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And now a word from Gina McCarthy, director of the EPA--Environmental Protection Agency Dear friends and fellow Americans from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego. Let me be direct, forthright, and say this so no one on earth can fail to understand--We here at the EPA (and my pet dog who I lovingly call "Boots on the Ground") state that we emphatically are not trying to regulate every puddle of water on your lawns. No. We want most of you in drought condition areas like California and Ohio, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Missouri, and Texas to stop wasting water on lawns. Is that too much to ask? Like duh? The Colorado River is not carrying its fair share of water and so rationing is now essential in states like California. So don't ask those fancy restaurants at LAX to bring you a glass of water. Oder bottled water instead. (that will help my investment portfolio). Now look, it is absolutely essential that we continue to define the governments claim to water in small waterways and wetlands. The Clean Water Act gave us this authority but it was not spelled out as clearly or as cleanly if you don't mind the pun as we would like. No where in the constitution according to justice Scalia does it say that you have the right to water. Not there. Not in the Bill Rights. So there. We can take what we want here at Big Government which is the right thing to do for the American People. And we have a serious problem with water pollution as seen in the half million people in Toledo who were without drinkable water last year. But Ode for Joy (excuse the pun again) U.S. oil production exceeded 7 million barrels a day for the first time since March 1993 all due to horizontal and hydraulic fracking. Weekly average output of oil rose to 7.002 million barrels a day in the week ended Jan. 4. Our glorious nation lead by our glorious leader has now met 83 percent of its energy needs. Screw the Arabs I like to say any chance you can get. Well, there is that slight cost off the books and outside of the GNP whereby we pollute the water table across the country for the next thousand years. But hey? Nothing comes cheap I like to say. In conclusion, no we are not planning to regulate every puddle on your font lawn. I believe we already have the right to do that. We just send our water violation police and snitch units and then police to pull the plug on your water main to your house. That is what they do in Detroit. If you can't pay your bill no water. So what if half the city of Detroit can't pay. Let them drink bottled water I like to say. Better for my investment portfolio. I already have some great offers to be on the board of water bottling companies after I retire. I mean, what are revolving doors good for in government if you can't supplement the golden parachute of your government pension and free health care.
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EPA chief slams critics for‘misinformation’By Timothy Cama - 09/29/14 11:31 AM EDT
Critics of the Environmental Protection Agency's water jurisdiction rule are spreadingmisinformation, the agency's chief said Monday.
McCarthy said the rule was proposed in March to clarify Clean Water Act protections for 60 percentof the nation’s streams and wetlands, since two court decisions made it unclear.
"As with everything EPA does these days, there is some misinformation out there, confusing whatour plan is all about," McCarthy said at a conference of water quality officials in New Orleans.
“Some say we’re trying to regulate every puddle on your lawn,”
“This summer, we even heard we would somehow cancel Fourth of July fireworks,” she said.“Please.”
The House voted this month to prohibit the EPA from working on the rule, which would redefine theagency’s authority over small waterways and wetlands under the Clean Water Act.
Conservatives and their allies in agriculture, construction and other industries have charged that therule would amount to a massive land grab by the federal government, forcing property owners toapply for permits for projects like digging ditches or building fences.
McCarthy said the rule, known as “waters of the United States,” is “foundational” to water qualitymanagement and urged attendees to file comments on the proposal before Oct. 20.
McCarthy outlined the changing landscape of water pollution control, citing this summer’s drinkingwater crisis in Toledo, Ohio, as an example.
“Last month, nearly half a million people in Toledo, Ohio, couldn’t drink their water,” she said.
She went on to say that the Toledo crisis showed two larger problems in water quality: nutrientpollution feeding toxic algae and water infrastructure that is falling apart, and will require $635 billionin repairs over the next 20 years.
But McCarthy also raised climate change as a new issue for water, bringing “warmer temperatures,rising seas, and harsher droughts and storms.” She called for new water infrastructure to be“climate-ready,” and prepared for impacts of a changing climate, such as harsher storms and moreflooding.
“Whether it’s climate change, nutrient pollution or strengthening legal protections for clean water, wecan’t afford more Toledos,” she said.
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