Greater Cheyenne Chamber of Commerce Business Journal and Other Publications Q4 2015 Business Journal | Page 14

efforts, but rather to develop an effective, workable rule that gives consideration to those voices who will be most impacted by it. In fact, our bill encourages the EPA to thoroughly and appropriately complete its rule by December 31, 2016. We need a Waters of the U.S. rule that works to keep our waters clean – something we can all agree upon – as do the communities, businesses and family farms that rely on clean water. Our bill recently passed the Senate Committee Environment and Public Works, and we are hopeful that the full Senate will vote on it soon. No one wants cleaner water or better land conditions than the families who live on American farms, own American businesses and lead American communities. If we’re going write a rule that makes sense for the people who work with the land every day, we need to use their feedback. Barrasso Amendment #347 specifically: • Limits how the Environmental Protection Agency or the Army Corps of Engineers determine what is connected to the waters of the United States. • Limits include not allowing the agencies to make a determination based on the movement of birds, mammals, and insects. • Prevents determinations based on the movement of water through the ground – or the movement of rain water, or snow melt, over the land outside of a channel. • Prohibits Water Pollution Control Act from extending to things like puddles, isolated ponds, roadside ditches, and wastewater systems. Learn more at barrasso.senate.gov. Improve your web presence to grow your business today Call us for a free consultation Get Found in Search (Search Engine Optimization) Convert Visitors (Mobile Optimization) PG 14 l Update Build Credibility (Professional Websites) Engage Community (Social Media Marketing) 307-632-4400 townsquareinteractive.com Take a critical look at your web presence with an experienced digital marketing specialist