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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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April 21, 2010 WASHINGTON D.C. – Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings and Committee Republicans released the following statements after Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman James Oberstar (D-MN) announced legislation to dramatically increase the scope of the Clean Water Act, bringing nearly every body of water - from irrigation canals, small ponds to... >> read more
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
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The most extreme assault on property rights in our history!April 27, 2010 Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman James Oberstar (D-MN) announced legislation to dramatically increase the scope of the Clean Water Act, bringing nearly every body of water - from irrigation canals, small ponds to seasonal mud-puddles - under the unlimited jurisdiction of the federal government. The legislation’s removal of the word “navigable” from the current... >> read more
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
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