EPA to implement CAFO inspections in PA pending funding for farmer assistance

April 21, 2022

On April 18, US EPA announced a two-stage Clean Water Act inspection plan for Pennsylvania, taking effect in 90 days, to support more aggressive adoption of nutrient loss reduction practices by the state’s farmers in …

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UEP Joins in amicus brief for Sackett WOTUS lawsuit

April 7, 2022

UEP has joined with 12 other agricultural organizations in a brief to the Supreme Court in the Sackett case involving what are Waters of the US (WOTUS) under the Clean Water Act (CWA).  That brief …

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UEP advises EPA delay WOTUS rulemaking pending SCOTUS decision

February 17, 2022

UEP called on US EPA to delay further action on its proposed Waters of the US (WOTUS) rulemaking in comments submitted with other agricultural and industry organizations. The proposed rule formally withdraws the Trump-era Navigable …

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EPA’s “temporary” WOTUS proposed rule: Consider it real

January 20, 2022

EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers announced last June three steps to revise Waters of the U.S WOTUS; (1) repeal the Trump Navigable Waters Protection Rule (NWPR), (2) replace it with a “temporary” rule …

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WOTUS still in play

October 21, 2021

On October 13, U.S. EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers announced plans to hold a series of WOTUS  roundtables, two in each of five regions across the country. The roundtables will be held in …

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