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ixnu | 9 years ago

This hits home several ways. My wife runs an environmental company specializing in water concerns in Atlanta.

"In Atlanta, which spends more on water than any other state, there was a regulatory initiative to prevent stormwater from discharging into wastewater. The move prevented raw sewage from mixing into the streams used for drinking water."

These initiatives are based on Section 404 of the Clean Water Act which has reported to be up for massive cuts from the new administration. Water run off and sewage waste have a direct impact on clean drinking water in Atlanta and the potential weakening of Section 404 will result in dirtier and more expensive water:

http://www.newsweek.com/trump-freezes-grants-approves-pipeli...

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