In a hit to the Trump administration, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled Monday that cases litigating the Clean Water Act should be heard by federal district courts. Read more

It is important to note that over the lifetime of the water dispute the agricultural landscape, especially in regard to water use and efficiency, has changed.   Read more

The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently announced funding for the National Water Quality Initiative to help farmers in select watersheds improve water quality through conservation measures on their agricultural operations. The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service is investing more than $30 million this year in 201 high-priority watersheds across the[…]

Federal judges will have to decide whether Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, a national pipeline company, remains liable for contamination from a 2014 gasoline spill that continues to foul South Carolina streams even though pollutants are no longer being released.   Read more

From 2 April 2018 new rules for all farmers in England will be introduced to help protect water quality, by standardising good farm practices that many are already performing and offering a new approach to regulation.   Read more

Water — too much, too little and its quality is never far from the farmer’s mind. It is the most important determining factor in a crop’s success.   Read more

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency wants to prevent the controversial 2015 waters of the United States, or WOTUS, rule from taking effect while the agency undertakes a complete rewrite, proposing to extend the effective date of the rule by two years.   Read more

Few things in recent history have unified the agriculture community more than the Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule. The 2015 regulation was an easy target and timed perfectly for the election. In the wake of the 2016 election, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Army Corps of Engineers[…]