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http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/03/14/wyoming-welder-faces-fine-for-building-pond-on-his-own-property/
All Andy Johnson wanted to do was build a stock pond on his sprawling eight-acre Wyoming farm
The government says he violated the Clean Water Act by building a dam on a creek without a permit from the Army Corps of Engineers. Further, the EPA claims that material from his pond is being discharged into other waterways. Johnson says he built a stock pond -- a man-made pond meant to attract wildlife -- which is exempt from Clean Water Act regulations.
Gina McCarthy explains here that she will use her pen and phone, she doesn’t need to wait for the proposed rules to go through: