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Unless a federal judge issues a preliminary injunction, the definition of the "Waters of the U.S." will change radically on August 28. The change will give the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) the authority to regulate the water in your backyard – even water that might be in your backyard only because of a heavy rain. Even "any area where agencies believe water may flow once every 100 years," says West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey. Thirty-one states, in four districts, have filed motions with the federal courts to block the EPA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) from enforcing the new "Waters of the U.S." (WOTUS) rule, which represents a dramatically new interpretation of the Clean Water Act (CWA).https://climatechangedispatch.com/wp-content/uploads/images_pics8_drainage_ditch.jpg