Wetland Workgroup Statement: Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency
The Wetlands Workgroup's statement on the U.S Supreme Court ruling in Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency.
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On May 25, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court determined in Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency that the jurisdiction of the federal Clean Water Act (CWA) “extends only to those wetlands with a continuous surface connection to bodies that are waters of the United States in their own right, such that they are indistinguishable from those waters.” As a result, this ruling could reduce the number of wetland acres protected under the CWA.
Please see below for the Wetland Workgroup's response to this Supreme Court ruling. Posted February 8th, 2024.