Al2—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 10,1981
OUR READERS WRITE,
AND OTHER OPINIONS
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including an assessment of their
reliableyeilds..”
Pennsylvanians now have
inherent Constitutional Righb to
certain water on their property
under ‘Common law’ and riparian
rights that would be abrogated by
HB 1483. These rights would be
replaced with permits issued by
bureaucrats. ’
The editorial says, “this
however is not such a great threat
to the freedoms farmers and
homeowners now take for gran
ted.”
The whole insidious purpose of
HB 1483 is to take away the right of
homeowners to their water without
permission from the “STATE.”
The editorial says “HB 1483 does
set up stringent rules for anyone
using more than 10,000 gallons'of
water each day.”
This i$ a false or half truth
propagated by the bill’s author and
those proponents who haven’tTead
or care to ignore the real intent of
HB 1483. For example, the author
of HB 1483 very cleverly and
succinctly delineates that there
shall be no limits to the power the
legislature shall lay on the
“board.” Throughout the bill the
phrase “plans and regulations
may include but shall not be
limited to” the following.
So it is with the 10,000 gallon
‘permit reference.’ Page 27 lines 17
and 18 specifically state that the
‘regulations’ shall not be limited to
the specific section covering the
10,000 gallon limit.
The whole controversy over HB
1483 rests solely on the philosophy
of Socialism versus Americanism.
I and the thousands of Penn
sylvanians who have responded to
my letter and advertisements
choose Americanism. We choose
individual freedom over state’s
rights.
And, what about the sponsors of
HB 1483? To the best of my
knowledge, not a single sponsor
has stated flat out that he or she
read the bill before allowing their
names to be used as sponsors.
And, what about the sponsors
who quickly removed their names
when confronted with the con
fiscatory language of the bill? Do
you write them off as not un
derstanding the merits of HB 1483?
As a matter of fact, I have not
seen a single response from a
legislator, including the prime
sponsor, which does not say that
the bill must and will be amended
to remove many if not all of the
blatant powers and dangers
referred to in my letter. One
representative said “he will fight
the legislation tooth and nail if
sweeping changes are not made in
it.”
HB 1483 is the very antithesis of
our Bill of Rights it rejects and
transgresses the very cause of
freedon for which thousands of
Americans have paid the supreme
sacrifice.
Andrew J. Watson
Harrisburg, PA.
Editor’s note: Quoting from HB
1483, page 15, lines 2-10, “In order
to provide accurate information gs
a basis of future water planning,
the board (Environmental Quality
Board) may 6y regulation
Farm Calendar
Today, Oct. 10
National Trotting Pony Sale, Farm
Show Complex, Harrisburg.
Stream Protection Measures
Workshop, Lancaster Farm &
Home Center, 7:30 p.m.
Animal Rights Conference, Ocean
establish requirements for: <1)
The registration of existing and
new ground or surface water
withdrawals which equal or exceed
an average rate of 10,000 gallons
per day in any 30-day period; (2)
The maintenance of records and
submission of periodic reports on
actual water withdrawals and uses
by persons responsible for with
drawals subject to registration;”
and page 20, lines 7-15 “Limitation
on withdrawals and rights
where the department (D.E.R.)
finds that the quality of existing
withdrawals exceeds the reliable
yield of the affected water
resources or that water rights held
by two or more public water supply
agencies are otherwise in conflict,
the department may require ad
justments in the quantities with
drawn, condition withdrawals and
modify the water rights as
necessary to assure that the water
resources are equitably shared
and efficiently used in the public
interest.”
The bill states on page 10, line 30
that the State Water Plan shall
include: “A complete inventory of
the water resources of this Com
monwealth including an
assessment of their reliable yields
for instream and withdrawal uses
during periods of drought.”
Tested Top Quality
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City, Md., continues through
Monday.
Dauphin Farmers Association
annual dinner meeting, 7 p.m.,
Lower Swatara Fire Hall.
Ag in Action Day, Hunterdon
County, N. J., 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. U
York County 4-H Achievement
Day, 2 p.m., 4-H Center.
Monday, Oct. 12
Lancaster County Farmers
Association annual banquet, 7
p.m.. Harvest Drive
Restaurant.
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contributes to international un
derstanding and increased world
food production.
The national theme “4-H
Pathways to the Future” is an
appropriate and challenging one.
Four-H has provided an important
pathway foiunany youth.
Beware of Spiny
Pigweed in Pastures
Redroot or redroot pigweed is a
common, easily recognized annual
weed of gardens and cultivated
fields. We are now seeing a first
cousin of this weed - spiny redroot -
appearing in many areas of the
county, points out Arnold Lueck,
Agronomy-Horticultural Agent.
If you do not know what the spiny
redroot looks like, you can sure tell
real quickly what it feels like by
carefully rubbing your fingers
along the stem. Two. needle-sharp
spines occur at the juncture of
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Farm Equipment Manufacturers’
Association meetmg'6:3o p.m.,
. Sunnyside Restaurant, Carlisle.
East Canton 4-H meeting, 8 p.m.,
clubhouse, Bradford County.
- York , County Lamb Roundup,
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Note
In the October 3 issue of Lan
caster Fanning, page 825, the
word '‘created” appeared con
cerning a calf cart produced by
Raytec Manufacturing of Ephrata.
According to Raymond Zim
merman, president of the com
pany, the cart was refined,
polished and manufactured by
Raytec, but riot ‘ ‘created.’ ’
each leaf with the stem.-These
spines prevent all grazing animals
from eating these plants. Con
sequently, we are seeing
tremendous numbers of these
weeds appearing in many upland
pastures along cow paths, in open
spaces or loafing areas. Some have
been found in alfalfa fields, a bad
situation. These weeds now have
mostly red stems and can easily be
spotted.
CONTROL. Use Banvel or any of
the 2,4-D type herbicides. Apply
when the plants are small. This
would be just about the time in
May when corn planting time is
over or very soon thereafter. The
important thing is to spray the
pasture. A second application to
kill late appearing weed seedlings
would likely be needed.
This pigweed in pasture needs
attention or we will continue to Ipse
valuable grass space.