A Trump administration move to delay the implementation date of an Obama-era Clean Water rule has sparked a new legal battle. Under a decision published on Feb. 6 in the Federal Register, the "waters of the U.S.," or WOTUS, rule won't be applicable until Feb. 6, 2020. By that date, the Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers expect to have repealed and replaced the 2015 rule with a new, less expansive one.But hours after the Federal Register published the finalized delay, a number of lawsuits were filed against the action. A suit filed by the Southern Environmental Law Center on behalf of American Rivers and eight other environmental groups claims the EPA and Corps violated long-standing law by altering "basic environmental safeguards without giving the public notice and a chance to weigh in."
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机译：特朗普政府推迟奥巴马时代清洁水法规实施日期的举动引发了新的法律战。根据2月6日在《联邦公报》上发布的决定，“美国水域”或WOTUS的规定要到2020年2月6日才适用。到那时，环境保护署和陆军将军的工程师预计将废除2015年规则，并以新的，较宽松的规则代替。 r n但是在联邦公报发布最终定稿后数小时，就此诉讼提起了许多诉讼。南方环境法律中心代表美国河流和其他八个环保组织提起的诉讼称，美国环保署和军团违反了长期法律，修改了“基本的环境保障措施，没有给予公众注意，也没有机会加倍考虑。”
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