EPA Launches Early Talks With States On Revising CWA Jurisdiction Rule

March 21, 2017
A top EPA water official says the agency has already begun informal talks with states and other stakeholders to gather input on the Trump administration's revisions to the Obama-era Clean Water Act (CWA) jurisdiction rule, and that officials have been told to work “quickly” to develop a proposal, though there is no deadline for that effort. Speaking to Inside EPA March 21, Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator for Water Benita Best-Wong said outreach on a new CWA jurisdiction policy...


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