Blog: Biden Administration begins process of revising Waters of the U.S. rule
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) announced on Aug. 4, 2021, the start of a long anticipated rulemaking process to revise the regulatory definition of “waters of the U.S.” (WOTUS) under the federal Clean Water Act (CWA).1 The WOTUS Rule sets forth the geographic reach of the agencies’ authority to regulate streams, wetlands and other water bodies pursuant to the CWA.