
We thank you for holding your hearing March 17, 2015, to review the proposed U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rulemaking.
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We thank you for holding your hearing March 17, 2015, to review the proposed U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rulemaking.

We call on EPA and the Corps to withdraw the proposal and engage in a meaningful dialogue with all stakeholders, including electric cooperatives and others that provide essential services to the rural community.

Clean water is vital to the productivity and well-being of America's farms, ranches and rural communities.

we have significant issues in terms of clarity about who does what, and in the proposed rule by EPA we find ourselves in much the same situation.

the stakeholder involvement on this proposed rule is inadequate.

the current situation to be unacceptable, however, we think that this proposed rule would be dramatically worse than the current situation.

I think it is important both from the EPA and from our expert witnesses, we really need to understand the genesis of that cost.

TU strongly supports the proposed rule because it will clarify and strengthen the very foundation of the Clean Water Act's protections for important fish and wildlife habitat.

I think you have done an excellent job as Ag Secretary.

We have two communities in southern New Mexico that are designated colonias, called Chaparral and Sunland Park.

I was struck by several of the panelists talking about the withdrawal of the rule, and I am wondering, as we look at methods, going forward, if we should also ask EPA to do a supplemental rule because they have significant comments that…

Policymakers have an obligation to work together to ensure that communities have access to safe drinking water.

I understand more than ever the importance of protecting this scarce resource.

A one-size-fits-all approach can often lead to unintended consequences.

The following comments were sent to our office by the Northern New Mexico Stockmen's Association (NNMSA) on March 13, 2015.

I, like you, am optimistic. I am excited about this, and I think taking a regular order pathway and getting on this early and just the bipartisan support we have should bode well for success.