EPA madness...my story with them

[FlintTony]

I bought 20 acres of land in Citrus County Florida. There are thousands of trees, there are some protected wetlands, there is approximately 1/4 mile river-frontage on the Withlacootchie River. I have applied for my building permits with the County, which is an expensive and detailed process. Everything was going along smoothly, until this past Tuesday. In June of 2012, the County adopted the new EPA rules concerning "Water-front lots". My building will be 1200 feet from the River, 400 feet from the wetlands. Because I may someday wash my car in the drive-way, where some oil may have leaked from an automobile onto said drive-way, I have to have an "Engineered Storm Water Drainage System". I have to have a Civil Engineer draw up a plan, calculate the rain-water run-off from the roofs, then have it approved by the County Engineer, and then build it. The Civil Engineer has to come back out and do a topographical survey for elevations, not cheap, he has to draw the plan and stamp it with his Florida Seal, at a cost of over 2000 bucks.. I have to dig a retention pond and add a berm all around the cleared land where the buildings will be. The EPA has no common sense at all. Both Engineering companies that I sent my site plan to stated that it is absurd what they are demanding. I agree.