On the recordJanuary 17, 2017
The definition in the Clean Water Act says that navigable waters are waters of the United States. That doesn't provide a great deal of clarity to those that administer the law.
Said by
Scott Pruitt
Source
congress.govThe definition in the Clean Water Act says that navigable waters are waters of the United States. That doesn't provide a great deal of clarity to those that administer the law.
Pruitt discusses the lack of clarity in defining navigable waters under the Clean Water Act.
Share
More from Scott Pruitt
you also stated a desire to treat States as equal partners rather than as adversaries, and to promote a cooperative Federalism approach in your actions
It seems to me that it is common sense that as we do rulemaking at the Agency, when we base it upon a record, scientific conclusions, that we should be able to see the data and methodology that actually caused those conclusions.
We have removed over three times the number of polluted sites in contaminated communities across the country.
We have to respond to this climate challenge. That is just part of our mission set.