New bill seeks to control people by controlling land and water

By Don Parmeter

"Just wait until they (the federal governmen t) get around to controlling non-point source water pollution." Prof. Ali Cambel, George Washington University, speaking to a graduate class on Water Resource Management in 1975.

The Oberstar-Feingold Clean Water Authority Restoration Act (H.R. 1356 and S. 912) is not about clean water--it's about an enormous expansion of federal control over water, land and people!

And it's about controlling 'non-point source' pollution, essentially, anything that doesn't come out of a pipe--agriculture, forestry, and mining practices, recreational use, and virtually any type of development. In other words, pretty much any human activity of consequence. So, as Dr. Cambel warned over 30 years ago, they're 'getting around to it.'

Rep. Oberstar (and I presume Sen. Feingold) intends to reintroduce their bills again. This is what the legislation proposes as an amendment to the 1972 Federal Water Pollution Control Act:

* Changes 'navigable' waters to 'all' waters, which include: wetlands, intermittent streams, mudflats, sandflats, sloughs, prairie potholes, wet meadows, playa lakes, and natural ponds.

* Includes all 'activities' affecting these waters

Please get the word out on this coming legislation. And let us know if you're interested in joining our coalition.

American Public & Private Property Coalition, 161st. Anthony Ave., Ste. 935, St. Paul, MN 55103.
lrunbeck@comcast.net (612) 296-3595

donparmeter@msn.com (218) 285-7002

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