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On the recordApril 17, 2018
Those decisions place Washington in charge of permitting when groundwater connects a source of pollution to a 'water of the United States.'
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John Barrasso
Republican · Wyoming

Editor's note · Context

Barrasso expresses concern over federal control due to recent court decisions on groundwater.

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