(the Obama Administration's EPA announced that it has proposed rules intended to expand the federal government's regulatory reach over waters of the United States that are subject to regulation under the CWA; the proposed rule takes the position that streams, regardless of their size or how frequently they flow, are connected to and have effects on downstream waters; rule also takes position that wetlands and open waters in floodplains of streams and rivers and in riparian areas are integrated with streams and rivers; proposed rules will have significant impact on infrastructure activities, upstream and midstream oil and gas development and real estate development; proposed rules submitted to OMB for review before being made available for public review and comment).