Tag: WOTUS rule
EPA announces new WOTUS rule
On August 29 EPA issued a revised final rule updating their definition of “waters of the United States” (WOTUS). The revision was made in...
The shape of U.S. water
The Colorado River Compact The Colorado River Compact of 1922 divided the river into two basins: The Upper Basin (Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming)...
Industry associations respond to Supreme Court WOTUS ruling
In Sackett v. EPA, the Supreme Court ruled 9-0 that the Clean Water Act only applies to wetlands that have a continuous surface connection...
Waters of the United States: The battle rages
WOTUS: Supreme Court On January 18, U.S. EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers issued a final WOTUS rule that will overlap with a forthcoming...
Biden’s veto of Congressional WOTUS resolution a blow to housing affordability
Alicia Huey, chairman of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and a custom home builder and developer from Birmingham, Ala., today issued the...
Builders warn Congress WOTUS rule will raise housing costs
Congress received a first-hand account of how the Biden administration’s new waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule is exacerbating the nation’s housing affordability...
Final WOTUS rule a blow to housing affordability, NAHB tells Congress
With the nation in the midst of a housing affordability crisis and an economy confronting high inflation, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)...
Housing groups file legal challenge to new WOTUS rule
NMHC joined 16 other housing groups, infrastructure and agricultural organizations, among others, in filing suit yesterday to challenge the recently released Waters of the U.S....
2-Year Delay of WOTUS Rule a Much-Needed Step, NAHB Says
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) applauds today's announcement by the Environmental Protection Agency mandating a two-year delay of the Obama-era "waters of...
