Final Rule: Definition of “Waters of the United States” Addition of Applicability Date to 2015 Clean Water Rule

The Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Department of the Army (the agencies) finalized a rule adding an applicability

date to the 2015 Rule defining "waters of the United States." The final rule published in the Federal Register on February 6,

2018. The 2015 Rule will not be applicable unƟl February 6, 2020. This amendment gives the agencies the Ɵme needed to

reconsider the definition of "waters of the United States."

For additional information, visit www.regulations.gov/docket?D=EPA-HQ-OW-2017-0644 or

www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/02/06/2018-02429/definition-of-waters-of-the-united-states-addition-of-

an-applicability-date-to-2015-clean-water-rule

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