WOTUS Repeal Underway

The Environmental Protection Agency has officially announced their intent to repeal the controversial Waters of the U.S. rule from 2015.

Administrator Scott Pruitt said once that happens, “[We’ll] revert back to 2008, the standard that was adopted in 2008 through some guidance and in that timeframe, and then have a proposed rule on a replacement to the 2015 rule.”

Pruitt hopes to have that replacement announced by the end of the year.

The repeal, and the new rule, will each undergo a public comment period after being posted on the Federal Register which the repeal will do so this week.