US EPA is offering government-to-government consultation to affected Tribes on an upcoming water quality standards action in Washington. On October 12, 2021, the Washington Department of Ecology submitted revisions to the designated uses and associated temperature and dissolved oxygen water quality criteria for the Chelan River to the EPA for review and action under section 303(c) of the Clean Water Act. The EPA’s upcoming action applies only to waterbodies in the state of Washington and does not apply to waters that are within Indian Country as defined in 18 U.S.C. § 1151.
If you would like to request government-to-government consultation to inform the EPA’s WQS action, or would like more information in relation to the upcoming action, please have your staff contact Andrea Ramirez, the EPA staff lead, at (206) 553-1058 or ramirezpuentes.andrea@epa.gov no later than May 1, 2026. In your response, please also identify a Tribal representative to serve as a point of contact for planning purposes. Please do not hesitate to contact me at (206) 553-0218 or Becky Garnett, Standards and Assessment Section Manager at (206) 553-1646, if you or your staff have any questions.
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