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EPA would regulate most Md waters . A new rule proposal by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ... The proposed Waters of the United States rule, which would give the EPA jurisdiction over millions of miles of streams across the United States under the Clean Water Act, has generated bipartisan backlash in both chambers of Congress. A letter to the EPA from Democratic and Republican House members stated, “Although your agencies have maintained that the rule is narrow and clarifies CWA jurisdiction, it in face aggressively expands federal authority under the CWA while bypassing Congress and creating unnecessary ambiguity.” The...

Members of the Small Business Committee in the House of Representatives urged the Environmental Protection Agency to go back to the drawing board on a proposed rule aimed at clarifying bodies of water that fall under the Clean Water Act. In March, the EPA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers proposed a rule to define what “waters of the United States” fall under federal jurisdiction. The rule would include smaller bodies of water including streams, riverbanks, wetlands and floodplains that may have access to larger bodies of water. Republican lawmakers have opposed the rule since its inception, saying the...

What is the one natural resource we cannot live without? The answer is water. How do you feel about the government owning and/or controlling ALL of the water in the U.S.? The government wants your pond. And they will get it through numerous manipulative ways. Several times I have reported on the Obama land grabs. Today we learn of one more, and friends, we need to know the difference between "navigable waters" and the "waters of the United States." The culprits are the Great Outdoor Initiative, The Clean Water Act and the Land and Water conservation Fund. Congress has set...

Citizens group continue fight against city water untility. Their purpose was to discuss the proposed acquisition of three local water companies by the city of Cottonwood. Doug Evenson, Chairmen of Concerned Citizens Committee, told the council they were breaking the law and what they planned on doing was illeagal.

Friday, June 13, 2003 Appeals Court Sides With Minnow By Tania Soussan Journal Staff Writer     Water can be taken from Albuquerque, Santa Fe and middle Rio Grande farmers to help the endangered silvery minnow, the federal 10th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday.     As environmentalists praised the decision, Gov. Bill Richardson and Attorney General Patricia Madrid vowed to appeal the ruling all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.     "This case involves one pivotal question: Who controls New Mexico's water — New Mexico or the federal government?" Madrid said. "To me the answer will always be New...

Parker Ruling Puts Minnow Before People Now, it's official. The Rio Grande silvery minnow is entitled to all the water it needs from the Rio Grande -- both native flow used by the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District and imported San Juan-Chama Project water bought and paid for by contractors including the city of Albuquerque. What's left over will be divided among those entitled to it on a pro rata reduced delivery. The conservancy district, Albuquerque, the federal government and the state all will likely appeal. Substituting his judgment for that of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. District...

-Cape Cod National Seashore, Mass. -Cape Lookout National Seashore, N.C. -Cumberland Island National Seashore, Ga. -Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, Penn. -Gulf Island National Seashore, Fla. and Miss. -Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, Ind. -Padre Island National Seashore, Texas. -Whiskeytown National Recreation Area, Calif. -- These five parks and recreation areas will ban watercraft beginning April 22 until rules are approved allowing some watercraft use: -Assateague Island National Seashore, Md. -Big Thicket National Preserve, Texas. -Fire Island National Seashore, N.Y. -Gateway National Recreation Area, N.Y. -Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Mich. -- Superintendents have until Sept. 15 to decide whether to...