NAHB Actively Engaged in WOTUS Rulemaking, Calls for More Transparency
The Biden administration’s process for withdrawing the Trump administration’s “waters of the U.S.” (WOTUS) definition under the Clean Water Act (CWA) and replace it with another WOTUS definition has broad ramifications affecting land developers, home builders and countless other small businesses.
In response, NAHB’s Senior Officers Jerry Konter, Alicia Huey, Carl Harris and Greg Ugalde are participating in a series of virtual hearings hosted by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) to voice concerns on specific aspects of the proposed WOTUS rule that, if adopted, could significantly increase the scope of CWA’s jurisdiction, in addition to creating increased regulatory confusion and subsequent CWA permitted delays compared to the Trump administration’s rule.
And while NAHB remains actively engaged throughout this process, we continue to express strong concerns to regulators, Congress and the Administration over the legality, transparency, and fairness of this rulemaking process.