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  • Curmudgeon

    Nov. 8, 2011 10:07 a.m. Curmudgeon SuperDork

    Drink up!

    Ha! Gotcha.

    Here's what I'm looking for: at some point (I believe the 1970's with the Clean Water Act) the EPA began requiring retention ponds and similar devices to control stormwater runoff point source pollution and also localized flooding. I need that date. Ordinarily my Google-fu is strong but it fails me on this. Can anyone point me to a source for this info?

  • 1988RedT2

    Nov. 8, 2011 10:42 a.m. 1988RedT2 Dork

    Oh, sure. Tease us with free beer, then renege on the deal, and expect a favor from us! Good luck with that.

  • Curmudgeon

    Nov. 8, 2011 10:46 a.m. Curmudgeon SuperDork

    That's what I'm all about: something for nothing. To anybody else who gets suckered in: finding this date is pretty important, it has to do with managing one of my dad's properties.

    Oh, and my brother has a sign in his house: 'Free Beer Tomorrow'.

  • cwh

    Nov. 8, 2011 10:48 a.m. cwh SuperDork

    You obviously come from a strange family. Lot's of that around here.

  • DoctorBlade

    Nov. 8, 2011 10:59 a.m. DoctorBlade Dork

    The Wiki article on Stormwater lists 1972 as the date, if I understand what you're looking for.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stormwater

  • alfadriver

    Nov. 8, 2011 11:41 a.m. alfadriver SuperDork

    Buy me a beer sometime.

    http://www.epa.gov/lawsregs/laws/cwa.html

    Amazing what you can get from the source. 1948 was the first Federal Law for Pollution. Amendments happened in 1972 as part as the Clean Air Act, and then amendments happened in 1977 that then changed this particular part to the Clean Water Act. Here's the history page, according to the EPA- http://www.epa.gov/lawsregs/laws/cwahistory.html

  • Nov. 8, 2011 11:44 a.m. fasted58 SuperDork

  • Curmudgeon

    Nov. 8, 2011 2:27 p.m. Curmudgeon SuperDork

    Cool! I had found the CWA page but nothing as specific as what alfa found It specifically mentions piping which is very important). Thanks! I'll buy you a beer tomorrow.

  • pinchvalve

    Nov. 8, 2011 2:31 p.m. pinchvalve SuperDork

    I used to be in stormwater. (the industry, not stormwater literally.) I still have some contacts if you need something.

  • Bobzilla

    Nov. 8, 2011 2:42 p.m. Bobzilla SuperDork

    I feel very let down.

    With that said, I always wanted to start a crappy band with the name "Free Beer" and play local bars. We'd be selling out every night!

  • alfadriver

    Nov. 8, 2011 4:21 p.m. alfadriver SuperDork

    Curmudgeon wrote:

    Cool! I had found the CWA page but nothing as specific as what alfa found It specifically mentions piping which is very important). Thanks! I'll buy you a beer tomorrow.

    I'll raise one in your honor, and call it even. Glad I could help.

  • EastCoastMojo

    Nov. 8, 2011 4:24 p.m. EastCoastMojo SuperDork

    Is this related to the Dam Beavers?

  • Nov. 8, 2011 4:29 p.m. petegossett SuperDork

    I know a couple guys who accidentally started a band called "Titties & Beer". They don't actually book gigs, they just show up at local bars with an acoustic guitar & battery-powered keyboard, then proceed to get tanked & jam.

    They're both retired, so this happens pretty frequently. :)

  • imirk

    Nov. 8, 2011 4:35 p.m. imirk Reader

    Bobzilla wrote:

    I feel very let down.

    With that said, I always wanted to start a crappy band with the name "Free Beer" and play local bars. We'd be selling out every night!

    In Grand Rapids there was a morning radio show titled "Free Beer and Hot Wings in the Morning" was a pretty standard Rock/Alt.Rock morning show, appreantly got syndicated at least a bit.

  • Maroon92

    Nov. 8, 2011 5:46 p.m. Maroon92 SuperDork

    Got syndicated alot bit. They are on 29 stations now. I've listened to them since the first episode.

  • Mazdax605

    Nov. 8, 2011 6:01 p.m. Mazdax605 Dork

    They're on a station on Cape Cod. Seems like the typical morning drive time hack stuff to me. I may be a bit jaded with Sirius though.

  • wbjones

    Nov. 8, 2011 6:06 p.m. wbjones SuperDork

    true ?? probably not... but the story is that a bar put on the marque "FREE BEER HERE TONIGHT" .... 'course that was the name of the band..

  • imirk

    Nov. 8, 2011 6:09 p.m. imirk Reader

    In reply to Maroon92:

    It's been three an'a half years since I lived in GR, I do recall the time somone called in to tell them that when they were coming on air to thier station they hurried up to get a valid ID so they could get in on the Free Beer.

 
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