Presidential Determination No. 2026-07: Air Force Jet Fighter Training Operations Water Pollution Exemption

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 10:33:35 +0000
Environmental Protection

The President has issued Presidential Determination No. 2026-07 exempting the United States Air Force's jet fighter training operations in Idaho, Oregon, and Nevada from Federal, State, interstate, and local requirements respecting water pollution control and abatement for a one-year period beginning April 20, 2026 and ending April 20, 2027. The exemption is issued pursuant to Section 313 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1323(a)) and notes the ongoing litigation Oregon Natural Desert Ass'n v. Meink (D. Or., Case No. 2:23-cv-01898). The determination explicitly does not grant exemption from 33 U.S.C. 1316 and 1317.