Doug Darling, 54, stands by the Amos Palmer drain on his farm in
Monroe County where he grows wheat, corn and soybeans. Proposed
revisions to the federal Clean Water Act by the EPA and Army
Corps of Engineers have Michigan farmers like Darling concerned
about additional paperwork, cost and time.New water rules
proposed by the EPA have Michigan farmers concerned. They could
designate even minor wetlands or drainage ditches on farms as
"Waters of the United States," requiring a federal permit, delay
and cost to modify. / Romain Blanquart, Detroit Free Press
DETROIT -- Proposed revisions to water regulations by the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers have
Michigan farmers wondering whether they'll eventually be
harvesting more bureaucracy, delays and costs than crops.  The
EPA-Army Corps proposal would modify the federal Clean Water Act
to more clearly define what constitutes "waters of the United
States" subject to federal regulation. It comes after Supreme
Court rulings in 2001 an