US EditionThompson says Army Corps, EPA deliver 'a clear definition' of Waters of the United States
The proposal aims to reduce permitting burdens and restore regulatory certainty by fully implementing the Supreme Court's Sackett decision, affecting federal water jurisdiction.
- On Monday the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Department of the Army announced a proposed rule to clarify 'waters of the United States' and implement Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency.
- The agencies argued the change will provide regulatory certainty, promote economic opportunity, and reinforce state sovereignty, fulfilling a promise to rural America and supporting states and tribes.
- The draft would interpret key terms such as 'relatively permanent,' 'continuous surface connection,' and 'tributary' to define coverage under the Clean Water Act, focusing on streams, rivers, lakes, and connected wetlands.
- The agencies will publish the proposal in the Federal Register and open public input through the Federal eRulemaking Portal, with two hybrid public meetings affecting farmers, ranchers, landowners and businesses.
- Officials argued the rewrite will simplify landowner compliance by reducing the need for attorneys and affirming states and tribes as primary regulators under cooperative federalism.
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EPA, Army Corps Unveil New Proposed WOTUS Rule Following Sackett Ruling
(NAFB.com) – The Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Monday released a new proposed definition of “waters of the United States,” marking the latest shift in federal water policy after the Supreme Court’s narrowing decision in Sackett v. EPA. The proposal would limit Clean Water Act jurisdiction to traditional navigable waters and wetlands that share a continuous surface connection with them. Tributaries would …
EPA & Army Corps Unveil Clear, Durable WOTUS Proposal
WASHINGTON – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin, together with Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Adam Telle, today announced a proposed rule that would establish a clear, durable, common-sense definition of “waters of the United States” (WOTUS) under the Clean Water Act. The proposal, unveiled at an event today at EPA headquarters in Washington, DC, follows the Supreme Court decision in Sackett and…
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed Monday new rules to define the waters of the United States, or WOTUS, protected under the Clean Water Act. The move was celebrated by farm groups that oppose a broad interpretation of the law,…
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