Meeting/Call/Event Date Time Location Organizations/Groups Represented Topics Discussed Materials Provided

Utilities Stakeholder 

Meeting Mon Mar 31 9:00-10:30 am Washington, DC

Utilities/Associations: ENS Resources, 

American Water Works Association, 

American Public Works Association, 

National Association of Clean Water 

Agencies, Water Environment 

Federation, CA association

Overview of proposed rule; scope of jurisdiction; 

implementation; exclusions; green infrastructure; 

urban stormwater management; adjacency; 

ditches impact on energy-related permitting

Environmental 

Stakeholder Meeting Mon Mar 31 10:30-12:00 pm Washington, DC

NGO/Environmental: MN Center for 

Environmental Advocacy, Clean Water 

Action, Natural Resources Defense 

Council, EarthJustice, American Rivers, 

Sierra Club, League of Conservation 

Voters, Environment America

Overview of proposed rule; interpretive rule and 

exemptions; impoundments versus waste 

treatment systems; importance of protecting 

headwaters, smaller streams, geographically 

remote waters; other waters; implementation; 

outreach; ditches; economic analysis

National Rural Water 

Association (NWRA) 

Meeting 

Mon Mar 31 10:30 AM Washington, DC NGO: NWRA Potential impacts on drinking water industry

Environmental Council 

of States (ECOS) 

Spring Meeting

Mon Mar 31-Apr 2 Sausalito, CA State Association: ECOS Perceived expansion of jurisdictional scope, 

potential impact on assumption of 404 program

National Pork 

Producers Tue Apr 1 11:00-11:45 am Washington, DC Agriculture: Natl Pork Producers Council Overview of proposed rule, ditches, ephemeral tributaries, exclusions, exemptions

Theodore Roosevelt 

Conservation 

Partnership 

(TRCP) Meeting

Tue Apr 1 11:00-12:30 pm Washington, DC

Sportsmen/Hook and Bullet: TRCP, 

National Parks Association, National 

Association of State Conservation 

Agencies, Ducks Unlimited, National 

Wildlife Federation, Trout Unlimited 

Importance of protecting headwaters, smaller 

streams, geographically remote waters

Water Advocacy 

Coalition Tue Apr 1 1:00 PM Washington, DC NGO/Associations: Water Advocacy Coalition 

Overview of proposed rule and discussion of what 

qualifies under the proposal as a jurisdictional 

feature (e.g., where do tributary limits cease, 

where do the uplands start, how do you define 

riparian and floodplains in a field situation); 

ditches; exclusions; interpretive rule and 

exemptions

Agriculture 

Stakeholders Wed Apr 2 10:00-11:30 am Washington, DC

Agriculture/Academia/Association/Indust

ry: TX Mexico Border Coalition, 

Whatcom Conservation District, OK 

State University Agriculture Policy, Heart 

of Iowa, Forest Resources Assoc., Strat 

Conservation, McGuire Woods, 

Chesapeake Bay Commission, NA 

Wheat Growers, Crop Cross Am., 

Forest, American Forest Fund, Barnes & 

Thornburg, NASDA, Sustainable 

Agriculture, Strategic Conservation, 

National Pork Producers Council, NAFO 

Alliance, AFT, DC Legislative and Reg. 

Services, National Farmers Union, 

National Corn Growers Assoc., 

American Farmland Trust, CF Industries, 

USA Rice, Natl Cattlemen's Beef 

Association, Wheat World, American 

Farm Bureau, KCPS, The Ferguson 

Group, IN Pork Advocacy Coalition, Natl 

Pork Producers Assoc., NCGA, Bayard 

Ridge Group

Overview of proposed rule, ditches, ephemeral 

tributaries, exclusions, exemptions

Association of State 

Wetland Managers 

(ASWM) Conference 

Call 

Wed Apr 2 1-3 pm Conference Call State wetland managers Overview of proposed rule, specific areas where 

states should comment.

2014 EPA Headquarters Proposed Rule Meetings/Events For Docket EPA-HQ-OW-2011-0880 (following the release of the proposed 

rule)

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rule)

Interstate Council on 

Water Policy and 

Western States Water 

Council (WSWC) 

Meeting 

Wed Apr 2 1:00 p.m. Arlington, VA

State Association: Interstate Council on 

Water Policy, Western States Water 

Council 

Overview of proposed rule; state consultation; no 

more stringent than study (ELI); what qualifies 

under the proposal as a jurisdictional feature 

(e.g., where do tributary limits cease, where do 

the uplands start, how do you define riparian and 

floodplains in a field situation); ditches; 

exclusions; interpretive rule and exemptions

States Fri Apr 4 1:00-2:30 pm Washington, DC

States: ASDWA, National League of 

Voters, ACWA, Western Governors 

Assoc., National Council of State 

Legislators (NCSL), National Waterways 

Conference, Railroad Commission of 

Texas, GA Municipal Assoc., Jackson 

Energy Authority, NASDA, ASWM, MA 

Dept. of Environmental Protection, VA 

DEQ, IN, AL, Mayor (Pona City) OK, AL, 

Southern GA Assoc., FL DEP, NM Envir. 

Dept., WY, OK DEQ, NASCA, MT 

Assoc. of Conservation District, San 

Antonio, NACo, FL League of Cities, 

Jackson Energy Authority, MA Dept. 

Envir., NY State DEP, VA DEQ, AC WA, 

Indiana, NV, AL, County Exec of 

America, Natl Rural Water Assoc., 

Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, 

ASFPM, Harris City Flood Control 

District

Overview of proposed rule, scope of jurisdiction, 

adjacency, tributaries, state consultation

National Water Policy 

Forum & Fly in Mon Apr 7 11:00-12:00 pm Washington, DC

National Association of Clean Water 

Agencies (NACWA), Water Environment 

Federation (WEF), Water Environment 

Research Foundation (WERF)

Overview of EPA's clean water initiatives 

including proposed rule

Watershed Academy 

WOUS Webcast Mon Apr 7 12:00-3:00 pm Webinar 1,418 webinar participants from a broad range of stakeholders

Overview of proposed rule, scope of jurisdiction, 

ephemeral waters/tributaries, exemptions, 

adjacency

Flyer, Presentation, See also: 

http://water.epa.gov/learn/traini

ng/wacademy/archives.cfm#20

140407

Industry Stakeholders Mon Apr 7 3:30-5:30 pm Washington, DC

Industry: Edison Electric Institute, Duke 

Energy, Entergy Corp., Iberdrola 

Renewables, Duke Energy Florida, Duke 

Energy Corp., Consol Energy, National 

Stone, Sand and Gravel, Ameren 

Services, FL Power and Light Co., ML 

Bradley & Associates, Edison 

International, Global Communications, 

American Iron and Steel Institute, 

American Petroleum Institute, 

TroutmanSanders, Hunton & Williams, 

American Road and Transportation 

Builders Assoc., Chevron, National 

Association of Home Builders, Society of 

Chemical Manufacturers & Affiliates, 

Nuclear Energy Institute, BT Law, 

Chevron, Energy Efficient Technologies 

(EET), American Gas, BP, Association 

of General Contractors of America, 

National Rural Electric Cooperative 

Association, National Assoc. of Realtors, 

AF+PA, McGuire Woods

Overview of proposed rule, ditches, significant 

nexus, adjacent waters/shallow subsurface, 

exclusions including pits excavated in uplands 

and waste treatment systems, exemptions, 

floodplain, definition of upland

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rule)

National Cattlemen's 

Beef Association Mon Apr 7 4:00-4:30 pm Washington, DC Agriculture: National Cattlemen's Beef Association

Overview of proposed rule, ditches, ephemeral 

tributaries, exclusions, exemptions

Palm Beach County 

Water Utility Dept Tue Apr 8 3:00-4:00pm Washington, DC Local government: Palm Beach County

overview of proposed rule, role of Municipal 

Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4s) under 

proposed rule

National Association of 

Clean Water Agencies 

(NACWA) Conference

Wed Apr 9 8:00-8:30 am Washington, DC Utilities/Association: NACWA Overview of proposed rule, MS4s and 

stormwater, ditches, exemptions

Water Resiliency 

Conference Wed Apr 9 10:45-11:15 am Washington, DC Variety of stakeholders Overview and scope of proposed rule

National Tribal Water 

Council Call Wed Apr 9 2:15 - 2:45 pm Conference Call Tribes; United South and Eastern Tribes Overview of proposed rule, review of consultation process and next steps

National Cattlemen’s 

Beef Association 

Meeting 

Thu Apr 10 10:30-11:30 am Washington, DC Agriculture: National Cattlemen's Beef 

Association

Overview of proposed rule, ditches, ephemeral 

tributaries, exclusions, exemptions

National Association of 

State Departments of 

Agriculture (NASDA) 

Conference Call

Thu Apr 10 11:00-12:00pm Conference Call Agriculture: NASDA 

Overview of proposed rule, ditches, ephemeral 

tributaries, exclusions, interpretive rule and 

exemptions, pesticide applications

General Stakeholders - 

Call Fri Apr 11 1:00-2:30 pm Washington, DC

Tribes, State, Local Government, NGOs, 

Associations, Industry: Clearwater, 

Wetland Studies, AL Dept. of 

Environmental Management, MT 

Department of Environmental Quality, MI 

Department of Environmental Quality, 

National Congress American Indians, 

Iowa Governor's Office, Ground Water 

Protection Council, Water Alliance, 

National Association of State 

Departments of Agriculture, National 

Association of Water Companies, Sierra 

Club, National Association of Home 

Builders, National Association of 

Counties (NACo), Izaak Walton League, 

US Council of Mayors

Ditches, MS4s, ditch maintenance exclusion, 

conservation practices, green infrastructure, 

waters going through tribal lands, adjacent waters 

and subsurface flow, neighboring, 

Event: Environment 

Virginia, Chesapeake 

Bay - Small Business 

Owners

Tue Apr 15 10:00-10:30 am Alexandria, VA Small Business Owners Overview of proposed rule

