REGION 1 

Meeting/Event Date Time Location Organizations/Groups Represented Topics Discussed Material 

Event announcing WOTUS proposed rule 

with Charles River Watershed organization 

and Environment Mass

March 25, 2014

Charles River 

Boathouse Boston, 

MA 

NGO, state: Charles River Watershed and 

Environment Mass

proposed rule

Call with State Environmental 

Commissioners'

April 24, 2014 Boston, MA State Environmental Commissioners proposed rule

New England Tribal Summit April 1, 2014 Tribal proposed rule

New England Water Environment 

Association (NEWEA) April 8, 2014 NEWEA proposed rule

Environmental Business Council April 16, 2014 Boston, MA Environmental Business Council proposed rule

Clean Water Action Champions Breakfast April 17, 2014 proposed rule

Society of Wetland Scientists Meeting May 1, 2014 Worcester, MA proposed rule

Northeast Association of State 

Departments of Agriculture

June 3, 2014 Boston, MA Agriculture/State: Northeast Assoc. of State 

Dept. of Agriculture 

ditches, and understanding the difference 

between jurisdictional resource and exempt 

activity

WOTUS Vermont State Visit and 

Roundtable (Ben and Jerry's Caring Dairy, 

Intervale Center, NRSCS Fish and Wildlife 

Wetlands Restoration visit, farm visit, 

ECHO Center)

June 23-25, 2014 Burlington, VT

Business and NGO: Ben and Jerry's Caring 

Dairy, Intervale Center, NRSCS Fish and 

Wildlife, ECHO

agriculture exemptions, ditches 

Urban Waters Grant Announcement August Medford, MA NGOs: Urban Water Groups proposed rule

Massachusetts Municipal Association 

Meeting 

September 10, 2014 Boston, MA Local Government: Massachusetts Municipal 

Association

impacts to local government Clean Water Act 

obligations

Regional Tribal Council Call September 10, 2014 Boston, MA Tribes impacts to agriculture, questions on consultation 

New England Interstate Water Pollution 

Control Commission (NEWIPCC) Meeting September 11, 2014 Avon, CT Not-for-profit interstate agency: NEWIPCC proposed rule

New England Water Works Association 

Meeting 

September 24, 2014 Rockland, ME Not-for-profit member organization: New 

England Water Works Association proposed rule

Lake Champlain Basin Steering Committee 

Meeting 

September 24, 2014 Burlington, VT International government-based institution 

focused on Lake Champlain proposed rule

Federal Partners Meeting October 10, 2014 Burlington, VT Federal proposed rule

New Hampshire Business and Industry 

Association Meeting 

November 3, 2014 Manchester, NH Business/Industry Association waste treatment facilities 

REGION 2

Meeting/Event Date Time Location Organizations/Groups Represented Topics Discussed Material 

New York Farm Bureau Call April 29, 2014 Conference Call Agriculture: New York Farm Bureau Concerns about the proposed rule’s impact on 

farmers in New York State

Water Environment Federation (WEF) 

Annual Meeting 

May 14, 2014 Atlantic City, NJ Member Association/NGO: Water 

Environment Federation

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Meeting/Event Date Time Location Organizations/Groups Represented Topics Discussed 

New Jersey Future Retreat May 20-21, 2014 Jersey City, NJ

Florio Perrucci Steinhardt & Fader, Whitman Strategy Group, City of Newark Department of Water & Sewer Utilities, New Jersey Alliance for Action, New Jersey Conservation Foundation, Natural Systems Utilities, City of Jersey City Division of City Planning, Middlesex Water Company, New Jersey Senate Democratic Office, Clean Water Fund, The Louis Berger Group, New Jersey Utilities Association, United Water, Camden County Municipal Utility Authority, Natural Resources Defense Council, City of Hoboken 

Investment in water quality, protecenhancement

Office of the Business Administrator, Edgewood Properties, Rutgers Cooperative Extension, Coopers Ferry Partnership, Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission, Rutgers University, New Jersey Community Development Corporation, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust

Long Island Pine Barrens Society Television Program May 29, 2014 Hampton Bays, NY Richard Alper (Executive Director and host) Water quality enhancement and prNew Jersey Bar Association Environmental Law Section Panel June 20, 2014 Cape May, NJ Approximately 125 members of the NJ Bar Association Water quality enhancement and prOnondaga County, Cortland County, New York – 3 Farm Tour June 26, 2014

Onondaga County and Cortland County, NY

Agriculture: Onondaga Soil and Water Conservation District; Cortland County Soil and Water Conservation District; Local farmers

Tile drainage, subsurface connectiosurface waters, ditches, perennially in fields, subsurface streams that suagricultural fields 

Roundtable for Agriculture Stakeholders June 27, 2014 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM Syracuse, NY Agriculture Stakeholders 

Ditches, puddles, spring water devefor farm stock watering, possible ClAct citizen suits, increased costs of with permits

NYC Parks, Bronx River Alliance, others - Outdoor Sampling Event August 18, 2014 Bronx, NY State, NGO: NYC Parks, Bronx River Alliance Water quality 
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Meeting/Event Date Time Location Organizations/Groups Represented Topics Discussed 

EPA Roundtable Discussion for Agricultural Stakeholders, New York City Watershed Agricultural Program

September 18, 2014 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Walton, NY

Watershed Agriculture Council, New York City Department of Environmental Protection, New York Association of Conservation Districts, USDA-NRCS, Delaware County, Cornell Cooperative Extension, U.S. Congressional staff, Delaware County Soil and Water Conservation District, Chenango County Soil and Water Conservation District, New York Farm Bureau, Delaware County Farm Bureau

Ditches, puddles, spring water devefor farm stock watering, possible ClAct citizen suits, increased costs of with permits

Wetlands event October 1, 2014 1:30 PM Staten Island, NY The Trust for Public Land, Nicostra Group, media Importance of wetlands preservatio

REGION 3

Meeting/Event Date Time Location Organizations/Groups Represented Topics Discussed 

Local officials - Streamside visit to riparian buffer site April 8, 2014 2:00 PM Waynesboro, VA Local Officials overview of proposed rule, clarifyinAgriculture Roundtable Virginia April 9, 2014 1:00 PM Harrisonburg, VA Agriculture overview of proposed rule, clarifyinHigher Ed - Villanova University presentation April 11, 2014 10:00 AM Villanova, PA Academia: Villanova University overview of proposed rule, clarifyinSmall Business - Roundtable with Small Business Majority on Air/WOUS May 7, 2014 9:00 AM Hampton Roads, VA Small Business overview of proposed rule, clarifyinWater Professionals - Del. Tech speech May 8, 2014 11:00 AM Georgetown, DE Water Professionals overview of proposed rule, clarifyinMeeting - Region 3 State Secretaries June 3, 2014 10:00 AM Washington, DC Region 3 State Secretaries overview of proposed rule, clarifyinEnv. Groups - Penn Environment Staff June 4, 2014 1:30 PM Philadelphia, PA Penn Environment overview of proposed rule, clarifyinSportsmen/women - Schuylkill Sojourn June 12, 2014 1:00 PM Valley Forge, PA Sportsmen overview of proposed rule, clarifyinAgriculture roundtable June 12, 2014 10:00 AM Reading, PA Agriculture 

Relationship of Waters of the U.S. rPrograms; regulation of floodplainsof groundwater; exemptions and copractices; concern re: citizen suits; clarification; Science Advisory BoarEPA connectivity report

Public - National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) Grants Event July 15, 2014 11:00 AM Philadelphia, PA NGO: NFWF overview of proposed rule, clarifyinPublic - Urban Waters Event July 17, 2014 1:00 PM Philadelphia, PA NGOs: Urban Waters groups overview of proposed rule, clarifyin
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Meeting/Event Date Time Location Organizations/Groups Represented Topics Discussed Material 

2014 EPA Regional Proposed Rule Meetings/Events for Docket EPA-HQ-OW-2011-0880

Meeting With Delaware Agriculture 

Secretary

August 5, 2014 12:00 PM Georgetown, DE State Agriculture overview of proposed rule, clarifying questions

