The Obama administration is currently proposing a new rule to regulate every ditch and
puddle in the nation as a "water source" under the Clean Water Act.
Even worse, they want to bypass Congress and sidestep the Supreme Court along the way.
If they get away with this scheme, we can expect new
layers of red tape and control over people responsibly using their own
land.
It must be stopped!
The public comment deadline is less than 90 days away - and we need your help to swamp the administration with these
petitions!
For Green-Left ideologues dreaming of using the Clean
Water Act to redefine the "waters of the United States" and bring vast
amounts
of land under control of the Environmental Protection Agency - this
proposed water rule is a dream come true.
But the EPA is already out of control. It slapped a fine of $75,000
(PER DAY!) on Wyoming homeowners Katie and Andy
Johnson for building a pond on their own property! How's a hard-working
welder like Andy Johnson supposed to stand up against that?
Those who understand what this new proposed rule would
really do want no part of it. That's why the bureaucrats want to keep
their
science secret and speak a language all their own.
That's also why farm bureaus across the nation kicked off their "ditch the rule" campaign, which CFACT is proud to
advance.
CFACT is the Committee For A Constructive Tomorrow, one of the nation's premier organizations dedicated to bringing a positive,
market-oriented, and scientifically sound perspective to environmental issues.
Since our founding in 1985, we have fought tirelessly to
protect American families, jobs, and businesses from the
economy-crippling
regulations being pushed by Green environmental extremists - regulations just like this insane land grab proposed by the federal
government.
Farmers and ranchers are especially threatened. This rule can literally cost them their
farms - not to mention impact everyone's food prices.
But they're not
alone.
Over 26.1 million U.S. homes rely on
septic systems to process household waste. That's over 20 percent of
all the homes
in the nation the EPA will be able to target for control if they have
standing water on their property or live anywhere near property that
does.
This rule will also hammer communities and businesses
across the country. As the President of the American Farm Bureau
recently
noted, this "proposed rule would impact everything from local
governments trying to start or expand infrastructure projects to
community gardens ...
the rule will dictate land use across the United States." Even fireworks
could be halted altogether in some places!
Millions of homeowners are in for a bureaucratic nightmare!
State and local governments have our non-navigable
waters well in hand. They know better than bureaucrats in Washington
what oversight
homeowners, farmers, businesses and developers need to responsibly use
their own land.
EPA has no valid scientific basis for pushing this rule.
EPA's cost-benefit analysis is deeply flawed, employing decades-old
cost
estimates that were not adjusted for inflation, nor current economic and
market conditions.
Let's cut straight to it. This rule is not about the environment. It's an attack on property rights and giving radical Green
gadflies power to interfere with how other people responsibly use their land.
Will you stand by and let them succeed?
Stand up for your property rights, your neighbor's... everyone's.
Our government is bloated enough. Time to put it on a diet.
Together let's tell the Obama administration to "ditch this rule."
Sincerely,
Craig Rucker
Co-Founder and Executive Director, CFACT
Co-Founder and Executive Director, CFACT
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