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Originally Posted by REKCUT

In english please. To many abbreviations.

This week the Southern Four Wheel Drive Association along with the United Four Wheel Drive Association and Blue Ribbon Coalition issued a notice of intent to sue the United States Forest Service under the Clean water act.

"The Forest has engaged itself and the public in a nearly two-year process of swallowing the Southern Environmental Law center Notice of Intent conclusions hook, line and sinker. The central conclusions of the February 27th letter and the Order/Decision Memo closely follow the allegations, if not specific wording, of the Notice of Intent. The Notice of Intent allegations and Forest’s acceptance of them cannot be squared with the facts or applicable law.

Notwithstanding their concerted effort to pursue collaborative and creative solutions for transitioning to a meaningful, active management system at the Area, the Recreational Groups find themselves backed into a corner by the Forest’s actions. Such actions reflect erring on the side of eliminating use that has been continuing for decades.

Sadly, the Forest apparently perceives an unsolvable dilemma, despite the fact that alternative, more successful management strategies have been proposed to the Forest from internal and external sources.

Absent a meaningful response to the concerns raised here the Recreational Groups will find themselves with no resort but the courts."