U.S. Poultry and Egg; Delmarva Poultry 

Industry

August 5, 2014 12:00 PM Georgetown, DE Agriculture: U.S. Poultry and Egg, Delmarva 

Poultry industry overview of proposed rule, clarifying questions

Local officials - WOUS endorsement by 

Philly City Council

August 6, 2014 11:00 AM Philadelphia, PA Members of the Philadelphia City Council waters of the US overview

Meeting - Pennsylvania Department of 

Environmental Protection Citizens 

Advisory Council 

September 16, 2014 10:00 AM Harrisburg, PA State - PA DEP waters of the US overview

Conference - International Erosion Control 

Conference (IECA) September 18, 2014 11:00 AM Valley Forge, PA NGO/Member Association: IECA waters of the US overview

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation 

(NFWF) Grant Announcement September 22, 2014 9:30 AM Prince George's County, MD

NGO: NFWF overview of proposed rule, clarifying questions

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation 

(NFWF) Grant Announcement September 23, 2014 10:00 AM Ashland, VA NGO: NFWF overview of proposed rule, clarifying questions

Greening America's Capitals September 23, 2014 1:00 PM Richmond, VA Local Officials Grant announcement, City of Richmond

Interstate Mutual Aid Workshop September 25, 2014 9:00 AM Philadelphia, PA Workshop attendees overview of proposed rule, clarifying questions

Public - "Stream Stewards" Event October 1, 2014 12:30 PM Riverdale, MD General public overview of proposed rule, clarifying questions

Wetlands Grant to Delaware October 2, 2014 2:00 PM Dover, DE State agencies

Wetland Program Development Grant 

announcement 

Best Supporting Role October 2, 2014 10:00 AM Philadelphia., PA smaller waterways connection to larger 

waterways

Public - "Canoemobile" Urban Waters 

Event

October 7, 2014 12:30 PM Camden, NJ NGO: Urban Waters groups overview of proposed rule, clarifying questions

Discussion with Students from the 

University of Delaware

October 8, 2014 3:30 PM Delaware Academia: University of Delaware overview of proposed rule, clarifying questions

Pennsylvania Section of the American 

Water Resources 

October 17, 2014 11:00 AM PA Water Utility: American Water Resources overview of proposed rule, clarifying questions

Environment America WOTUS Event October 21, 2014 10:00 AM Washington, DC NGO: Environment America overview of proposed rule, clarifying questions

Alternative Compliance Program Kickoff October 22, 2014 10:00 AM Prince George's 

County, MD

overview of proposed rule

REGION 4

Meeting/Event Date Time Location Organizations/Groups Represented Topics Discussed Material 

State Environmental Commissioners - 

Webinar

April 7, 2014 1 - 3 PM Webinar State Environmental Commissioners overview of proposed rule, clarifying questions

Agriculture Commissioners - Webinar April 7, 2014 1 - 3 PM Webinar Agriculture Commissioners overview of proposed rule, clarifying questions

NRCS State Conservationists - Webinar April 7, 2014 1 - 3 PM Webinar NRCS State Conservationists overview of proposed rule, clarifying questions

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Meeting/Event Date Time Location Organizations/Groups Represented Topics Discussed Material 

2014 EPA Regional Proposed Rule Meetings/Events for Docket EPA-HQ-OW-2011-0880

Meeting with GA Agricultural 

Commissioner Black and GA EPD 

April 23, 2014 2 - 4 PM Atlanta, GA Agriculture: State Agricultural Commissioner, 

GA EPD

overview of proposed rule, clarifying questions

State Environmental Commissioners 

Meeting

May 2, 2014 9 - 11:30 AM Atlanta, GA State Environmental Commissioners overview of proposed rule, clarifying questions

Savannah Corps and GA NRCS Meeting May 7, 2014 10 AM - 2 

PM

Macon, GA NRCS overview of proposed rule, clarifying questions

Kentucky Coal Association, Corps, KDNR, 

USOSM, USFWS [Note that this is a 

regularly scheduled quarterly meeting 

with the coal mining industry in KY. It is 

not intended to be focused singularly on 

WoUS. ]

May 14, 2014 10:00 AM Frankfort, KY

NGO, federal, state: Kentucky Coal 

Association, Corps, Kentucky Depart of Natural 

Resources (KDNR), U S. Office of Surface 

Mining (USOSM), USFWS

overview of proposed rule, clarifying questions

Florida Department of Agriculture, NRCS, 

and Agriculture Stakeholders - Tour and 

Roundtable 

May 29, 2014 morning Florida Agriculture: FL Department of Agriculture, 

NRCS

overview of proposed rule, clarifying questions

Southeast Stormwater Association 

Webinar 

June 5, 2014 10:00 AM Webinar NGO/Membership Association: Southeast 

Stormwater Association 

overview of proposed rule, stormwater, pipes

Mississippi Department of Environmental 

Quality, MS Department of Agriculture, 

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and NRCS - 

Meeting 

June 15, 2014 all day Stoneville, MS State/Agriculture: MS DEQ, MS Dept of 

Agriculture, Corps, NRCS

overview of proposed rule, agriculture, clarifying 

questions

GA Farm Bureau Federation (GFBF) and 

Commissioner Black's office - Meeting

June 16, 2014 afternoon Atlanta, GA Agriculture: GA Farm Bureau Federation, 

Commissioner

overview of proposed rule, agriculture, clarifying 

questions

Georgia Municipal Association - Speech June 22, 2014 morning Savannah, GA 

State organization that represents municipal 

governments in Georgia: GA Municipal 

Association 

overview of proposed rule, clarifying questions

GA Forestry Commission, NRCS and 

Silviculture industry

July 1, 2014 morning GA State/Agriculture: GA Forestry Commission, 

NRCS and Silviculture Industry

overview of proposed rule, silviculture, clarifying 

questions

Webinar for the Southeast Regional 

Partnership for Planning and Sustainability August 26, 2014 Webinar Academia; federal and state officials; consultants

Greater clarity in proposed new definitions (e.g. 

floodplain, riparian area); recommendation that 

a dichotomous key be developed to help 

laypersons and practitioners identify waters by 

rule in the field; requests for tools to help 

laypersons and practitioners determine what 

constitutes a “significant nexus”

REGION 5

Meeting/Event Date Time Location Organizations/Groups Represented Topics Discussed Material 

University of Michigan - Great Lakes 

Confluence Conference 

March 27, 2014 Lansing, MI Academia: University of Michigan - Great 

Lakes Announcement on the WUS rule

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Meeting/Event Date Time Location Organizations/Groups Represented Topics Discussed Material 

2014 EPA Regional Proposed Rule Meetings/Events for Docket EPA-HQ-OW-2011-0880

Great Lakes Coalition/Great Lakes Groups - 

Call

April 16, 2014 11 am - 12 

pm

call NGO/Great Lakes Coalition/Groups: Clint River W Overview of the proposed rule 

Illinois Environmental Professionals 

Meetings

June 25, 2014 Rosemont, IL Consultants and local municipalities Overview of the proposed rule, roadside ditches

Kane County, Illinois Water Resource Staff September 18, 2014 email Local Government Officials Ditches, sent link to EPA's webpage

Indiana Land Improvement Association September 2, 2014 call Local Association ditches 

Michigan Wetlands Association Annual 

Meeting

August 27, 2014 Grand Rapids, MI Local Association WUS rule mentioned in Key note address

Region 5 State Water Directors Call July 24, 2014 call State Officials Overview of the Rule, state roles

National League of Cities July 25, 2014 Minneapolis, MN Local Government Officials Ditches and stormwater

Indiana Agriculture October 1, 2014 Chicago, IL Agriculture: Farm Bureau, Soy Farmers, and Por 

