内政部启动移交：黄石国家公园怀俄明州部分的水质管理权将归怀俄明州
黄石国家公园——美国内政部（DOI）10月16日宣布，内政部长 Doug Burgum 与怀俄明州州长 Mark Gordon 当天在 Yellowstone 共同启动程序，将联邦环境项目权限——包括《清洁水法》（Clean Water Act）第401条权限——就黄石国家公园怀俄明州部分移交怀俄明州。经过60天国会通知期后，该权限将由怀俄明州环境质量厅（DEQ）接管。
Burgum 在内政部新闻稿中表示：「特朗普总统把削减繁文缛节、让决策更贴近受影响的人，列为本届政府的首要任务。怀俄明人比华盛顿更了解自己的土地和水。」他说，怀俄明州环境质量厅已经证明，它有专业能力、也有决心保护本州的水资源。
Gordon 表示，这次移交是「对怀俄明州环境质量厅与国家公园管理局（NPS）出色合作关系的恰当而务实的确认」。他指出，怀俄明州多年来实际上已经在园内执行《清洁水法》第401条的相关工作，这次正式确认恢复了行之有效的共同责任，将为黄石游客带来更多确定性与响应速度，同时确保园内水资源继续按照怀俄明的高标准得到保护。
黄石国家公园地跨怀俄明、蒙大拿、爱达荷三州，其中绝大部分位于怀俄明州境内。《清洁水法》第401条涉及各州对联邦许可项目的水质认证权限。
Interior Begins Handing Yellowstone Water Oversight in Wyoming Back to the State
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK — The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) on October 16 began the process of relinquishing federal environmental program authority — including Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 401 authority — over Wyoming's portion of Yellowstone National Park to the State of Wyoming. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum made the announcement at Yellowstone alongside Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon. Following a 60-day notice period to Congress, the authority will be overseen by the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ).
"President Trump made cutting red tape and putting decisions closer to the people they impact a top priority of this administration," Burgum said in a news release. "The people of Wyoming know its land and water better than Washington ever could," he said, adding that Wyoming DEQ has proven it has the expertise and commitment to protect its own water resources.
Gordon called the move "a proper and practical acknowledgement of the exceptional partnership of Wyoming's DEQ and the National Park Service," noting that Wyoming has in practice managed CWA Section 401 work in the park for years. He said the formal recognition restores the mutual responsibility that has worked so well and will bring greater certainty and responsiveness for Yellowstone visitors while ensuring the park's water resources continue to be protected to Wyoming's high standards.
Yellowstone spans Wyoming, Montana and Idaho, with the great majority of the park inside Wyoming. Section 401 of the Clean Water Act concerns state water-quality certification of federally licensed projects.
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图片来源：图：黄石国家公园大棱镜温泉（Grand Prismatic Spring）航拍（资料图）。图片来源：Wikimedia Commons，公共领域。Photo: Aerial view of the Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone National Park (file photo). Source: Wikimedia Commons, public domain.
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