The memoranda on implemention of the Clean Water Rule were signed by Gina McCarthy, EPA Administrator, and Jo-Ellen Darcy, Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works). The Clean Water Rule was published in the Federal Register on June 29, 2015 and became effective on August 28, 2015. Click here for EPA and the Department of Army's statement on the relevance of recent court rulings.

• Clean Water Rule Implementation Memorandum (July 2015) (PDF)(3 pp, 600 K)
• Administration of Clean Water Programs in Light of the Stay of the Clean Water Rule; Improving Transparency and Strengthening Coordination (November 2015) (PDF)(3 pp, 541 K)