Exemptions, definitions of ditches and uplands, 

concerned no ditches drain solely upland in 

Indiana; gullies, rills and non wetland swales are 

conveyances to adjacent or other waters; water 

treatment exclusion

Osceola County Farm Bureau October 14, 2014 Reed City, MI Agriculture: Farm Bureau 

overall concern with the way rule is written; 

wetlands as tributaries; definitions of floodplain, 

other waters, aggregation; concerned on how far 

and how much waters; subsurface connections; 

exemptions; Prior Converted Cropland; pesticide 

application; leveling and earth moving; nutrient 

and pesticide management as a point source; 

mitigation requirements

Wilderness Inquiry/Dunes Learning Center September 30, 2014 Portage, IN Community Outreach, local environmental 

stakeholders, media overview of proposed rule

REGION 6

Meeting/Event Date Time Location Organizations/Groups Represented Topics Discussed Material 

Environmental, Business, Recreational 

Groups and General Public - Waters of the 

U.S. press event with Environment Texas 

March 27, 2014 1:00 - 2:00 

PM

Dallas, TX Environmental, Business, Recreational Groups 

and General Public, Environment Texas (NGO) Waters of the US overview

Tribes: Regional Tribal Operations 

Committee Meeting

March 28, 2014 10:15 - 

11:45 AM

Dallas, TX Tribes Waters of the US overview, partnership

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REGION 6 (Continued)

Meeting/Event Date Time Location Organizations/Groups Represented Topics Discussed Material 

2014 EPA Regional Proposed Rule Meetings/Events for Docket EPA-HQ-OW-2011-0880

Agriculture: USDA-NRCS, Texas Cattlemens 

Association, Southwestern Cattle Raisers 

Association, Farm Bureau Agencies w/in 

R6, Dairy and Poultry Associations, the 

Department of Agriculture (email)

March 28, 2014 Dallas, TX

Agriculture: USDA-NRCS, Texas Cattlemens 

Association, Southwestern Cattle Raisers 

Association, Farm Bureau Agencies w/in R6, 

Dairy and Poultry Associations, the 

Department of Agriculture 

Waters of the US overview, concerns about 

possible new regs on ephemeral waters, ditches, 

etc., opportunity for partnership

Environmental and Industry groups April 4, 2014 2:30 PM Dallas, TX Environmental and industry groups Waters of the US overview, opportunity for 

partnership

Texas State Agencies Meeting: Texas 

AgriLife Extension, State Agencies, Texas 

Department of Agriculture, Texas Forest 

Service, Texas Parks and Wildlife, Texas 

Soil & Water Conservation Board, Texas 

Water Development Board

April 17, 2014 2:30pm Austin, TX

Agriculture, state, academia: Texas AgriLife 

Extension, State Agencies, Texas Department 

of Agriculture, Texas Forest Service, Texas 

Parks and Wildlife, Texas Soil & Water 

Conservation Board, Texas Water 

Development Board

Waters of the US overview, ephemeral waters, 

ditches, opportunity for partnership

Forestry Industry - Conference April 24, 2014 10:30 AM Texarkana, TX Forestry Industry Waters of the US overview, partnership

Louisiana Farm Bureau - Conference June 27, 2014 New Orleans, LA Agriculture: Louisiana Farm Bureau Waters of the US overview, ag concerns, 

opportunity for partnership

Businesses: Waters of the US Listening 

session, hosted by ODEQ Secretary Mike 

Teague

July 8, 2014 Oklahoma City, OK Businesses Waters of the US overview, business concerns, 

opportunity for partnership

State Department of Agriculture 

Commissioners and Rice Growers - Tour 

July 9, 2014 Crowley, LA State Dept. of Agriculture and Rice Growers Waters of the US overview, ag concerns, 

opportunity for partnership

Agriculture producers: Cotton, Soybean, 

and Corn - Tour 

July 10, 2014 Winnsboro, LA Agriculture producers: Cotton, Soybean, and 

Corn

Waters of the US overview, ag concerns, 

opportunity for partnership

Texas Agriculture Council and Texas 

Agriculture Producers - Tour 

July 15, 2014 Dallas and Austin, TX Texas Agriculture Council and Texas 

Agriculture Producers

Waters of the US overview, ag concerns, 

opportunity for partnership

South Central Region Soil & Water 

Conservation Districts - Conference 

July 29, 2014 College Station, TX South Central Region Soil & Water 

Conservation Districts 

Waters of the US overview, ag concerns, 

opportunity for partnership

Mining Groups - Conference August 12, 2014 Albuquerque, NM Mining Groups 

Waters of the US overview, business concerns, 

opportunity for partnership

Academia, industry, state and local 

officials, environmental organizations - 

Conference 

September 4, 2014 Lubbock, TX Academia, industry, state and local officials, 

environmental organization

Waters of the US overview, opportunity for 

partnership

Rocky Mountain section of the American 

Water Works Association and Rocky 

Mountain Water Environment Association - 

Conference 

September 8, 2014 Albuquerque, NM

NGOs: Rocky Mountain section of the 

American Water Works Association and Rocky 

Mountain Water Environment Association

Waters of the US overview, opportunity for 

partnership

Arkansas Soil and Water Conservation 

Districts State Meeting 

September 9, 2014 Jonesboro, AR State: Arkansas Soil and Water Conservation 

Districts 

Waters of the US overview, ag and business 

concerns, opportunity for partnership

Environmental Lawyers - Conference September 12, 2014 Santa Fe, NM Environmental lawyers Waters of the US overview, opportunity for 

partnership

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REGION 6 (Continued)

Meeting/Event Date Time Location Organizations/Groups Represented Topics Discussed Material 

2014 EPA Regional Proposed Rule Meetings/Events for Docket EPA-HQ-OW-2011-0880

Mill Creek Project and King's River 

Watershed Partnership

September 30, 2014 Eureka Springs, AR NGOS, State, Local leaders Waters of the US overview, opportunity for 

partnership

Illinois River Watershed Partnership September 29, 2014 Tulsa, OK NGOS, State, Local leaders Waters of the US overview, opportunity for 

partnership

City of Austin October 1, 2014 Austin, TX City of Austin, local leaders, NGOs Briefly touched on Waters of US, upcoming 

opportunity for partnership

Oklahoma Governor's Water Conference October 23, 2014 9:00am Oklahoma City, OK State 

Waters of the US overview, upcoming 

opportunity for partnership

Texas State Soil & Water Conservation 

Board Directors Meeting

October 27, 2014 Galveston, TX State Waters of the US overview, partnership

Louisiana Air & Waste Management 

Association 

October 28, 2014 8:45am Baton Rouge, LA Industry groups Waters of the US overview, upcoming 

opportunity for partnership

Southern Municipal League - reps from 

MD, VA, NC, SC, GA, FL, KY, AL, MS, AR, LA, 

and TX 

October 28, 2014 11:30am New Orleans, LA Southern Municipal League - reps from MD, 

VA, NC, SC, GA, FL, KY, AL, MS, AR, LA, and TX 

Waters of the US overview, upcoming 

opportunity for partnership

City of San Antonio Urban Waters October 29, 2014 San Antonio, TX San Antonio city leadership, Congressman 

Doggett, general public

Waters of the US overview, upcoming 

opportunity for partnership

Arkansas Environment Federation - 

Conference 

October 30, 2014 11:30am - 

12:00pm

Hot Spring, AR NGO: Arkansas Environment Federation Waters of the US overview, upcoming 

opportunity for partnership

Environment Federation of Oklahoma - 

Conference 

October 31, 2014 8:30- 

9:15am

Oklahoma City, OK NGO: Environment Federation of Oklahoma Waters of the US overview, upcoming 

opportunity for partnership

New Mexico Soil & Water Conservation 

Districts State Meeting

November 6, 2014 Clovis, NM State: New Mexico Soil & Water Conservation 

Districts 

Waters of the US, role of Ag Advisor

National Hispanic Medical Association November 8, 2014 San Antonio, TX NGO: National Hispanic Medical Association Briefly touched on Waters of US, upcoming 

opportunity for partnership

REGION 7

Meeting/Event Date Time Location Organizations/Groups Represented Topics Discussed Material 

Agriculture Roundtable April 29, 2014 9:00 - 10:00 

AM

Topeka, KS

Agriculture: Kansas Cooperative Council, 

Kansas Soybean Association, Kansas Grain & 

Feed Association, Kansas Agribusiness 

Retailers Association, Kansas Agriculture, 

USDA/Farm Service Agency, Kansas State 

University, Kansas Pork Association, U.S. 

