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AMERICAN SOD PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION 



An International Organization Dedicated to Advancement of the Turfgrass Sod industry 



OFRCEflS 199J-M 



PRESIDENT Richard Sc^■o<J«l 

 G'eenrKjnio" G'Oup ">c 

 1 400 MOOJeOiocti Road 

 Ca'T*f<lQe OnU<oN3H4R6 

 Prxioe (519) 653 7494 

 PAX (519) 653 0833 



V PRESlOEMT Louis L froofang, Jr 



Btookrrt^aOe Sod Farm, inc 



RR 1 Boi 547 



Dosweu Vi(g.na 23047-9751 



PftoreiSOa* 633 6338 



FAX 1 804| 883-6377 



SECYTReAS J Oougus Bafl>erTy 



Aidino Sod Fame inc 



PO Boi2ie 



Chu/ChviBe ILUryland ?l02fl 



PT>Ooe (4101 879-8277 



FAX (410) 836 2932 



PASTPRES Mriie Holmes 



Warren s Twrt Nufsery inc 



7502 S Mair> Street 



CrysUJ Lake, lomo^ 60014-804S 



Phone (815)455-5100 



FAX (8151 455-7894 



BOARD OF TRUSTEES 



Ben t Copeiand 



Panen SeeO Clo Super Sod 



PO Boi2i7 



Lakeland Geo'g>a 31635 



Phone (9121 482-3131 



Oavid Ooguef 



Cref^haw & Doguei Tortgrass, Inc 



609 Casne Ritlge 



Austj" Teias 78746 



PNx^ (5121328-0884 



Wayne Thof^on 



To« Valley Farms. If< 



E Mign*iay92 



Mead Netxaska 68041 



Phone , 4021 624 6385 



Unda Tucke' 

 Sodco. In; 



PO Bo>2 



S»oconi Rhode Island 02B77 



Phone (4011 294-3100 



Frank H WJmot 

 Sommrt Hall Turt Fami 

 21300 Rrve* Road 

 PooiesvTile, Maryland 20837 

 Phone (30 11 948 2900 



fr>an Wood 



T>t) Top Turt Hd 



Cow Pasiure Farm 



Newion Longviile 



MiJio" Keynes EnglarxJ 



MK17 0BU 



Phone (0908) 270701 



Ea Zuckeiman 



Oela Biuegrass Co 



P O Boi 307 



Stooion. Calilom.a 95201 -0307 



Phone (2091 464 8355 



EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 



Douglas H Fe^xJer CAE 



ie55-AHK>Lsfload 



Rolling Meadows iilinots 60006 



Phone (708) 705-9898 



LEGAL COUNSEL 



Morie B Lake 



McGuifiess a Williams 



'015 iSiri Slfeei- NW . Sutte 1200 



Washington. D C 20005 



Phone (202) 789 8600 



TESTIMONY SUBMITTED BY 

 THE AMERICAN SOD PRODUCERS ASSOCUTION 



on the 



Impact of Wetlands and Non-Point Source Pollution 



Regulations on Agricultural Land 



Before the Environment, Credit and Rural Development 



House Subcommittee on Agriculture 



by 



Douglas H. Fender 



Executive Director 



March 23, 1994 



MR. CHAIRMAN: We are pleased to submit testimony regarding a problem 

 turfgrass sod producers have concerning the enforcement of wetlands 

 protections under section 404 of the Clean Water Act and the disparate 

 treatment of agricultural commodities under the law. 



The American Sod Producers Association (ASPA) is the international, 

 independent, non-profit trade association for over 650 farms involved in the 

 growing and marketing of turfgrass sod. ASPA also represents nearly 100 



1855-A Hicks Road 



Rolling Meadows. IL 60008 



708/705-9898 (Fax 708/705-8347) 



