Environment
Wyoming man files suit over massive EPA fines for building pond
By Eric Boehm
A rancher is taking the Environmental Protection Agency to federal court, asking a judge to stop the agency from fining him more than $16 million because he built a small pond on his property. !!!!!!!!
Andy Johnson of Fort Bridger, Wyoming says he made sure to get the proper permits from his state government before building the pond. After all, this is America in the 21st century, and nothing done on your own property -- certainly when it involves the use of water -- is beyond government concern.
Johnson is facing millions in fines from the 'federal government' (WHAT 'federal government'???) after the EPA determined his small pond -- technically a "stock pond" to provide better access to water for animals on his ranch -- is somehow violating the federal Clean Water Act. !!!
"We went through all the hoops that the state of Wyoming required, and I'm proud of what we built," Johnson said. "The EPA ignored all that."
In a compliance order, the EPA told Johnson he had to return his property -- under 'federal' oversight ??? -- to conditions before the stock pond was built. When he refused to comply, the EPA tagged Johnson with a fines of $37,000 per day.
Dismantling the pond within the 30-day window the EPA originally gave him was "physically impossible," Johnson said.
That was in 2012. Today, Johnson owes the 'federal government' ???? more than $16 million, and the amount is growing as he tries to fight back.
In a lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court on Thursday, lawyers representing Johnson argue the EPA overstepped its authority by fining the rancher.
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Andy Johnson of Fort Bridger, Wyoming says he made sure to get the proper permits from his state government before building the pond. After all, this is America in the 21st century, and nothing done on your own property -- certainly when it involves the use of water -- is beyond government concern.
Johnson is facing millions in fines from the 'federal government' (WHAT 'federal government'???) after the EPA determined his small pond -- technically a "stock pond" to provide better access to water for animals on his ranch -- is somehow violating the federal Clean Water Act. !!!
"We went through all the hoops that the state of Wyoming required, and I'm proud of what we built," Johnson said. "The EPA ignored all that."
In a compliance order, the EPA told Johnson he had to return his property -- under 'federal' oversight ??? -- to conditions before the stock pond was built. When he refused to comply, the EPA tagged Johnson with a fines of $37,000 per day.
Dismantling the pond within the 30-day window the EPA originally gave him was "physically impossible," Johnson said.
That was in 2012. Today, Johnson owes the 'federal government' ???? more than $16 million, and the amount is growing as he tries to fight back.
In a lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court on Thursday, lawyers representing Johnson argue the EPA overstepped its authority by fining the rancher.
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4 comments:
The farmer had better be careful, or the EPA will dump a couple million gallons of nasty, yellow mine sludge in his pond. You know, like they did the Animas River in Colorado. I've fished that river and it was beautiful, clear and pristine. Now that the EPA is through "protecting" the environment, it will be nasty, stagnant and dead for the next few decades. Thanks, EPA. May you all rot in hell, you government bureaucratic assholes.
The EPA was founded by Nixon by the stroke of a pen and Congress was not involved. They are an illegitimate private corporation. I say shoot em and bury em in the desert where they belong. They are here to protect foreign interests and be a burden on the economy.
You are right. A corporation can only sue another corporation. These fines are not theirs. They need to argue SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION. THE EPA HAVE NO JURISDICTION. PERIOD. CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP THESE PEOPLE WITH THE INFORMATION TO STOP THE EPA. WE NEED A WIN FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. ANYONE?
http://www.yourstrawman.com/ There is a good sample letter 3/4 of the way down the page.
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