Focus Area 8: Environmental Health
Goal: Promote health for all through a healthy environment
Goal 8-5. Safe drinking water: community water systems (1995, 2003)
Increase the proportion of persons served by community water systems who receive a supply of drinking water that meets the regulations of the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Target: 95 percent.
Baseline: 841 percent of persons served by community water systems received drinking water that met SDWA (Public Law 93-523) regulations in 1995.
Target setting method: Consistent with EPA’s 2003–08 Strategic Plan.
Data sources: Potable Water Surveillance System (PWSS) and Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), EPA.
1 Baseline revised from 85 after November 2000 publication.
Progress for goal Goal 8-5 in meeting the 2010 standards:
According to the "Progress Quotient Chart"
Safe drinking water: community water systems (1995, 2003) 55% - Moved toward target
Opportunities & Challenges: Water quality: The passage of the Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health (BEACH) Act in October 2000 amended the Clean Water Act to (1) establish a national grants program to improve consistency of water quality standards, beach monitoring, and public notification approaches and (2) strengthen national information collection.EPA EPA established its BEACH program to promote greater consistency in beach health programs and to provide better information to the public. As part of that program, EPA compiles information on beach advisories and closures. It has collected that information using annual questionnaires sent to participating States, Tribes, local governments, and other agencies that maintain swimming beaches. The questionnaire collects information about advisories and closings that have occurred throughout the swimming season.
Emerging Issues: Water quality: Beach monitoring programs are typically run by local health agencies, and programs vary by location. Monitoring results are inconsistent because agencies use different indicator organisms and varying monitoring frequencies. As part of its beach grant program, EPA has set performance criteria that States and other governments must meet to receive beach grants.EPA These criteria are expected to improve the reporting of beach advisory data.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of water and sewage facilities.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 14, 2009
Mr. PASCRELL (for himself, Mr. DAVIS of Alabama, and Ms. SUTTON) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
Journal of the House - 9th Day - Thursday, February 5, 2009 Abeler, Hilty, Hornstein and Magnus introduced:
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor.
Journal of the House - 16th Day - Monday, March 2, 2009 Abeler moved that H. F. No. 537 be recalled from the Committee on Commerce and Labor and be re-referred to the Energy Finance and Policy Division. The motion prevailed.Journal of the House - 20th Day - Monday, March 16, 2009 Abeler moved that H. F. No. 537 be returned to its author. The motion prevailed.
My Political Representative on this issue is Representative Jim Abeler (R) District: 48B
In my opinion which I have to add is not an expert opinion by any means. I think that it is important to channel money so that all people will have and use potable water without an exorbitant amount of money for a long time to come. Not only the water we eat and drink but also the water that people swim and fish in should be held to a standard that is safe for use.
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Since we are from Minnesota we are very much surrounded by water with lakes and rivers. I would have to say a lot of people around here like to swim and fish in the lakes. It would be a shame to not be able too due to a pollution from a local buisness. If you have ever been down do the local WSSD plant they have pictures of Duluth area rivers, and streams that had "sludge" water. It was think and muddy, and now after we filter it and treat it the water is clean and clear. So, this type of bill is going to have a great effect on us all.
ReplyDeleteGreat job with you post.
To me this seems like a "no brainer" why wouldn't we want water supplies to be safe and clean?! From around here I feel that people appreciate the clean lakes to swim and fish in, probably something we all take for granite.
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ReplyDeleteI agree with Jayme how it should be a no brainer when it comes to clean drinking water.we are lucky to have the resources we do. Let's hope were moving in a positive direction with soemthing like this.:)