Attorney General Alan Wilson is worried about your farmland.

Wilson recently asked a federal court to block a rule he says will hurt states and their landowners.

He and attorneys general from 10 other states asked for a preliminary injunction against the 2015 Waters of the United States, or WOTUS, rule that expands federal control over private land.

“This rule is nothing but an unconstitutional federal land grab that will hurt businesses and landowners in South Carolina,” Wilson said.

The motion states that if the 2015 WOTUS Rule goes into effect, states will lose the ability to oversee local waters and land.

The WOTUS Rule clarifys wording of the Clean Water Act to include things like a small pond on a farmer’s land or a drainage ditch along a road. Wilson worries the rule could impact the way farms deal with water runoff from irrigation.

The Office of the Federal Register states, “...this rule does not add any additional permitting requirements on agriculture.” Meaning it would not affect local farm lands like those in Lexington County the way the attorneys general fear.

The other states involved are Georgia, North Carolina, Alabama, Florida, Kentucky, West Virginia, Indiana, Kansas, Utah, and Wisconsin.