Clean Water Act

ARTBA - Mon January 23, 2023

ARTBA: Proposed Expanded EPA Authority Over Roadside Ditches Endangers Goals of Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) and its coalition allies Jan. 18 sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in federal court over the agency's recent proposal that expands federal jurisdiction over roadside ditches....

ARTBA - Tue January 03, 2023

Latest 'Waters of the United States' Proposal Threatens to Undermine Progress Goals of Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Dec. 30 rule expanding Clean Water Act (CWA) jurisdiction over roadside ditches will slow delivery of transportation projects and threatens to nullify the benefits of the 2021 federal infrastructure law, according to the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA)....

ARTBA - Mon April 18, 2022

ARTBA, NSSGA: Clean Water Act Rules Hurt Transportation Sector's Ability to Fix Nation's Roads & Bridges

Confusing rules promulgated by federal agencies under the Clean Water Act (CWA) are hurting the transportation construction sector's ability to fulfill the goals of the landmark Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), according to an amicus brief filed April 13 with the U.S....

ARTBA - Wed February 09, 2022

Water Rule Withdrawal Threatens Biden Administration's Own Infrastructure Agenda

The Biden administration's withdrawal of the 2020 "Navigable Waters Protection Rule" (NWPR) jeopardizes its own infrastructure goals by increasing delays to important transportation projects, the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) said....

ARTBA - Thu February 28, 2019

'Waters of the U.S.' Reg Rewrite to Reduce Transportation Project Delays

Man-made, roadside ditches provide critical surface drainage that protects the traveling public and should be exempt from federal wetland regulations, American Road & Transportation Builder Association (ARTBA) Vice Chairman David Harwood told a Feb....

Tue January 23, 2018

U.S. Supreme Court Clarifies Dispute Over Clean Water Act Jurisdiction

The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) Jan. 22 hailed a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court decision clarifying the proper jurisdiction for federal Clean Water Act (CWA) disputes. The Court had been asked to decide whether complaints arising under the CWA should be heard by federal district or appellate courts....

Kyle Feldscher - Mon February 27, 2017

New Bill Targets Environmental Lawsuits That Hold up Infrastructure Projects

A Republican lawmaker wants to take lawsuits out of the arsenal of environmentalists who use the Clean Water Act to stop infrastructure projects, introducing a bill that could have major implications across the country....