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Tell Congress to Keep Sewage Out of Our Drinking Water!
Target: The U.S. CongressSponsored by: League of Conservation Voters
Two phrases you never want to see in the same sentence: drinking water and "sewage blending." And yet, that's the Bush Administration's new plan for your water supply!
Incredibly, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is about to relax restrictions on dumping sewage into our waterways. Their plan would allow water treatment facilities to release sewage filled with human wastes, toxins, bacteria, viruses, parasites and other pollutants into our drinking water.
"Sewage blending" poses a serious threat to our health and our communities. Sewage that has not been fully treated carries diseases such as cholera, hepatitis, respiratory infections, and others which can be life threatening for those with weakened immune systems.
In addition to the health hazards, sewage dumping will have adverse, long-term environmental and economic consequences. Sewage in our waterways forces beach closings, increases the cost of drinking water filtration, damages coral reefs, shuts down shellfish beds, and robs the water of oxygen that fish need to breathe.
This proposal is so outrageous, we've got to get EVERYONE to take action to defeat it. Urge Congress to support the Save Our Waters from Sewage Act (H.R. 1126) to protect our families, children and communities from unsafe drinking water!
A vote on this bill could come as soon as May 19th, so please act today! Your help is critical to LCV as it works to protect our families from unsafe drinking water and to shape a pro-environment Congress and White House.
Incredibly, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is about to relax restrictions on dumping sewage into our waterways. Their plan would allow water treatment facilities to release sewage filled with human wastes, toxins, bacteria, viruses, parasites and other pollutants into our drinking water.
"Sewage blending" poses a serious threat to our health and our communities. Sewage that has not been fully treated carries diseases such as cholera, hepatitis, respiratory infections, and others which can be life threatening for those with weakened immune systems.
In addition to the health hazards, sewage dumping will have adverse, long-term environmental and economic consequences. Sewage in our waterways forces beach closings, increases the cost of drinking water filtration, damages coral reefs, shuts down shellfish beds, and robs the water of oxygen that fish need to breathe.
This proposal is so outrageous, we've got to get EVERYONE to take action to defeat it. Urge Congress to support the Save Our Waters from Sewage Act (H.R. 1126) to protect our families, children and communities from unsafe drinking water!
A vote on this bill could come as soon as May 19th, so please act today! Your help is critical to LCV as it works to protect our families from unsafe drinking water and to shape a pro-environment Congress and White House.
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# 50:
11:16 am PDT, May 17,
Peter Gabriel, New York
# 49:
11:16 am PDT, May 17,
Candy Taylor, Maryland
This is absolutely outrageous!! Drinking water should be kept clean and free from such filth as sewage
This is absolutely outrageous!! Drinking water should be kept clean and free from such filth as sewage
# 48:
11:16 am PDT, May 17,
Brian Coffey, New York
C'mon! Is it really necessary to say why we don't want to drink sewage? It's SEWAGE!!!
C'mon! Is it really necessary to say why we don't want to drink sewage? It's SEWAGE!!!
# 47:
11:15 am PDT, May 17,
Name not displayed, Michigan
# 46:
11:13 am PDT, May 17,
Harriet Blue, New York
# 45:
10:53 am PDT, May 17,
Melanie Dennis, Oklahoma
# 44:
10:11 am PDT, May 17,
Paul Uecker, Minnesota
# 43:
10:02 am PDT, May 17,
Angel Noonan, Kentucky
# 42:
9:21 am PDT, May 17,
Jeff Parker, Nevada
# 41:
9:13 am PDT, May 17,
Chala Roberts-Fife, Kansas
# 40:
8:53 am PDT, May 17,
Name not displayed, Virginia
This is beyond grotesque...it is ludicrous. Who in their right mind came up with this? Are we a third world country and shall we start to bath and cook with the same water we wash our bodies with? I am appalled to think that someone thought to even consider, "Hey I know let's re-use our sewage to drink!" Not only gross, but embarrassing for other countries to look at us and say ha-ha they drink the water their waste went into.
This is beyond grotesque...it is ludicrous. Who in their right mind came up with this? Are we a third world country and shall we start to bath and cook with the same water we wash our bodies with? I am appalled to think that someone thought to even consider, "Hey I know let's re-use our sewage to drink!" Not only gross, but embarrassing for other countries to look at us and say ha-ha they drink the water their waste went into.
# 39:
8:46 am PDT, May 17,
Diana Owens, California
Bush doesn't give a rat's ass about anyone! He needs to be Impeached!!!!!!!!!!
Bush doesn't give a rat's ass about anyone! He needs to be Impeached!!!!!!!!!!
# 38:
8:45 am PDT, May 17,
Donald Trump, Alaska
i like sewage it keeps my hair growing great. keep up the shotty work guys.
i like sewage it keeps my hair growing great. keep up the shotty work guys.
