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A public comment period is an opportunity for people to weigh in and provide ideas about what is right or wrong about a proposal—whether it is a project, a rule or guidance.   At the end of April, the Obama Administration … Continue reading

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     “Don’t panic and carry a towel”                 Douglas Adams, A Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy In February of 1998 the Clinton Administration announced that it would implement a Clean Water Action Plan  http://www.epa.gov/history/topics/cwa/03.htm The plan encompassed: New Pollution Challenges. … Continue reading

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There is one question that I have been asked several times a year every year beginning in 2001.  It is– “How many states have passed legislation to protect wetlands no longer protected under the Clean Water Act following SWANCC?” This … Continue reading

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 When I was a kid, my grandparents used to take me to the state’s fish hatchery in New Gloucester, Maine to look at the fish. Even though they took me several times, I never tired of watching the brown trout … Continue reading

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It’s easy to identify the boundaries of lakes and major rivers, but other waters including some kinds of wetlands and small streams can be more difficult.  Wetlands are identified by looking for signs of water (hydrology), water adapted plants and … Continue reading

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