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I am a discovery junkie. I crave novelty in a lot of things: from which trail I take backpacking, to the next glass of wine, beer or spirits. For several years now, I have been trying to figure out how to select a bottle of wine that I have not tasted before, but which […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: Duckorn previously denied it was on the block (Amid no word at all from Constellation or GI Partners, Duckhorn exec says not for sale). Wine Industry Insight broke the story of the pending sale on June 21. Our sources close to the transaction now say that TSG Consumer Partners aced Constellation out […]
Dire consequences face every farmer & landowner who fails to grasp the vast and vague regulation of the Clean Water Act Clean Water Act Permits: Expensive, time-consuming, uncertain Ag exemptions to the CWA in law and as interpreted by Courts, EPA & Army Corps of Engineers How does soil become a pollutant? And a plow […]
By Lewis Perdue There is no nationwide land parcel registry or map that specifies whether a given field or plot of land is part of the Waters of the United States (WOTUS). Because land does not have to have water on it to be part of WOTUS, the process can be confusing. (See: Trying To […]
By Lewis Perdue Many activities within an area designated as part of the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) require a permit from the Corps of Engineers. However, the Clean Water Act specified a number of farming exemptions. One of the basic issues for farmers is to determine whether they need an exemption at […]
By Lewis Perdue CWA Violation On its face, the Clean Water Act (CWA) is very clear that a violation consists of: The discharge of, A pollutant into, Waters of the United States. Permits and Exemptions Legalize Pollution The CWA does legalize a regulated amount of pollution in two cases: If a permit is first obtained […]
By Lewis Perdue The Rapanos v. United States decision — which currently dominates debate about federal jurisdiction and enforcement actions — acknowledges that even the Supreme Court has not been able to figure out definitively how to define many provisions under the Clean Water Act (CWA) such as whether a dry stream bed or land […]
Federal regulations and numerous federal court cases have established that practices which are legal and do not require a under the Clean Water Act (CWA) farming exemptions, are actually illegal without those exemptions. CWA Violation On its face, the Clean Water Act (CWA) is very clear about that a violation consists of: Discharge of, A […]