Rapid Pace Of CWA Rule Development Poses Regulatory, Legal Challenges

The Trump administration's aggressive timeline for its forthcoming Clean Water Act (CWA) jurisdiction rule risks creating problems that could hinder its implementation or leave it vulnerable to lawsuits, such as rushing EPA's response to public comments or inadequately justifying the regulatory and scientific basis for the rule, sources say. Administration officials are pushing to "move quickly" to craft a new CWA rule , Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator for Water Benita Best-Wong told Inside EPA in a recent interview,...