Sustainable Agriculture 

Coalition Meeting Thu Apr 17 9:30-11:00 am Washington, DC

NGO: Sustainable Agriculture Coalition 

(Iowa National Heritage Foundation, 

Center for Rural Affairs, New England 

Farmers Union, Iowa Environmental 

Council, Illinois Stewardship Alliance, 

Izaak Walton League, Nebraska Wildlife 

Federation

Significant nexus, ditches, prairie potholes, prior 

converted cropland, waste treatment system, 

recommend local outreach, agriculture needs 

clean water a shared interest

NAIOP (Commercial 

Real Estate 

Development 

Association) Meeting

Thu Apr 17 11:00-12:00 pm Washington, DC Real Estate/Association: NAIOP Ditches, upland, economic analysis, exemptions, 

implementation concerns

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rule)

Agriculture Stakeholder 

Meeting #2 Fri Apr 18 10:00-12:00 am Washington, DC

Agriculture: National Alliance of Forest 

Owners (NAFO), USA Rice Federation, 

CF Industries, National Corn Growers 

Association, American Farm Bureau 

Federation, National Pork Producers 

Council, Michael Best, Rockspring 

Resource Solutions, CA Farm Bureau 

Federation, Society of American 

Foresters, National Cattlemen's Beef 

Association, D.C. Legislative and 

Regulatory Services, Bay Ridge Group, 

Hogan Lovells, National Association of 

State Departments of Agriculture, 

Barnes & Thornburg, Koch, National Milk 

Producers Federation, American 

Farmland Trust, Fertilizer Institute, 

Hunton & Williams, Corn Growers

Significant nexus, application of rule to in-field 

streams and drainage features, adjacency, 

drainage ditches 

State Governors 

Representatives 

Meeting

Fri Apr 18 2:00-3:00 pm Washington, DC

State Governor Representatives: MN, 

AK, UT, IA, NC, PR, WY, MT DNRC, IA 

DNR, WA, National Governors 

Association, Western Governors 

Association, Southern Governors 

Association

Tributaries, ditches, impact of rule, state 

consultation

National Tribal Water 

Council Tue Apr 22 8:30-12:30 Washington, DC Tribal: National Tribal Water Council and EPA National Tribal Caucus Overview of proposed rule

Informa Economics 

Policy Round Table Wed Apr 23 10:15-11:05 am Arlington, VA

Industry/Agricultural and 

commodity/product market research: 

Informa Economics Inc. 

Ditch exemption, ephemeral streams 

States, EPA, Corps, 

NRCS - Call Wed Apr 23 1:00-3:00 pm Washington, DC

OK DEQ, Ground Water Protection 

Council, National Association of State 

Foresters, Association of State Drinking 

Water Administrators (ASDWA), 

Environmental Council of States 

(ECOS), Association of Clean Water 

Administrators (ACWA) 

Exemptions

Local Governmental 

Associations (US 

Conference of Mayors, 

National League of 

Cities, National 

Association of Counties) 

- Call

Fri Apr 25 1:00-2:30 pm Washington, DC

Local government: US Conference of 

Mayors, National League of Cities, 

National Association of Counties 

Ditches, ditch maintenance, intermittent and 

ephemeral streams, MS4s, wanted to address 

401 certifications on farmed wetlands and prior 

converted cropland, floodplain definition

Potato Council Tue Apr 29 8:30-9:30 am Washington, DC Agriculture: Potato Council Overview of proposed rule, ditches, ephemeral 

tributaries, exclusions, exemptions

National Cotton Council Tue Apr 29 9:00-10 am Washington, DC Agriculture: National Cotton Council Overview of proposed rule, ditches, ephemeral 

tributaries, exclusions, exemptions

Eastern Municipal 

Water Dist. Tue Apr 29 2:00-2:30 pm Washington, DC Local government: Eastern Municipal Water District

Overview of proposed rule, ditches, ephemeral 

tributaries, exclusions, exemptions

USA Rice Federation Wed Apr 30 1:00-2:00 pm Washington, DC Agriculture: USA Rice Federation Overview of proposed rule, ditches, adjacent 

waters, exclusions, exemptions

National Association of 

State Chief 

Administrators 

(NASCA) Call

Wed Apr 30 11:00-12:00 pm Washington, DC State Association: National Association 

of State Chief Administrators

Impact of proposed rule on implementing 

conservation practices

American Chemistry 

Council Thu May 1 11:00-12:00 pm Washington, DC Association/Industry: American Chemistry Council 

Overview of proposed rule, waste treatment 

exclusion, other exclusions, ditches, adjacent 

waters, scope of jurisdiction

National Association of 

Wheat Growers Thu May 1 11:00-11:30 pm Washington, DC Agriculture: Natl Association of Wheat Growers

Overview of proposed rule, ditches, ephemeral 

tributaries, exclusions, exemptions

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rule)

American Sustainable 

Business Council Thu May 1 1:30-2:00 pm Washington, DC Industry: American Sustainable Business Council

Overview of proposed rule, economics, scope of 

jurisdiction, tributary limits, ditches, adjacency, 

other waters, general definitions

American Chemical 

Council Thu May 1 Washington, DC Industry: American Chemistry Council

Overview of proposed rule, upland definition, flow 

definition, adjacent waters, effluent 

canals/ditches, Science Advisory Board (SAB) 

review findings

National Governors 

Association (NGA) 

Washington 

Representatives - 

Meeting 

Mon May 5 1:30-2:30 pm Washington, DC State: National Governors Association Overview of proposed rule, definitions, limits of 

jurisdiction, exemptions, MS4s, green 

infrastructure

Environmental 

Stakeholder Meeting Wed May 7 12-1:00 pm Washington, DC

NGO/Environmental Groups: Natural 

Resources Defense Council, 

Environmental Law and Policy 

Center/Sierra Club, American Rivers, 

League of Conservation Voters, 

Environment America, Clean Water 

Action

Updates on proposed rule; communications and 

outreach; congressional briefings; extension

National Association of 

Conservation Districts 

(NACD) Webinar

Wed May 7 2:30-4:00 PM Washington, DC Agriculture: NACD (190 participants) Overview of proposed rule; interpretive rule and 

exemptions

National Water 

Resources Association 

et al.

Wed May 7 4-4:30 pm Washington, DC

Variety of stakeholders: Colorado 

Springs Utilities, National Water 

Resources Association, and Don Bauer 

with Western Urban Water Coalition. 

Overview of proposed rule

State FIFRA Issues 

Research & Evaluation 

Group (SFIREG) 

(Pesticides)

Mon May 12 11:30 am -12:00 pmWashington, DC

State and Industry: State FIFRA 

Research & Evaluation Group (State 

regulators and representatives for 

agriculture/industry)

Implications for NPDES pesticide programmatic 

general permit; floodplains; agriculture; liability 

from 3rd party suits

Non-Traditional 

Stakeholders Briefing Mon May 12 3:00-4:30 pm Washington, DC

Variety of stakeholders: Sustainable 

Business Network of MA, Local First 

Chicago, Klean Kanteen, One Percent 

for the Planet, Rural Coalition, Boxed 

Water is Better, ASBC, Lake Champlain 

International, Triple Ethos, Office of 

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Junxion 

Strategy, Barrett International 

Technology, Mile High Business, Illinois 

Green Business Association, HU, Ethical 

Markets Media, Night and Day 

Distribution, Transitioning to Green, The 

Young Zeronauts, University of St. 

Andrews, RxArtisans, IGBA

Overview of proposed rule, impact on agriculture

Intergovernmental 

Associations Tue May 13 10-11:30 am Washington, DC

National Association of State 

Departments of Agriculture, American 

Water Works Association, Association of 

Clean Water Administrators, National 

Association of Clean Water Agencies, 

Environmental Council of the States, 

National Governors Association, National 

Conference of State Legislatures, 

National Association of Counties, County 

Executives of America, U.S. Conference 

of Mayors, National League of Cities, 

National Association of Towns and 

Townships (NATaT)

Overview of proposed rule, ditches, cost 

estimates, rule development schedule

River Network Webinar Tue May 13 2:00-4:00 pm Washington, DC NGO: River Network Groups Overview of proposed rule

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rule)

Colorado Livestock 

Association Tue May 13 Greeley, CO Agriculture: CO Livestock Association Overview of proposed rule, ditches, scope of jurisdiction, exemptions, effects on agriculture

Colorado Agriculture 

Tour Wed May 14 Greeley, CO

Agriculture: Colorado Livestock 

Association, Natl Cattleman's Beef 

Association 

Overview of proposed rule, ditches, scope of 

jurisdiction, exemptions, effects on agriculture

CA Farm Bureau - Call Mon May 19 11:00-12:00 Conference Call Agriculture: CA Farm Bureau Exemptions, exclusions, scope of jurisdiction

American Forest and 

Paper AssociationWater Committee

Tue May 20 1:30-2:00 pm Washington, DC Industry/Forest: American Forest and 

Paper Association-Water Committee

Overview of proposed rule, exemptions, adjacent 

waters, ditches, scope of jurisdiction

Waterways Alliance Tue May 20 2:00-4:00 pm Washington, DC NGO: Waterways Alliance Overview of proposed rule

We Are Golf Coalition 

Association Wed May 21 1:30-2:30 pm Washington, DC Industry/Gulf: We Are Golf Coalition Association Overview of proposed rule

Crop Life America 

Meeting Wed May 21 2:00-2:45 pm Washington, DC Agriculture: Crop Life America Overview of proposed rule, ditches, ephemeral tributaries, exclusions, exemptions

Florida Farm Bureau Thu May 21 8:00-9:00 am Washington, DC

Agriculture: Florida Farm Bureau, 

American Farm Bureau, Fern Grower, 

Citrus Growers (SE and central Florida), 

Dairy Farmers (Big Bend - FL and 

Panhandle Reed Hartman), FFBF, 

Forest Owner (FL, AL, GA) - large 

operator, cattleman (SE FL), Vegetable 

Grower (NE FL), FL Dept. of Agriculture 

and Consumer Affairs 

Overview of proposed rule, ditches, ephemeral 

tributaries, exclusions, exemptions

Environmental Law 

Institute Meeting Thu May 22 11:45-1:30 pm Washington, DC Research/Education/Law: Environmental Law Institute Overview of proposed rule

National Alliance of 

Forest Owners Meeting Thu May 22 3:00-4:00 pm Washington, DC

Industry/Forest: National Alliance of 

Forest Owners, Society of American 

Foresters, Campbell Global, 

Weyerhaeuser, Molpus Woodlands, 

Hancock Natural Resource Group, 

Resource Management Service, LLC, 

Sidley Austin for Resource Management 

Services, Plum Creek Timber Co.

