The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed a Clean Water Act rule that will undergo a 90 day public comment period beginning in 2 to 3 weeks from now. EPA Deputy Chief of Staff Arvin Ganesan says their proposal clarifies what waters are eligible for protection under the Clean Water Act and what waters are not. He says EPA worked with Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack and other ag officials in putting the rule together.

Ganesan says there are several areas their proposed rule won’t cover.

He says EPA also worked with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and NRCS to make sure their proposed rule protected many agricultural conservation practices.

Ganesan says it’s important to keep those conservation practices intact because they protect and enhance water quality.