Senate Eyes Streamlined CWA 404 Permitting, Other Reforms For WRDA

Streamlining Clean Water Act (CWA) section 404 permitting for wetlands restoration and other activities appears likely to be a part of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) authorization bill the Senate environment committee plans to develop this year, after witnesses at a Jan. 10 hearing all agreed some change is needed. “I'm glad to see a consensus that we need to address that,” Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) said at the hearing on “America’s Water Infrastructure Needs and Challenges." Wicker acknowledged...