Congressional staff, Kansas Farm Bureau, 

Kansas Farmers Union, Kansas Corn Growers 

Association, Kansas Livestock Association

Agency roles, impact to non-404 Clean Water Act 

programs, interpretive rule and 404(f) 

exemptions, role of states, ephemeral streams, 

floodplain, ditches, connectivity report and 

science

Other Stakeholders Roundtable April 29, 2014 10:30 - 

11:30 AM

Topeka, KS

Kansas Canoe & Kayak Association; League of 

Women Voters; Sierra Club; Kansas Natural 

Resource Council; Kansas Building Industry 

Association; The Nature Conservancy; Friends 

of the Kaw

Connectivity report and science, ephemeral, 

timing of the final rule, specific waters like playas 

and Sandhills, mitigation, diversion canals

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REGION 7 (Continued)

Meeting/Event Date Time Location Organizations/Groups Represented Topics Discussed Material 

2014 EPA Regional Proposed Rule Meetings/Events for Docket EPA-HQ-OW-2011-0880

Agriculture Roundtable May 1, 2014

1:30 - 2:30 

PM

Columbia, MO

Missouri Corn Association, Missouri 

Cattlemen’s Association, Missouri Soybean 

Association, Missouri Pork Association, 

Missouri Department of Agriculture, 

USDA/Farm Service Agency, Missouri 

Veterinary Medical Association, Farm Bureau,

Missouri Dairy Association, Missouri 

Agriculture, Missouri Egg Council, 

USDA/NRCS, University of Missouri, Missouri 

Department of Natural Resources, University 

of Missouri Extension, Missouri GOP Delegate, 

Local Farmers

Interpretive rule and 404(f) exemptions; impact 

to non-404 Clean Water Act programs; ditches; 

connectivity report; floodplain; headwaters; 

impact to farmers

Other Stakeholders Roundtable May 1, 2014 3:00 - 4:00 

PM

Columbia, MO

Missouri Department of Natural Resources, 

Conservation Federation of Missouri, Home 

Builders Association/St. Louis, U.S. 

Congressional staff, Missouri River Relief, 

Missouri Coalition for the Environment, Sierra 

Club, University of Missouri Extension, 

Missouri Stream Team Watershed Coalition

Stormwater; impact on permits; comparison to 

state rule; ephemeral waters; ditches; significant 

nexus; connectivity report

Agriculture Roundtable May 6, 2014 9:00 - 10:00 

AM

Ames, IA

Agriculture’s Clean Water Alliance, Iowa 

Department of Natural Resources, Iowa Turkey 

Federation, Iowa Department of Agriculture 

and Land Stewardship, Iowa State University 

Extension, Iowa State University, Iowa Soybean 

Association, Iowa Cattlemen’s Association, 

U.S. Congressional staff, Agribusiness 

Association of Iowa, Iowa Pork Producers 

Association, Leopold Center, Iowa Corn 

Growers Association, Beving Law Firm, 

Conservation Districts of Iowa, Iowa Poultry 

Association, Iowa Farm Bureau Federation

Interpretive rule and 404(f) exemptions; ditches; 

groundwater; wetlands definition; pesticide 

application; exclusions; ephemeral waters

Other Stakeholders Roundtable May 6, 2014 10:30 - 

11:30 AM

Ames, IA

Sierra Club, League of Women Voters of Iowa, 

U.S. Congressional staff, The Nature 

Conservancy, Iowa Environmental Council,

Iowa State University, Iowa Department of 

Natural Resources, Iowa League of Cities

Need for formal implementation guidance; 

interpretive rule and 404(f) exemptions; 

definition of neighboring; appropriate 

watershed size for similarly situated waters; 

cost impact to municipalities; waters of the 

state; groundwater connectivity 

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REGION 7 (Continued)

Meeting/Event Date Time Location Organizations/Groups Represented Topics Discussed Material 

2014 EPA Regional Proposed Rule Meetings/Events for Docket EPA-HQ-OW-2011-0880

Agriculture Roundtable May 13, 2014

9:00 - 10:00 

AM

Lincoln, NE

Nebraska Department of Environmental 

Quality, Nebraska Farmers Union, USDA/NRCS, 

North Loup Public Power and Irrigation 

District, Farm Service Agency, Nebraska State 

Irrigation Association, Nebraska Poultry 

Association, Nebraska Water Resources 

Association, Nebraska Soybean Association, 

Nebraska State Dairy Association, Nebraska 

Association of Resource Districts, Nebraska 

Cattlemen’s Association, Nebraska Farm 

Bureau Federation, University of NebraskaLincoln, U.S. Congressional staff

Interpretive rule and 404(f) exemptions; 

relationship of waters of the state; Science 

Advisory Board review; ditches; groundwater; 

intermittent wetlands; Section 402 

fertilizer/pesticide/manure application; 

floodplain; comment extension request

Other Stakeholders Roundtable May 13, 2014 10:30 - 

11:30 AM

Lincoln, NE

Nebraska Water Environment Association, 

Nebraska Department of Environmental 

Quality, Nebraska Wildlife Federation, Lower 

Platte River Corridor Alliance, University of 

Nebraska-Lincoln, University of NebraskaLincoln Extension, League of Women Voters, 

Wachiske Audubon Society, U.S. Congressional 

staff

Ephemeral waters; nonpoint sources; economic 

analysis; length of time to receive jurisdictional 

determinations; Sandhills; prairie potholes; 

groundwater; neighboring; definition of upland; 

relationship to waters of the state; interpretive 

rule and 404(f) exemptions

Farm Tour July 9, 2014 9:00 - 11:00 

AM

Rocheport, MO

USDA Farm Service Agency, USDA NRCS, Farm 

broadcasters, editors of farm magazines, local 

farmers

Ditches; upland ponds; grassed waterways; best 

management practices; 404(f) exemptions; 

jurisdictional waters

Agriculture Roundtable July 9, 2014 1:30 - 3:30 

PM

Columbia, MO

Kansas Agricultural Alliance; Missouri Farm 

Bureau; Local farmer/Missouri Farm Service 

Agency Committee; USDA Natural Resources 

Conservation Service (NRCS); Nebraska Farm 

Bureau; Missouri Agribusiness Association (MOAG); Kansas Livestock Association; Missouri 

Soybean Association; Iowa Department of 

Agriculture and Land Stewardship; Iowa 

Cattlemen Association; Iowa Farm Bureau; 

Missouri Pork Producers Association; 

University of Missouri; U.S. Congressional staff 

members

Ephemeral waters; nonpoint sources; myths; 

definition of uplands 

Missouri Pork Producers Roundtable August 14, 2014 10:00 - 

11:00 AM

Sedalia, MO Agriculture: Missouri Pork Producers Ephemeral waters; nonpoint sources; myths; 

definition of uplands 

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REGION 8

Meeting/Event Date Time Location Organizations/Groups Represented Topics Discussed Material 

2014 EPA Regional Proposed Rule Meetings/Events for Docket EPA-HQ-OW-2011-0880

Colorado Governor's Water Policy Call March 25, 2014 8:00 AM Teleconference State: Colorado Governor Overview of proposed WOUS rule

UT Governor’s policy advisor Call March 25, 2014 Teleconference State: Utah Governor Overview of proposed WOUS rule

Montana's Environmental Director Call March 25, 2014 Teleconference State: Montana Environmental Director Overview of proposed WOUS rule

CO Environmental Director Call March 25, 2014 Teleconference State: Colorado Environmental Director Overview of proposed WOUS rule

WY State Engineer Call March 25, 2014 Teleconference State: Wyoming Overview of proposed WOUS rule

State Water Program Directors Call March 25, 2014 Teleconference State Water Program Directors Overview of proposed WOUS rule

State Water Providers Call March 25, 2014 Teleconference State Water Providers Overview of proposed WOUS rule

Tribal Directors and Chairs Call March 25, 2014 Teleconference Tribal Directors and Chairs Overview of proposed WOUS rule

NGOs; Private Sector; State and local 

Contacts 

March 25, 2014 Email NGOs, Private sector, state, local contacts Overview of proposed WOUS rule

Scientists at South Dakota State, Colorado 

State University, USGS Montana, Utah 

State University (Call/Email)

March 25, 2014 Teleconference/ 

Email

Scientists, academia, federal: Scientists at 

South Dakota State, Colorado State University, 

USGS Montana, Utah State University. 

