Courtesy of NAA:
National Agricultural Law Center’s third webinar in a series is taking a look at the crucial Clean Water Act term “waters of the United States,” commonly referred to as WOTUS. The previous two webinars in this series gave an overview of WOTUS, examined both the 2023 WOTUS rule and the Supreme Court’s ruling in Sackett v. EPA, and went over why WOTUS matters to agriculture.
The third will look at subsequent events and consider the long-term effects of the ruling.
Since the Sackett decision, EPA has stated that it will be interpreting WOTUS consistent with the Supreme Court’s ruling. EPA has also announced its intention to revise its current WOTUS definition by September 1 to bring the regulatory language up to date with the ruling in Sackett.
This webinar will discuss the anticipated rule. While Sackett has limited what waters may be included in EPA’s definition of WOTUS, it did not limit the actions that states may take to regulate waterbodies within their boundaries. This webinar will also take a look at some of the different ways that states have acted to regulate wetlands and interstate waters.