> if given wetlands are not connected to interstate navigable waters How many endorheic basins do we even have in the United States? And one of the major ones,

> if given wetlands are not connected to interstate navigable waters How many endorheic basins do we even have in the United States? And one of the major ones, the basin of the Great Salt Lake, is clearly navigable for commerce purposes (although obviously not for "interstate" commerce, which may be what matters here). > if they affect the water in other states, eg. through ground water flows etc. However, they will need to pass a new law to assert that Why do we need to pass a law to assert something patently obvious to everyone? All waters are connected to major U.S. rivers except those in small endorheic basins. If some random person wants to build a house on a lake (which is a euphemism for: some major corporation wants to dump toxic waste in that lake), of course that affects all downstream waters of that lake, all the way to the ocean.