Which rivers and wetlands are protected under the Clean Water Act?

Posted: 04/27/2011
Author: Merritt Frey

A draft guidance released today attempts to answer that very critical question -- which waterbodies are protected under the Clean Water Act? U.S. EPA and Army Corps of Enginners released the new guidance to address uncertainty and protection problems following two Supreme Court decisions on the question.

The Draft Guidance on Identifying Waters Protected by the Clean Water Act is out for public comment for the next 60 days.

River Network will be sharing information with our Partners about how to comment and ways to let the public know about this important issue. For now, read John Devine's great blog posting about the guidance at NRDC.

We've also blogged in the past about how the issue of the Clean Water Act's jurisdiction (or lack there of) has played out in the western U.S. here,here, here and here.

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