Overview of proposed WOUS rule

Agriculture based organizations 

(commodity groups; livestock groups, 

etc.); Land Grant Universities College of Ag 

Deans; landscape associations; private 

forestry associations; USDA (NRCS, Rural 

Development, Farm Service Agency); and 

the CO Ag Stakeholders from private 

businesses - Email 

March 25, 2014

Agriculture based organizations (commodity 

groups; livestock groups, etc.); Land Grant 

Universities College of Ag Deans; landscape 

associations; private forestry associations; 

USDA (NRCS, Rural Development, Farm Service 

Agency); and the CO Ag Stakeholders from 

private businesses. 

Overview of proposed WOUS rule

Event: Environment Colorado March 26, 2014 Denver, CO

NGO: Members of Environment Colorado, 

Denver Post

Overview of the proposed rule; celebrated the 

announcement of the proposed Waters of the US 

rulemaking

North Dakota Watershed 

Coordinators/319 program conference call April 9, 2014 Teleconference North Dakota Watershed Coordinators Overview of the proposed WOUS and Interpretative Rule 

Society of Wetland Scientists Meeting April 8, 2014 Golden, CO NGO/Scientific Organization: Society of 

Wetland Scientists Proposed rule overview

Douglas County and Jefferson County, 

Colorado Clean Water Coalition April 9, 2014 CO Douglas and Jefferson County Commissioners Overview of proposed WOUS rule

319 Nonpoint Source/Watershed Program 

& Natural Resources Conservation Service 

(NRCS) State Reps - Conference

April 9, 2014 Conference attendees Overview of proposed WOUS rule

Rocky Mountain Farmers Union Meeting April 16, 2014 CO Agriculture: Rocky Mountain Farmers Union 

Overview of proposed WOUS rule; interpretive 

rule and exemptions; impact on water rights (i.e. 

property rights); geographic scope of the 

proposed rule on agricultural activities; certainty 

of available science; ditches

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REGION 8 (Continued)

Meeting/Event Date Time Location Organizations/Groups Represented Topics Discussed Material 

2014 EPA Regional Proposed Rule Meetings/Events for Docket EPA-HQ-OW-2011-0880

Water Environment Association of Utah 

Meeting

May 1, 2014 UT NGO: Water Environment Association of Utah Overview of proposed WOUS rule

Colorado Agriculture Tour May 12, 2014 CO Agriculture/State Overview of proposed WOUS rule; impacts to 

agriculture

Colorado and Wyoming Ag Meeting May 13, 2014 Greely, CO

Producers, irrigation ditch company 

representatives, multiple Ag association 

representatives, CAFO Owner/operators, and 

Colorado and Wyoming State government 

officials 

Underground water and ground water; irrigation 

created wetlands, aka “salt created wetlands”; 

artificial recharge or augmentation ponds; 

gully/arroyo feature vs. a tributary; burden of 

proof for connectivity; extent of “adjacent”; 

swale vs. erosional features; irrigation ditches 

exemption; benefits of irrigation ditches 

becoming WOUS

Presentation

WDEQ NonPoint Source Task Force 

Meeting

May 15-16, 2014 Worland, WY

NPS Task Force, DEQ/WQD ,WY NRCS State 

Office, local NRCS District Conservationist, and 

Washakie County Conservation District

Overview of proposed WOUS rule, State 

regulation of new WOUS, tributaries, dry draws 

and ephemeral tributaries, definition of 

“neighboring” related to artificial waterbodies, 

expanding regulated facilities, how to submit 

public comments

Presentation

American Water Resource Association 

Spring Conference May 20, 2014 Salt Lake City, UT American Water Resource Association 

Overview of proposed WOUS rule. Panel 

discussion on water quality

Meeting with Exec Director of the Western 

States Water Council May 15, 2014 Salt Lake City, UT State Association: Western States Water Council

Overview of proposed WOUS rule, and Outreach 

opportunities with WSWC members

Meeting with Utah Governor May 19, 2014 Salt Lake City, UT State: Utah Governor Outreach opportunities on the WOUS in Utah

Colorado Bar Association Luncheon May 27, 2014 CO Colorado Bar Association Overview of proposed WOUS rule; general Q&A

Outreach event w/ Nancy Stoner and the 

Roaring Fork Conservancy May 27, 2014 Basalt, CO 

NGO: Roaring Fork Conservancy (City of 

Aspen, RFC/CMC, Garfield County, Eagle 

County, Watershed Action, SGM, DHM Design, 

Ruedi Water and Power Authority, Crystal 

River Ranch, Watershed Education, Sunfire 

Ranch, Colorado River Water Conservation 

District, Colorado House of Representatives 

(Eagle County), American Rivers, Pitkin County 

Healthy Rivers, Basalt Mayor/BOD, Glennwood 

Springs Post Independent, Carbon County, 

Kropf & Noto, PC)

Toured the Reudi Reservoir and the Frying 

Pan River with the Roaring Fork Conservancy, 

presented an overview of the proposed 

WOUS rule, followed by questions and 

answers.

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REGION 8 (Continued)

Meeting/Event Date Time Location Organizations/Groups Represented Topics Discussed Material 

2014 EPA Regional Proposed Rule Meetings/Events for Docket EPA-HQ-OW-2011-0880

MT Association of Conservation Districts 

Meeting

June 4, 2014 Webinar

State: MT Association of Conservation 

Districts, and Soil & Water Conservation 

Districts of Montana, Inc.

Overview of proposed WOUS rule. 

Questions: permit on a ditch for pesticides; 

impact on NPDES PGP; ditch maintenance 

exemptions; impact on reuse of wastewater for 

snow at ski resorts; inclusion of snowmelt; 

connectivity of groundwater; adjacent vs. 

neighboring within a flood plain; adjacent and 

neighboring vs upland; size of the floodplains; 

tributaries; tributary vs. vegetative swale.

Provided the main website for 

the EPA PGP 

http://cfpub.epa.gov/npdes/p

esticides/pgp.cfm

UT Ag organizations outreach with UDAF June 10, 2014 Salt lake City, UT

Utah Department of Agriculture and Food 

and Utah agriculture associations, Utah 

Farm Bureau, the Cattlemen’s Beef 

Association, and others.

Overview of proposed WOUS rule. 

Questions: “navigable” scope and EPA authority; 

ditches; inclusion of stock ponds as a WOUS; 

inclusion of desert wash as a WOUS; lack of 

certainty regarding: significant nexus, landscape 

unit, floodplain, and best professional judgment. 

Presentation

Colorado State Agriculture Board Meeting June 11, 2014 CO State/Agriculture: CO State Agriculture Board 

Overview of proposed WOUS rule. 

Questions: inclusion of irrigation fed wetlands; 

inclusion of navigable waters; erosional features 

vs. a tributary; inclusion of ditches; how is a 

pollutant determined; inclusion of entire San 

Louis Valley (CO) system as a WOUS. 

Presentation

National Association of Conservation 

Districts Northern Plains Regional meeting June 12, 2014 Lakewood, CO

Natl Assoc. of Conservation Districts (Elected 

leaders and executive directors for the 

Montana, Colorado, South Dakota, North 

Dakota, Nebraska and Kansas associations of 

conservation districts), NRCS State and 

Regional Conservations for each state 

Overview of proposed WOUS rule. 

