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Tiling Farmland Could Face Legal Challenges

Todd Neeley
By  Todd Neeley , DTN Staff Reporter
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Scott VanderWal lives within 2 miles of the Big Sioux River in the prairie pothole region of South Dakota. He questions whether areas like this in his fields, where water flows in times of heavy rains, would be considered waters of the U.S. (DTN photo by Todd Neeley)
Scott VanderWal lives within 2 miles of the Big Sioux River in the prairie pothole region of South Dakota. He questions whether areas like this in his fields, where water flows in times of heavy rains, would be considered waters of the U.S. (DTN photo by Todd Neeley)
South Dakota farmer Scott VanderWal often has to remove water from trouble spots on his field. He questions whether that will be feasible with the new Clean Water Act rule.

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