The Trump administration’s speedy timeline for enacting a major Clean Water Act rule has drawn pushback from state regulators, local governments, utilities and environmentalists, who said they will be scrambling over the holidays to digest the proposal. EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers gave the public 45 days to comment on the proposed new “waters of the U.S.” definition unveiled Nov. 17. … The proposal would shrink the number of wetlands and streams regulated by the Clean Water Act. It seeks comment on a range of technical issues, including how “wet” wetlands and small streams must be to qualify for the law’s protections.

Other Clean Water Act news:

• National Audubon Society: Blog: Colorado’s chance to continue to lead – protecting all waters under Regulation 87