WOTUS

Waters of the United States: History

by Susan Sargent | January 1, 2019
WOTUS History The federal Clean Water Act  (CWA) was passed in 1972 in order to eliminate discharges of pollutants into navigable waters without a permit. The CWA tasks the EPA with prohibiting “the discharge of any pollutant” to navigable waters from any point source. The term “ ...

Trump Clean Water Rollback Threatens U.S. Water Supply

by PEER | December 10, 2018
Most Waters and Wetlands Would Lose Legal Protections against Pollution and Fill ...

Pruitt’s Wacky Wotus Repeal Do-Over Digs Deeper Legal Hole

by PEER | August 10, 2018
Supplemental Filing to Justify Jettisoning Clean Water Rule Runs Further Aground ...

Heather Wylie: Kayaking to Save the L.A. River

by PEER | March 8, 2018
Heather took part in a demonstration to protect the L.A. River, and footage of her kayaking to prove its navigability ended up on YouTube, leading her superiors to propose a career-crippling suspension. PEER mounted a First Amendment defense (the kayaking protest as symbolic Free Speech) ...

Pruitt’s Massive Wetlands Shell Game

by PEER | July 17, 2017
WOTUS Repeal Cost-Benefit Study Premised on Wetlands Having Zero Value ...
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