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Navigable Waters -- The Traditional Definition and the New
Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2011 11:04 am
by LS_8750
The US Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are pushing to expand their regulatory jurisdiction over waters, wetlands, and riparian regions not traditionally defined as "navigable waters", or "waters of the United States", as defined in the Clean Water Act.
Check out this article written by David Ivester, a partner of John Briscoe of "Surveying the Courtroom" fame:
http://briscoelaw.net/newsletter.html#June232011
Because much of my work involves hydrologic features such as those described in this article, I find it quite interesting. I thought maybe the LS community might take interest as well.
What do you think?
Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2011 11:20 am
by land butcher
In case anyone hasn't noticed, the govt is working on controlling EVERYTHING.
It's no longer "of the people, by the people, for the people" its "of the govt, for the govt.
For those who haven't seen it, the DOJ revised it's web site and removed the red, white and blue and replaced it with black and this quote
"The common law is the will of mankind, issuing from the life of the people."
Catchy, huh? Just one tiny little (too small to be relevant obviously) point -- the quote is from C. Wilfred Jenks, who in the 1930's was a leading proponent of the "international law" movement, which had as its goal to impose a global common law and which backed 'global workers' rights.'
How very interesting that 'they' couldn't find a nice quote from one of our Founders.
Not normally paranoid but . . . .
Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2011 11:52 am
by Propst
They've also changed the term from "Public Lands" to "Federal Interest Lands".
I know, I know, that new term more correctly defines their "Interest", but still, I don't like it.
Changes that song from "This land is your land, this land is my land" to "this land is Federal Interest Land, This land is Federal Interest Land."
From the Article:
"The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Environmental Protection Agency propose to expand their regulatory jurisdiction by reinterpreting two U.S. Supreme Court decisions. . . . .
They have invited public comment on the draft guidance by July 1, 2011."
Still time to get your two-cents in.