On Tuesday, October 6, 2014, the EPA announced that
it was extending the deadline for comments on the proposed new definition of
“waters of the United States” under the Clean Water Act. The new public comment deadline is now
October 20, 2014.
The extension, according to the EPA, is to give the
public more time to process a report from the EPA Science Advisory Board issued
in September which has reviewed the proposed rule and found there was a
scientific basis to classify inland waters such as small streams, wetlands, and
other waters such as ponds and prairie potholes as “waters of the United
States.”
The proposed rule defining waters of the United
States can be found at 79 FR 22188. For
more information, contact Toni Ellington at (504) 599-8500.
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