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To: From: Sent: Subject: Dravis, Samantha[dravis.samantha@epa.gov] Jonathan Wood Mon 5/22/2017 5:31:45 PM WOTUS reform Samantha, I don't know if you recall but we clerked together at Pacific Legal Foundation in Summer 2011. Congratulations on your new position at EPA! I'm writing to see if you or a colleague have a few minutes to discuss what policy the Administration will use in the interim between repealing WOTUS and finalizing a new rule to replace it. As I'm sure you're well aware, the Rapanos Guidance that was used prior to the WOTUS rule was nearly as bad for property owners and industry. Our hope is that the Administration will choose an interim rule that is more reasonable and respectful of property rights than the Rapanos Guidance. In addition to the policy benefits, another reason to choose a different interim rule is that the Rapanos Guidance was . This means that it cannot legally be given effect (until after it is submitted) and, as Heritage's Paul Larkin has explained, any enforcement action brought pursuant to it would be vulnerable to challenge on that basis. You are very busy, of course. But if you or one of your colleagues has a few minutes to discuss this issue, I'd greatly appreciate it. Best regards, Jonathan Jonathan Wood | Pacific Legal Foundation 3033 Wilson Blvd. I Arlington, Virginia 22201 I (202) 888-6881 S I Twitter 17cv1906 Sierra Club v. EPA - 6/22 Production ED 001523 00008423-00001 CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This communication and any accompanying document(s) are confidential and privileged. They are intended for the sole use of the addressee. If you receive this transmission in error, you are advised that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or the taking of any action in reliance upon the communication is strictly prohibited. Moreover, any such inadvertent disclosure shall not compromise or be a waiver of any applicable privilege as to this communication or otherwise. If you have received this communication in error, please contact the sender at its Internet address above, or by telephone at (916) 419-7111. Thank you. 17cv1906 Sierra Club v. EPA 6/22 Production ED 001523 00008423-00002