• EPA's new document is the Integrated Municipal Stormwater and Wastewater Planning Approach Framework.
• EPA says it will enforce the Clean Water Act, but some situations can be handled through the NPDES program.
• Supporters say the new approach will encourage flexible, innovative and green solutions.

From the article: Wastewater utilities are pleased the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released a fleshed-out framework to give local governments more flexibility in managing stormwater runoff and wastewater.