HIGH PLAINS/MIDWEST AG JOURNAL: Opinion: Bogus WOTUS no more
On Dec. 12, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rolled out its updated “Waters of the United States” rule. Before you roll your eyes, let me explain.
You may remember that this rule was botched by the Obama administration’s EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers. It was an overstep of the original intent of the Clean Water Act that not only upset farmers and ranchers, it got the goat of pretty much anyone who owns land in America.
One of the key problems of the “Bogus WOTUS” rule, as some branded it on social media, was the rule’s vagueness.
Does a creek that is dried up during different times of the year count as a covered water? The answer was unclear.
Now, the new rule will provide greater clarity in what constitutes and what does not constitute a “Waters of the U.S.”
