The Waters Advocacy Coalition commented today on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Army Corps of Engineers listening sessions held this month to identify issues that may arise from the Waters of the United States Rule. “The listening sessions held by the Corps and EPA on implementing the definition of WOTUS were disappointing, to say […]
March 20, 2023 The Honorable Tom Carper Chairman Committee on Environment and Public Works United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Shelley Moore Capito Ranking Member Committee on Environment and Public Works United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 Dear Chairman Carper and Ranking Member Capito: As organizations representing a broad range of sectors from […]
WASHINGTON, December 30, 2022 – The Waters Advocacy Coalition, which includes nearly 50 organizations representing agriculture, energy, infrastructure, construction and real estate, manufacturing, mining, specialty pesticides, state departments of agriculture, and many other job creators, is extremely disappointed in the Environmental Protection Agency’s and Army Corps of Engineers’ final Waters of the United States (WOTUS) […]
WASHINGTON – January 23, 2020 – The Waters Advocacy Coalition, a broad cross-section of small businesses, farmers, ranchers and builders, today applauds the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps of Engineers) for replacing the 2015 Waters of the United States (WOTUS) regulation with a new Clean Water rule […]
WASHINGTON – September 12, 2019 –The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) today announced a final rule repealing the unlawful 2015 Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule, which vastly and unclearly expanded the definition of “Waters of the United States” beyond the limits imposed by Congress and […]