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[14 May 2005|12:35am] |
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So what are you drinking with your water today?????
BUSH PLAN WOULD ALLOW MORE SEWAGE IN NATION'S FRESH WATER
A Bush Administration proposal to routinely allow partially
treated sewage into America's waterways could face a roadblock
in Congress next week, when the House of Representatives is
expected to vote next week on the Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) budget. Included is the opportunity to support the
Save Our Water From Sewage Act.
The bipartisan amendment to stop increased sewage dumping would
block EPA from finalizing a proposal that allows an increase in
the use of "blending", a process where partially treated waste
is dumped into lakes, rivers and streams.
Currently under the Clean Water Act, partially treated sewage
may be released only in a dire emergency, such as a hurricane.
Otherwise the process known as blending is illegal, and waste
treatment must be carried out in three phases -- first screening
for solids in the waste, second phase removing most of the
viruses, parasites and other pollutants, and the third phase
treating sewage for bacteria.
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