2015 “Waters of the U.S.” Rule Repealed

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Army Corps signed a final rule last Thursday, September 12, to repeal the rule defining “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) the agencies promulgated in 2015 (“2015 Rule”).  See pre-publication version, available at https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2019-09/documents/wotus_rin-2040-af74_final_frn_prepub2.pdf.  The repeal will take effect 60 days after the rule is published in the…

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