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| http://noem.house.gov/index.cfm/in-the-news?ContentRecord_id=D21AF950-E603-403E-A5B7-1C53B8E9552F | S.D. representatives unite against clean water rule | 2015-11-05 | 2015 | 2015-11 | Republican | House | SD | Kristi Noem | N000184 | noem.house.gov | legacy | South Dakota's three members of U.S. Congress are in unison in their opposition to the Waters of the United States rule. U.S. Rep. Kristi Noem called the Environmental Protection Agency's WOTUS rule the largest federal land grab in her lifetime. "This is a life-changing for us in South Dakota for us in South Dakota, so we have to do all we can and get all hands on deck to get it stopped," Noem said. "And this resolution disapproval certainly sends the message to the administration how adamantly we feel that this Waters of the U.S. regulation needs to be stopped." The WOTUS rule is meant to clarify which waters of the United States are protected under the Clean Water Act, which is meant to restore and maintain the nation's waters, and expands the amount of water features protected protected from polluters. But critics of the rule, including Noem and U.S. Sens. Mike Rounds and John Thune, believe it gives the federal government too much authority over landowners on properties containing waterways and wetlands. On Wednesday, the Senate passed a resolution of disapproval to reflect the concerns that Rounds claims allows "this EPA and the (Army) Corp of Engineers to continue to run roughshod over a huge percentage of the states and a huge percentage of the American public who really do disagree (with the rule)." The resolution of disapproval comes after the Senate failed to override the bill and send it back to the EPA for additional work. The bill to block its implementation received 57 votes, falling three votes short. Thune also disapproved of the rule, which he claims allows the federal government to regulate ponds, ditches and other waterways not regulated under the Clean Water Act. Like Noem, Thune classified the rule as a "thinly veiled land grab" that would be detrimental to farmers, ranchers and business owners. "The president should prioritize rural communities that depend on the land over his aspirations to expand the federal government and sign this bill immediately," Thune said in a news release. Rounds hopes the resolution of disapproval will urge President Barack Obama to "take a look at how bad this rule really is." | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |