EPA and the Army Corps' Proposed Rule to Define "Waters of the United States"

Copeland, Claudia

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Water law and legislation;    Water pollution;    Water quality;    Water resources;    Environmental protection;   

RP-ID  :  R43455
RP-ID  :  R43455_2015Mar20

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report describes the March 25, 2014 proposed rule to define "waters of the United States," particularly focused on clarifying the regulatory status of waters located in isolated places in a landscape, the types of waters with ambiguous jurisdictional status following the Supreme Court's ruling. It includes a table comparing the proposal to existing regulatory language.