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Several building groups applauded the decision.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cToday\u2019s decision provides long-awaited certainty for property owners and housing providers and properly curbs federal overreach,\u201d said the National Apartment Association and National Multifamily Housing Council in a joint statement.\u00a0\u201cThe apartment industry strongly supports protecting our water resources, but undue and confusing regulations would exacerbate our nationwide housing affordability crisis.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n The National Utility Contractors Association also called the decision a win.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cToday’s Supreme Court decision removes many of the arbitrary and overly broad protection classifications our members faced in their infrastructure construction project plans,\u201d said Doug Carlson, the association\u2019s CEO, in a statement. \u201cMany of our critical projects directly benefit the health of our communities and the environment, but nevertheless fall victim to a tangled mess of overlapping federal regulations and permitting requirements that produce endless delays.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n The Associated General Contractors of America said the ruling means the Biden administration must return to the drawing board on its recent definition of WOTUS.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThe decision … makes clear that the Biden administration must rewrite its current Waters of the U.S. rule, which relies on the flawed \u2018significant nexus\u2019 test that the Court roundly dismissed today,\u201d said Stephen Sandherr, AGC\u2019s CEO. \u201cAttempting to redefine nearly every wet area in the U.S. as a federal water is clearly not legal.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n