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Court: reaffirms that muddy water is pollution
AP via SFGate ^ | 5/17/11 | JEFF BARNARD, AP Environmental Writer

Posted on 05/17/2011 1:09:56 PM PDT by SmithL

Grants Pass, Ore. (AP) -- A federal appeals court has reaffirmed that muddy water running off logging roads after rainstorms is pollution that requires a special permit from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

(Excerpt) Read more at sfgate.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government
KEYWORDS: 9thcircus; epa; logging; muddywaters; polution
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To: Joe 6-pack

“A thousand years from now, future nations will look back at the failed American experience and draw the lesson that the insane and mentally defective should not be allowed to breed”

Fixed it for you


41 posted on 05/17/2011 6:12:31 PM PDT by phockthis
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To: SmithL

Muddy water? Dirt comes from the earth. Hmmmm...let’s fine the earth. About time she started paying up. Putting all that dirt everywhere.


42 posted on 05/17/2011 6:13:49 PM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: SmithL
"That's harsh"
43 posted on 05/17/2011 7:15:42 PM PDT by Oztrich Boy (Monarchy is the one system of government where power is exercised for the good of all - Aristotle)
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To: SmithL

What it sounds like they might be getting at is, if the area didn’t generate muddy runoff until it was made into a road, then the runoff is counted as ‘pollution.’ If prior to the roads the area already had generated an equal amount of muddy runoff and now they want to call the continuation of the same muddy runoff ‘pollution’ then they really are off their nut.


44 posted on 05/17/2011 7:22:08 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Hawk)
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To: SmithL
Leave it to the Ninth Circus Court to redefine 'Muddy'....and blame it on logging roads.



Aloha Smitty!
45 posted on 05/17/2011 7:28:50 PM PDT by BIGLOOK (Keelhaul Congress!)
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To: SmithL

At work we are getting killed by the Stormwater laws. Before too long, every grain of sand will have to be accounted for on the job site.

Just you wait until we have to justify the carbon footprint on the jobsite and mitigate for too much C02 emissions.


46 posted on 05/17/2011 7:40:48 PM PDT by Freedom_Is_Not_Free (Don't confuse Obama's evil for incompetence.)
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To: SmithL
Poor, poor Muddy...


47 posted on 05/17/2011 7:42:44 PM PDT by Freedom_Is_Not_Free (Don't confuse Obama's evil for incompetence.)
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To: SmithL

Pave the roads with liberals.


48 posted on 05/17/2011 7:42:44 PM PDT by bmwcyle (It is Satan's fault)
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To: Joe 6-pack

If history lessons held to 1000 year blocks, we wouldn’t be committing national suicide today. There are hundreds of examples of nations that destroyed themselves from within and yet we are repeating that same mistake. No, 1000 years from now, some other idiots will be following in our suicidal footsteps.


49 posted on 05/17/2011 7:44:48 PM PDT by Freedom_Is_Not_Free (Don't confuse Obama's evil for incompetence.)
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To: Joe 6-pack
A thousand years from now, future nations will look back at the failed American experience and draw the lesson that the insane and mentally defective should not be elevated to positions of power and authority.

Think about how we look back on the Roman Empire...

50 posted on 05/17/2011 7:46:25 PM PDT by Grizzled Bear ("Does not play well with others.")
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