WASHINGTON – Several national and state water associations, in a September 12 letter to members of the House and Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittees, have expressed their disapproval of two bills and one provision pertaining to chemical facility security currently under deliberation in Congress.
Members of the Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies, the American Water Works Association and five other utility associations said in the letter that the proposed legislation "would significantly complicate the goal of protecting public health."
The agencies claim the bills hand over authority for regulation of drinking water treatment to the US Department of Homeland Security, which they said "has no expertise in the treatment technologies and requirements necessary to protect public health."
Regulatory responsibilities should be left to the US Environmental Protection Agency, according to the letter.
Hey, the lobbyist scoundrels who my company supports have done something good and decent for a change! Woo-hoo!