Overview of proposed rule, water quality 

standards, ditches, exemptions, exclusions

Joint Aquatic Sciences 

Meeting Fri May 23 10:00 AM Portland, OR Aquatic scientists and conference attendees

Overview of proposed rule and CWA jurisdiction 

as part of a conference session on connectivity 

Roaring Fork 

Conservancy Tue May 27 Basalt, CO NGO: Rising Fork Conservancy Overview of proposed rule, ditches, ephemeral tributaries, exclusions, exemptions

Industry Stakeholder 

Meeting Wed May 28 9:00-10:00 am Washington, DC Industry Stakeholders Comment period, Connectivity report and SAB review

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rule)

Local Government 

Advisory Committee 

(LGAC) Water 

Workgroup Meeting

Wed May 28 9:00 am-12:30 pm St. Paul, MN

Local Government Officials (city 

manager, mayors, councilor, 

commissioner, executive directors); 

Public: Mayor, St. Paul, Minnesota 

Cities Stormwater Coalition, Ramsey 

County, North Star Electric 

Commissioner, Metro Corail, Ramsey 

County, Forest County Potawatomi, 

Forest County Potawatomi, Forest 

County Potawatomi, Minnesota 

Department of Transportation, Des 

Moines Water Works, MPCA, AMC Lake 

County, MPCA, Umbra McLiod County, 

Rinke Noonan, National Park Service, 

Mayor of Mankato, NRCS, League of 

Minnesota Cities, Minnesota Municipal 

Utilities Association, America’s 

Waterways Associations, Redwood 

County Commissioner, RedwoodCottonwood Rivers Control Area, 

Commissioner Edmunds County, SD, 

Kittson County, MN

Discussed LGAC Waters of the U.S. charge - 

http://www.epa.gov/ocir/scas_lgac/lgac_index. Agenda

Peabody Coal, North 

American Coal, Alpha, 

and Alliance

Wed May 28 1:00-2:30 pm

Industry/Coal: Peabody Coal, North 

American Coal, Alpha Natural 

Resources, and Alliance

Ditches 

Northeast Ohio local 

elected officials Fri May 30 10-11 am Washington, DC Mentor City, Concord Township, Madison Village, and Lake County

Overview of proposed rule; interpretive rule and 

exemptions.

River Rally Mon Jun 2 Pittsburgh, PA NGO: River Network River Rally Overview of proposed rule, other waters, 

connectivity report

State Associations call Mon Jun 2 2:00-3:30 pm Conference Call

States Associations: Association of 

Clean Water Administrators (ACWA), 

National Association of State 

Departments of Agriculture (NASDA), 

Association of State Wetland Managers 

(ASWM), and Environmental Council of 

the States (ECOS) and Interstate Mining 

Compact Commission (IMCC) 

Ditches, ephemeral streams, subsurface 

connections, tributaries, need for regionalization

Western State Water 

Council - Call Tue Jun 3 2:00-3:00 pm Conference Call States: Western States Water Council

Overview of proposed rule, interpretive rule and 

Section 404 exemptions, water rights, water 

quantity, water quality

Choose Clean Water Tue Jun 3 Staunton, VA NGO: Choose Clean Water Overview of proposed rule

Agriculture 

Stakeholders Wed Jun 4 9:00-10:00 am Washington, DC Agriculture Impact of proposed rule on agriculture, exemptions, exclusions

National Pork 

Producers Expo Wed Jun 4 11:00-12:00 pm Des Moines, IA Agriculture: National Pork Producers Expo

Proposed rule, ditches, ephemeral tributaries, 

exclusions, exemptions

National Association of 

Homebuilders (NAHB) 

(Environmental 

Subcommittee 

Roundtable)

Thu Jun 5 11-12:30 pm Washington, DC Industry/Developers/Association: NAHB 

Green infrastructure, definition of tributary, 

definition of adjacent, groundwater/subsurface 

connections

NAHB diagram

Environmental Council 

of the States -- Water 

Committee

Thu Jun 5 2-3 pm Conference Call States/Association: ECOS Implications of WUS proposed rule, positions of 

major groups, possible next steps for ECOS

American Agri-Women Mon Jun 9 1:30-2:30 pm Washington, DC Agriculture: American Agri-Women Overview of proposed rule, ephemeral tributaries, 

scope of jurisdiction, exemptions and exclusions

Sacramento/Placer 

County Habitat/Crop 

Land

Tue Jun 10 3:00-4:30 pm

Local government/Agriculture: 

Sacramento/Placer County Habitat/Crop 

Land

Overview of proposed rule, adjacent waters, rice 

growing exemptions

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rule)

Association General 

Contractors of America 

(AGC) Environmental 

Steering Committee 

Meeting

Wed Jun 11 1:30-5:00 pm Arlington, VA

Industry/Contractors: AGC 

Environmental Steering Committee: 

AGC, Kiewit Corporation, Construction 

EcoServices, Hamilton Construction Co., 

APAC-Kansas, Zachry Construction 

Corp, Kitchell Contractors Inc., Resource 

Professionals Alliance, Clark 

Construction Group, Sargent Corp., 

Walbridge, Flatiron Constructors Inc., 

The Lane Construction Corp., 

EnviroVantage, Grace Pacific Corp., CC 

Myers Inc., Dean Word Company Ltd., 

General overview, tributary, adjacent waters, 

similarly situated waters, significant nexus, other 

waters, ditches, exclusions, MS4s, green 

infrastructure

American Farm Bureau 

Meeting Thu Jun 12 10:00-11:00 am Agriculture: American Farm Bureau Exemptions, exclusions

Association of Clean 

Water Administrators 

(ACWA)

Thu Jun 12 1:00-2:30 pm Conference Call States/Associations: ACWA (140 

participants)

Clarity on proposed definitions of significant 

nexus, economic analysis, subsurface flow, 

similarly situated not automatic would prefer caseby-case

Association General 

Contractors (AGC) 

Environmental 

Conference (Panel)

Thu Jun 12 3:15-5:00 pm Arlington, VA Industry/Contractors: AGC 

Overview of proposed rule, MS4s, stormwater 

treatment ponds, waste treatment exclusion, 

adjacent waters, other waters; definitions 

(uplands, ditches, perennial flow, tributaries, 

riparian, floodplain, significant nexus, similarly 

situated waters, and other waters)

National Farmers Union 

Webinar Thu Jun 12 4:00-5:30 pm Webinar Agriculture: Natl Farmers Union Wetland delineations, definition of upland

Rural Coalition Wed Jun 16 9:30-11:00 am Conference Call NGO: Rural Coalition 

Effects on rural communities; ditches; 

exemptions; civil rights and other than English 

issues; maps; changes to jurisdiction

Federal Highway 

Administration/Departm

ent of Transportation 

(FHWA/DOT) and State 

Webinar

Wed Jun 16 12:45-2:00 pm Webinar

FHWA/DOT divisions and state 

transportation partners; U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service

MS4s and stormwater; ditches; exemptions, 

including ditch maintenance; shallow subsurface 

flow; neighboring definition/riparian area; definition 

of tributary

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rule)

Local Government 

Conference Call Tue Jun 17 3:00-4:30 pm Conference Call

Local Government: Sante Fe County, Maricopa 

County, Alamo County (VA), City of Scottsdale, 

Barnstable (MA), City of Grenko (AL), Salt Lake City, 

Ohio County Commissioners Association, Natl Assoc. 

of County Engineers, Georgia Municipal Assoc., 

Summerset County Commissioners Office, City of 

Brampton, Fairfax County (VA), Mera Copa County 

(AR), City of Kansas City, Allegheny County Maryland 

Public Works, City of Debuke, Lafourche Parish (LA), 

St. Marys County Public Works & Transportation, Iowa 

League of Cities, Prince Georges County, Capital 

Edge, Madison County, Vince Associates, Marion 

County, Austin Water Utilities, Texas Municipal 

League, City of San Curita, Pike County (AZ), Douglas 

County Colorado Engineering, CMANC, New Hanover 

County, City of Thousand Oak, Santa Cruz County 

(AZ), Eastern Municipal Water District, County of Los 

Angeles, US Conference of Mayors, Grant CO Auditor, 

North Hampton County (VA), Oklahoma League, NC 

League of Municipalities, League of Wisconsin 

Municipalities, VA Association of Counties, City of 

Monrovia, County Commissioner Assoc. (PA), Akin 

City of Huston, Page County Administrator (VA), 

Baltimore City Dept. Public Works, Flood Control 

District of Maricopa County (AZ), Attorney Louisa CO 

VA, Pashley Counch City Scottsdale, OK DEQ, City of 

Atlanta Dept. of Law, City of Aklin Water Reclamation 

Facility, Limb High CO Idaho, The Hamm Consulting 

Group, Scetcha County WA, FL cities, VA Assoc. of 

Counties, Rocketan County (VA), Napa County, San 

Diego County, Florence KY, City of Tucson, Nevada 

League of Cities and Municipalities, Miller Hold Capital 

Strategy

Significant nexus, navigable waters, irrigation 

canals, Class 3 waters (under early Corps regs), 

water quality criteria, waste treatment exclusion, 

connectivity, exemptions for local governments, 

tributaries, ditches, roadside ditches, floodplains

Theodore Roosevelt 

Conservation 

Partnership (TRCP) 

