Source: AGPROFESSIONAL, 2/6/19

On Dec. 11, 2018, the Trump administration announced its proposal of a new Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule. This announcement very well may go down as one of the most historic days for the Clean Water Act (CWA). For starters, the CWA has only been around for 47 years; it was enacted in 1972. Much of its four-decade history has centered on one debate: what constitutes WOTUS? The CWA grants the U.S. EPA with the authority to regulate “navigable waters.” The act ambiguously defines “navigable waters” as “waters of the United States.”

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