In an to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 澳门六合彩开奖预测 reiterates support of the agencies鈥 efforts to repeal and replace the 2015 鈥淲aters of the United States鈥 (WOTUS) rule while maintaining the current regulatory 鈥渟tatus quo鈥 in the interim. The construction industry depends on receiving Clean Water Act permits in order to secure financing and approval to construct new projects. 澳门六合彩开奖预测 urges the agencies to provide continuity and predictability for near-term business planning under the current framework while they continue to work on the next steps.
The 2015 rule is inherently flawed at the procedural level and cannot be 鈥減atched鈥 or fixed via guidance alone. The rule鈥檚 provisions are, in various respects, beyond the agencies鈥 statutory authority, inconsistent with Supreme Court precedent, and contrary to the goals of the CWA, including the Act鈥檚 deference to preserving the primary responsibilities of the states.
澳门六合彩开奖预测 also signed on to three other comment letters regarding the agencies鈥 supplemental proposal: the Waters Advocacy Coalition鈥檚 (WAC) , the Federal Stormwater Association鈥檚 , and that specifically look at the Supreme Court ruling in the SWANCC v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers case and its implications for the 2015 rule as well as any future definition of WOTUS. As an active member of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Environment and Agriculture Committee, 澳门六合彩开奖预测 also incorporated the Chamber鈥檚 by reference.
For more information, contact Melinda Tomaino at tomainom@agc.org.