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On the recordFebruary 22, 2021
The national pollution discharge elimination systems, the NPDES requirement is presently 5 years. By the time an agency knows that it has a problem, figures out what to do about it, deals with all of the litigation, 5 years is gone.
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John Garamendi
Democratic · California

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Garamendi emphasizes the need to extend NPDES requirements from 5 to 10 years.

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