Supreme Court Issues Ruling on WOTUS Rule
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Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that challenges to the controversial 2015 Waters of the United States Rule (WOTUS) belong in federal district courts and not in federal appellate courts. This development will likely lift the current nationwide stay on the rule, allowing it to go into effect in certain states. However, the Trump Administration is currently working on a rewrite of the 2015 WOTUS rule and has proposed a delay in the effective date of the rule until 2020; NRMCA has supported the rewrite and provided public comments. This timeframe will allow the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ample time to finalize a new WOTUS rule more suitable to ready mixed concrete operations. NRMCA will communicate any new WOTUS compliance dates and guidance should an effective date arrive before EPA finalizes its new rule.
Click here to review the court’s decision and here for more information on EPA’s 2015 WOTUS Rule. You may also contact Kevin Walgenbach at kwalgenbach@nrmca.org.
