The Current State of Water Shellie R. Chard Water Quality Division - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

The Current State of Water Shellie R. Chard Water Quality Division Director

EPA News • David Ross nominated for AA for Water • Susan Bodine nominated for AA for Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance • Mathew Leopold nominated for AA Office of General Council • Many retirements and buyouts • No Region 6 Administrator nominee

Regulatory Review • E-Reporting Rule (Phase II) • Dental Amalgam ELG – now finalized with changes • 316(b) • Sufficiently Sensitive Scientific Method Update Rule • MS4 Designations • Stage 2 DPB for consecutive systems that do not add treatment • Waters of the United States

Drought Interrupted • September 5, 2017 The National Drought Mitigation Center

State Agency Rulemaking Actions • Non-potable reuse • Indirect Potable Reuse – Lake – River • Aquifer Storage and Recovery

National Conversation • Water Reuse/Beneficial Use • “Fit for Purpose” treatment

Produced Water • State Legislation • Water for 2060 Workgroup Report • Ground Water Protection Council Study

Shellie.Chard@deq.ok.gov 405.702.8174