Waters Advocacy Coalition

The recent article, “Rulings Restrict Clean Water Act, Hampering E.P.A,” does not accurately characterize the Waters Advocacy Coalition’s concern with pending legislation, the Clean Water Restoration Act (CWRA). The CWRA would amend the Clean Water Act to remove the word “navigable” and explicitly expand the federal government’s reach to “all interstate and intrastate waters” in the United States. Together, these changes would intrude on areas of traditional state and local jurisdiction and lead to other unintended and far-reaching consequences.

Our coalition works on a bipartisan basis and supports the Clean Water Act, which has helped create strong federal-state working partnerships and continues to improve the health of the nation’s surface waters and watersheds. We will continue to work with the EPA, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and states as they implement this law responsibly and effectively to ensure America’s waters are protected.

Sincerely,

The Waters Advocacy Coalition

Members of WAC include: American Farm Bureau Federation®; American Forest & Paper Association; American Iron and Steel Institute;  American Road and Transportation Builders Association; Associated General Contractors of America; CropLife America; Edison Electric Institute; The Fertilizer Institute; Foundation for Environmental and Economic Progress; Industrial Minerals Association-North America; National Association of Home Builders; National Association of State Departments of Agriculture; National Cattlemen’s Beef Association; National Corn Growers Association; National Council of Farmer Cooperatives; National Mining Association; National Pork Producers Council; National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association; Public Lands Council; Responsible Industry for a Sound Environment; United Egg Producers