WASHINGTON- Arkansas U.S. Senator John Boozman, a member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, encouraged support for the Trump administration’s definition of water rules that will provide certainty for Arkansas agriculture producers.

During an EPW hearing to review the Waters of the U.S. regulations, Boozman shared the challenges farmers face under the previous administration’s WOTUS rule and the need to redefine the policy. 

“The permitting exemption for ordinary farming and ranching activities from the Obama administration’s stated WOTUS rule was meaningless,” Boozman said. “Imagine the frustration that farmers feel as they go through the permitting process.”    MORE