By NAHB
With the nation in the midst of a housing affordability crisis and an economy confronting high inflation, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) told Congress today that the Biden administration’s decision to push through a far-reaching waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule will needlessly raise housing costs, add unnecessary regulatory burdens to small businesses and harm economic growth while doing little to protect America’s waterways.
Testifying before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, NAHB Chairman Alicia Huey, a custom home builder and developer from Birmingham, Ala., said “the new WOTUS rule is so extreme that the federal government will have the authority to regulate certain roadside ditches, isolated ponds and channels that may only flow after heavy rainfall.”
The nation’s home builders are strong stewards of the environment and believe that common-sense best management practices and understandable regulations are the best path to achieving the goals of the Clean Water Act and maintaining housing affordability.