Questions: significant nexus; navigable waters; 

impact of proposed rule on new construction; 

impact of rule on structures put into place before 

the rule is finalized; consistency between the 

USACE application of current rule; regulation of 

standing water on fields and ditches.

Presentation

MT Environmental Quality Council 

Meeting: Colorado Division of Parks and 

Wildlife 

June 12, 2014 Denver, CO State: CO Division of Parks & Wildlife Overview of proposed WOUS rule. 

Utah State Agency Officials Meeting June 16, 2014 Video Conference

State: Utah Department of Environmental 

Quality, the Utah Department of 

Transportation, and Utah Governor’s office

Overview of proposed WOUS rule. 

State Environmental and Agriculture 

Directors Meeting

June 25 - 26, 2014 CO

CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY (representatives of 

each state's Departments of Environment and 

Agriculture)

Overview of proposed WOUS rule “other 

waters”; negative impact of exemptions; 

tributary definition; expansion of authority; 

reluctance to consult with Corps about 

exempt activities.

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REGION 8 (Continued)

Meeting/Event Date Time Location Organizations/Groups Represented Topics Discussed Material 

2014 EPA Regional Proposed Rule Meetings/Events for Docket EPA-HQ-OW-2011-0880

Utah Water Quality Board Meeting July 25, 2014 UT State: UT Water Quality Board Overview of proposed WOUS rule. 

Western Slope Conservation Council 

Meeting

June 26, 2014 Hotchkiss, CO

Western Slope Conservation Council, Trout 

Unlimited, Gunnison Basin Table, Black Canyon 

Anglers, town of Hotchkiss, Delta County, 

Mesa County, Mesa Water, CO DNR, Hanson 

and Mesa B&B, CO Division of Water 

Resources, KVNF, NFV Merchant Herald, 

WSCC, Smith-McKnight Ditch, Tamarisk 

Coalition, US Bureau of Land Management, 

ERO Resources, US Bureau of Reclamation

Overview of proposed WOUS rule. 

Questions: impact on agricultural practices 

Colorado Oil and Gas Association Meeting July 2, 2014 CO Colorado Oil and Gas Operators Overview of proposed WOUS rule. Limited 

discussion

MT Environmental Quality Council/ Water 

Policy Committee Meeting June 7, 2014 Helena, MT

State: MT Environmental Quality 

Council/Water Policy Committee, State 

Senators

Overview of proposed WOUS rule. 

Colorado Water Quality Forum - Meeting July 11, 2014 Breckenridge, CO representatives of the CDPHE, MS4s and other 

dischargers Overview of proposed WOUS rule. 

Colorado Environmental Management 

Society Meeting

July 15, 2014 Denver, CO Colorado Environmental Management Society 

Overview of proposed WOUS rule, and 

consultant presentation on the proposed 

rule’s potential impact on 404 and MS4 

permitting.

Colorado Agriculture Stakeholders - 

Meeting

July 15, 2014 8:30am - 

12pm

Broomfield, CO

Colorado Pork Producers Council; Colorado Farm 

Bureau; Colorado Department of Public Health and 

Environment; Colorado Department of Agriculture; 

Colorado Livestock Association; Murphy Brown, 

LLC; Colorado Rural Electric Association; U.S. 

Senator Michael F. Bennet’s Office; JBS USA; 

Colorado Association of Conservation Districts; 

Colorado State University Extension; U.S. Senator 

Mark Udall’s Office; Colorado Association of Wheat 

Growers; PFFJ, LLC; Capital Focus, LLC; Wyoming AgBusiness Association; Wyoming Crop Improvement; 

Wyoming Wheat Growers; Wyoming Ethanol; 

Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation; Colorado Potato 

Association; National Park Service – Rocky 

Mountain National Park; Tri-State Generation and 

Transmission Association; Wyoming Department of 

Agriculture; Utah Department of Agriculture and 

Food; Rocky Mountain Farmers Union; Colorado 

Cattleman’s Association; Colorado Fruit and 

Vegetable Association; Seaboard Foods; and 

Colorado Agricultural Aviation Association.

Overview of proposed WOUS rule; need for a 

side by side comparison of the current and 

proposed rule; regulatory certainty is something 

that people want but not at the expense of losing 

personal property rights; the need for a 

rulemaking; expansion of jurisdiction; role of 

States in filling the gap; definition of “upland” 

and “floodplains”; aerial pesticide application; 

how to know if water on the property is Waters 

of the US; NPDES PGP; wetlands created by 

irrigation; need for numeric standards for 

significant nexus; “Self-implementing” 

exemptions are legally troubling; ditches, 

including irrigation ditches ; 404(f) exemptions; 

“prior converted farmland”; drainage tiles

Meeting agenda and 

presentation

Western States Water Council Meeting July 17, 2014 Helena, MT State Association: Western States Water 

Council Overview of proposed WOUS rule. 

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REGION 8 (Continued)

Meeting/Event Date Time Location Organizations/Groups Represented Topics Discussed Material 

2014 EPA Regional Proposed Rule Meetings/Events for Docket EPA-HQ-OW-2011-0880

Interview with public service re: Waters & 

CO farmers July 18, 2014 CO Agriculture Overview of proposed WOUS rule. 

North Dakota Clean Water Act Meeting July 30, 2014 Bismarck, ND

Dept. of Health; Office of the Governor; State 

Water Commission; Office of the Attorney 

General; Dept. of Transportation; and the 

Dept. of Agriculture

Overview of proposed WOUS rule; adjacent 

waters, specifically in floodplains; who does 

water determination and at what level of 

analysis; impact to discharge of pesticides to 

WOTUS; upland; drain tiles; clarification on 

“when” wetlands are jurisdictional (other 

and adjacent); prairie potholes; groundwater 

connections and "fill and spill" connections; 

ditches; impact on EPA enforcement ability 

in state and on tribal reservations; impact to 

state water allocation rights; significant 

nexus versus relatively permanent; water 

transfers for flood mitigation; definition of 

contributing flow; treatment of current 

jurisdictional determinations when the new 

rule is implemented; “normal farming”; 

floodplain waters; “other waters” 

North Dakota Department of Agriculture 

(NRCS) Regulatory Review Committee 

Meeting

July 30, 2014 Bismarck, ND

American Farm Bureau, one representative 

from every Ag association ND, ND Dept. of 

Agriculture and Dept. of Health officials, ND 

Water Commission, and some members of the 

general public

Overview of proposed WOUS rule; impact to the 

State’s ability to run their programs; Waters of 

the State versus waters of the U.S.; shallow 

subsurface connection and groundwater; how to 

prove that a 50-100 year old ditch was dug in 

uplands; impact to farmers being able to build 

roads or getting utilities to farms; definition of 

significant nexus, subsurface water and normal 

farming; motivation behind the development of 

this proposal; significant nexus; interpretive rule 

and exemptions

Presentation

Western Landowners Alliance Meeting August 7, 2014 Webinar Western Landowners Alliance

Q&A session included questions about: building 

fences, exempt activities such as stock ponds; 

definition of tributaries vs. erosional features; 

interpretive rule and exemptions; how the Corps 

determines waters; permitting for water supply 

projects; ditches and TMDLs; 2006 SC decision 

and expansion of authority

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REGION 8 (Continued)

Meeting/Event Date Time Location Organizations/Groups Represented Topics Discussed Material 

2014 EPA Regional WOTUS Meetings/Events for Docket EPA-HQ-OW-2011-0880

Eastern Colorado County Commissioners 

Meeting

August 8, 2014 Akron, CO Local Govt: Eastern Colorado County 

Commissioners 

Overview of proposed WOUS rule 

Larimer County (CO) Agriculture Advisory 

Board Meeting August 13, 2014 Ft. Collins, CO

Producers, irrigation ditch company 

representatives, Larimer County Ag 

Advisory Board members, one ag 

association representative, 

Representatives from Senator Udall and 

Bennett’s office and the general public

Overview of proposed WOUS rule, ditches and 

NPDES PGP, agricultural exemptions, impacts to 

water quality from oil and gas or construction 

activities, impacts to water quality from sources 

not regulated by the Clean Water Act; 

comparison between proposed and current rule

Presentation

Wyoming Board of Agriculture/Wyoming 

State Fair - Meeting 

August 15, 2014 Douglas, WY

Wyoming Board of Agriculture members, 

producers, WY ag association representatives, 

Representatives from WY Governor’s office, 

Senator John Barrasso’s offices, USDA WY Risk 

Management Agency, WY Dept. of Agriculture 

and Environmental Quality, the general public

Overview of proposed WOUS rule; impact to 

irrigated lands brought into production after 

1985; TMDLs on waters from irrigation where 

there is also e. coli discharged; who decides what 

farming practices are “normal”; interpretive rule 

and exemptions; Science Advisory Board review 

of “Connectivity” report; “upland” needs to be 

defined, size of the floodplain; impact to 

irrigation networks that were designed to 

interconnect but the ditches are recharged by 

return flow both from the surface of the field 

and in some cases by groundwater too.

