EPA Issues Final CWA 404 Assumption Rule Amid Likely Trump Battles

EPA has issued its first-time final rule aimed at streamlining and clarifying the procedures for states and authorized tribes to assume and administer the Clean Water Act (CWA) section 404 dredge-and-fill permitting program, though the measure faces an uphill battle given a likely effort from the incoming Trump administration to roll it back. EPA Administrator Michael Regan signed the final rule on Dec. 10, and it will go into effect 30 days after publication in the Federal Register . “The...