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) […]
Arizona farmer: EPA’s new water rule creates unnecessary uncertainty for Arizona farmers and ranchers
/in NEWS /by wpengineBy Stefanie Smallhouse, Arizona Farm Bureau President Published by the Arizona Daily Star As Arizonans, we all are keenly aware of the importance of water. But perhaps no one values water more than the family farmers and ranchers growing food and fiber in the arid Arizona climate. My family’s drinking water and our livelihood would […]
Montana farmer: Congress must take further action to stop EPA’s new water rule
/in NEWS /by wpengineBy Cyndi Johnson, Montana Farm Bureau President Published by the Billings Gazette For Montana farmers and ranchers, spring typically brings warmer temperatures, thawing soil, the planting of new crops, and the inevitable rise of water levels as snow melts. But this year, as the snowmelt begins to send water across the pastures and fields of […]
WAC: Bipartisan Senate rejects EPA overreach with new WOTUS rule
/in NEWS /by wpengineWashington, D.C. (March 30, 2023) – Waters Advocacy Coalition, a broad cross-section of small businesses, farmers, and job creators, released the following statement praising broad bipartisan passage of the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to overturn the Biden administration’s finalized waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule: “The strong bipartisan action by the U.S. Senate sends […]
2023 WOTUS Expands Beyond Pre-2015 Regulations
/in NEWS /by Morgan WalkerMarch 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 […]
New Water Rule Increases Confusion, Lacks Clarity
/in NEWS /by Morgan WalkerWASHINGTON, 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) […]
Waters Advocacy Coalition Applauds New Clean Water Rule
/in NEWS, Uncategorized /by Morgan WalkerWASHINGTON – 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 […]
Waters Advocacy Coalition: It’s Time For Clean Water And Clear Rules
/in NEWS /by Morgan WalkerWASHINGTON – 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 […]
IOWA AGRIBUSINESS RADIO NETWORK: Clean water rule comment period opened by EPA
/in NEWS /by wpengineFor years, farm groups and producers made their voices heard about the proposed Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule by the Army Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Obama Administration. The EPA under the Trump Administration has tabled that rule and proposed a new WOTUS definition, and the comment […]
BROWNFIELD AG NEWS FOR AMERICA: Farm Bureau Urging Comments On New Clean Water Rule
/in NEWS /by wpengineFarm Bureau groups are galvanizing members to comment on the new Clean Water Rule. Leslie Holloway, head of regulatory affairs with the Missouri Farm Bureau, tells members the new rule is better than the far-reaching Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule under the Obama administration, “This proposed rule is completely different from that. It IS […]
RADIO 570 WNAX: EPA Opens Comment Period on WOTUS Rewrite
/in NEWS /by wpengineLate last week the public comment period started on the rewrite of the Waters of the U.S. Rule and will remain open until April 15. National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Chief Environmental Counsel Scott Yager says his group is in favor of the re-written regulation and will be filing comments supporting it. He says several environmental […]