Missouri Taxing Surface Water? (Springfield: taxes, live, law)

[racinok]

I work in county government in SE Oklahoma, and recenetly a man came in my office that is moving here from Missouri. He said it was east of Springfield, don't know where exactly. He said he is moving here because Missouri is passing laws that he doesn't agree with. He said that they are going to start taxing people for surface water on their property and even a dry creek bed that does have water sometimes. He has cows and other livestock and said that would put him our of business. He said it is a federal law that is being pushed on the states to enforce. If if is federal it should be nation wide, but I haven't heard anything about it in Oklahoma.

When I searched the internet trying to find out what he was talking about, all I found was about the Clean Water Restoration Act. They are trying to change their jurisdiction from "all navigable water" to all water water, but I didn't see anything about new taxes.

Has anyone heard about this?

[HMcD]

Here is a comment regarding this subject;

In a letter to Senate Environment and Public Works Chair Barbara Boxer and ranking member James Inhofe, the American Farm Bureau Federation said that the proposed law would “extend to all water — anywhere from farm ponds, to storm water retention basins, to roadside ditches, to desert washes, to streets and gutters, even to a puddle of rainwater,” stated the letter. “For the first time in the 36-year history of the act, activities that have no impact on actual rivers and lakes would be subject to full federal regulation.”

More information here;

Clean Water Restoration Act Gains Detractors · Environmental Leader · Green Business, Sustainable Business, and Green Strategy News for Corporate Sustainability Executives

Overview: Clean Water Restoration Act of 2009 | Clean Water Action

Wilson County News - Agriculture Today - Committee approves Clean Water Restoration Act