Rancher Asks Court: Stop EPA

Stock Pond Exemption in Doubt

Todd Neeley
By  Todd Neeley , DTN Staff Reporter
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Fort Bridger, Wyoming, rancher Andrew Johnson has sued the EPA, seeking to force the agency to withdraw a Clean Water Act compliance order on his stock pond. That pond is shown in this photo. (Photo courtesy Andrew Johnson)
Fort Bridger, Wyoming, rancher Andrew Johnson has sued the EPA, seeking to force the agency to withdraw a Clean Water Act compliance order on his stock pond. That pond is shown in this photo. (Photo courtesy Andrew Johnson)
Rancher Andrew Johnson has asked a federal court in Wyoming to nullify an order from EPA telling Johnson to rip out a stock pond and restore a stream EPA says qualifies as waters of the United States.

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