The Environmental Protection Agency announced that it would work with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to review the definition of the “waters of the United States.” The intent, the EPA said, was to cut overall permitting and construction costs “while protecting the nation’s navigable waters from pollution.”
“We want clean water for all Americans supported by clear and consistent rules for all states, farmers, and small businesses,” said EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin in previously prepared remarks. “The previous Administration’s definition of ‘waters of the United States’ placed unfair burdens on the American people and drove up the cost of doing business.”
The rule is one of the regulations the National Multifamily Housing Council and the National Apartment Association targeted in a campaign to reshape federal regulations that affected the multifamily sector.
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