Acting Assistant Attorney General Jeffrey H. Wood Provides Luncheon Keynote Speech at the National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) 2017 National Water Enforcement Workshop

Thank you, Mickey and Erica, for that kind introduction and to NACWA [National Association of Clean Water Agencies] for inviting me to kick off your National Water Enforcement workshop. I appreciate the opportunity today to discuss the work of the Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division or “ENRD.” Having now led ENRD as the Acting Assistant Attorney General for nearly ten months, I have come to even more fully appreciate what a powerful force for good ENRD is in our country—both through our work to protect clean water, clean air, and clean land, and through our defense of the rule of law and good governance by our client agencies. The Division is focused on its unique roles and responsibilities under federal law; implementation of President Trump’s infrastructure, energy, national security, and regulatory reform programs; and the law enforcement agenda of Attorney General Jeff Sessions.