Agriculture Groups Tout State Water Policies In Call For Narrow CWA Rule

Agriculture groups and private farmers and ranchers are touting individual state water programs as a reason for EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers to scale back the scope of federal Clean Water Act (CWA) jurisdiction, which could help the Trump administration increase its reliance on state policies to justify a narrower CWA policy. During an Oct. 17 stakeholder call aimed at the agriculture sector, speakers pointed to state-specific water policies that they said are more effective than federal regulation...