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V ETO Y AZOO P UMPS P RESENTATION. March 2008. “a beautiful stream of transparent water, covered by thousands of geese and ducks and filled with fish.”. Slide Title Here. The Teddy Bear. EPA can veto any project permit that is likely to result in:
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VETO YAZOOPUMPSPRESENTATION March 2008
“a beautiful stream of transparent water, covered by thousands of geese and ducks and filled with fish.”
EPA can veto any project permit that is likely to result in: • significant degradation of municipal water supplies (including surface or ground water) or • significant loss of or damage to fisheries, shellfishing, wildlife habitat, or recreation areas.
PROJECTS VETOED UNDER CLEAN WATER ACT § 404(C) Total Wetland Impacts Vetoed Projects – 7,780 Total Wetland Impacts Yazoo Pumps, Mississippi – 200,000
“Over the course of my 24 years at the Environmental Protection Agency, I never reviewed a proposal that would do more damage to the environment than the Yazoo Pumps project in the Mississippi Delta.”
Melissa Samet(415) 482-8150msamet@americanrivers.org George Sorvalis(202) 797-6617sorvalisg@nwf.orgCathy Shropshire(601) 206-5703cshropshire@mswf.org