EPA poised to grab more powers over water
Business group: ‘Our members are scared to death’
CHERYL CHUMLEY
WND.com
May 25, 2015
The Obama administration is set to unveil new protections for America’s bodies of waters that detractors say will give the Environmental Protection Agency broad powers to regulate thousands of businesses and homeowners.
The EPA’s “waters of the United States,” or WOTUS, regulation is set for issuance this week, the Hill reported. Its premise is to provide more protection for minor bodies of water, like wetlands, streams and ponds, using the authorities already granted the feds under the 1972 Clean Water Act.
Opponents say the measure goes too far and will strictly regulate the activities of businesses and residents, while providing little in terms of reducing pollutants. Farmers, miners, developers and manufacturers say the rule would even clamp down on land uses by ditches, dry creekbeds, puddles and even soggy grounds, the Hill reported.
The EPA and the Democrat-led field of regulation supporters, however, say the rule only gives the federal agency control over an extra three percent of areas it already oversees.
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