09/28/2015
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"But the ditch itself--I know you have said a couple times a ditch is not, but this is a different mechanic."
"No. No, no. That is--this is actually mostly for water supplies, irrigation supplies, municipal supplies."
"Have I just created a pollutant because that pollutant runs down and eventually hits a dry Salt River bed."
"But in that same concept, so in my property, I go out and dig and plant some desert trees, and I use the appropriate fertilizers for my area. Haven't I just now walked over that line?"