Wed Jun 18 9:00-10:00 am Washington, DC Sportsmen/Hook and Bullet: TRCP Overview of proposed rule, other waters, 

connectivity report

Livestock & Poultry 

Environmental Learning 

Center Webcast

Fri Jun 20 2:15-3:45 pm Webinar 127 Webinar attendees

Overview of proposed rule, ditches, perennial 

flow, floodplains, drained wetlands, exclusions, 

interpretive rule and 404(f) exemptions, 

groundwater, economic analysis, rule making 

process

Flyer, presentation; see also: 

http://www.extension.org/pages

/71028/epas-proposed-watersof-the-usregulations#.VGXrqfnF_lw

The Idaho Water Users 

Association, Inc.’s 

Summer Water Law 

and Resource Issues 

Seminar

Tue Jun 24 Sun Valley, ID ~250 meeting attendees

Ditches, definition of tributary as including 

ephemeral waters, impacts on state water 

allocation

Association of Clean 

Water Administrators 

(ACWA)

Tue Jun 24 1:00-2:30 pm Conference Call States/Association: ACWA; VT, AK, 

WA, OH, OK 

Ditches, definition of perennial flow and uplands, 

MS4s, effluent dominated streams

Partners in Amphibian 

and Reptile 

Conservation Call

Wed Jun 25 3:00-4:00 pm Conference Call NGO: Partners in Amphibian and 

Reptile Conservation

Traditionally navigable water, significant nexus, 

interstate waters, definition of floodplain, habitat 

restoration, implementation and enforcement

Water Environment 

Federation (WEF) 

Webinar Roundtable 

Thu Jun 26 1:00-3:00 pm Webinar NGO/Member Association: WEF

Definition of tributaries and role of flow, 

implementation, waste treatment exclusion, 

sewer spills, water recharge, water transfer, 

water storage, other waters, floodplains

Environmental Council 

of States (ECOS) Thu Jun 26 4:30 -5:30 pm Conference Call State/Association: ECOS 

Basis for calculated increase in jurisdiction 

(economic analysis), categories of waters 

presumptively jurisdictional, floodplains, 

tributaries, ditches, significant nexus, other 

waters, adjacent, neighboring, federalism, 

implementation, how the rule helps states

Palm Beach County, 

Florida Tue Jul 1 11:00-12:00 pm Conference Call Local government: Palm Beach County MS4s, high water table, 404 permits from Corps to maintain MS4s, Waste Treatment exclusion

Environmental 

Stakeholders Wed Jul 2 12:00-1:00 pm Washington, DC NGOs/Environmental Overview of proposed rule

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Meeting/Call/Event Date Time Location Organizations/Groups Represented Topics Discussed Materials Provided

2014 EPA Headquarters Proposed Rule Meetings/Events For Docket EPA-HQ-OW-2011-0880 (following the release of the proposed 

rule)

National Association of 

Counties (NACo) Wed Jul 2 12:45-1:45 pm Conference Call

Local government: NACo, , National 

Association of County Engineers, Blue 

Earth Co (MN), Orange County (CA), 

Association of Oregon Counties, 

Association of MN Counties, Madison 

County (OH), Pinellas County (FL), 

Douglas County (CO), Dade County 

(FL), VA Association of Counties 

Ditches, MS4s, flood control structures, more 

clarity on definitions, implementation, suggest 

geographical differences, coastal ditches, effects 

on natural disaster response

Kittson County, 

Minnesota Tue Jul 8 Conference Call Local Government: Kittson County, MN Ditch maintenance permits, implementation of new rule

National Farmers Union Tue Jul 8 2:00-2:30 pm Washington, DC Agriculture: Natl Farmers Union 

Overview of proposed rule, impacts on 

agriculture, exemptions, exclusions, water quality 

standards

U.S. Cattlemen’s 

Association Wed Jul 9 11:00-12:00 pm Washington, DC

Agriculture: 26 ranchers representing the 

following states: TX, CA, SD, ND, WA, 

VA, NM, AR, NE and WY

Overview of proposed rule, ditches, ephemeral 

tributaries, exclusions, exemptions, 402

Western States Water 

Council (WSWC) - Call Wed Jul 9 12:30-2:00 pm Conference Call

State Association: Western States Water 

Council, Utah Division of Water Quality, 

Western Governors' Association, Texas 

Water Resources Control Board, Office of 

Wyoming State Engineer, Assoc. of Clean 

Water Administrators, Texas Water 

Resources Development Board, Office of 

New Mexico State Engineer, Rigby Adrus, 

Colorado Dept. of Natural Resources, 

Oklahoma Water Resources Board, Kansas 

Dept. of Health and Environment, Montana 

Attorney General's Office, Colorado State 

Engineer, South Dakota Dept. of 

Environment and Natural Resources, North 

Dakota Attorney General's Office

Adjacency and tributaries

National Mining 

Association Wed Jul 9 2:00-3:30 pm Washington, DC

Industry: Natl Mining Assoc., Alliance 

Resource Partners, Barrick Gold, 

Holland & Hart, Cliffs Natural Resources, 

Walter Energy, General Electric, Crowell 

& Moring, Alaska Mining Assoc., AZ 

Mining Assoc., Kinross, Rosebud Mining 

Co., Peabody Energy, Newmont Mining, 

Materion Natural Resources, Rio Tinto, 

Environmental Standards, Dorsey & 

Whitney, Alpha Natural Resources, 

American Exploration & Mining Assoc., 

Arch Coal, Usibelli Coal, PA Coal 

Alliance, Coal Operators & Associates 

On-site ditches, adjacency, on-site ponds, 

sediment basins, impoundments, isolated waters, 

permit compliance requirements

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Meeting/Call/Event Date Time Location Organizations/Groups Represented Topics Discussed Materials Provided

2014 EPA Headquarters Proposed Rule Meetings/Events For Docket EPA-HQ-OW-2011-0880 (following the release of the proposed 

rule)

Local Government 

Advisory Committee 

(LGAC) Water 

Workgroup Meeting 

Thu Jul 10 9:00-2:00 pm Atlanta, GA 

Local Government Officials 

(Commissioner, Thompkins County, NY; 

Mayor Pro Tem, Kansas City, MO; City 

Manager, Palm Bay, FL; 

Councilmember, Mesa, AZ; 

Commissioner, Lemhi County, ID; 

Mayor, Burnsville, MN; Mayor, 

Hattiesburg, MS). Public: Mayor 

Atlanta, GA; General Services 

Administration; Public Works, Griffin, 

GA; Mayor of Birmingham, AL; Burnt 

Fork Creek Watershed Alliance; TN 

Department of Agriculture; Georgia 

Municipal Association; GA Dept. of 

Agriculture; ACCG; MCBM; Florida 

Stormwater Association; Florida DEP, 

Mayor of Columbia, South Carolina; 

Florida A&M University; field 

representatives of Senator Isakson; US 

Army Corps of Engineers; Florida 

Department of Agriculture and 

Consumer Services; City of Savannah 

Stormwater Department; Office of 

Jefferson County Commissioner; Florida 

Association of Counties; Jefferson 

Valley, AL; Palm Beach County, FL; 

Chattahoochee Hills, GA

Discussed LGAC Waters of the U.S. charge - 

http://www.epa.gov/ocir/scas_lgac/lgac_index. Letter of Invitation

National Association of 

Counties (NACo) 

Annual Conference

Fri Jul 11 3:00-4:30 pm New Orleans, LA Local government: NACo Overview of proposed rule

State Water Quality 

Standards Managers 

Call 

Mon Jul 14 12:00-1:30 pm Conference Call State: State Water Quality Standards 

Managers

Overview of proposed rule, implications for 

states' water quality standards programs, 

connectivity report

Iowa Farm Bureau 

Meeting Tue Jul 15 3:00-4:00 pm Washington, DC Agriculture: Iowa Farm Bureau

NRCS technical standards, prior converted 

cropland determinations, difference between a 

gully and head water tributary, recapture 

provision, upland

Industry Stakeholder 

Meeting Wed Jul 16 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. Washington, DC

Industry: International Council of 

Shopping Centers, ENS Resources, 

Independent Petroleum Association of 

America, American Iron and Steel 

Institute, BP America, Edison Electric 

Institute, Wiley Rein, National 

Association of Home Builders, American 

Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers, 

Kohler Co., National Association of 

Manufacturers

Update on Connectivity report 

Trout Unlimited Wed Jul 16 10-10:30 am Washington, DC Environmental organizations: Trout 

Unlimited Overview of proposed rule

American Sustainable 

Business Council Wed Jul 16 2:00-3:00 pm Webinar

Industry/Association: American 

Sustainable Business Council; One 

Percent for the Planet, Natural 

Resources Defense Council, Boxed 

Water is Better

Overview of proposed rule, economic analysis, 

benefits of rule, importance of clean water for 

business

Misconceptions 

Webinar Wed Jul 16 3:00-4:00 pm Webinar Variety of stakeholders (1,418 webinar participants)

