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Court ruling related to enforcement of WOTUS not likely any time soon

[/title][fusion_text]Friday, April 15th 2016

A court ruling related to enforcement of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Waters of the U.S. rule and its constitutionality appears to be several months away to more than a year away. There were several lawsuits brought against the EPA to stop enforcement of its WOTUS rule. One question has been whether the courts are addressing a definitional rule so jurisdiction is in the federal district courts or whether the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (Ky., Mich., Ohio and Tenn.) truly has jurisdiction as the court of appeals. The WOTUS rule cannot be enforced with a stay in place.

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