=RECIPIENTS/CN=A055D7329D5B470FBAA9920CE1B68A7D-FORSGREN, D] 6/20/2017 1:46:32 PM Ben Grumbles -MDE- [ben.grumbles@maryland.gov] Shapiro, M ike [/o=ExchangeLabs/ou=Exchange Administrative Group (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)/cn=Recipients/cn=2c70af880ba747b5a8b6baa45a040125-MShapiro] RE: Welcom e Aboard and WOTUS too
Ben,
T h is d id f in d me a t EPA and I am a ls o 1o ok i ng fo rw a rd to w ork i ng w ith you as w e ll.
W il l make c e r t a in t h a t th e message you s e n t on b e h a lf o f th e S ta te o f M aryland a re c o n s id e r e d .
Regards, Lee
-----Origi nal Message----From: Ben Grum bles -MDE- [m ai1t o :b e n . grum bles@ m aryland. gov] S e n t: Monday, June 19, 2017 9:45 PM T o : F o r s g r e n , Lee < F o rs g re n . LeeO epa. gov> Subject: Wei come Aboard and WOTUS too
Lee:
I hope t h i s em ai1 f in d s you and y o u r new em ai1 a d d re s s a t EPA. Looki ng fo rw a rd to w ork i ng w ith y o u !
F Y I . W hi1e th e s t a t e o f M aryland d id n o t sub m it s t a t e - s p e c i f i c comments on th e WOTUS r u le by m id n ig h t t o n i g h t , we have worked c l o s e l y w ith th e Envi ronm ental C ounci 1 o f th e S ta te s and th e A s s o c ia t io n o f C lean W ater Admi ni s t r a t o r s to shape t h e i r comments on b e h a lf o f a l 1 s t a t e s . Those n a t i onal comments were subm itted today.
R egard i ng M aryland s p e c i f i c comments, I do hope to send a 1e t t e r soon whi ch s h a re s some th o u g h ts f o r EPA and th e Army Corps
B asi c m essage: We s u p p o rt proposed Trump Admi ni s t r a t i on r e g u la t o r y reform s a t th e f e d e r a l 1e v e l to i n cre a se c l a r i t y , c o n s i s t e n c y , and p re d i c t a b i 1i t y . We welcome th e removal o f d u p li c a t iv e p e r m it t i ng re q u i rements f o r w e tla n d s wi t h i n s t a t e b ound ari es caused by c o n fu s i ng o r o v e r la p p i ng fe d e r a l re q u i re m e n ts. Whi 1e o u r com prehensi ve s t a t e p r o t e c t io n s f o r w e tla n d s and w aterw ays in M aryland sh o u ld not be a d v e r s e ly a f f e c t e d , we do have some co n ce rn s as a "downstream s t a t e " th a t fe d e r a l reform s not reduce upstream p r o t e c t i ons f o r i n t e r s t a t e w aters and w e tla n d s . For exam ple, th e re are 83 stream s in th e Susquehanna Ri v e r B a sin t h a t c r o s s s t a t e 1i n e s , w it h 15 stream s t h a t f lo w from P e n n s y lv a n ia in t o M a ry la n d . Smal 1 w a te rs and w e tla n d s and gro und w ater o r i g i n a t i ng upstream may a f f e c t our a b i1i t y to p r o te c t and r e s to r e the Chesapeake Bay, in c lu d in g w ater q u a lit y sta n d a rd s and t o t a l maxi mum d a i 1y lo a d s a f e g u a r d s . We a ls o s u p p o rt g r e a t e r a u th o r i z a t i on and empowerment o f s t a t e s to assume from th e Army C orps o f Engi nee rs r e g u la t o r y permi t t i ng a u th o r i t y and to r e c e i ve t r a i ni ng and im plem entation gu idan ce.
Best. Ben Maryland Department of the Envi ronment 410-537-4187
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