Ditches, ephemeral waters, exemptions, scope of 

jurisdiction

Mr. Tom Hebert Wed Jul 16 Conference Call Agriculture Upland Ditches, floodplains, farmer’s modification 

of ephemeral streams

Logoluso Farms 

(Madera, CA) Thu Jul 17 10:00-10:30 am Washington, DC Agriculture: Logoluso Farms Overview of proposed rule, ephemeral waters, impacts to agriculture

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Meeting/Call/Event Date Time Location Organizations/Groups Represented Topics Discussed Materials Provided

2014 EPA Headquarters Proposed Rule Meetings/Events For Docket EPA-HQ-OW-2011-0880 (following the release of the proposed 

rule)

Cotton Council Meeting Thu Jul 17 1:00-2:00 pm Washington, DC Agriculture: Cotton Council Overview of proposed rule, ditches, ephemeral 

tributaries, exclusions, exemptions, 402

Small Business 

Administration 

Environmental 

Roundtable 

Mon Jul 21 10:00-12:00 pm Washington, DC Small Business Administration (~100 

participants)

Overview of proposed rule, ditches, tributaries, 

scope of jurisdiction, economic analysis, 

exemptions, Small Business Regulatory 

Enforcement Fairness Act (SBREFA) 

requirements, small business concerns

Agenda

State Associations 

Meeting Wed Jul 23 1:00-3:00 pm Conference Call State Associations Overview of proposed rule, exemptions, outreach efforts

American Meat Institute Thu Jul 24 11:00-12:00 pm Washington, DC Agriculture: American Meat Institute Overview of proposed rule, ditches, ephemeral 

tributaries, exclusions, exemptions, 402

Association of California 

Water Agencies Thu Jul 24 4:00-5:30 pm Washington, DC and conference call

Representatives from the Eastern 

Municipal Water District, the Coachella 

Valley Water District, the Modesto 

Irrigation District, and the El Dorado 

Irrigation District

WOUS Rule issues related to water 

conveyance/collection projects, and concerns 

about possible changes to operations & permit 

requirements. 

Central Arizona Project Tue Jul 29 3:00-4:00 pm Washington, DC Municipal Corporation: Central Arizona 

Project 

Overview of proposed rule, current jurisdiction of 

water supply structures, tributaries, effects of 

proposed rule on water supply structures, 

exemptions, scope of jurisdiction, Endangered 

Species Act

Two letters from CAP

American Water Works 

Association (AWWA) Tue Jul 29 4:00-5:00 pm Conference Call

Utilities: AWWA, Fairfax Water, Park 

Water, Halifax, MWD-Southern CA, 

NYC, Beaver Water District, Southern 

Nevada Water, Gannett Fleming, Los 

Angeles Dept. of Water and Power, 

Arcadis, Tacoma Water, Green Bay 

Water, Philadelphia Water, Canton, 

Anchorage, Marshaltown Water Works

Overview of proposed rule, water supply 

infrastructure, conveyances of stormwater before 

water reaches streams, depressions, adjacent 

open waters, exemptions, waste treatment 

exclusion, water quality certifications

American Soybean 

Association Webinar Wed Jul 30 1:00-2:30 pm Webinar

Agriculture: American Soybean 

Association, NC Soybean, KS Soybean, 

IN Soybean, IA Soybean, Gaesser 

Farms, IPM Institute, National Corn 

Growers Association, EWG, KY 

Soybean, IA State University, University 

of Wisconsin, Riceland Foods, Wellman 

Farms, Osborn Barr, Gordley 

Associates, Hickory Tech 

Overview of proposed rule, ditches, ephemeral 

tributaries, exclusions, exemptions, 402

Rural Coalition/National 

Wildlife Federation Call Wed Jul 30 3:00-4:30 pm Conference Call

NGOs: Rural Coalition, NWF, 

Conservation Stewards (CO), National 

Latino Farmers and Ranchers Trade 

Association (DC), NC Association of 

Black Lawyers Land Loss Preservation 

Project, Federation of Southern 

Cooperatives (AL), Oklahoma Black 

Historical Research Project/Muscvgee 

Food Sovereignty Assoc., Colorado 

Latino Farmers and Ranchers Trade 

Assoc., Northern New Mexico 

Stockman's Assoc., NM Acequia Assoc., 

MS Assoc. of Coops., RC board 

member/tribal community, Farmworker 

Assoc. of FL, National Hmong American 

Farmers (Fresno, CA)

Overview of proposed rule, scope of rule, 

interpretive rule and Section 404 exemptions, 

exclusions, ditches, ephemeral waters/tributaries, 

adjacent waters

National Cattlemen’s 

Beef Association Thu July 31 Denver, CO Agriculture: Natl Cattlemen's Beef Association 

Tributaries, adjacent waters, significant nexus, 

ditches

Environmental Council 

of States (ECOS) 

Leadership Meeting 

Fri Aug 1 8:30 -9:15 a.m. State Association: ECOS Overview of proposed rule, state and federal 

roles

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Meeting/Call/Event Date Time Location Organizations/Groups Represented Topics Discussed Materials Provided

2014 EPA Headquarters Proposed Rule Meetings/Events For Docket EPA-HQ-OW-2011-0880 (following the release of the proposed 

rule)

Local Government 

Advisory Committee 

(LGAC) Water 

Workgroup Meeting 

Wed Aug 13 9:00-2:00 pm Tacoma, WA 

Local Government Officials (Mayor, 

Mayor Pro-tem, Vice-chair, Supervisor, 

Vice-chair, LGAC, SCAS, Council 

Members, Executive Director); Public: 

Mayor (City of Tacoma, WA), former 

EPA Administrator, Puget Sound 

Partnership, Council Member (City of 

Auburn, WA); City of Tacoma, WA; City 

of Auburn, WA; Kitsap Public Health 

Department; Oregon Department of 

Agriculture; Pierce County, WA; City of 

Tacoma, WA; Washington State 

Association of Counties, Washington 

State Department of Agriculture; 

Governor Inslee, Mason County; 

Association of Washington Cities; Ceiba 

Consulting; Pierce County, WA; Kaila 

Kluge, City of Tacoma, WA; Washington 

Association of Conservation Districts; 

Washington State Department of 

Ecology

Discussed LGAC Waters of the U.S. charge - 

http://www.epa.gov/ocir/scas_lgac/lgac_index. Agenda

Family Farm Alliance Thu Aug 14 12-1 pm Washington, DC NGO and Business: Family Farm 

Alliance and The Ferguson Group 

Overview of proposed rule, ditches, ephemeral 

tributaries, exclusions, exemptions

American Society of 

Civil Engineers Tue Aug 19 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Washington, DC Professional Association: American Society of Civil Engineers 

Overview of proposed rule, exemptions, ditches, 

adjacent open waters, tributaries

Theodore Roosevelt 

Conservation 

Partnership (TRCP) 

Meeting

Wed Aug 20 9:00 a.m. Washington, DC Sportsmen/Hook and Bullet: TRCP, 

Izaak Walton League, Corps Waters of the US proposal, outreach

Science Advisory Board 

(SAB) Wed Aug 20 1:00 - 4:00 pm Conference Call EPA Federal Advisory Committee; See Participant List

The purpose of this public teleconference was for 

the SAB’s Panel for the Review of the EPA Water 

Body Connectivity Report to develop comments 

to the chartered SAB on the adequacy of the 

scientific and technical basis of the proposed rule. 

EPA gave a presentation regarding EPA and the 

Corps’ proposed rule and answered questions 

regarding ditches, groundwater, subsurface 

connections and significant nexus; the panel 

discussed language in the response. 

Presentation, Agenda, 

Participant List. Additional 

information is available at 

http://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sa

bproduct.nsf/a84bfee16cc358a

d85256ccd006b0b4b/0afcaa14

7379b79385257d03006de528!

OpenDocument&Date=2014-

08-20. 

National Council of 

State Legislatures 

Annual Legislative 

Summit

Wed Aug 20 2:00 - 3:15 pm Minneapolis, MN

State Association: Natl Council of State 

Legislatures (TX, UT, KY, NV, IN, AL, 

OH, GA, VI, TN, MN, ME, NH, AR, PA, 

SC, MS, NY, ND, WA, NC, MA, OR, ID, 

HI, AZ, WV, MD, AK, FL, NM, NE, RI, 

DE, WI, VA, VT, CT, CA, SD, MT, MO, 

OK, LA, CO, MI)

Proposed rule, definition of uplands, cost of 

implementing the proposed rule, potential actions 

needed from state legislatures

Palm Beach County Wed Aug 21 8:30-5:00 p.m. Delray Beach, FL Local government: Palm Beach County

MS4, groundwater and treatment ponds, high 

water tables, water reclamation, farmer's 

collection of stormwater

Agenda

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Meeting/Call/Event Date Time Location Organizations/Groups Represented Topics Discussed Materials Provided

2014 EPA Headquarters Proposed Rule Meetings/Events For Docket EPA-HQ-OW-2011-0880 (following the release of the proposed 

rule)

National Association of 

Counties (NACo) Call 

#1

Thu Sept 4 10:00 a.m. Conference Call

Local government: NACo, Association 

of Oregon Counties, St. Charles Parish 

(LA), Madison County (OH), Association 

of MN Counties, Dade County (FL), St. 

