On April 21, 2020, the Environmental Protection Agency published the Navigable Waters Protection Rule, a new Waters of the United States Rule in the Federal Register. This rule will take effect on June 22, 2020, and any new wetlands or stream delineations or permit requests will be subject to it. The rule redefines what qualifies as a jurisdictional “waters of the United States” as regulated by the EPA and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
The rule was created to streaml...
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