Supreme Court ruling leaves federal protections for surface water, wetlands on the High Plains uncertain

AMARILLO, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) – In the wake of a recent US Supreme Court ruling stripping federal agencies of authority over millions of acres of wetlands in a weakening of longstanding environmental legislation, the situation over the ownership and protection of playa lakes, rivers, and groundwater systems on the High Plains has gotten murkier.

Source: Supreme Court ruling leaves federal protections for surface water, wetlands on the High Plains uncertain