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Representative Brian Elder's Pro- Line 5 Statement as corrected by Clean Water Action
Representative Elder's original statement was riddled with errors -- so we fixed it.
Download a PDF version of the corrections here.
LANSING — Public Act 359 of 2018 passed the Michigan Legislature last December creating the Mackinac Straits Corridor Authority to oversee the construction and management of a utility tunnel to modernize the oil and gas pipeline keep an outdated and climate-change inducing 19 th century fuel source operating through the Straits of Mackinac and house Enbridge Energy’s Line 5. Attorney General Dana Nessel filed a lawsuit to terminate the operation of the existing
Background: Federal Regulation of Lead in Drinking Water
For our introduction to lead and drinking water, click here.
The Federal Government regulates lead in drinking water, primarily through the Lead and Copper Rule.
Lead and Copper Rule
Adopted as part of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) in 1991 by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) the Lead and Copper Rule (LCR)'s purpose is to protect public health by minimizing lead and copper exposure at the tap.
The LCR requires water systems to monitor the drinking water they provide and control for corrosion. Because lead can get into drinking water at various points throughout the system, as
Harmful Algal Outbreaks and Drinking Water
Freshwater Harmful Algal Blooms happen most often where there are high levels of nutrients like nitrogen or phosphorus present in warm, still waters like lakes, ponds, or reservoirs. They can also occur in rivers, especially during summer months. Aquatic ecosystems need nutrients to thrive but fertilizer runoff from agriculture, sewage and industrial discharges, and urban stormwater have added an excessive of nutrients into many of our nation’s bays, lakes and rivers.
Statement on the Development of the 5th Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule
We urge all stakeholders to work with EPA to address these challenges so that the most comprehensive understanding of PFAS chemical occurrence possible can be undertaken.
Input on Development of the Draft National Water Reuse Action Plan
July 1, 2019
The Honorable David Ross Assistant Administrator Office of Water U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington DC 20460
Submitted online (Docket Number: EPA-HQ-OW-2019-0174) Re: Input on Development of the Draft National Water Reuse Action Plan
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Thank you for the opportunity to comment on development of the Draft National Water Reuse Action Plan and on the Discussion Framework for that process. We support the approaches articulated in the Discussion Framework of integrating federal policy, including the Clean Water