What Congress Is Doing on WOTUS
Lawmakers have avoided clarifying the Clean Water Act
Stakeholders and regulators have debated what waterways should be regulated under the Clean Water Act since its passage in 1972, when Congress left only the vague definition of “waters of the United States, including territorial seas.” The actual definition of that phrase has been left up to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Army Corps of Engineers, with any disputes ending up in court. The 2006 Rapanos v. United States Supreme Court decision …
