The petition is too general and is directed at all agricultural operations. Crops are rotated from field to field. Does every field need a run off pond? The present ditches drain water not only from the fields, but also from the roads, school yards, housing developements and individual's yard. Home owners have a tendency to use the "some is good, more is better" method when it comes to the application of chemicals to their lawns. Agriculture operations use the mimimun amount because excess use of chemicals cuts into the bottom line. Should a home owner have a retention pond? When and where does over regulation stop?

Robert Colson