Comments on: Defending Steve Stivers on Farms http://www.naugblog.com/2008/05/21/defending-steve-stivers-on-farms/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:17:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Modern Esquire http://www.naugblog.com/2008/05/21/defending-steve-stivers-on-farms/comment-page-1/#comment-1842 Modern Esquire Wed, 21 May 2008 18:32:54 +0000 http://www.naugblog.com/?p=217#comment-1842 Care to link? Care to link?

]]> By: admin http://www.naugblog.com/2008/05/21/defending-steve-stivers-on-farms/comment-page-1/#comment-1838 admin Wed, 21 May 2008 15:10:00 +0000 http://www.naugblog.com/?p=217#comment-1838 It comes from a few old press releases from the Ohio Farm Bureau. And I would take their word as authority, especially over some anonymous "esquire." It comes from a few old press releases from the Ohio Farm Bureau. And I would take their word as authority, especially over some anonymous “esquire.”

]]> By: Modern Esquire http://www.naugblog.com/2008/05/21/defending-steve-stivers-on-farms/comment-page-1/#comment-1836 Modern Esquire Wed, 21 May 2008 14:30:06 +0000 http://www.naugblog.com/?p=217#comment-1836 Matt- Care to cite the specific change in the federal rules regarding the Clean Water Act that REQUIRED Ohio to prohibit local government from having any permitting authority over such facilities? Yes, it's true that some changes had to be made to keep Ohio's ability to administer enforcement of federal Clean Water regulations at the state level, but I can't find anything in the federal rules which required that the State of Ohio pass a prohibition against local authorities from having permitting authority for such operations as well. Can you cite authority? Matt- Care to cite the specific change in the federal rules regarding the Clean Water Act that REQUIRED Ohio to prohibit local government from having any permitting authority over such facilities? Yes, it’s true that some changes had to be made to keep Ohio’s ability to administer enforcement of federal Clean Water regulations at the state level, but I can’t find anything in the federal rules which required that the State of Ohio pass a prohibition against local authorities from having permitting authority for such operations as well.

Can you cite authority?

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