Enough Federal Overreach: EPA Rolls Back Obama-Era WOTUS Regulations

The EPA announced their plan to roll back Obama era regulations on small waterways which created unnecessary burden on small businesses and American industries.

This excessive federal overreach required costly federal permits for simple tasks like moving soil.

President Trump and Republicans are keeping their promises to put American jobs first.

Via The Hill:

“The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) formally proposed Tuesday to repeal the Obama administration’s controversial regulation that extended the reach of the federal government over small waterways.

Under the proposal from the EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers, federal officials would go back to enforcing a guidance document from 2008 when deciding whether a waterway is subject to federal oversight for pollution control purposes.

It’s the first formal step by the EPA to fulfilling President Trump’s campaign promise to repeal the 2015 “waters of the United States” regulation, which Republicans and numerous industry groups have long argued would have subject farmers, developers and others to costly and time-intensive federal permitting for everyday activities like moving soil.”