This email was sent from a vigilant tea party leader who has watched the EPA and their dangerous regulations.  EPA has plans to create even more regulations which will impact our water rates as well as our way of life. 

EPA Environmental Justice Dept -- (like the sound of that?) will hold a conference call this Monday night.  Why not join in and listen to what they have up their sleeve?

Watch this video first about the subject matter regarding Florida's water attack by the EPA:  http://www.facebook.com/#!/video/video.php?v=1613708742770

and this one:  http://freemarketflorida.org/press-releases/what-does-it-cost/

Here's her email:

Here it comes.  Rain water, no matter where it falls, will eventually run off into the streams.  They will have us running around in circles trying to stop this run-off from carrying nutrients into our streams.

So far, Sarasota County has spent almost 1/2 million to try to figure out what to do about rain water.  http://www.pelicanpressonline.com/localnews/123920874.html

But don't worry, other cities have been working on this same manual since 2010:
http://www.flera.org/Newsletters/10/FLERAFocus1010.pdf


REMINDER:  The FLERA yearly conference is in Sarasota this year.  We welcome anyone to come help us in our Education Rally (in front of the hotel).  Bring signs!

One of our members has offered to pay for a hotel room for someone to be a spokesman/educator within the hotel.  They can't kick you out of the lobby if you are a paying guest.  Check out the agenda and see if it is something about which you would love to speak with (educate) attendees.  Besides, your city and county reps may be attending.

http://www.flera.org/pdf/2011%20pdfs/2011%20Conference%20Brochure.pdf

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From: Environmental Justice EPA a href="mailto:environmental-justice@epa.gov">environmental-justice@epa.gov>
Date: Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 10:25 AM
Subject: [epa-ej] Update and Conference Call on Waters of the U.S. Draft Guidance

Environmental Justice Mailing List

Update and Conference Call on Waters of the U.S. Draft Guidance

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will host a one-hour call for public health and environmental justice organizations on Monday, July 18th, at 3:30 PM EDT to discuss the draft guidance for determining whether a waterway, water body, or wetland is protected by the Clean Water Act. This guidance, known as the Draft Guidance on Identifying Waters Protected by the Clean Water Act, was jointly prepared by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (ACE) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Clean water serves everyone, from families who want safe places to swim, to fishermen who want to know their catch is safe to eat, to farmers who rely on it to grow their crops, and everyone in between. About 117 million Americans – more than one-third of the U.S. population – get their drinking water in part from water sources that lack clear protection from pollution.

In this draft guidance, we are focusing on returning protections to smaller waters that feed into larger ones, to keep downstream water safe from upstream pollutants. And we are reaffirming protection for wetlands that filter pollution and store water, and help keep communities safe from floods.

We encourage you to review the draft guidance and other background material in preparation for the call (see link). The EPA and the ACE have extended the public comment period by 30 days for the draft guidance. The draft guidance is now available for public comment until July 31, 2011.

We look forward to discussing this important issue with you and answering any questions that you may have.

Please reserve this time on your calendar to join us.

Conference Call Information

Date: July 18, 2011

Time: 3:30 PM EDT

Speakers: Nancy Stoner, Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Water; David Evans, Director, Wetlands Division, Office of Wetlands, Oceans & Watersheds, Office of Water

Dial-in Number: 1-877-290-8017

Conference ID#: 81996907

For more information about the Clean Water Act definition of "Waters of the United States": http://water.epa.gov/lawsregs/guidance/wetlands/CWAwaters.cfm

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