November 30, 2016 - WASHINGTON — U.S. Representative Jeff Denham (R-Turlock) yesterday led a letter to President-Elect Donald Trump urging him to rescind the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) rule, which has thrown the Central Valley’s ag community into a state of uncertainty as to how it will be regulated by the federal government; twenty-eight members of Congress joined Rep. Denham in urging immediate action.

“The EPA should not be putting restrictions on Valley farmers’ use of their property,” said Rep. Denham. “The people spoke, Congress acted, and the current administration refused to acknowledge their concerns. President-Elect Trump has a real opportunity to support the ag community that feeds America by immediately rescinding this burdensome rule.”

In January, Congress passed a joint resolution that would have nullified the WOTUS rule, which President Obama vetoed.

WOTUS expands the definition of “navigable waters” to small bodies of water such as farm ponds and drainage ditches, making them subject to regulation under the Clean Water Act (CWA), regardless of size or continuity of flow.

A copy of the letter can be found here: http://bit.ly/2gusbom
Source: Congressman Jeff Denham