Changes to the Waters of the U.S. rule have gained favor from some of
the groups that previously opposed the measure. National Waterways Conference
board member Blake Roderick tells Brownfield a clearer definition of regulated
waters softened that organization’s opposition.
“Getting ‘navigable’ back into the Clean Water Act is a big step,” Roderick
told Brownfield Ag News Wednesday, “because that was one of the big concerns
that we had before, that the federal government was just going to regulate all
waters.”
Lauren Lurkins with the Illinois Farm Bureau says the old WOTUS rule only added
to the federal agencies farmers had to deal with.
Continue reading Opposition softens to new WOTUS rules at Brownfield Ag News.
