WASHINGTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, along with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, announces that the departments are working toward redefining the definition of the “Waters of the United States” rule.
Often referred to as WOTUS, this rule is an amendment of the Clean Water Act which was established in 1972 with the design of reducing pollution in the nation’s waters. The terms of WOTUS have been redefined through the years, most recently in 2023 through the Supreme Court case “Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency.” WOTUS terms address “navigable waters,” and the Sackett case changed the. . .