On March 25th, 2014, EPA and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) issued a proposed rule to clarify which waters and wetlands that fall under the agencies’ federal jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act. The proposed rule aims to clarify the definition and framework where stream and wetlands are considered jurisdictional.
The EPA website with the proposed rule and supporting information can be found here:
The agencies anticipate a 90-day comment period following the listing of the proposed rule in the Federal Register.