In Guymon, Oklahoma, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt met with farmers from Oklahoma, Texas and Kansas to discuss the repeal and clarification of the 2015 Waters of the United States rule.

 

With the February executive order to revise or rescind the 2015 WOTUS Rule, Pruitt is taking strides to clarify this rule by sitting down with agriculturalists across the country to hear their concerns. Pruitt has traveled to over 15 states, including appearing in Guymon at the town hall–style meeting.

 

More than 90 local farmers and ranchers from the surrounding area attended the meeting at the Hitch Enterprise Annex building.

 

Administrator Pruitt opened the discussion by sharing his plan for the Environmental Protection Agency and the direction he sees the agency going in the next four years. He is focusing on the process of hearing the concerns of the people and taking this into consideration before making a final determination. A key item on Pruitt’s agenda is clarifying the 2015 WOTUS rule.

 

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