The EPA itself, I think, has said that the average cost is going to be $155,000 to alter a ditch on someone's property.
James Lankford: “The EPA itself, I think, has said that the average cost is going to be $155,000 to alter a ditch on someone's property.”
On the recordApril 19, 2016
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Lankford highlights the financial burden of EPA regulations on farmers.
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