When Inhofe says there’s a crisis…
April 3rd, 2005The EPA is more concerned than ever about lead in drinking water, and get this; our own Sen. Inhofe is siding with the EPA over Bush on the matter.
Sen. James Inhofe, R-Okla., chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, was in rare disagreement with President Bush. Inhofe said he was disappointed that Bush’s budget proposal for 2006 would reduce by one-third the low-interest loans to states for water quality protection and decrease by 83 percent spending on replacing aging water treatment facilities and pipes.
In a letter to Sen. Judd Gregg, R-N.H., chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, Inhofe said the nation “is truly on the verge of a crisis. Systems are aging and regulatory costs are increasing. The Congress simply must do its part to meet these rising costs.”
Lead is a highly toxic metal used for years in many household products. Pregnant women and infants are the most vulnerable to lead, which can cause kidney and brain damage and, in some cases, death.
I’m convinced.
April 3rd, 2005 at 9:26 pm
On a monthly basis we receive a notice with our city (water) bill informing us that they did not meet EPA standards and are required to improve treatment processes. It goes on to state that the levels are not dangerous, they just don’t meet the standards and drinking water is safe. Then it goes into several paragraphs explaining if levels or byproducts were dangerous, these are the possible health risks.
I buy and drink bottled water.
April 3rd, 2005 at 10:06 pm
Now that is the definition of bureaucracy!
Our well water has tested good, other than a lot of calcium, which makes it taste good but fouls water heaters prematurely. But we too drink a lot of purified water.