The Ever-Expanding “Waters of the United States”
UPDATE: As of July 23, 2014, the comment period for this proposed rule has been extended to October 20, 2014. See the Federal Register notice HERE. Original Post: May 6, 2014 --- On April 21, 2014, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (“Army Corps”) and the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) (collectively, the “Agencies”) published a joint proposed rule amending the definition of “waters of the United States” under the Clean Water Act (“CWA”). This proposed ru
