WASHINGTON (March 12, 2025) – Today, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association's (NCBA) Chief Counsel Mary-Thomas Hart issued the following statement in response to the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) release of guidance for implementing the “continuous surface connection” definition under the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule. 

"For years, NCBA has worked across the federal government – educating members of Congress, participating in agency rulemakings, and fighting for cattle producers in federal court – to secure a WOTUS definition that protects both our nation’s natural resources and Americans’ property rights. We are proud of the Trump Administration’s effort to further conform the WOTUS definition to the Supreme Court's decision in Sackett v. EPA. Today’s guidance is an important step toward refocusing the Clean Water Act to its original purpose. NCBA thanks EPA Administrator Zeldin for his work to finally close a decades-long chapter of severe regulatory whiplash."