EPA Emphasizes State Authorities, Flexibilities In Plan To Limit CWA Scope

EPA’s newly proposed rule limiting the scope of waters that receive federal Clean Water Act (CWA) protections is seeking to carve out flexibilities for states with differing hydrology via its use of “wet season” data, with officials emphasizing that the rule seeks to strike a balance between federal and state authorities. During a Nov. 17 press briefing and signing ceremony, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin argued the proposal -- which would revise the Biden administration’s “waters of the United States” (WOTUS)...