A coalition of Nebraska organizations is once again fighting back against rewriting the Waters of the U.S. rule.

Nebraska Farm Bureau Mark McHargue tells Brownfield any change to the current Navigable Waters Protection rule threatens private property rights for ag producers. “We have ditches full of water and fields full of water.  Under the previous rule, the Obama-rea rule, those would be considered navigable and would be subject to federal regulation.  That’s very impactful,” he says.

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