EPA’s Waters of the US Rule “Blocked” Nationwide
On October 9, 2015, the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued an Order of Stay, which granted a petition and effectively blocked EPA’s new Clean Water regulation nationwide. The rule is now Stayed nationwide pending the result of legal challenges to EPA’s water authority.
US EPA’s new “Waters of the US Rule” took effect on August 28, 2015, which grants EPA authority to regulate more bodies of water under its Clean Water Act program.
Read about the hotly contested US EPA “WOTUS” rulemaking here.
In August, on the day the new Clean Water entered into effect, a Federal judge issued a temporary injunction to delay enforcement. EPA agreed at that time to hold off enforcing the new requirements, but only in the thirteen US states named in the petition.
To make it clear that the new Stay applies to all US states, the Order issued on Friday, October 9 explicitly states, “The Clean Water Rule is hereby STAYED, nationwide, pending further order of the court.”
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US EPA’s new “Waters of the US Rule” took effect on August 28, 2015, which grants EPA authority to regulate more bodies of water under its Clean Water Act program.
Read about the hotly contested US EPA “WOTUS” rulemaking here.
In August, on the day the new Clean Water entered into effect, a Federal judge issued a temporary injunction to delay enforcement. EPA agreed at that time to hold off enforcing the new requirements, but only in the thirteen US states named in the petition.
To make it clear that the new Stay applies to all US states, the Order issued on Friday, October 9 explicitly states, “The Clean Water Rule is hereby STAYED, nationwide, pending further order of the court.”
Expert Training for Environmental Managers
Prepare for the environmental issues that will affect your facility in 2016, like EPA’s Waters of the US Rule (WOTUS), the Clean Power Plan, new Clean Air Act requirements for ozone, and more. The Complete Environmental Regulations course covers the critical aspects of US EPA’s major air, water, and chemical programs. This training is ideal for those new to environmental compliance or for EHS managers who need an update on changing EPA compliance standards.
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