CALL FOR ACTION: Waters of the U.S. Written by Reid Rosenthal on July 2, 2014 · Have a comment? The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) has released a proposed rule to revise the definition of the “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) for all Clean Water Act (CWA) programs. The definition changes contained in the proposed rule significantly expand federal control of land and water resources across the nation. The EPA and Corps have requested a deadline of October 20, 2014 for all comments regarding the proposed rule. The REALTORS® Land Institute is advocating for this rule be completely withdrawn and strongly encourages all Institute members and land professionals to submit a personalized letter giving your voice to why this rule should be withdrawn. Below is a template of a letter that may be personalized and to whom the communication should be sent: Member should download the template letter. Personalize the letter by placing it on company letterhead. State specifically how the rule would negatively impact your business Stay on topic by not addressing other issues After personalizing the letter, mail to: The Honorable Gina McCarthy Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington, DC 20460 Note: The Institute’s name is included in the letter as a result of the approval for this Call For Action by the Board of Directors and Government Affairs Committee. Therefore, if this template is used with the organization’s name, comments should only relate to the reasons for withdrawing the proposals affecting the WOTUS. Should you have questions, please contact to Institute office at 800-441-5263 or at rli@realtors.org. Please see original post here