The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) criticized the plan outlined last week by the Environment Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to reestablish the pre-2015 definition of “waters of the United States” (WOTUS).

“AFBF is disappointed EPA is returning to an overly complicated interim water rule,” said Zippy Duvall, AFBF president. “Overreaching regulations create major permit backlogs for the federal government and re­sult in long delays for farmers and...