Sigh...
For those just following along in the thread, let's give your quote a little context, shall we?
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The rule, spelled out in an internal document provided to The Times by a senior government official, says that Clean Water Act protection would no longer be provided to "ephemeral washes or streams" that do not have groundwater as a source. Streams that flow for less than six months a year would also lose protection, as would many wetlands, according to the document.
State and federal officials have estimated that up to 20 million acres of wetlands, 20% of the wetlands outside of Alaska, could lose protection under a new rule like the one in the draft. The effect would be greater in California and other parts of the arid West, where many streams flow only seasonally or after rain or snowmelts.
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I may be putting words in their mouth, but the "puddle in my driveway" isn't as high a priority as "20 million acres of wetlands."
You're welcome.
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