Is the Army Corps of Engineers undermining the Clean Water Act?
Today, Rep Henry Waxman (left), Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and Rep James Oberstar (right), Chairman of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure sent a letter to Assistant Secretary of the Army, John Paul Woodley inquiring about the process used by the Army Corps of Engineers to determine that the Santa Cruz and Los Angeles Rivers are or are not traditional navigable waters. Several of the facts revealed in their letter are disturbing and indicate either a half-witted process for decision making or very serious political interference and inappropriate process for determining whether the rivers are subject to the Clean Water Act. Either way, the situation smells of the same stale water that the administation has been using to undermine other environmental protections. Read on for the full text of their letter: Dear Secretary Woodley: Two recent actions by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) raise serious concerns about the role
