The EPA has released a guidance document clarifying their position on the interpretation of the US Supreme Court Sackett case.  Basically, wetlands must have a continuous surface connection (via other wetlands) to a jurisdictional waters to be considered “adjacent” and under federal Clean Water Act protection. 

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Are you curious about how to identify wetlands, why wetlands matter, how wetlands are regulated, which activities do and do not require permits, and what’s involved with the permit process and enforcement? 

Check out this recorded webinar of Professional Wetland Delineator, Brian Owen, as he joins Jim Lang with Pender and Coward, P.C. to discuss all things wetlands.