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The Trump Administration Seeks Input on Definition of “Waters of the US” & Foreshadows Potential Rulemaking Focus

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On Monday, March 24, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (the “EPA”) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (the “Corps”) issued a Federal Register Notice soliciting stakeholder feedback concerning the implementation...more

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The EPA Reverts to Pre-2015 Definition in Proposed WOTUS Revision

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On December 7, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (the Corps) took their latest stab at clarifying the jurisdiction of the Clean Water Act (CWA), proposing (another) new definition of...more

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The Continuing WOTUS Saga

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On Tuesday, December 7, 2021, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers published for public comment a proposed rule revising the definition of “Waters of the United States” (“WOTUS”)....more

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The Next Chapter of the WOTUS Saga is Here

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On November 18, 2021, The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) announced the availability of a pre-publication version of a proposed rule (Proposed Rule) to amend the definition of Waters...more

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New POTUS, New WOTUS?

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At the end of July, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that the Biden administration will begin working to create a “durable definition” of Waters of the United States (WOTUS). EPA and U.S. Army Corps of...more

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Template for Mitigation Banking Instruments in California to be Revised

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On December 3, 2020, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, and other agencies (collectively, “Agencies”) announced an update to the standard Bank...more

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Clean Water Act: Proposed WOTUS Replacement Rule Published in Federal Register - Comments Due by April 15

The Trump Administration’s proposed rule defining “Waters of the United States” under the federal Clean Water Act was published last week in the Federal Register....more

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EPA And Corps Of Engineers Propose New “Waters Of The United States” Definition

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of the Army (Corps) have recently proposed a “clear, understandable, and implementable definition of ‘waters of the United States’...more

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Proposed Federal Clean Water Rule Impacts Cities and Residents - Comments Being Sought

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For the second time in the last 4 years, and the seventh since the Clean Water Act was adopted in 1972, the federal government has revised the definition of the term “Waters of the United States” for the purposes of the...more

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Corps and EPA Solicit Public Comment on Restoring Pre-Clean Water Rule Regulations

On July 27, 2017, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers published their proposed rule to rescind the Clean Water Rule. This is the same rule that was released in pre-publication form in...more

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