Thompson: Rescind "Waters of the U.S.' Rule

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U.S. Representative Glenn "GT' Thompson today called on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to rescind the flawed "Waters of the U.S." (WOTUS) rule.

Both the EPA and the Army Corps announced on June 27 2017 that they planned to formally rescind the pending WOTUS rule. As a part of that process, the agencies reopened public comment on the rule.

Joining Rep. Thompson in the call to remove WOTUS were Pennsylvania U.S. Representatives: Mike Kelly, Bill Shuster, Lou Barletta, Lloyd Smucker, Charlie Dent, Tom Marino, and Scott Perry.

"While clean water is vital for all Americans, the "Waters of the U.S.' rule overreaches by expanding EPA's authority far beyond its congressional mandate," Rep. Thomson said. "This regulation would have created significant confusion for farmers and landowners, while requiring excessive new permitting and costs for compliance under the Clean Water Act. I agree that the Clean Water Act needs to be clarified, but this rule does not provide that certainty. I strongly support the decision by EPA and the Army Corps to fully withdraw this fundamentally flawed regulation."

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