Louis County (MN), Blue Earth County 

(MN), Highlands County (FL), Orange 

County (CA), FL Association of 

Counties, VA Association of Counties, 

Pinellas County (FL), Association of OR 

Counties, Douglas County (CO), NACE, 

Riverside County (CA), UT Association 

of Counties, Juneau Borough (AK)

Ditches; what constitutes connectivity between 

ditches and known jurisdictional waters; effect of 

tidal backflow though stormwater ditch systems; 

benefits of developing maps; applicability of 

TMDLs, the effect of ditch and canal adjacency to 

connections, ordinary high water mark; the effect 

of adjacency on routine maintenance, definition of 

uplands, tributaries, adjacent, neighboring

National Farmers Union 

and State 

Representatives

Fri Sep 5 9:00-10:30 am Washington, DC Agricultural and state stakeholders Overview of proposed rule, impacts on agriculture

Western States Water 

Council (WSWC) Fri Sept 5 1:00 p.m. Washington, DC

State Association/Western States Water 

Council: ACWA, AK/Dept. Of 

Environmental Conservation, AK Office 

of Attorney General, AZ Dept. of Water 

Resources; Snell & Wilmer, CA State 

Water Resources Control Board, 

Colorado Governor's Office, DC Dept. of 

Environment, FL DEP, GA 

Environmental Protection Division, 

Hawaii Dept. of Health, Rigby Andrus 

and Rigby (ID), KS Dept. of Health and 

Environment, KS Dept of Agriculture, MI 

Water Resources Division DEQ, MT 

Division of Water Resources DEQ, MT 

Dept of Natural Resources and 

Conservation, NE DEQ, NM 

Environment Dept., ND Office of 

Attorney General, OK Water Resources 

Board, OK DEQ, OR Office of 

Compliance and Enforcement, TN Dept. 

of Environment and Conservation, TX 

Commission on Environmental Quality, 

UT Division of Water Quality, VA DEQ, 

WY DEQ, WY State Engineers Office 

Tributaries, water quantity, water quality, water 

rights, state assumption

Arizona Farm Bureau Tue Sept 9 9:00 a.m. Washington, DC Agriculture: Arizona Farm Bureau Ephemeral waters, ditches, erosional features, 

exclusions, exemptions

National Associations 

Outreach Meetings Tue Sept 9 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Washington, DC

National Associations: American Assoc. 

of State Highway and Transportation 

(AASHTO), OPHL, National Association 

of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA), 

American Water Works Association 

(AWWA), Western States Water Council 

(WSWC), National Association of 

Regional Councils (NARC) 

Ephemeral waters, ditches, erosional features, 

exclusions, exemptions

Ducks Unlimited Tue Sept 9 3:15-4:15 pm Washington, DC Environmental and sportsmen 

stakeholder

Overview of proposed rule, other waters, prairie 

potholes

National Association of 

State Conservation 

Agencies

Wed Sept 10 8:00 a.m. Montana Agriculture: Natl Association of State 

Conservation Agencies 

Ephemeral waters, ditches, erosional features, 

exclusions, exemptions

American Society of 

Farm Managers and 

Rural Appraisers 

Wed Sept 10 10:00 a.m. Washington, DC Agriculture: American Society of Farm 

Managers and Rural Appraisers 

Overview of proposed rule, exemptions and 

exclusions, ditches, tributaries, scope of rule

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Meeting/Call/Event Date Time Location Organizations/Groups Represented Topics Discussed Materials Provided

2014 EPA Headquarters Proposed Rule Meetings/Events For Docket EPA-HQ-OW-2011-0880 (following the release of the proposed 

rule)

Utility Water Act Group 

(UWAG) Thu Sept 11 11:30 a.m. Washington, DC

Utilities/Trade group of electric utilities: 

Edison Electric Institute (EEI), Southern 

Company, Hunton & Williams, National 

Rural Electric Cooperative (NRECA), 

American Public Power Association 

(APPA) 

Waste treatment exclusion, comma placement in 

rule text in waste treatment exclusion, EPA view 

on temporarily or permanently shut down waste 

treatment systems

Governors' Offices & 

EPA Officials Fri Sept 12 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. Washington, DC

States: WY, MN, TX, OR, NGA, WA, 

CT, AZ, CO, AK, NV, IA, FL, VA, IL, MD, 

DE, UT, MI, NC, CA, Puerto Rico

Overview of proposed rule, state and federal 

roles, process, consultation, cost, time line 

Ramsey County (MN) - 

Follow-up to National 

Association of Counties 

(NACo) call

Fri Sept 12 Conference Call Local government: Ramsey County 

(MN), NACo Overview of proposed rule

Environmental Council 

of States (ECOS) 

Meeting 

Mon Sept 15 3:00 - 4:15 p.m. Sante Fe, NM State Association: ECOS 

Overview of proposed rule, ECOS presentation of 

legal review of the CWA cases related to Waters 

of the U.S. 

American Petroleum 

Institute (API) Tue Sept 16 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. Washington, DC

Industry: API, Barnes & Thornburg, 

XTO, Phillips66, Marathon Petroleum, 

Newpark, Marathon Oil, Shell, BP, 

ExxonMobil, NOV, Chevron, 

ConocoPhillips

Ditches, MS4s, Waste Treatment Systems, 

Ponds EPA’s presentation

Association of State 

Geologists Tue Sept 16 Washington, DC Association/Geologists: Association of State Geologists Overview of proposed rule, ephemeral waters 

National Association of 

Manufacturers (NAM) Wed Sept 17 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. Washington, DC

Industry: National Association of 

Manufacturers (National Oilseed 

Processors Association, Exxon Mobil 

Corporation, Arch Coal Inc., National 

Stone, Sand & Gravel Assoc., 

Automotive Recyclers Assoc., 

Associated General Contractors of 

America, Caterpillar Inc., American Iron 

and Steel Institute, Miller Coors LLC, 

Hunton & Williams, The Fertilizer 

Institute, ConocoPhillips, The Doe Run 

Company, DuPont, Edison Electric 

Institute, International Council of 

Shopping Centers, Rubber 

Manufacturers Assoc., ALLETE, Inc., 

Portland Cement Assoc., Brick Industry 

Assoc., Occidental Petroleum Corp., 

American Forest & Paper Assoc., 

Valmont Industries, Inc., Industrial 

Minerals Assoc. North America, The 

Aluminum Assoc., Red Gold, Inc., 

Toyota Motor North America, Inc., Shaw 

Industries Group, Inc., Printing Industries 

of America, Inc., CF Industries Holdings, 

Inc., Tennessee Chamber of Commerce 

and Industry, SPI: The Plastics Industry 

Trade Assoc., Tri-State Generation & 

Transmission, Domtar Corporation, 

American Foundry Society, Scherder & 

Overview of proposed rule, ephemeral waters, 

adjacent waters, ditches, exemptions, regional 

differences, lack of clear definitions in the rule 

text, concern over groundwater as a Waters of 

the U.S., expansive scope of Waters of the U.S. 

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Meeting/Call/Event Date Time Location Organizations/Groups Represented Topics Discussed Materials Provided

2014 EPA Headquarters Proposed Rule Meetings/Events For Docket EPA-HQ-OW-2011-0880 (following the release of the proposed 

rule)

Certified Crop Advisor 

Annual Meeting Wed Sept 17 Sacramento, CA

Agriculture: Certified Crop Advisors 

(representatives from USDA-NRCS, 

American Society of Agronomy, Certified 

Crop Adviser program, state/regional 

Certified Crop Advisor programs: AR, 

CA, FL, IA, IL, KS, MO, NC, OH, PA, 

SC; Mid-Atlantic: DE, MD, NJ, VA, WV; 

Northeast: MA, ME, NH, NY, RI, VT; 

Northwest: ID, NV, OR, UT, WA; Rocky 

Mountain: MT, WY; Southeast: AL, GA)

Overview of proposed rule, agriculture 

exemptions

National Cattlemen’s 

Beef Association Thu Sept 18 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. Washington, DC Agriculture: National Cattlemen's Beef Association 

Tributaries, adjacent waters, significant nexus, 

ditches

National Association of 

Counties (NACo) Call 

#2

Fri Sept 19 1:00 p.m. Washington, DC

Local government: NACo, Association 

of Oregon Counties, Madison County 

(OH), Wisconsin Highway, St. Louis 

County (MN), Blue Earth County (MN), 

Pinellas County (FL), Riverside County 

(CA)

Impact of proposed rule on MS4s, stormwater, 

green infrastructure, how water quality systems 

and TMDLs would be applied in NPDES permits 

to jurisdictional waters within an MS4 system

Local Government 

Advisory Committee 

(LGAC) Water 

Workgroup Meeting 

Mon Sept 22 Worchester, MA

Local Government Officials (Mayor of 

Burnsville, MN; Mayor of Greensburg, KS; 

Supervisor, Santa Barbara, CA; Councilor, 

Portland, ME; Mayor of Bridgeport, CT; 

Environmental Management Council, Ithaca, 

NY; Commissioner, Lemhi County, ID; Mayor 

of Hattiesburg, MS); Public: Assistant 

Commissioner, Utilities; City of New Bedford, 

MA; Mayor, City of Lawrence, MA; Chief of 

Staff, City of Lawrence, MA; Water & Sewer 

Commissioner, City of Lawrence, MA; Town 

Manager, West Borough, MA; City of 

Medway, Public Services, City of Portland, 

ME; Public Works- City of Wakefield, MA; 

Wilmington Public Works; Central MA 

Regional Stormwater Coalition; Central MA 

Regional Stormwater Coalition; Acting 

Deputy Commissioner, Land & Water 

Bureau ME Dept of the Environ; City 

Manager, City of Sanford, ME; City Manager, 

City of Auburn, ME; New England Interstate 

Water Pollution Control Commission; Bureau 

of Land and Water Quality; Department of 

Public Works, Weymouth, MA; New York 

Farm Bureau; Association of Towns, NY 

Assistant Attorney General; Massachusetts 

Municipal Association; Vermont League of 

Cities and Towns; Mayor of Fitchburg, MA; 

Council member, Mesa, AZ

Discussed LGAC Waters of the U.S. charge - 

http://www.epa.gov/ocir/scas_lgac/lgac_index. Letter of Invitation; agenda

National Mining 

Association Mon Sept 22 10:30-11:30 a.m. Washington, DC Industry/Association: National Mining Association 

