EPA and Department of Army sent a letter to governors on May 9, 2017, soliciting input from states on a new definition of protected waters that is in-line with a Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia’s opinion in the 2006 Rapanos v. United States case. The letter sent to The Honorable Terry Branstad, Governor of Iowa, is provided as an example.
You may need a PDF reader to view some of the files on this page. See EPA’s About PDF page to learn more.- Waters of the United States Letter to the Governors (PDF)(2 pp, 517 K, May 8, 2017)