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Country Expected to Remain in Compliance
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers proposed a rule to rescind the Obama-era 2015 鈥淲aters of the United States鈥 (WOTUS) rule that defines what streams, wetlands and other wet areas are controlled by the federal government and subject to the permitting requirements of the Clean Water Act. This action (published July 27, 2017) is the first step in a comprehensive, two-step process intended to review and revise the definition of WOTUS consistent with President Trump鈥檚 Executive Order on 鈥淩estoring the Rule of Law, Federalism, and Economic Growth by Reviewing the 鈥榃aters of the United States鈥 Rule.鈥
September 12, 2017; Co-located with its 2017 Construction Environmental Conference
WOTUS, Lead Paint, Stormwater, Ozone, Aerosol Cans and More
Were you inspired by the environmental management solutions in AGC鈥檚 Earth Day Exclusive to develop your own environmental program? The environmental compliance and sustainability resources and management tools on the AGC-supported online Construction Industry Compliance Assistance (CICA) Center can help you get started.
Are you developing an environmental management program for your company? The resources on the AGC-supported online Construction Industry Compliance Assistance (CICA) Center will support you in your efforts and make CICA a great starting point. CICA provides tools on planning for and managing compliance, and it is a clearing house of information on the top federal and state rules that you will need to keep track of through your environmental program.
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Environmental Groups Organize Trump 鈥楻esistance鈥
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (the agencies) announced the pre-publication version of a proposed rule to rescind the Obama-era 2015 鈥淲aters of the United States鈥 (WOTUS) rule that defines what streams, wetlands and other wet areas are controlled by the federal government and subject to all the permitting and other requirements of the Clean Water Act. This action is the first step in a comprehensive, two-step process intended to review and revise the definition of WOTUS consistent with President Trump鈥檚 Executive Order on 鈥淩estoring the Rule of Law, Federalism, and Economic Growth by Reviewing the 鈥榃aters of the United States鈥 Rule.鈥