- 18 Apr 2016 - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, as part of
an interagency effort with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture - Natural
Resources Conservation Service, published the final biennial update to the
National Wetland Plant List (NWPL) in the federal register. All
comments have been evaluated and final indicator statuses have been set. The
2016 NWPL list will become effective on 1 May 2016. For more information click here.
- 9 October 2015 - the Sixth Circuit issued an order staying the
new Clean Water Rule nationwide, pending a determination by the court on
jurisdiction to review the rule. Thus, the Clean Water Rule is stayed, and the
prior 1986 regulations are in effect nationwide. USACE and EPA are evaluating
the order and its implications for the litigation that is currently pending in
district courts. In the meantime, USACE is not implementing the Clean Water
Rule, and is using the 1986 regulations and applicable guidance (those in effect
prior to August 28, 2015) in making jurisdictional determinations or taking
other actions based on the definition of "waters of the United States."
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