The U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota has granted a preliminary injunction halting the 2023 Waters of the U.S., or WOTUS, rule from taking effect in 24 states.
The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) praised the decision.
“NCGA has been on the forefront advocating on behalf of corn growers on this issue,” said NCGA President Tom Haag. “We are pleased to see that the court has affirmed that the Biden administration’s WOTUS rule is overreaching and detrimental to farmers.”
Thanks to the court’s action and a recent decision from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, WOTUS has now been put on hold in 26 states: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia and Wyoming.
