Join the U.S. EPA and U.S. Department of the Army for an opportunity to comment on the proposed “Waters of the United States” definition. This is the third of three public hearings.
Please visit Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2021-0602 on Regulations.gov for additional information about how to submit a public comment. The comment period on this proposed rule will close on February 7, 2022.
A public hearing to provide interested parties the opportunity to present data, views, or arguments concerning the proposed rule typically consists of morning, afternoon and evening sessions. In a virtual environment, these hearing sessions will be held on different days. To allow more time for speakers, the agencies prerecorded a video introduction and overview of the rule.
Speaker list:
Hearing Session 1: 5:00 PM – 6:25 PM ET
- Kristine Oblock, Environment America
- Jen Pelz, Rio Grande Waterkeeper/WildEarth Guardians
- David Brooks, Montana Trout Unlimited
- Ryan Yates, American Farm Bureau Federation
- Chris Edgington, National Corn Growers Association
- David Simpson, Nevada Division of Environmental Protection
- Lauren Williams, New York Farm Bureau
- Anne Coan, NC Farm Bureau Federation
- Carl Harris, Carl Harris Co., Inc.
- Gregory Ugalde, National Association of Home Builders
- Tim Kellogg, WDH Real Estate
- Kaitlynn Glover, Public Lands Council/ National Cattlemen’s Beef Association
- Brandon Reeves, Virginia Cattlemen’s Association
- Sparky Wellman, independent cattle producer; Iowa Cattlemen’s Association Member
- Jim Magagna, Wyoming Stock Growers Association
- Lucy Evert
- Kelly Moser, Southern Environmental Law Center
- Garrett Hawkins, Missouri Farm Bureau
- Lowry Crook, Best Best & Krieger LLP
- Alex Ortiz, Sierra Club
- Nelson Brooke, Black Warrior Riverkeeper
Hearing Session 2: 6:35 PM – 8 pm ET
- Victoria Okula, Arizona Farm Bureau
- Thomas Allen, Cook Allen Engineers and Surveyors
- Mervin Wright, Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe
- Alexander Funk, Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership
- Michelle Diffenderfer, Lewis Longman & Walker
- Charlie Besher , Besher Farms
- Kim Bednarek, Okefenokee
- Aaron Mintzes, Earthworks
- Lisa Gover
- Alan Hunt, Musconetcong Watershed Association
- Vicki Watson, University of Montana