They would have to get rid of these retention ponds, meaning that the water that runs off these fields would wind up in the Mississippi river basin. It's an unintended consequence. And The reason it's unintended and not thought of by the EPA is because they don't live in Wisconsin. You got some people show up to work here every day in these buildings all around Washington, D.C. making these rules, and they, honest to goodness, don't know what the hell they're talking about. (00:48–00:54)
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Asserts that the EPA's lack of local presence in Wisconsin leads to unintended consequences.
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