Don't Let the Trump Administration Repeal Clean Water Protections
- by: Sierra Club
- recipient: Environmental Protection Agency
Everyone deserves clean water. Period.
And yet the Trump Administration, led by Scott Pruitt at EPA, are trying to repeal clean water protections for one in three Americans.
In 2015, the EPA passed its Clean Water Rule, which protected streams, wetlands, and other water sources that provide water for 117 million Americans. This common-sense clarification helped protect upstream sources of water that had been largely unprotected and was the result of over 400 community hearings and 1200 peer-reviewed scientific studies.
But now the Trump Administration is trying to repeal this rule in a giant giveaway to polluters. At a time when we should be focusing on protecting water quality for Americans, this puts too many, especially rural communities that depend on well water, at risk.
Send in your comment now to oppose the repeal or reconsideration of the Clean Water Rule.
Subject: RE: Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2017-0203
Dear [Decisionmaker]
I oppose any attempt to repeal the Clean Water Rule. Basic logic says that we must protect upstream water sources in order to protect water quality downstream. Without the Clean Water Rule, local communities will be forced into costly and time-consuming litigation, clogging our courts instead of protecting our water.
Few things are more fundamental to our health than the water we drink. No one should have to worry about pollution when they turn on the tap. Low income communities are already most at risk for water contamination, and we should not put them further at risk.
The original rule was based on hundreds of stakeholder meetings and 1200 peer-reviewed academic articles. Any repeal must be based on a similarly stringent, science-based approach – and the science tells us we must protect upstream water sources in order to protect our waterways.
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