Waters of the U.S. Public Comment Period Ends

The deadline to submit public comments for the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed rule on Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) was last Friday, November 14, 2014.  It has been reported that the EPA has received roughly 500,000 comments.  RCRC submitted comments in response to the proposed rule.  Also, several local government organizations including the National League of Cities, the U.S. Conference of Mayors, and the National Associations of Counties (NACo) filed a joint comment letter asking that the rule be substantially revised, or set aside and replaced with a process that engages state and local governments.  No timeline has been set for EPA to move forward with the proposed rule.  RCRC’s comment letter can be accessed here.