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Change Possible in Wetlands Permitting

Published September 2, 2025

According to an internal EPA document obtained by Politico, the Trump Administration will soon eliminate federal protection for many wetlands. A new Clean Water Act rule would reportedly have the government regulate wetlands if it met a two-part standard. Number…
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Wetlands Appeal Gets Another Shot

Published July 3, 2024

Thanks to the Supreme Court Chevron deference decision, a South Dakota farmer is getting another turn in the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. Arlene Foster has been in court for more than 15 years regarding a USDA wetlands designation. Chevron…
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Rounds Introduces Wetlands Bill

Published April 4, 2023

South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds has introduced a bill to change the way the Natural Resources Conservation Service handles wetlands compliance. Rounds says the bill would prohibit NRCS from entering into permanent easements with landowners, only allowing term agreements for…
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Grants Awarded in Prairie Pothole Region

Published May 29, 2020

The Migratory Bird Conservation Commission has approved $22 million to conserve or restore more than 160,000 acres of wetlands and habitat. Multi-million dollar grants will target the Prairie Pothole Region in North Dakota, Minnesota and South Dakota. Land will be…
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FWS Finalizes Wetlands Appeals Process

Published March 10, 2020

A new appeals process is in place for farmers and ranchers impacted by wetlands easements. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has finalized the administrative process for appealing the wetlands maps and resolve questions about conservation compliance. The agency has…
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Abuse Cited for Wetland Determination Appeals

Published September 19, 2019

American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall is urging USDA to change its appeals process for wetland determinations. The letter follows a recent federal court decision that found fault with the NRCS appeals process. Duvall said farmers and ranchers are…
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More Transparency Promised in Wetlands Determinations

Published May 15, 2019

USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service is meeting with stakeholders and working through the public comments on the interim wetlands rule. Conservation compliance and water management regulations have caused heartburn in the past, particularly in the Prairie Pothole Region. NRCS Chair…
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Wetland Mitigation Milestone in SD

Published January 10, 2019

The first wetland mitigation credits have been released in South Dakota. The South Dakota Farm Bureau is administrating a federal USDA grant for the wetland mitigation bank. The first land in the program is located in Deuel County.
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USDA Updating Its Conservation Compliance Rule

Published December 10, 2018

The interim rule does not change the definition of a wetland for farm program purposes, but provides more consistency in how NRCS makes determinations nationwide. USDA Undersecretary Bill Northey says the Agriculture Department listened to its stakeholders to make these…
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