Comment – Proposed Updated Definition of “Waters of the United States”

DESCRIPTION: Comments on Proposed Updated Definition of “Waters of the United States”
TO: Stacey Jensen Oceans, Wetlands and Communities Division, Office of Water, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Milton Boyd Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, Department of the Army
FROM: Alabama Rivers Alliance; Altamaha Riverkeeper; American Whitewater; Appalachian Voices; Bayou City Waterkeeper; Black-Sampit Riverkeeper; Black Warrior Riverkeeper; Brunswick County Conservation Partnership; Buffalo River Watershed Alliance; Carolina Wetlands Association; Center for Biological Diversity; Center for Food Safety; Charles River Watershed Association; Charleston Waterkeeper; Chesapeake Bay Foundation; Choctawhatchee Riverkeeper; Clean Fairfax; Clean Water Action; Congaree Riverkeeper; Coosa Riverkeeper; Defenders of Wildlife; Flint River Conservation Association; Flint Riverkeeper; Food & Water Watch; Freshwater Future; Friends of Dyke Marsh; Friends of Shades Creek; Georgia Interfaith Power and Light; Great Egg Harbor Watershed Association; James River Association; Kentucky Resources Council, Inc.; Lake Watch of Lake Martin, Inc.; Loudon Wildlife Conservancy; Lower Susquehanna Riverkeeper Association; MountainTrue; Musconetcong Watershed Association; National Trust for Historic Preservation; National Wildlife Federation; Nature Adventures, LLC; Nature Forward; NC Conservation Network; NC League of Conservation Voters; New Jersey Conservation Foundation; North Carolina Wildlife Federation; Northern Virginia Bird Alliance; Ogeechee Riverkeeper; Pasa Sustainable Agriculture; PennFuture; The People’s Justice Council; Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility; River Guardian Foundation; Satilla Riverkeeper; Save Our Saluda; Save Sledge Forest; Science for Georgia, Inc.; Sierra Club; Snake River Waterkeeper; South Carolina Environmental Law Project; South Carolina Wildlife Federation; Southern Environmental Law Center; SouthWings; Surfrider Foundation; Tennessee Citizens for Wilderness Planning; Tennessee Environmental Council; Tennessee Scenic Rivers Association; Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council; Upstate Forever; Vermont Conservation Voters; Vermont Natural Resources Council; Virginia League of Conservation Voters; Waterkeepers Chesapeake; West Virginia Rivers Coalition; Wetlands Watch; Wild Virginia; Winyah Rivers Alliance; Yadkin Riverkeeper
DATE: January 5, 2026
TAGS: Army, EPA, Clean Water Act, WOTUS, water, wetlands

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