American Wetlands Month is a time when the EPA and our partner federal\, state\, tribal\, local\, non-profit and pri vate sector organizations celebrate the vital importance of wetlands to ou r Nation&rsquo\;s ecological\, economic\, and social health. Wetlands help improve water quality and supply\, reduce flooding and provide critical h abitat for plants\, fish and wildlife.
\nA brief historical review o
f the federal Clean Water Act\, development and promulgation of the 2020 N
avigable Waters Protection Rule and its relationship to the Clean Water Ac
t\, along with a comparison of the current administration&rsquo\;s proposa
l to redefine "Waters of the U.S."\, a.k.a. WOTUS. Information will be sha
red showing the relevancy of this topic to civil engineers\, developers\,
landowners and the general public. \;
This presentation will be f
rom the perspective of a private environmental consultant who works in the
arena of the Clean Water Act\, assisting clients with federal permits and
associated environmental regulations.
Jodie Murray Burns is the o wner of Cattails Environmental\, LLC - an environmental consulting firm th at assists clients in meeting federal and state environmental laws by perf orming wetland delineations\, CWA 401/404 permitting activities\, mitigati on services\, endangered species surveys\, and stream-related work. She is an Arkansas native who has 12+ years of environmental consulting experien ce and two Master&rsquo\;s degrees who works primarily in Oklahoma\, Arkan sas\, Missouri\, and Kansas with occasional forays into Texas\, Mississipp i\, and Louisiana. Mrs. Burns enjoys giving presentations on the complexit ies of the Clean Water Act\, implementation of any current definitions of Waters of the U.S. and convoluted court cases that influence those issues. She is an active member of the Society of Wetland Scientists (SWS)\, curr ently serving as the President-Elect of an eight-state regional chapter (S outh Central Chapter) and co-chair of the SWS Webinar Series Committee who plans and provides monthly webinars to an international audience. Residin g in Bentonville\, AR\, with her husband of nearly 28 years\, along with f our sons\, two cats\, and a dog\, Mrs. Burns&rsquo\; top two hobbies are g ardening and quilting.
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