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An Elgin community meeting about the Vista Regional Water Plan was laser focused on eminent domain. The citizen comments abou the Vista water pipleine to move water to San Antonio :
Today a federal judge blocked implementation of EPA rules which would have required mapping of small waterways on private land. The case will proceed; however, the rules have been temporarily blocked.
July 9, 2015, Information Intelligence:
27 states and state agencies, as well as 14 agriculture-oriented organizations, have filed lawsuits across teh country to block the EPA water mapping project.
The EPA is seeking to map water flows, including mapping of low…
Mississippi State Senator Mike Seymour entered the race for his seat due to his opposition to eminent domain and China…. In his words:
“”The thing that separates us from Russia and China and all is our property rights. I understand eminent domain for transportation and stuff like that but when it comes to economic development, it shouldn’t be the government taking your property and selling it to another entity to generate more tax revenue. That’s not America. It’s something that…
California Gov. Brown is proposing to take land via eminent doamin from 300 farmers so some river deltas can be reworked to bring more water to populated areas.
Breitbart engaged a water and land use lawyer with the Pacific Legal Foundation, who said 3 important things:,
California’s Governor Jerry Brown has proposed water tunnels to move water around California. California farmers have water and the cities need it.
To accomplish this great water migration, California is proposing to use eminent domain against 300 farms to build the 30-mile-long tunnels that will reshape the delta formed by the San Joaquin and Sacramento rivers.
Landowners are facing a 30 day window to either accept or reject 1, single, offer from the state according to…
California is toying with leasing water rights to bring water to needed areas of the state. In California farmers generally have the water rights and the cities are in need of water.
The California farmers consider the water rights to be their private property and as such, they should be able to enter into agreements to lease those water rights.
This week, Representative Isaac said,
“You don’t go on top of people’s property and steal their property. That’s theft, and I feel it is the same way with protecting private property rights if you are going to go under someone’s property and take their water.”
A 2015 bill by Rep. Isaac requires well owners in the part of Hays County that is protected by a conservation district to register those wells with regulators.
27 states and state agencies, as well as 14 agriculture-oriented organizations, have filed lawsuits across teh country to block the EPA water mapping project.
The EPA is seeking to map water flows, including mapping of low flow waterways on private property.
Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas filed suit in U.S. District Court in Galveston, Texas. Joining the suit in Galveston are: American Farm Bureau Federation, American Petroleum Institute, American Road and Transportation Builders…
The ongoing Montana eminent domain fight for Missoula to take its private water utility by eminent domain has reach a new milestone. The global equity interest holder of the water utility has filed an appeal. Missoulian
The same happended recently inTexas. The year, 2014. The case, Zachry v. Port of Houston. A global equity interest, named Zurich, stepped in to offer an opinion that sided with Zachry. Will government contracts and eminent domain end up in court more often because of…
Eminent domain may be used by Jersey Village against 16 businesses and institutions so that the Village can relocate water and sewer.