# 37:
8:36 am PDT, May 17,
Jason J Green, Virginia
# 36:
8:11 am PDT, May 17,
Sara Schmidt, Missouri
# 35:
8:06 am PDT, May 17,
Eva Lightfoot, Alabama
# 34:
7:51 am PDT, May 17,
KellyMarie McClintock, Canada
America the beautiful? Give me a break. This government has gone out of it's way to undermine everything once good in your nation. Now you are going to pollute the water with feces, yet still have no universal health care to support those ravaged by illness from this action. Don't come looking for clean drinking water from Canada, we've closed the borders to your insanity.
America the beautiful? Give me a break. This government has gone out of it's way to undermine everything once good in your nation. Now you are going to pollute the water with feces, yet still have no universal health care to support those ravaged by illness from this action. Don't come looking for clean drinking water from Canada, we've closed the borders to your insanity.
# 33:
7:37 am PDT, May 17,
Barbara Tomlinson, Washington
Bush doesn't care if all of America gets sick, just so his Fat Cat corporate sponsors are happy, and get richer! {They live in gated communities and have their own unpolluted sources of supply.}
Bush doesn't care if all of America gets sick, just so his Fat Cat corporate sponsors are happy, and get richer! {They live in gated communities and have their own unpolluted sources of supply.}
# 32:
7:32 am PDT, May 17,
Joanne Ferguson, Ohio
# 31:
7:28 am PDT, May 17,
Ashley Bennett, Virginia
# 30:
7:03 am PDT, May 17,
Angela Metzger, Indiana
# 29:
6:54 am PDT, May 17,
Amanda Nelson, Indiana
# 28:
6:52 am PDT, May 17,
Patti Noe, South Carolina
# 27:
6:48 am PDT, May 17,
Dawn Opon, Illinois
# 26:
6:44 am PDT, May 17,
Name not displayed, New York
# 25:
6:39 am PDT, May 17,
Chris Derosier, Massachusetts
# 24:
6:27 am PDT, May 17,
Christine Johnston, Pennsylvania
How many illness' can we give to the public to kill them. Will the 109th congress let this happen hope not.
How many illness' can we give to the public to kill them. Will the 109th congress let this happen hope not.
# 23:
6:17 am PDT, May 17,
Name not displayed, California
# 22:
6:05 am PDT, May 17,
Tania Naim, Lebanon
# 21:
6:04 am PDT, May 17,
Juli Pokletar, Florida
# 20:
4:37 am PDT, May 17,
Maria Angela Grow, Ohio
# 19:
4:37 am PDT, May 17,
Cliff Layman, Maryland
# 18:
3:51 am PDT, May 17,
Name not displayed, North Dakota
# 17:
2:30 am PDT, May 17,
Audrey Mealiff, Ireland
it's obvious why this is a crazy idea- people's health is at stake!
it's obvious why this is a crazy idea- people's health is at stake!
# 16:
2:18 am PDT, May 17,
RayNice Hoffman, Pennsylvania
# 15:
10:47 pm PDT, May 16,
James Barbre, Illinois
# 14:
9:41 pm PDT, May 16,
Jamie Menebroeker, Wisconsin
# 13:
9:30 pm PDT, May 16,
Name not displayed, Oregon
# 12:
8:19 pm PDT, May 16,
Katy Reid, Oregon
# 11:
8:00 pm PDT, May 16,
Rene Ferretti, Montana
# 10:
7:46 pm PDT, May 16,
Chrissy Pushard, Maine
# 9:
7:29 pm PDT, May 16,
Caroline Yun, California
# 8:
7:12 pm PDT, May 16,
Brandon Me, Pennsylvania
I think this because what if you drink tap water and you also drink sewage at the sametime. You might get sick, you might die, or nothing might happen plus your also endangering all of America and your supporters. And not just endangerering America your also endangering your family and friends.
I think this because what if you drink tap water and you also drink sewage at the sametime. You might get sick, you might die, or nothing might happen plus your also endangering all of America and your supporters. And not just endangerering America your also endangering your family and friends.
# 7:
7:07 pm PDT, May 16,
Fred Fall, New Jersey
# 6:
7:05 pm PDT, May 16,
Jeff Miller, California
# 5:
6:59 pm PDT, May 16,
Name not displayed, Louisiana
# 4:
6:51 pm PDT, May 16,
Cheryl Ewald, Arizona
# 3:
6:09 pm PDT, May 16,
Name not displayed, California
Sewage blending is, quite frankly, disgusting. Please do not allow the EPA to relax its rules concerning sewage in drinking water.
Sewage blending is, quite frankly, disgusting. Please do not allow the EPA to relax its rules concerning sewage in drinking water.
# 2:
5:57 pm PDT, May 16,
Terry O'Neal, Virginia
# 1:
1:17 pm PDT, May 12,
Name not displayed, California
This plan is beyond comprehension. Unsafe drinking water affects us all!
This plan is beyond comprehension. Unsafe drinking water affects us all!