EPA approves St. Regis Mohawk application

EPA has approved the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe's application for "treatment as a state" (TAS) in order to administer the water quality standards program.

Nov. 19, 2002

Nov. 19, 2002 -- EPA has approved the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe's application for "treatment as a state" (TAS) in order to administer the water quality standards program.

In the same action, EPA approved its application for TAS for the purpose of certifying federal permits under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act. The Tribe has also met the requirements for administering a nonpoint source management program.

EPA will continue to work with the Tribe to develop its water quality standards. When adopted and approved, those standards will apply to all surface waters within the exterior boundaries of the St. Regis Mohawk Reservation in New York.