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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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# 150:
11:38 am PDT, May 17,
Colin Odden, Ohio
# 149:
11:37 am PDT, May 17,
Name not displayed, California
# 148:
11:37 am PDT, May 17,
Name not displayed, Kansas
# 147:
11:37 am PDT, May 17,
Stacie Dimitroff, Ohio
# 146:
11:36 am PDT, May 17,
Candice Hanks, Missouri
Common sense should tell them that dumping sewage is not safe for anyone. Where is the Health Dept.in all of this? Shouldn't they be protesting such an action? If they want to dump sewage let Congress dump it in THEIR PERSONAL drinking water only. If they need to hear it.....IT'S UNSAFE for the public health.
Common sense should tell them that dumping sewage is not safe for anyone. Where is the Health Dept.in all of this? Shouldn't they be protesting such an action? If they want to dump sewage let Congress dump it in THEIR PERSONAL drinking water only. If they need to hear it.....IT'S UNSAFE for the public health.
# 145:
11:36 am PDT, May 17,
Kathy Mathieu, Maine
# 144:
11:36 am PDT, May 17,
Name not displayed, Montana
don't piss in the pot you eat or drink out of....!
don't piss in the pot you eat or drink out of....!
# 143:
11:36 am PDT, May 17,
Charlotte Egan, Connecticut
# 142:
11:36 am PDT, May 17,
Betty Robinson, Mississippi
I oppose the new sweage blending Plan, come on we just got done cleaning up some rivers and such, now we are back to square one. The more of these kinds of petitions I sign I see our world going to Hell on a tobbagan slide.
I oppose the new sweage blending Plan, come on we just got done cleaning up some rivers and such, now we are back to square one. The more of these kinds of petitions I sign I see our world going to Hell on a tobbagan slide.
# 141:
11:36 am PDT, May 17,
Libby J. Goldstein, Pennsylvania
If you're so worried about bioterrorism, you might just wat to make sure that our drinking water stays clean and can't spread diseases.
If you're so worried about bioterrorism, you might just wat to make sure that our drinking water stays clean and can't spread diseases.
# 140:
11:36 am PDT, May 17,
Stephen Glenn, South Carolina
As a manager in the health care field, I think that I can say with some credibility that our resources are stretched thinly enough without such reckless procedures.
As a manager in the health care field, I think that I can say with some credibility that our resources are stretched thinly enough without such reckless procedures.
# 139:
11:36 am PDT, May 17,
Brenda Brunson, Louisiana
Water is something that is need in everyday life and our waterways should not be used for dumping of waste. Please oppose this sewage blending plan.
Water is something that is need in everyday life and our waterways should not be used for dumping of waste. Please oppose this sewage blending plan.
# 138:
11:36 am PDT, May 17,
Name not displayed, New Jersey
# 137:
11:35 am PDT, May 17,
Neverne Covington, Florida
We demand clean and pure water
We demand clean and pure water
# 136:
11:35 am PDT, May 17,
Name not displayed, California
# 135:
11:35 am PDT, May 17,
Betty Ferrero, Texas
It was always comforting to read signs as one drove into a town that the water supply was approved. I guess Mr. Bush will have to spend millions taking tose down or putting up a skull and crossbones over a water sign.
It was always comforting to read signs as one drove into a town that the water supply was approved. I guess Mr. Bush will have to spend millions taking tose down or putting up a skull and crossbones over a water sign.
# 134:
11:35 am PDT, May 17,
Paul Statman, California
# 133:
11:35 am PDT, May 17,
Name not displayed, Illinois
# 132:
11:35 am PDT, May 17,
Mary-Anne Weiner, RN, Pennsylvania
Clean drinking us essential to disease prevention. We need to be cleaning up our environment, not polluting it further.
Clean drinking us essential to disease prevention. We need to be cleaning up our environment, not polluting it further.
# 131:
11:34 am PDT, May 17,
Tina Littleman, Arizona
Water is a necessity of life and allowing even the remotest chance of sewage or any other contaminent in the water system could be devastating, worst case scenario, lethal.
Water is a necessity of life and allowing even the remotest chance of sewage or any other contaminent in the water system could be devastating, worst case scenario, lethal.
# 130:
11:34 am PDT, May 17,
Linda Misch, Missouri
isn't there enough sickeness and dieases here now that there's no treatment for. or is it thae fact that enough peo[ple haven't died as thought when you's agrreede to take themedicade program from the poor so now you've come up with another way to do away with the people
isn't there enough sickeness and dieases here now that there's no treatment for. or is it thae fact that enough peo[ple haven't died as thought when you's agrreede to take themedicade program from the poor so now you've come up with another way to do away with the people
# 129:
11:34 am PDT, May 17,
Norm Jacobsen, Florida
# 128:
11:34 am PDT, May 17,
Jan Shrode, Texas
# 127:
11:34 am PDT, May 17,
Dave Modarelli, Ohio
# 126:
11:33 am PDT, May 17,
Bonnie Taulbee, Ohio
How can you possibly think that this is a good idea? But, most of what the White House is doing these days is not a good idea for normal people.
