Corn Growers Weigh-In on Redefining WOTUS

May 25, 2022
A screenshot of a wotus roundtable participant introduction and round robin

EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers are holding ten regional roundtables to gauge the implications of recently proposed changes to the definition of Waters of the U.S.

 

Megan Dwyer, Director of Conservation and Nutrient Stewardship at Illinois Corn Growers Association, participated in one of the agency’s roundtables on Monday, 5/23.

Last November, EPA released a proposed rule to re-establish the pre-2015 definition of “Waters of the United States,” often referred to as WOTUS. The proposed rule removes the Navigable Waters Protection Rule, eliminating the long-overdue certainty and clarity for farmers affected by the scope of WOTUS jurisdiction.

 

Watch Dwyer and other remarks from Monday here.

 

More roundtables will occur in other states and you can watch those here.

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