Petition against EPA allowing sewage dumping in drinking water

[Shallah Kali]

Tell Congress to Keep Sewage Out of Our Drinking Water
Target: The U.S. Congress
Sponsor: League of Conservation Voters
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/918223590

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!

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/918223590

[dawgfan]

1. EPA backtracked

It was in USA Today. Bush changed his mind and told us that he's not going to make us drink feces.

www.mark-gelbart.com