Deputy EPA Water Chief Says CWA Jurisdiction Rule Delayed To 'Summer'

摘要

EPA's deputy water chief says the agency plans to propose a rule to replace the Obama-era Clean Water Act (CWA) jurisdiction policy this "summer," a delay that means EPA will miss Administrator Scott Pruitt's goal of floating a new rule in April and that could also prolong uncertainty over litigation challenging the existing CWA policy.Speaking at the American Municipal Water Association's (AMWA) water policy conference March 19 in Washington, D.C., EPA Office of Water Deputy Assistant Administrator Lee Forsgren, Jr. said the agency is "busily working" with the Army Corps of Engineers on their joint two-step plan for repealing and replacing the Obama-era CWA rule, which details the scope of the water law.