EPA and Corps Advance Toward a New Definition of “Waters of the United States”: What Landowners and Developers Need to Know Now

EPA and Corps Advance Toward a New Definition of “Waters of the United States”: What Landowners and Developers Need to Know Now

The scope of federal jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act is about to change again, and this round of rulemaking is one that landowners, developers, and energy and infrastructure sponsors cannot afford to watch from the sidelines....By: Husch Blackwell LLP

One More Step Toward Ending WOTUS Overreach

For decades, farmers, homebuilders, small businesses, and property owners have struggled to determine whether ordinary features on their land qualify as “waters of the United States,” or WOTUS, under the Clean Water Act. If a feature falls within the federal definition, landowners need a federal permit before building, farming, or making other ordinary changes that...