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Chamber of Commerce just south of Cincinnati August8,2017 Scott Pruitt,Ad m i n strator U.S.EnvironmentaProtectiorAgency 1200PennsylvaniAvenue,N.W. WashingtonPC 20460 RE:Unsustainabl>treams&WetlandsMitigationCosts:lnvitationtoVisitNortherrKentucky DearMr. Pruitt, The undersignectepresentthedevelopmentommunitynNorthernKentuckypomprisedof Boone,Campbell and KentorcountiesaspartoftheCincinnatrnetropolitararea.Thisregionhasgrown22%in thelast20years, and hasa currentpopulationofapproximatelyW0,000. Cu rrently,our region(20%oftheCincinnatmetro)is facedwithan unsustainablevelof cost associatedwith streamsand wetlandsmitigationJnyourposition,you havetheabilityto influenceaworkablebalancebetween protectionoftheenvironmenfendadequatefuturegrowthand development. As youtourtheUnitedStates,wewouldliketo inviteyouto visit NorthernKentuckyto discoverthe true impacts thatthe rulesand regulationsforWatersof the US(WOTUS)hashad,and continuesto have,onourdevelopment community. Pleaseuse this hyperlinkto accessthewhitepaperentitledlJnsustainabliStreamsandWetlancIsllitigation Costs inNortherriKentuckyDuringyourvisit,wewillshowyouwhatcurrentandfuturedevelopmenplanshave been negativelympactedby the overagethatthis rule hascaused. President Building Industry Association of Northern Kentucky RobertHeil Chair Northern Kentucky Chamber ofCommerce bhei@dhengrs.com Steve Pendery Chair Northern Kentucky Tri-ED Board spendery@campbellcountyky.org 17cv1906 Sierra Club v. EPA ED_001523B_00005318-00001