Presentation

South Dakota Agriculture Leadership 

Meeting

August 20, 2014 Mitchell, SD

SD Farm Bureau, SD Grassland Coalition, 

Soybean Association, SD Cattlemen's 

Association, Association of Coops, SD 

Department of Agriculture, SD Ag Business 

Association, SD Grain and Feed Association, SD 

Association of County Commissioners, SD 

Farmers Union, SD Association of Conservation 

Districts, SD NRCS, Rep. Noem staff member

Overview of proposed rule; neighboring; other 

waters; definition of riparian area and floodplain 

(flood recurrence); opportunity to review the 

proposed rule before it is final; "unintended 

consequences" are difficult to articulate; 

litigation; need to better articulate why the rule 

is needed

Presentation

Event with Sustainable Business Council & 

New Belgium Brewery August 21, 2014 Fort Collins, CO NGOS, Congressman Jared Polis, and members of the American Sustainable Business Council

Overview of proposed WOUS rule; roundtable 

discussion

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REGION 8 (Continued)

Meeting/Event Date Time Location Organizations/Groups Represented Topics Discussed Material 

2014 EPA Regional Proposed Rule Meetings/Events for Docket EPA-HQ-OW-2011-0880

Theodore Roosevelt Conservation 

Partnership Media Summit September 9, 2014 Great Falls, MT

Writers and Reporters from 50+ new sources 

including reps from the following: Casper StarTribune, Salt Lake Tribune; Great Falls Tribune; 

Sporting Classics; Phil Taylor E&E publishing; 

WyoFile; Gray’s Sporting Journal; Field and 

Stream; Outdoor Life magazine; Bozeman 

Chronicle; Wyoming Wildlife mag; Field and 

Stream; Gray’s Sporting Journal; Deseret News

Overview of the proposed rule and what it 

changes; the WGA appeal; prairie potholes 

Colorado Springs Business Alliance September 9, 2014

Colorado Springs Business Alliance, Colorado 

Springs Utilities, Pikes Peak Area Council of 

Governments, and Colorado Springs Economic 

Overview of the proposed rule; concerns with 

increased permitting costs

USDA-Natural Resources Conservation 

Service (NRCS) and North Dakota 

Department of Health (NDDH) 

September 10, 2014 Bismarck, ND USDA-NRCS, North Dakota Department of 

Health (NDDH) 

Joint initiatives between EPA, the NDDH, and 

NRCS, to protect and improve water quality; 

overview of the proposed rule

North Dakota Agriculture Stakeholder 

Meeting

September 25, 2014 8:30am - 

12pm

Fargo, ND

ND Dept. of Agriculture; ND Dept. of Health; 

ND Farmers Union; Northarvest Bean Growers 

Association; ND NRCS; ND Grain Growers 

Association; Red River Valley Growers 

Association; ND Corn Growers Association; and 

ND Farm Bureau. 

Overview of definitions for a pollutant; 

pollution; wetland, ordinary high water mark, 

riparian area, and floodplain; NRC wetland 

delineations versus CWA wetland delineations; 

floodplains; groundwater

Presentation and meeting 

agenda

NE Colorado Conservation Districts September 26, 2014 Walden, CO NE Colorado Conservation District ranchers 

NRCS and state conservation district managers

Questions and comments based on local Ag 

media and "expertise" of fellow ranchers in 

Wyoming.

Montana Wetland Council October 1, 2014 Helena, MT

Federal and MT state employees: Department 

of Environmental Quality, Department of 

Natural Resources and Conservation, USDA 

Natural Resources Conservation Service, 

Department of Transportation, Montana 

Association of Conservation Districts, U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers; Enviros: Audubon 

Society

permitting practices under current regs, the 

proposal

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REGION 8 (Continued)

Meeting/Event Date Time Location Organizations/Groups Represented Topics Discussed Material 

2014 EPA Regional Proposed Rule Meetings/Events for Docket EPA-HQ-OW-2011-0880

EPA/Rocky Moutain Farmers Union 

(RMFU) Stakeholder Event October 9, 2014 9-11am Denver, CO

Speakers (invited*): RMFU, Clean Water 

Action, Senator Udall*, Senator Bennet*, Gov. 

Hickenlooper*, Colorado University Water 

Policy Experts, National Latino Ranchers & 

Farmers Trade Association, Colorado 

Foundation for Water Education, local 

ranchers/farmers

Media (invited): Colorado rural and statewide 

newspapers, radio and TV stations, Associated 

Press, The New York Times, Social media 

Overview of the proposed rule, rule impact on 

agricultural community in Colorado; importance 

of clean water for agricultural production; 

agricultural exemptions; ditches

The River Network October 9, 2014 Webinar River network membership

Overview of the proposed rule. Questions: 

Agricultural activities regulated under the 

proposal; exemptions for agriculture activities; 

ephemeral streams and intermittent streams 

(including those that are covered up in urban 

areas); impact of the proposed rule on to 

agriculture community

South Platte River Forum October 22, 2014 CO Conference attendees

Overview of the proposed rule. Questions: (1) 

Rule impact on Colorado’s groundwater 

designations; (2) Designation of modified 

reservoirs and ponds 

Eastern South Dakota Water Conference October 29, 2014 EPA attendance via 

teleconference

~ 50 participants from SD and MN state 

government, South Dakota State University, 

environmental and conservation organizations, 

Farm bureau, and other representatives of 

agriculture.

spray nozzle as a point source, tributaries, 

intermittent and ephemeral streams Presentation

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REGION 8 (Continued)

Meeting/Event Date Time Location Organizations/Groups Represented Topics Discussed Material 

2014 EPA Regional Proposed Rule/Events for Docket EPA-HQ-OW-2011-0880

Wyoming Weed and Pest Council Meeting November 6 ,2014 WY

~20 representatives of local weed and pest 

management districts, Wyoming State 

Department of Agriculture, University of 

Wyoming

Overview of the proposed rule; ditches, including 

irrigation ditches; erosional features vs. 

intermittent streams; role of states; definition of 

upland ; need to definition of floodplain and 

riparian area; flooded fields; gullies; OHWM; 

ditch maintenance ; oxbow lakes; definition of 

neighboring; settling basins from coal bed 

methane production

USACE Guide to Ordinary High 

Water Mark (OHWM) 

Delineation for Non-Perennial 

Streams in the Western 

Mountains, Valleys, and Coast 

Region of the United States: 

http://acwc.sdp.sirsi.net/client

/search/asset/1036027; and 

USACE Field Guide to the 

Identification of the Ordinary 

High Water Mark (OHWM) in 

the Arid West Region of the 

Western United States: 

http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/ful

ltext/u2/a486603.pdf

SGM Hot Water issues Meeting November 7, 2014 Glenwood, CO

local governments, consulting firms, 

developers, environmental interests, water 

providers, and agriculture producers

Overview of proposed WOUS rule. Questions: 

municipal and agriculture ditches; agriculture 

exemptions 

**See Region 8 Memo for list of documents shared during outreach meetings

REGION 9

Meeting/Event Date Time Location Organizations/Groups Represented Topics Discussed Material 

