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Just a quick question...
How long has the IPPCA been around?
Curious as it wasn't long ago (coupla summers) when Texas tried to place a ban on all "ponds and lakes whose sole purpose is aesthetics." This ban was aimed squarely at subdivision lakes in the Houston area, but would have included all koi ponds, water gardens, water features and other waters in the state as well.
It was TAA (Texas Aquaculture Association) that led the way to quash this silliness on many levels. The aim, to save groundwater. But not only was it a misperception that such bodies of water were large consumers of groundwater, hardly any of these could have been characterized as "solely aesthetic."
Drainage, flood control, wildlife habitat, fisheries development, and a host of other uses for the primary target lakes and ponds. Once the perception that these were only for looks, the entire bill was scrapped not making it necessary to do anything else.
Brett
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Brett
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