KWA and Allies Oppose EPA Rule That Would Gut the Clean Water Act

KWA's first action of the new year was to take a stand against the EPA and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers proposed revisions to the definition of Waters of the United States (WOTUS). The proposed definition would dramatically weaken the Clean Water Act by sharply reduce protections for drinking water, streams, wetlands, and groundwater. These loss of protections would result in increase flooding, pollution, and costs for local water treatment in Kentucky.  KWA and our allies at Kentucky Resources Committee, Kentucky Sierra Club, Kentucky Conservation Committee, and Appalachian Citizens Law Center jointly submitted formal comments to the EPA opposing a proposed the revised rule. 

When Kentucky passed SB89 earlier this year and made it law, Kentucky became the only state in the United States to abandon its jurisdictional authority over its own water, surrendering this power to the federal government. This proposed rule change will have negative impacts throughout the nation. But unlike any other state,  if adopted, it will leave Kentucky singularly without recourse or the power to protect our drinking water, or waterways used for hunting, fishing, boating, agriculture, and business.

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