Regulation & law · 19/09/2008

EPA Finalizes Decision on Yazoo Backwater Area Pumps Project in Mississippi

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has made a final decision regarding the proposed Yazoo Backwater Area Pumps Project in Issaquena County, Mississippi, which aims to prohibit the use of wetlands and other US waters as a disposal site for the project. The EPA's determination is based on concerns that the project's construction and operation would harm fishery areas and wildlife.