WASHINGTON — A proposal to massively expand the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' (Corps) powers under the federal Clean Water Act (CWA) should focus on finding common sense solutions to clean water, not give the federal government blanket authority for regulating all waters everywhere, according to testimony offered by Morrill County (Nebraska) Farm Bureau President Jeff Metz before the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee.
"Let me be very clear — everyone wants clean water," said Metz. "However, this proposed rule isn't about clean water. This rule is clearly focused on expanding the role. . .
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