Posted on 07/15/2014 9:34:30 PM PDT by george76
Mesa County Commissioners approved a resolution on Monday to oppose the nationwide Clean Water Act, commonly referred to as Waters of the U.S.
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The proposed nationwide rule would expand the jurisdiction of what waters would be regulated by the federal government. This expansion would include dry washes, roadside ditches, and drainage ditches throughout Mesa County.
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the board of commissioners also expressed their concern since they see no apparent public benefit from the proposed rule
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No, but it’s a great way for the dems to get their hands in the till.
I’m from Alabama....so this has me kinda curious. Is there a “Ditch-minister” now within the US government (perhaps the EPA)? Will the Ditch-Minister tour America’s ditches and have a listing of every ditch in the nation? Will the ditch-digger association finally get recognition, and a national meeting (preferably in Vegas if possible)? And will there finally be UN recognition of our America’s ditches....with a Commission on Ditches?
I know some folks from Arizona....so they might be curious about the wash-commission idea, or the wash-minister position. Course, to be honest....a wash isn’t significant until you get to monsoon season (usually July-August). So the wash-minister job might only be part-time and not as important as the ditch-minister job (full time). Course, this is the Alabama in me....talking common sense and such.
Ditch-minister would be the EPA thieves.
The EPA has been trying to steal water rights / property rights across the west [ and more ? ] for decades . Note the recent Idaho landowner who wanted to build a home in a platted subdivision [ sued , fined, and blocked by the EPA = recently reversed by the US Supreme Court ] and a Wyoming family that is using a stock pond from snow melt and other rain runoff [ threatened by the EPA with a $75,000 fine per day ]. Expensive Court cases mending.
The west depends on snow runoff , irrigation for farming, and lakes / reservoirs / dams to minimize floods and provide water to homes, businesses, ski areas, and such.
They'll even try to gain control of what comes off your roof.
The truth is that some of the western states and many of the western counties are behind the EPA rules, and there are many communistic local laws implemented by both Republicans and Democrats. I’ll send you a link in a private message that will lead to some real insight into laws and policies of the West.
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