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Subject: Clean Water Act - S. 787

If you own land with a pond or water way of any kind pay attention
to this!

Go to this link to send an e-mail to your Senator!  Act now or your
water won't be yours to use!

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FBACT Action Alert

CLEAN WATER: Legislation
Regulating Farm Ponds & Ditches Reintroduced in the Senate

Urge Your Senators Not to Support

Farm Bureau members were
extremely successful last Congress in stopping this damaging bill from
moving from the House.  Now, the bill is back in the Senate and we
expect action in the coming weeks ahead!

Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI)
introduced S. 787, which would greatly expand the regulatory reach of the
Clean Water Act to the detriment of U.S. economic growth and agricultural
operations.

If passed, nearly every wet area in the nation -- even if water
is only present for a few days could become regulated by the federal government!
This could include everything from ditches, to farm ponds, to prior
converted cropland and possibly groundwater.  This proposal would move the CWA beyond protecting
wetlands and waterways, and create a regulatory nightmare for farmers,
ranchers and property owners.

ACTION:

Urge your Senator not to
cosponsor and not to support this legislation.  If you Senator is a
sponsor, your messages about the unintended consequences can force them to
withdrawal the co-sponsorship, just like we did last year in the House!

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do not support S. 787, the Clean Water Restoration Act. This bill would
have serious unintended consequences because it removes the word
"navigable" from the Clean Water Act. If this bill were to
pass, many area of my farm would become regulated under the Clean Water
Act. I don't believe Congress intended the CWA to regulate ditches and
farm ponds, and possible groundwater. By removing the word
"navigable" from the CWA, the bill would create an
unprecedented and ineffective governmental reach because the bill does
not provide clear definitions of what should be regulated to protect
water. Thank you for your consideration.

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