Ive heard that the Bush administration is proposing to limit the scope of the Clean Water Act. How could that affect my drinking water?
A. Early in 2003, the Bush administration initiated a process to rewrite Clean Water Act rules and narrow the scope of the law. If the administration succumbs to pressure from industrial polluters, thousands of streams, wetlands and other waters that filter pollution out of drinking water sources would no longer be protected by the law, allowing industry to dredge, fill or dump waste into them. Unregulated contamination from sewage, oil, hazardous chemicals and other pollution would be disastrous for our drinking water supplies and public health. Children, the elderly, and people with weakened immune systems would be especially at risk from exposure to unsafe, contaminated drinking water.
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