On February 17, the WSWC submitted comments on the proposed rule, “Updating the Water Quality Certification Regulations,” urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to respect state primacy and cooperative federalism in implementing §401 of the Clean Water...
On January 5, WSWC submitted a comment on the proposed rule updating the definition of Waters of the United States (WOTUS)(90 FR 52498). WSWC expressed appreciation for the nuanced questions included in the preamble, emphasizing the importance of states’...
On July 7, 2025, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) established a public docket (Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2025-0272) on Implementation Challenges Associated with Clean Water Act (CWA) §401. The docket initiated a series of stakeholder listening sessions and...
On September 7, 2025, WSWC sent a letter to EPA to engage in the federalism consultation triggered by the establishment of the public docket on Implementation Challenges Associated with Clean Water Act (CWA) §401. WSWC referenced the policies in Position #521,...
On April 4, 2025 the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Army Corps of Engineers initiated a federalism consultation, under the terms of Executive Order 13132 ("Federalism"), for a the agencies' intent to create a lasting definition of "waters of the...
On April 23, 2025, the comment period closed for the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) and Army Corps of Engineer's request for feedback on implementation of the definition of “waters of the United States" (WOTUS) in light of the Supreme Court's 2023 decision...