Pruitt says EPA action on WOTUS is coming soon

Pruitt says EPA action on WOTUS is coming soon

The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency told a Senate subcommittee action on WOTUS is coming soon.  Scott Pruitt confirms the proposed withdrawal of the Waters of the U.S. or WOTUS rule has not been issued yet.  “The plan is to actually finalize the proposed withdrawal sometime in the first (part) of the third quarter this year and then have a replacement of the Waters of the United States Rule by the end of the year.”

And Pruitt also told the Interior and Environment Appropriations subcommittee EPA’s new definition of what can be regulated will be released soon. 

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