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Pitfalls of Ping Pong WOTUS Policy

Originally Broadcast on May 19th, 2021, 12:30 - 1:30 pm ET

Administrations come and go. Environmental regulations ebb and flow with the tides of political climate change. Legal battles ensue. Environmental consultants, regulatory enforcers, and developers are left to pick up the pieces. With recent rollbacks to rollbacks of WOTUS rules, come see how other environmental regulators and consultants are responsibly tackling the turbid waters.

 

Presenters & Panelists

  • Donna Downing, J.D., Senior Legal Policy Advisor, ASWM
  • Gordon Shaw, PWS, Senior Wetland Specialist, Burns & McDonnell
  • Matthew Stahman, PWS, Director of Regulatory, RES
  • Royal Gardner, J.D., Professor, Stetson University College of Law

Webinar Topics

  • Backdrop of evolution of WOTUS rules and CWA
  • 2015 Clean Water Rule to 2020 Navigable Water Protection Rule changes
  • "Proving" or justifying a stream being called ephemeral
  • Temporary impacts permits for ephemerals streams
  • Uptick in AJD applications
  • Variation in review of permit applications in different regions
  • Additional field data requests for concurrence
  • Reduction of mitigation needs by order of magnitude
  • Litigations, hold-ups and delays/extensions
  • Where will the pendulum swing with the current administration?
  • How are the developers and lawyers representing them handling the pendulum swing?

Webinar Recap Article

In the 12th episode of the Ecobot webinar series, we discussed the pitfalls of ping pong Waters of the United States (WOTUS) policy, and the impact it's had on both the regulatory and consulting space, as well as environment and infrastructure.

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Webinar Recap Article

In the 12th episode of the Ecobot webinar series, we discussed the pitfalls of ping pong Waters of the United States (WOTUS) policy, and the impact it's had on both the regulatory and consulting space, as well as environment and infrastructure.

Read Article on LinkedIn trending_flat

WEBINAR MODERATOR

Jeremy Schewe, PWS, Co-Founder & Chief Scientist, Ecobot

As an ecologist conducting wetlands delineations, threatened & endangered species surveys, and baseline ecological inventories for over 18 years around the world, I have been able to avoid the rise of tech for many years more than people in most other professions, due to the lack of quality tools available to environmental scientists. It is the 21st century, however, and the wheel of innovation is rolling through every profession, including earth sciences.

Jeremy Schewe, PWS, Co-Founder & Chief Scientist, Ecobot

As an ecologist conducting wetlands delineations, threatened & endangered species surveys, and baseline ecological inventories for over 18 years around the world, I have been able to avoid the rise of tech for many years more than people in most other professions, due to the lack of quality tools available to environmental scientists. It is the 21st century, however, and the wheel of innovation is rolling through every profession, including earth sciences.

Technology impacts the way we live and work. Natural resources consulting is no exception.

Each webinar will address various aspects of the increasingly important role that technology plays in wetland science, and conclude with a Q&A panel discussion with consultant, regulatory, and tech development industry leaders.

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