State Coregulators (CA, AZ, NV, HI) - Email March 26, 2014 State: CA, AZ, NV, HI ephemeral waters, ditches, exemptions 

State Conservationists (CA, AZ, NV, HI) - 

Call

March 26, 2014 1:00 PM State Conservationists: CA, AZ, NV, HI ephemeral waters, ditches, exemptions 

Nevada Department of Environmental 

Protection Call

April 25, 2014 10:00 AM Conference call State: Nevada Dept. of Environmental 

Protection

ephemeral waters, ditches, exemptions 

Eastern Municipal Water District Call April 29, 2014 Conference call Local Govt: Eastern Municipal Water District ephemeral waters, ditches, exemptions 

Region 9 Tribes, Regional Tribal 

Operations Committee (RTOC) Spring 

Meeting

May 1, 2014 11:30 AM Santa Rosa, CA Tribes

Need to rehabilitate streams that are dry now to 

prior conditions; relationship to endangered 

species listings and protection of beneficial uses; 

PDF of presentation

Valley Partnership (AZ Developers Forum )- 

Video Teleconference

May 7, 2014 8:00 AM Video Teleconference Developers: Valley Partnership ephemeral waters, ditches, exemptions 

Annual American Bar Association Water 

Law Conference

June 5, 2014 12:00 PM Las Vegas, NV American Bar Association ephemeral waters, ditches, exemptions 

California Dairy Quality Assurance 

Partnership - Video Teleconference

June 26, 2014 10:00 AM Video Teleconference Agriculture: CA Dairy Quality Assurance 

Partnership ephemeral waters, ditches, exemptions 

Small Business Administration (SBA) Office 

of Advocacy Roundtable

August 7, 2014 1:00 PM Los Angeles, Ca Small Businesses ephemeral waters, ditches, exemptions 

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REGION 9 (Continued)

Meeting/Event Date Time Location Organizations/Groups Represented Topics Discussed Material 

2014 EPA Regional Proposed Rule Meetings/Events for Docket EPA-HQ-OW-2011-0880

HQ Outreach Tour (NRCD, Tribes, AZ Farm 

Bureau) August 11-12, 2014 Prescott and Phoenix, AZ

Agriculture: NRCD, AZ Farm Bureau ephemeral waters, ditches, exemptions 

State of California Water Quality Control 

Board Member Meeting 

August 29, 2014 San Francisco, CA State: CA Water Quality Control Board ephemeral waters, ditches, exemptions 

Northwest Public Power Association 

Meeting 

September 15, 2014 Sacramento, CA 

Association/Industry/Energy: Northwest 

Public Power Association ephemeral waters, ditches, exemptions 

CA Marine Affairs and Navigation 

Conference 

September 17, 2014 San Francisco, CA Conference attendees ephemeral waters, ditches, exemptions 

CA Farm Bureau November 13, 2014

CA Farm Bureau 

Offices, Sacramento, 

CA 

Agriculture: CA Farm Bureau ephemeral waters, ditches, exemptions 

REGION 10 

Meeting/Event Date Time Location Organizations/Groups Represented Topics Discussed Material 

National Environmental Business Council 

(NEBC) May 7, 2014 Seattle, WA Members of the National Environmental Business Council Overview of proposed rule

National Association of Counties (NACo) 

Western Interstate Region Conference May 21, 2014 Anchorage, AK Local Govt: NACo Western Interstate Region conference attendees

skepticism that the proposed rule 

simplifies/clarifies jurisdiction, ditches, 

applicability to other Clean Water Act programs, 

current/past practices

Regional Tribal Operations Meeting May 29, 2014 Tribal representatives Overview of proposed rule

Agriculture Tour June 5, 2014 Olympia, WA Agriculture proposed rule, ditches, ephemeral tributaries, 

exclusions, exemptions, 402

Workshop presented to ag producers, 

tribal reps and other state resource 

agencies at the Washington Department 

of Ecology

June 5, 2014

Agricultural producers, tribes, state resource 

agencies

Overview of proposed rule

Legislative Council on River Governance 

Meeting (4 states involved with the 

Columbia River)

September 30, 2014 Yakima, WA and 

webinar

Legislative Council on River Governance (state 

legislature members from Washington, 

Montana, Idaho, and Oregon), Western States 

Water Council, Triangle Associates 

Irrigation return flows, ditches, state 

consultation, "other waters," whether federal 

rulemaking is needed, estimate of additional 

permits, public comments, need for bright lines 

EPA presentation, proposed 

regulatory text, agenda, 

WSWC resolution

Region 10 Concentrated Animal Feeding 

Operations (CAFO) Workshop October 1-3, 2014 Yakima, WA

State agriculture and environmental agencies, 

state Natural Resources Conservation Service 

(NRCS) employees, state conservation districts, 

university researchers and extension agents

Ditches, additional clarity

Tacoma, Washington, Sponsored tour October 2, 2014 Takoma, WA City officials

City-sponsored tour aimed at reducing 

stormwater pollution and protecting water 

quality in the Puget Sound region

Outreach to the AFO/CAFO group October 3, 2014 Agriculture: AFO/CAFO Group Update on proposed rule, Interpretive Rule and 

exemptions

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REGION 10 (Continued)

Meeting/Event Date Time Location Organizations/Groups Represented Topics Discussed Material 

2014 EPA Regional Proposed Rule Meetings/Events for Docket EPA-HQ-OW-2011-0880

Oregon stakeholder roundtable (OR Farm 

Bureau, representatives for regulated 

community organizations, state agencies, 

conservation organizations)

October 15, 2014 Portland, OR

Oregon Department of Agriculture, Willamette 

Partnership, Oregon Forest Industries Council, 

Oregonians for Food and Shelter, The Nature 

Conservancy, Waterwatch of Oregon, Oregon 

Farm Bureau, Pacific Rivers Council, Oregon 

Department of Environmental Quality, Deckert 

Jillions, The Wetlands Conservancy, Jordan 

Ramis, Schwabe, Oregon Water Resources 

Congress, Oregon Department of State Lands, 

Oregon Council Trout Unlimited

Significant nexus, definitions of neighboring and 

floodplain, ditches, implementation including 

guidance, concern over unreasonable delays, 

implications for homeowners, Section 404(f)(2) 

recapture provision, interpretive rule and 

exemptions 

Presentation

Oregon Concentrated Animal Feeding 

Operations (CAFO) Advisory Committee October 16, 2014 Salem, OR and teleconference

Agriculture, state, NGOs, industry: Oregon 

CAFO Advisory Committee, Oregon 

Department of Agriculture, industry and 

environmental stakeholders, general public

Offered information on rule comment period 

extension and upcoming webinars.

Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) Proposed 

Rule Webinar for Tribal Interests

November 5, 2014 Webinar

Cascade Environmental Group, Chickaloon 

Native Village, Confederated Umatilla Tribes, 

Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians, 

Idaho Rivers United, Kalispel Tribe of Indians, 

Kiana Traditional Council, Makah Tribe, 

Regional Tribal Operations Committee (RTOC), 

Tulalip Tribe, Washington State Department of 

Agriculture 

isolated wetlands; ditches; groundwater 

connections; tributary definition emphasis on 

hydrology (instead of presence of fish); 

clarifications between exemptions and excluded 

waters

Waters of the U.S. Outreach Webinar 

Presentation to General Audience

November 5, 2014 Webinar 12 participants from tribes, state agencies, 

NGOs, federal agencies, general public

wetlands considered as tributaries; water quality 

standards (for temperature and turbidity) for 

wetlands with little or infrequent hydrologic 

connections. 

Waters of the U.S. Outreach Webinar 

Presentation to State/Local government 

representatives

November 6, 2014 Webinar 27 State/Local government representatives

MS4s; interpretive rule and Section 404(f) 

exemptions; canals with small amount of 

backflow; clarifications between exemptions and 

excluded waters

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