Comment Thomas Stark, Tomark LLC

The proposed regulatory expansion of EPA/Corps authority over non-navigable and privately held bodies of water including those with only tenable connection to other water bodies is an over-reach of the authority granted to these agencies by the Clean Water Act. It is a clear attempt to circumvent the right of Congress to dictate the limits of agency authority and infringes upon the sovereignty of individual states where bodies of water exist solely within the boundaries of one state. Additionally, these rules infringe on individual property rights by allowing a federal agency authority to control the use of private assets confined within the boundaries of an individual's property. All of this expansion of authority exceeds the Constitutional limits placed on the federal government.