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| http://tipton.house.gov/press-release/tipton-votes-stop-epa-water-taking | Tipton Votes to Stop EPA Water Taking | 2014-09-09 | 2014 | 2014-09 | Republican | House | CO | Scott Tipton | T000470 | tipton.house.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON—Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation co-sponsored by Congressman Scott Tipton (R-CO) to protect water rights by prohibiting the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Army Corps of Engineers from moving forward with its controversial ‘Waters of the U.S.’ rule. In late July, Tipton asked EPA Deputy Administrator Bob Perciasepe during a House Small Business Committee hearing to clarify exactly what water resources would be covered under the proposed rule. Perciasepe failed to clearly define what water would be impacted, adding to widespread concerns that the EPA is moving toward a massive federal water grab through expanded regulatory reach over virtually every form of surface water. “The EPA’s proposed rule to redefine ‘Waters of the U.S.’ is causing shockwaves throughout the West, where countless Americans who rely on private water rights for their livelihoods and for the health and wellbeing of their communities are facing a gross federal overreach that jeopardizes their access to those rights and discards long-held state water law that protects them,” said Tipton. “We took action today in the House to defend private property and the rights of Americans to access and sustain a clean and reliable water supply without federal interference. I call upon the Senate to ignore the President’s veto threat, and join us in standing up for the American people over Washington bureaucrats.” Tipton has led the charge in the House to protect private water rights from federal takings and interference. Tipton’s Water Rights Protection Act (H.R. 3189) passed the House with bipartisan support and is currently awaiting a vote in the Senate. Background courtesy of the Majority Whip’s Office: H.R. 5078, the Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act, prohibits the EPA and Army Corps of Engineers from enforcing a proposed rule that would redefine “waters of the United States” under the Clean Water Act (CWA), expanding the EPA’s jurisdiction into state and local waters. The bill requires the agencies to consult with state and local officials to formulate a regulatory proposal to define the scope of waters covered under the CWA. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |