Is The EPA Preparing For A Massive Private Land Grab?

Is The EPA Preparing For A Massive Private Land Grab? | The Daily Caller:
"Republicans are accusing the Environmental Protection Agency of preparing to take control over vast swaths of land under the guise of protecting the country’s water resources. Lawmakers warn this could erode private property rights.
The EPA has consistently denied they are trying to use the Clean Water Act to expand their regulatory reach, but Republicans say they have a smoking gun that shows the agency is up to something.
Their proof? 
The EPA paid private contractors to assemble detailed maps of waterways and wetlands in all 50 states. 
The EPA maps were made in 2013, shortly after the agency proposed expanding its authority under the Clean Water Act. 
The maps were kept secret by the agency, but were obtained by Republicans on the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology.
“These maps show the EPA’s plan: to control a huge amount of private property across the country,” Rep. Lamar Smith, the science committee’s chairman, wrote in a letter to the EPA demanding more answers on why they have a detailed map of U.S. waterways.
“Given the astonishing picture they paint, I understand the EPA’s desire to minimize the importance of these maps,” wrote Smith, a Texas Republican. “
But the EPA’s posturing cannot explain away the alarming content of these documents.”"