Revised Clean Water Rule released

On May 27, 2015, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers finalized their proposed Clean Water Rule to protect the streams and wetlands that form the foundation of the nation’s water resources from pollution and degradation.

The EPA and Army Corps did as promised, they considered more than one million comments they received on the rule, they addressed concerns, and they refined and ultimately improved the rule. At the Center for Rural Affairs we are encouraged by the refinements and clarifications undertaken in this process, and encouraged to see better Clean Water Act enforcement poised to move forward.

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