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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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# 17,600:
11:29 pm PDT, May 5,
Karen Weils, New York
Just the thought makes me sick !!!YUCK !! YUCK!!!Come on our water must be pure and clean, we drink it,don't need to get sick because of sewage mixed in with our water supply...
Just the thought makes me sick !!!YUCK !! YUCK!!!Come on our water must be pure and clean, we drink it,don't need to get sick because of sewage mixed in with our water supply...
# 17,599:
6:24 pm PDT, May 5,
Jennifer Burgoyne, New York
# 17,598:
1:12 pm PDT, May 5,
Liza Sawyer, California
# 17,597:
11:56 am PDT, May 5,
Roshawn Dawson, Louisiana
This proposed plan to blend sewage with drinking water is foolish. Does the government want to see the American people sick and diseased? And to think our troops are overseas fighting terrorism. The real terrorists seem to be right here on American soil, seated in government.
This proposed plan to blend sewage with drinking water is foolish. Does the government want to see the American people sick and diseased? And to think our troops are overseas fighting terrorism. The real terrorists seem to be right here on American soil, seated in government.
# 17,596:
10:26 am PDT, May 5,
Ashli Nielson, Arizona
# 17,595:
4:48 am PDT, May 5,
Christian Ryan, Texas
# 17,594:
6:37 pm PDT, May 4,
Name not displayed, California
# 17,593:
5:20 pm PDT, May 3,
Debbie Stephenson, Oklahoma
Stop allowing fluoride, nuclear waste, sewage waste, and all the other poisons you are trying to poison the children of America with. It is time to show that you received some form of halfway decent education.
Stop allowing fluoride, nuclear waste, sewage waste, and all the other poisons you are trying to poison the children of America with. It is time to show that you received some form of halfway decent education.
# 17,592:
10:11 am PDT, May 3,
Jessica Black-Inman, California
If you poison our waters, you poison the world!
If you poison our waters, you poison the world!
# 17,591:
9:09 am PDT, May 3,
Angel Dougan, Ohio
what the hell are you ppl trying to do kill us? keep that crap out of our water
what the hell are you ppl trying to do kill us? keep that crap out of our water
# 17,590:
8:26 am PDT, May 3,
Rita Abraham, Michigan
This is PURE EVIL...STOP this NOW! It is unthinkable and IMMORAL. We need all NEW EPA employees that are of MORAL character,it appears that they may have a HITLER type CEO., with serious mental problems.
This is PURE EVIL...STOP this NOW! It is unthinkable and IMMORAL. We need all NEW EPA employees that are of MORAL character,it appears that they may have a HITLER type CEO., with serious mental problems.
# 17,589:
6:13 am PDT, May 3,
T Bennett, West Virginia
# 17,588:
3:32 am PDT, May 3,
TERRI DISHMAN, New Jersey
# 17,587:
3:11 pm PDT, May 2,
SISTA CHAN, California
# 17,586:
9:29 am PDT, May 2,
Kelle Peeplez, Michigan
# 17,585:
8:32 pm PDT, May 1,
Sarah Eubank, Virginia
# 17,584:
6:52 pm PDT, May 1,
Isaac Cohen, Oregon
# 17,583:
2:01 pm PDT, May 1,
Alex Credico, Ohio
# 17,582:
1:42 pm PDT, May 1,
Kat French, Texas
# 17,581:
2:51 am PDT, May 1,
Betty Unterbrink, Illinois
# 17,580:
1:00 am PDT, May 1,
Ana Loa, California
# 17,579:
10:26 am PDT, Apr 30,
Tammy Svjagintsev, Texas
# 17,578:
8:38 am PDT, Apr 30,
Name not displayed, Nevada
# 17,577:
10:07 pm PDT, Apr 29,
John Bartholomew, Virginia
it time that the EPA does there jobs and protects us
it time that the EPA does there jobs and protects us
# 17,576:
9:45 pm PDT, Apr 29,
James Smith, Washington
# 17,575:
6:30 pm PDT, Apr 29,
Pamela Light, New York
# 17,574:
6:11 pm PDT, Apr 29,
Laura Hochreiter, New York
# 17,573:
5:49 pm PDT, Apr 29,
Peter Dailey, New York
# 17,572:
5:07 pm PDT, Apr 29,
Melissa Eurich, Texas
Stop this. Are you crazy?
Stop this. Are you crazy?
# 17,571:
2:29 pm PDT, Apr 29,
Everness Evangelista, Texas
# 17,570:
2:26 pm PDT, Apr 29,
Essencejoy Evangelista, Texas
ew how gross.
ew how gross.
# 17,569:
1:55 pm PDT, Apr 29,
Katherine Lloyd, Australia
Sewage blending can only lead to further pollution of our water resources with the resultant increase in bad health, and further demands on the economy
Sewage blending can only lead to further pollution of our water resources with the resultant increase in bad health, and further demands on the economy
# 17,568:
10:52 am PDT, Apr 29,
Brandon Lindsey, Oklahoma
This isn't that complicated, we need "CLEAN" water in order to survive. Cut loose those puppet strings and do something. This is too important.
This isn't that complicated, we need "CLEAN" water in order to survive. Cut loose those puppet strings and do something. This is too important.
# 17,567:
10:26 am PDT, Apr 29,
J'lene Robinson, Utah
# 17,566:
6:31 pm PDT, Apr 28,
Kari Dyrdahl, Minnesota
UGH! Would you want to drink someone elses piss!
UGH! Would you want to drink someone elses piss!
# 17,565:
4:31 pm PDT, Apr 28,
Margaret Seward, Washington
# 17,564:
1:51 pm PDT, Apr 28,
Michael Vicos, Georgia
# 17,563:
8:17 am PDT, Apr 28,
Paul Damian, Illinois
# 17,562:
12:38 am PDT, Apr 28,
Philip Clarke, Canada
# 17,561:
5:29 pm PDT, Apr 27,
Belva Banks, Illinois
# 17,560:
4:08 pm PDT, Apr 27,
Brian G. Ratchford, Pennsylvania
# 17,559:
2:50 pm PDT, Apr 27,
Jeanne Desmond, Massachusetts
# 17,558:
11:23 am PDT, Apr 27,
Lara Schiavon, Brazil
# 17,557:
10:02 am PDT, Apr 27,
Katie Blommer, California
# 17,556:
9:54 am PDT, Apr 27,
Malissa Romero, Arizona
# 17,555:
9:52 am PDT, Apr 27,
Shannon Watson, Indiana
# 17,554:
10:52 pm PDT, Apr 26,
DEBRA RADFORD-BOEHMER, Missouri
WATER IS VERY IMPORTANT TO OUR BODIES AND WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO FEEL SAFE ABOUT DRINKING WATER...
WATER IS VERY IMPORTANT TO OUR BODIES AND WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO FEEL SAFE ABOUT DRINKING WATER...
# 17,553:
9:58 pm PDT, Apr 26,
Jodi Middlebrook, Arizona
"Sewage Blending" plan?? You CAN'T be SERIOUS?? How could anyone in their right mind 'relax' on this plan? UNREAL!
"Sewage Blending" plan?? You CAN'T be SERIOUS?? How could anyone in their right mind 'relax' on this plan? UNREAL!
# 17,552:
5:09 pm PDT, Apr 26,
Sarah Becker, Missouri
# 17,551:
2:24 pm PDT, Apr 26,
Dennis Parkstone, Delaware
KEEP IT SEPERATE
KEEP IT SEPERATE