EPA Sets 'Brighter Lines' For CWA Jurisdiction In Final 'Waters' Regulation

EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers are setting “brighter lines” for determining the scope of the Clean Water Act (CWA) in their final rule on the water law's reach, aiming to address concerns about uncertainty in the proposed version of the rule -- such as clarifying when waters have a “significant nexus” triggering CWA jurisdiction. The agencies' joint final rule released May 27 would automatically apply jurisdiction to all tributaries and adjacent waters, or waters bordering, neighboring or contiguous...