Both the House and Senate are making the review of Clean Water Act jurisdiction a top priority. Various Supreme Court decisions on what constitutes a “water of the U.S.” — a threshold issue for determining whether the federal government has oversight authority over key water bodies — have narrowed the scope of federal Clean Water Act jurisdiction. Congress is seeking to legislatively reverse these decisions and NACWA has been supportive of these efforts and seeking to ensure that key concerns of the clean water community are addressed as this process plays out on Capitol Hill.

2015

2014

11/14	Clean Water Current		NACWA Comments on Proposed Waters of the U.S. Definition
06/13	Clean Water Current		Comment Period Extended for Waters of the U.S. Rule, NACWA Releases Fact Sheet
06/11	NACWA Fact Sheet		NACWA WOTUS Fact Sheet
04/04	Clean Water Current		NACWA Participates in EPA Briefing on Draft CWA Jurisdiction Rule
03/25	Advocacy Alert		EPA Releases Draft CWA Jurisdiction Rule; Maintains Waste Treatment System Exemption

2013

07/12	Clean Water Current		House Passes Water & Energy Appropriations Bill; Prohibits EPA Use of Funds to Clarify Clean Water Act Jurisdiction
05/01	NACWA Letter		NACWA Letter to OMB on Jurisdiction Guidance

2012

03/02	Clean Water Current		NACWA Meets with OMB on Jurisdiction Guidance
02/24	Clean Water Current		CWA Jurisdiction Guidance Heads to OMB, NACWA to Weigh In

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