Overview of proposed rule, significant nexus, 

neighboring and adjacent waters, isolated waters, 

ditches, tailings basins, zero discharge NPDES 

permits, subsurface connection connections, 

Waste Treatment Exclusion 

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2014 EPA Headquarters Proposed Rule Meetings/Events For Docket EPA-HQ-OW-2011-0880 (following the release of the proposed 

rule)

Association of Fish and 

Wildlife Agencies - 

Annual Meeting 

Tue Sept 23 10:00 -11:00 am St. Louis, MO

Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, Fisheries & 

Water Resources Policy (ID Dept. of Fish & Game, AK 

Dept of Fish & Game, CT Bureau of Natural 

Resources, Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission, 

Atlantic States Marine FIsheries Commission, GA 

Wildlife Resources Division, Ducks Unlimited, KY 

Dept. of Fish & Wildlife Resources, IL Dept. of Natural 

Resources, WA Dept. of Fish & Wildlife, MO Dept. of 

Conservation, AZ Game & Fish Dept., OH Div. of 

Wildlife, FL Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission, 

AL Division of Wildlife & Freshwater Fisheries, US Fish 

& Wildlife Services, IA Dept. of Natural Resources, NC 

Wildlife Resources Commission, NOAA Fisheries 

Service, MI Dept. of Natural Resources, OR Dept. of 

Fish & Wildlife, NPS, MN Dept. of Natural Resrouces, 

WY Game and Fish Dept., NE Game & Parks 

Commission, Natl Marine Manufacturers Assoc,, 

USGS, MS Dept. of Wildlife, Fisheries & Parks, CO 

Division of Parks and Wildlife, BASS LLC, TRCP, IN 

Division of Fish & Wildlife, AK Dept. of Fish & Game, 

IA Division of Fish & Wildlife, CA Dept. of Fish & 

Wildlife, American Sportfishing Assoc., TX Parks & 

Wildlife Dept., SD Game, FIsh & Parks Dept., VA 

Dept. of Game and Inland FIsheries, Northwest Marine 

Technology, BLM, KS Dept. of Wildlife, Parks and 

Tourism, VT Dept. of Fish & Wildlife, MN Dept. of 

Natural Resources, Recreational Boating & Fishing 

Foundation, SC Dept. of Natural Resources, TN 

Wildlife Resources Agency, MT Dept. of Fish, Wildlife 

& Parks, AZ Game & Fish Dept., ID Dept. of Fish & 

Game, NV Dept. of Wildlife, NM Dept. of Game & 

Inland Fisheries, WI Dept. of Natural Resources, NY 

Dept. of Envir. Conservation, DE Division of Fish & 

Wildlife, Midwest Assoc. of Fish & Wildlife Agencies, 

USFS, USFWS, USDA, UT Division of Wildlife 

Resources, PA Fish & Boat Commission

Overview of proposed rule, general discussion of 

all aspects of the proposed rule

State Discussions #1 

Meeting with 

Environmental Council 

of the States (ECOS), 

Association of Clean 

Water Administrators 

(ACWA) and 

Association of Wetland 

Managers (ASWM)

Tue Sept 23 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. Washington, DC State Associations: ECOS, ACWA, 

ASWM Ephemeral waters, tributaries

Corn Growers Working 

Session Meeting Wed Sept 24 9:00 - 12:00 p.m. Washington, DC Agriculture: Corn Growers Tributaries, definitions, exclusions, impact on regulations of fertilizers and pesticides 

Association of California 

Water Agencies and 

California Waters of the 

U.S. Coalition Call 

Wed Sept 24 2:00 p.m. Washington, DC

Utilities: Association of California Water 

Agencies, CA Waters of the U.S. 

Coalition 

Ditches, water treatment systems, conveyances, 

canals and stormwater treatment systems

Best Best & Krieger 

LLP (BB&K) Wed Sep 24 2:00-3:30 pm Washington, DC Law firm Water treatment systems, conveyances and canals, and storm water treatment systems.

Pinellas County, Florida - 

Call Wed Sept 24 11:00 a.m. Conference Call Local Government: Pinellas County, FL

MS4s, high water tables, historical wetlands, 

water quality standard compliance within MS4 not 

just at point of discharge

Attachments provide by county: 

1) Pictures of Joe’s Creek and 

Lake Seminole in Pinellas 

County; 2) FL Stormwater 

Association assessment of 

impacts from the proposed 

rule; 3) FL H2O Coalition 

estimated fiscal impacts on 

MS4s from the proposed rule

National Association of 

Conservation Districts 

(NACD) Meeting 

Thu Sept 25 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. Washington, DC Agriculture: NACD 

Ephemerals streams, bright lines for jurisdiction, 

perceived expansion of jurisdiction, 

implementation

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rule)

Barrick and Newmont 

Meeting Mon Sept 29 11:00 - 12:00 p.m. Washington, DC Industry/Mining: Barrick and Newmont

Tributaries: arid west and frequently dry streams, 

meaning of "contributes flow,"similarly situated, 

adjacent waters

Science Advisory Board 

(SAB) Call Mon Sept 29 1:30 - 4:00 p.m. Conference Call EPA Federal Advisory Committee; variety of groups represented

Overview of proposed rule; questions regarding 

groundwater connections, waste treatment 

systems, prior converted cropland, waters that 

cross international borders, ambient water quality 

criteria; SAB deliberations on scientific and 

technical basis of proposed rule

Presentation, Agenda; see 

also: 

http://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sa

bproduct.nsf/MeetingCal/D8FA

4EB9005D50E485257D27004

E3897?OpenDocument

University of Florida, 

Wedgeworth 

Leadership, Institute of 

Agriculture and Natural 

Resources Meeting 

Tue Sept 30 9:45 a.m.- 10:30 

a.m.

Washington, DC Agriculture/Academia: University of 

Florida and New York

Overview of proposed rule, ditches, farming 

exemptions 

State Discussions #2 

with Environmental 

Council of the States 

(ECOS), Association of 

Clean Water 

Administrators (ACWA) 

and Association of 

Wetland Managers 

(ASWM)

Tue Sept 30 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Washington, DC State Associations: ECOS, ACWA, 

ASWM

MS4s; adjacency; tributaries; ditches; 

exemptions; definitions (need for clarity, definition 

of upland) 

Meeting with Farm 

Bureau Tue Sept 30 4:00 p.m. Washington, DC Agriculture: Farm Bureau 

Overview of proposed rule, Conservation 

Reserve Programs, increase in permitting, 402 

permitting, Supreme Court decisions

Agriculture Stakeholder 

Meeting Wed Oct 1 9:00 a.m. Washington, DC

Agriculture: The Fertilizer Institute (TFI), 

D.C. Legislative and Regulatory 

Services (DCLRS), CF Industries, 

NPPL, National Association of State 

Departments of Agriculture (NASDA), 

Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA), 

The Garrison Group LLC, Certified Crop 

Adviser (CCA), Strategic Conservation 

Solutions, Family Farm Alliance, 

Agriculture Fast Track Fund (AFT), 

American Farm Bureau Federation 

(AFBF)

Ordinary highwater mark (OHWM), economic 

analysis, intermittent and ephemeral streams, 

drinking water analysis

National Association of 

Counties (NACo Call 

#3)

Thu Oct 2 1:00 p.m. Conference Call

Local government: NACo, Dade County 

(FL), Highlands County (FL), St. Charles 

Parish (LA), St. Louis County (MN), Blue 

Earth County (MN), Albemarle County 

(VA), Orange County (FL), FL 

Association of Counties, Pinellas County 

(FL), Association of OR Counties, 

Douglas County (CO), NACE, Riverside 

County (CA)

Definitions of tributaries and relevance of flow 

volume, ditches, waste treatment exclusion, 

MS4s, state and tribal boundaries 

State Discussions #3 - 

Environmental Council 

of the States (ECOS), 

Association of Clean 

Water Administrators 

(ACWA) and 

Association of Wetland 

Managers (ASWM)

Thu Oct 2 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Washington, DC State Associations: ECOS, ACWA, 

ASWM

Other waters, adjacency, subsurface flow, 

definitions of neighboring, floodplain and riparian 

area

American Soybean 

Association (ASA) 

Webinar 

Mon Oct 6 10:00 - 12:00 p.m. Webinar Agriculture: American Soybean 

Association 

Exemptions and exclusions, significant nexus, 

connectivity, ephemeral streams, 

fertilizer/pesticide applications, tile drainage, legal 

terms, implementation, appeals

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rule)

State Discussions #4 - 

Environmental Council 

of the States (ECOS), 

Association of Clean 

Water Administrators 

(ACWA) and 

Association of Wetland 

Managers (ASWM)

Tue Oct 7 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Washington, DC State Associations: ECOS, ACWA, 

ASWM

Identification of streams; identification of ditches, 

development of water quality standards; other 

waters; mapping; science analysis; economic 

analysis; exemptions

Governors' Offices & 

EPA Officials Meeting Thu Oct 9 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. Washington, DC States: IL, OK, UT, NC, WY, IA, National Governors Association, AL, WA 

Floodplains, uplands, gullies, permits, economic 

impact on farmers for permits, ditches

Iowa Department of 

Natural Resources 

(DNR), Governor's 

Office, Economic Office

Thu Oct 9 Iowa State: Iowa Other waters, significant nexus, agriculture 

practices, ditches and ephemeral waters 

National Mining 

Association - 

Environment Committee 

Meeting

Fri Oct 10 2:30 - 3:30 p.m. Washington, DC Industry/Association: National Mining 

Association Overview of proposed rule, ephemeral streams

NAIOP (Commercial 

Real Estate 

Development 

Association) Meeting

Tue Oct 14 3:00 p.m. Washington, DC Industry/Real Estate Association Stormwater, MS4, exemptions, ditches

Douglas County (CO) - 

Follow-up to NACo Call Tue Oct 14 Conference Call Local government: Douglas County, CO, NACo Economic discussion

Port of Tacoma Meeting Tue Oct 14 11:00 - 12:00 p.m. Washington, DC

Local government/independent municipal 

corporation/association/industry: Port of 

Tacoma, AICP, Capital Strategies 

Effect of proposed rule, MS4, drainage ditches, 

waste treatment, adjacent waters

Interstate Mining 

Compact Commission 

Meeting

Wed Oct 15 10:00 - 12:00 p.m. Washington, DC

State/Federal/Mining: Interstate Mining 

Compact Commission, Office of Surface 

Mining/Department of Interior, CO 

Division of Reclamation/Mining & Safety, 

OH DNR Div. of Mineral Resources 

Management, PA DEP, Railroad 

Commission of Texas, MT DEQ, WV 

DEP, NC DNR, ND Public Service 

Commission, AML DEQ, AK DNR, 

EHM/SC Dept of Health and Envir. 

