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"Educate and inform the whole mass of the people…
They are the only sure reliance for the preservation of
our liberty."
-Thomas Jefferson
How the Clean Water Restoration Act affects you:
- The Clean Water Act threatens business, agriculture, small communities, grazing, forestry, mining and many other uses on private and public land.
- The goal of the Clean Water Restoration Act is to give Corps and EPA control over your water and all watersheds. (Watershed Definition) “A Watershed is considered anything draining downhill.”
- It will give the Corps and the EPA jurisdiction over nearly ALL private and federal land.
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Help us stop this invasive legislation 
Video: Biggest Bureaucratic Power Grab
in a Generation
U.S. Senator James Inhofe (R-Okla.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee warned that passage of legislation scheduled to be considered before the EPW Committee would have huge implications on rural America...
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Why would I be opposed to ‘Restoring Clean Water’?
You might be asking yourself, "Why would I be opposed to “Restoring Clean Water’? I want a clean healthy source of water for my family to drink, cook, bathe and swim in..." why would I try and stop forward thinking legislation?...
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December 8, 2009 CWRA Legislation Poses Threats to Western Sovereignty and Rural Economies
(Washington, D.C.) –In a letter sent today to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-NV), Members of the House and Senate Western Caucuses cited concerns over job loss and regulatory overreach in expressing their strong objections to the Clean Water Restoration Act... >> read more
August 10, 2009 National Water & Conservation Alliance Says Grassroots Approach to Water Quality is Better, Faster, Cheaper
A new organization established to seek alternatives to the proposed Clean Water Restoration Act (CWRA) will organize at the county level in order to help head off a massive federal land and water grab, according to founders and co-chairs Don Parmeter of St.... >> read more
May 11, 2009 Senate Environment & Public Works Committee Expected to Act Soon on Clean Water Restoration Act (S. 787)
(Committee Chair Barbara Boxer considering Action Without a Hearing!)
***National Water & Conservation Alliance Established to Help Defeat Bill***
This bill will profoundly impact every citizen & community in the ... >> read more
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As 2009 Winds Down, Clean Water Restoration Act is Still a Hot TopicDecember 14, 2009 Many are thinking that since S. 787 has not come to the Senate floor for a vote it is a dead issue. Please stop thinking this! Yes we won't probably see a vote in 2009 but it is NOT a dead issue.
On Friday Senator Barraasso, (R-WY) sent a letter to Majority Leader Harry Reid and Speaker Nancy Pelosi citing concerns over job loss and regulatory overreach in expressing... >> read more
T & I Committee hears testimony from Lisa Jackson, EPAOctober 15, 2009 Today the House Transportation & Infrastructure committee heard testimony from Environmental Protection Agency Administrator, Lisa Jackson. She talked about the enforcement of the regulations on states. It was interesting to me that Rep. Coble asked her if she was more concerned about "enforcement" rather than working with communities. She mentioned the word... >> read more
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