The whole thing just seems way out of proportion to me. I am all for protecting the environment, believe me. But this seems like laws that were created and should be used to keep large developments and major pollutants out of our wetland areas are instead being used to prosecute individuals trying to create a 2 acre fishing pond. From the way it sounds, I could dump a truckload of polluted garbage in the middle of an elementary school playground and sit on top of it handing out porn magazines to the kiddies and be in less trouble than if I scoop out a small, insignificant section of wetland for the purpose of creating a fish pond. Just seems like a case of environmental extremism and not at all fair. Hopefully, I can find a loophole to squeeze through somewhere. At least I have someone on the inside who will try to help me.
