waters of the u.s. rule

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Department of the Army (the agencies) issued a final rule to amend the final “Revised Definition of ‘Waters of the United States’” rule.

Earlier this month, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association urged the Biden administration to press pause on a new Waters of the U.S. rule.  NCBA’s Executive Director for National Resources and Executive Director of the Public Lands Council Kaitlynn Glover said they have asked the EPA to wait until the Supreme Court makes its ruling on the Sacket v. EPA case to avoid tw...

Last year, the American Farm Bureau successfully campaigned against changes to the stepped-up basis provision in estate tax law. Now, Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall asked members to put that same energy level into the Biden administration’s proposed changes to the Trump Waters of the United States rule. ...

According to Politico, the White House and the EPA target February for the administration’s WOTUS debut. The Waters of the United States Rule continues its seesaw reputation since first announced during the Obama administration. The Trump administration overhauled the rule, and now, the Biden administration is doing the same. The ...

The Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of the Army are calling on communities to propose roundtables to provide input on the implications of the new “WOTUS” rule. The regional roundtables will engage stakeholders representing many perspectives in important conversations designed to help the agency work to develop an enduring definition of the “Waters of the U.S. Rule” that sup ...

Last week, the EPA held the first listening session on rewriting the Waters of the U.S. Rule, better known as WOTUS. Lauren Lurkins, Director of Environmental Policy at Illinois Farm Bureau, said this provides the farming community an opportunity to be heard ...

Senators Joni Ernst of Iowa and Mike Braun of Indiana introduced the Define WOTUS Act last week.  The legislation will codify a definition of the Waters of the U.S. Rule and reassert Congressional authority to define the term.   Ernst says the Obama-era rule threatened Iowa’s farmers, manufacturers, and small businesses by giving the federal government authority to regulate water in 97% of Iowa.  

Senators Joni Ernst of Iowa and Mike Braun of Indiana introduced the Define WOTUS Act last week.  The legislation will codify a definition of the Waters of the U.S. Rule and reassert Congressional authority to define the term.   Ernst says the Obama-era rule threatened Iowa’s farmers, manufacturers, and small businesses by giving the federal government authority to regulate water in 97% of Iowa.  

In mid-August, a Federal District Court in South Carolina reinstated WOTUS for much of the U.S., including Washington, Oregon and California.  The ruling caught many in the Ag community by surprise, since the Trump Administration has worked so hard to table the Obama-era rule.  Je...

The Environmental Protection Agency has officially announced their intent to repeal the controversial Waters of the U.S. rule from 2015.   Administrator Scott Pruitt said once that happens, “ revert back to 2008, the standard that was adopted in 2008 through some guidance and in that timeframe, and then have a proposed rule on a replacement to the 2015 rule.”   ...