Control, KY DNR, VA Dept. of Mines, 

Minerals, and Energy, MD DEP, NYS 

Dept. of Conservation, OK Dept. of 

Mines, AR DEQ, AL Abandoned Mine 

Lands, IN DNR

Panel discussion on proposed rule and other 

water related issues (402, acid mine drainage, 

good Samaritan laws)

Theodore Roosevelt 

Conservation 

Partnership 

(TRCP) Meeting

Wed Oct 15 9:00 a.m. Washington, DC Sportsmen/Hook and Bullet: TRCP Proposed rule schedule, timing for Connectivity 

Report, Small Business Administration letter

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rule)

Small Entity Meeting Wed Oct 15 1:30 - 4:00 p.m. Washington, DC

National Cattlemen's Beef Association; 

National Cotton Council; American Farm 

Bureau Federation; The Associated 

General Contractors of America; Terra 

Verde Associates; International Council 

of Shopping Centers; National 

Association of Home Builders; Louisiana 

Home Builders Association; Associated 

General Contractors of America; Granite 

Commercial Real Estate; Buckeye 

Development, LLC; National Association 

of Manufacturers; Carlsbad Soil and 

Water Conservation District; City of 

Farmers Branch; American Exploration 

and Mining Association; National Stone, 

Sand, and Gravel Association; 

Responsible Industry for a Sound 

Environment; D.C. Legislative and 

Regulatory Services; Water 

Stewardship, Inc.; The National Rural 

Electric Cooperative Association; 

American Public Power Association; 

Professional Landcare Network 

(PLANET); Golf Course 

Superintendents; Small Business 

Administration

Definitions, ditches, increased exclusions, 

significant nexus, aggregation, pervious 

jurisdictional determinations, include 

implementation schedule with final rule, outreach 

with final rule, SBREFA panel

Summary on Docket at EPAHQ-OW-2011-0880-22609

Western Urban Water 

Coalition Meeting Thu Oct 16 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. Washington, DC

Local government: leaders of western 

U.S. municipal water suppliers (40 

participants)

Definitions of ephemeral and intermittent 

tributaries, unintended consequences, ditches, 

National Milk Producers 

Federation Meeting Thu Oct 16 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. Washington, DC Agriculture: National Milk Producers Federation 

Overview of proposed rule, ephemeral streams, 

Supreme Court cases, definitions

Riverside County - CA 

(Follow-up to NACo 

call)

Wed Oct 22 2:00 p.m. ET Conference Call Local government: Riverside County, 

California 

Waste Treatment Exclusions, MS4, prior 

jurisdictional determinations

Tribal Consultation Call Thu Oct 23 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. Conference Call

Tribes: Pala Band of Luiseno Mission 

Indians (CA), Quapaw Tribe (OK), 

Barona Band of Inaja Mission Indians 

(CA), Pueblo of Santa Ana (NM), 

Confederated Tribes of the Colville 

Indians, Ricon Tribe. Great Lakes Indian 

Wildlife and Fish Commission

Overview of proposed rule, definition of tributary, 

significant nexus, expansion of EPA jurisdiction

Society of Chemical 

Manufacturers and 

Affiliates 

Thu Oct 30 Washington, DC Industry/Society of Chemical 

Manufacturers and Affiliates Overview of proposed rule 

Corn Growers Field Trip Fri Oct 31 Newburg, Maryland Agriculture: Corn Growers Exemptions, ditches, ephemeral features, 

conservation practices

National Association of 

Wheat Growers Call Fri Oct 31 11:45 a.m. Washington, DC Agriculture: Natl Assoc. of Wheat Growers 

Potential impacts on agricultural exemptions, 

water allocation, broad scope of proposed rule

River Network Tribal 

Webinar Mon Nov 3 4:00 - 5:30 p.m. Webinar NGO: Tribal River Network, Tribes (88 webinar participants, mostly tribes)

Tribal perspectives; native corporations; 

interstate commerce; ditches; definition of 

tributary, upland, neighboring; new types of 

waters not covered; impacts on boundary waters; 

prairie potholes; seepage lakes

National Association of 

State Departments of 

Agriculture (NASDA) 

Meeting

Tue Nov 4 10:00 - 12:00 p.m. Washington, DC Agriculture: NASDA 

Regulations should be left to states on nonnavigable waters; concerned about cost and time 

for permits; states should be able to define 

normal farming; upland ponds; Section 402 

implementation

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rule)

Best Best & Krieger 

LLP (BB&K) Tue Nov 4 2:00-3:00 pm Washington, DC Law firm

Continuation of discussion on: water treatment 

systems, conveyances and canals, and storm 

water treatment systems

Association of Clean 

Water Administrators 

(ACWA), Association of 

State Drinking Water 

Administrators 

(ASDWA), 

Environmental Council 

of the States (ECOS) 

and Ground Water 

Protection Council 

(GWPC) Meeting 

Tue Nov 5 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Washington, DC State Associations: ACWA, ASDWA, 

ECOS, GWPC

Update on the Science Advisory Board review of 

connectivity report, post comment period 

activities 

Environmental 

Stakeholder Meeting Wed Nov 5 12:00 Washington, DC

NGOs/Enviro: American Rivers, 

Southern Environmental Law Center, 

Clean Water Action, Ohio Environmental 

Council, Gulf Restoration Network 

Timing of final rule in light of recent extension

National Pork 

Producers Council 

Meeting

Thu Nov 6 10:30 a.m. Washington, DC Agriculture: National Pork Producers 

Council

Values of ephemeral and intermittent drainages , 

definition of upland, definition of floodplain, prior 

converted cropland, need to define swales

Water Environment 

Federation Webinar: 

Viewpoints: Potential 

Impacts of Waters of 

the U.S. Rulemaking on 

Stormwater 

Infrastructure

Thu Nov 6 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. Webinar Associations/stormwater/MS4 (972 

participants)

Effect of proposed rule on MS4s, specifically on 

BMP/green infrastructure/stream restoration 

features; definition of an upland; constructed 

wetlands; ditches; groundwater; Waters of the 

U.S. versus waters of the states; ecoregions

Washington State 

Department of Ecology 

Call

Mon Nov 10 2:00 p.m. Conference Call State: WA Ecology & WA Governor's 

Office 

Ditches, MS4s, implementation, classes of 

wetlands that are jurisdictional to avoid case by 

case determinations, need to work with states on 

definition of floodplain and riparian area, regional 

manuals for delineating tributaries, exemptions on 

ditch maintenance, "contributing flow"

Family Farm Alliance 

Meeting Mon Nov 10 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. Washington, DC NGO and Business: Family Farm Alliance and The Ferguson Group Tributaries, ditches

Participants provided a copy of 

the Family Farm Alliance's 

comments on the proposed 

rule, which they submitted to 

the docket.

Industry Stakeholder 

Meeting Wed Nov 12 9:00 a.m. Washington, DC

Industry/Associations: National 

Association of Manufacturers (NAM), 

National Association of Home Builders 

(NAHB), Edison Electric Institute (EEI), 

Kohler Co., NSF International, XYLEM, 

Barnes & Thornburg, ARTVA, The Policy 

Group, GE Power & Water, American 

Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), Troutman 

Sanders, United Water, KCPS, Ecolab, 

Policy Navigation Group, Hunton and 

Williams, Associated General 

Contractors of America (AGC), StoneSand-Gravel Association

Themes discussed at meetings, connectivity 

report

Douglas County (CO) 

Dept. of Public Works 

Engineering - Call 

Wed Nov 12 12:30 p.m. Conference Call Local government: Douglas County, CO Economic analysis

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rule)

American Petroleum 

Institute (API) Board 

Members Meeting 

Wed Nov 12 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. Washington, DC

Industry/API, Hess, Devon Energy, 

Conoco Phillips, Shell, Exxon Mobil, XTO 

Energy, Halliburton, Chevron, BP, 

National Oilwell Varco

Cost of rule, economic impacts, key terms not 

defined in proposed rule, connectivity report, 

underestimating the number of permits in 

economics analysis

Luck Stone & National 

Stone, Sand and Gravel 

Association 

Wed Nov 12 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. Washington, DC Industry/Stone, Sand & Gravel

Primary focus of discussion was to explore when 

a tributary is no longer jurisdictional, what 

features would be jurisdictional in the floodplain, 

what is adjacency, and how to determine what 

waters are other waters; discussion on ditches 

and when they would qualify under the exclusions.

Western Urban Water 

Coalition Call Wed Nov 12 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. Conference Call

State Association: Western Urban 

Water Coalition (Perkins Coie, ERO 

Resources)

Ephemeral and intermittent streams in the arid 

west; suggested regulatory language for waste 

treatment systems, stormwater systems, ditches, 

canals, arid west; exclusions for emergency 

conditions

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