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Don Snemis Quoted in Indiana Lawyer: "Proposal to Sunset Ohio River Pollution Standards Yields Flood of Concern"

Ice Miller partner Don Snemis was quoted in the Indiana Lawyer article, "Proposal to Sunset Ohio River Pollution Standards Yields Flood of Concern."

The article included:

Using the Clean Water Act as a base, states can then choose to implement more stringent standards under EPA supervision, Romig said. Specifically, states are given the authority to develop and implement programs whereby they issue National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permits, Ice Miller LLP partner Don Snemis said.

“For practical purposes, and certainly in Indiana, the state is the primary governmental entity that enforces the Clean Water Act,” said Snemis, former general counsel at the Indiana Department of Environmental Management.

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