How can you possibly think that this is a good idea? But, most of what the White House is doing these days is not a good idea for normal people.
# 125:
11:33 am PDT, May 17,
Noelle Meade, Colorado
Nothing this administration does surprises me anymore. Depresses. Disheartens. Dismays. Yes. Surprises? No.
Nothing this administration does surprises me anymore. Depresses. Disheartens. Dismays. Yes. Surprises? No.
# 124:
11:33 am PDT, May 17,
Harriet Irby, Texas
Sounds like a truly Republican idea to me. Clean water has no marketable "glitz"
Sounds like a truly Republican idea to me. Clean water has no marketable "glitz"
# 123:
11:33 am PDT, May 17,
Kathrin Kraft, California
# 122:
11:33 am PDT, May 17,
Sandy Monahan, Texas
It's just plain crazy.
It's just plain crazy.
# 121:
11:33 am PDT, May 17,
Lynne Van Treeck, Wisconsin
First of all, I can't even believe Bush was re-elected. That's a crime in itself. Am I reading this right? Why shouldn't we dump raw or partially treated sewage into the waterways? How bout the obvious reason: It wouldn't be good for anyone!!
First of all, I can't even believe Bush was re-elected. That's a crime in itself. Am I reading this right? Why shouldn't we dump raw or partially treated sewage into the waterways? How bout the obvious reason: It wouldn't be good for anyone!!
# 120:
11:33 am PDT, May 17,
Shaun Woodson, Virginia
# 119:
11:33 am PDT, May 17,
Elizabeth C Young, Tennessee
# 118:
11:32 am PDT, May 17,
Patricia Keith, Florida
Are our leaders willing to drink or bathe their grandchildren in this water? Please, if you are, contact me...
Are our leaders willing to drink or bathe their grandchildren in this water? Please, if you are, contact me...
# 117:
11:32 am PDT, May 17,
Val Weiss, New Jersey
# 116:
11:32 am PDT, May 17,
CHARLES SRAMS, Connecticut
# 115:
11:32 am PDT, May 17,
Margaret Fontenot, Tennessee
# 114:
11:32 am PDT, May 17,
Diane Rankin, Florida
# 113:
11:32 am PDT, May 17,
Mike Bayless, California
Why doesn't this surprise me? This administration will be feeding us soylent green before they are done. Do I actually need to explain why I don't want to drink sewage?
Why doesn't this surprise me? This administration will be feeding us soylent green before they are done. Do I actually need to explain why I don't want to drink sewage?
# 112:
11:31 am PDT, May 17,
Kerry Skinner, Arizona
# 111:
11:31 am PDT, May 17,
Gail Battaglia, Oregon
# 110:
11:31 am PDT, May 17,
Kim Oparil, Washington D.C.
# 109:
11:31 am PDT, May 17,
Maya Held, Wisconsin
# 108:
11:31 am PDT, May 17,
Name not displayed, California
Blending sewage with drinking water is a really bad idea.
Blending sewage with drinking water is a really bad idea.
# 107:
11:31 am PDT, May 17,
Douglass Weymouth, California
Treat the sewage before dumping it. It could be a new growth industry and keep our waters cleaner. Think of a place that you would like to visit and how much you like it because it isn't polluted, now cover it with all kinds of pollution. You get the idea. CLEAN UP THE ENVIRONMENT!!!
Treat the sewage before dumping it. It could be a new growth industry and keep our waters cleaner. Think of a place that you would like to visit and how much you like it because it isn't polluted, now cover it with all kinds of pollution. You get the idea. CLEAN UP THE ENVIRONMENT!!!
# 105:
11:31 am PDT, May 17,
Donna Iracki, Maryland
# 104:
11:31 am PDT, May 17,
Alice Brody, New York
# 103:
11:31 am PDT, May 17,
Timothy Bruck, Ohio
# 102:
11:30 am PDT, May 17,
Felicity Doyle, California
We will not survive for more than a few days without water. This is our most essential nutrient. So DON'T do this sevage blending plant! It's a disasterous idea!
We will not survive for more than a few days without water. This is our most essential nutrient. So DON'T do this sevage blending plant! It's a disasterous idea!
# 101:
11:30 am PDT, May 17,
Name not displayed, New Jersey