In a letter sent on Tuesday by the Waters Advocacy Coalition, demands are made for the Biden administration to exclude ditches from the definition of federal waters, include wetlands only when they can’t be distinguished from navigable waters, and erase the independent interstate waters and wetlands category. The Coalition represents many sectors including energy, forestry, real estate, and transportation. […]
Washington, D.C. (July 25, 2023) – Waters Advocacy Coalition (WAC) – representing 45 organizations that reflect a broad cross-section of small businesses, farmers, energy producers and job creators – in a letter on Monday urged the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to carefully reconsider key interpretations in the 2023 […]
The Waters Advocacy Coalition, comprised of 45 organizations from a broad cross-section of the economy, issued a letter on July 13 urging the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to lift its moratorium on new approved jurisdictional determinations (AJDs) following the Supreme Court’s Sackett v. EPA ruling. “The Corps’ ongoing refusal to issue AJDs is creating […]
By Andrea Travnicek, North Dakota Department of Water Resources Director Published by the Grand Forks Herald The Supreme Court’s decision in Sackett v. EPA last month was a much-needed win for clean water efforts in states across the country. The ruling, which narrowed the scope of federal authority over wetlands, rightly restores the balance of […]
Washington, D.C. (June 14, 2023) – Waters Advocacy Coalition (WAC), a broad cross-section of small businesses, farmers, energy producers and job creators, released the following statement responding to the federal government’s appeal to lift the freeze on the 2023 “waters of the U.S.” (WOTUS) rule in 24 states. “Congress, the courts, and most recently the […]
Northstate farmers are breathing a sigh of relief following a major Supreme Court ruling on water protections. In a 5-4 vote, the ruling makes it harder for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate certain bodies of water, narrowing the definition for which waterways can be considered “protected” and therefore require a permit for discharges. […]
On Thursday, the Supreme Court rule that struck down a policy coming out of the Biden administration that saw the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) adopting a broad definition of Waters of the United States (WOTUS) to restrict citizens’ use of their own property. “The Court’s opinion also upends the Biden Administration’s overreaching WOTUS rule,” said the Waters Advocacy Coalition. “After decades […]
A recent Supreme Court ruling on a lawsuit made by an Idaho couple brought changes the Environmental Protection Agency made to the definition of Waters of the United States to a stop. In May, almond farmer Jenny Holtermann expressed some concerns about the changes the EPA made to WOTUS that went into effect in March. […]
A unanimous US Supreme Court ruling delivered on Thursday narrows the federal government’s authority in regulating bodies of water and could have larger implications for protection of wetlands across the country, according to analysis from an environmental publication. Courtney Briggs, chair of the Waters Advocacy Coalition, applauded the decision. “The ruling preserves protections for our […]
The Supreme Court’s Thursday ruling in a Clean Water Act case involving an Idaho couple’s property erases protections for the majority of the nation’s wetlands, while also throwing the Biden administration’s signature water policy into limbo. The 5-4 decision in Sackett v. EPA — written by Justice Samuel Alito, heavily quoting the late Justice Antonin Scalia — […]