Capital Press
With the political winds at their backs, farm groups and irrigation districts are seeking to ensure the Clean Water Act definition of “waters of the United States” excludes irrigation canals and ditches.
Irrigation districts have not fallen under the act’s jurisdiction in the past, and the U.S. Supreme Court’s Sackett v. EPA decision supports keeping it that way, said Greg Morrison, executive vice president of the National Water Resources Association, whose members include irrigation districts in Washington, Oregon and other Western states. …
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