“Some foster parents are poorly screened or background checked to ensure they’re safe to be around children. Caseworkers are ill-trained or under-prepared to manage their caseloads. Supervisors are too overwhelmed to manage their subordinates.” (Talenfeld Law). Not taking in mind the criminal background of a newly coming foster parent…
The Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) was adopted by Congress in 1974 to secure general wellbeing by controlling the country 's open drinking water supply. The law was altered in 1986 and 1996 and requires numerous activities to secure drinking water and its sources—streams, lakes, stores, springs, and ground water wells. (SDWA does not control private wells which serve less than 25 people.) SDWA approves the United States Environmental Assurance Agency (US EPA) to set national health based…
The client Buddy, a sixteen-year-old white male, he is slim, fair and he is very discreet. He has been in residential and foster homes for the past five years of his life. Originally, Buddy was detached from the family home for arson and other delinquent behaviors. Buddy is being released to the physical custody of his mother upon his release from the residential home. The client was referred for services from the county Department of Social Services. Buddy has been in several different foster…
implicated into foster care. These policies are made with the best interest of foster children in mind. The policies solely exist to keep foster children safe, but are they enough? One policy that is implicated in the foster care system is the assurance of safety and well-being of children in foster care. This policy is called the Adoption and Safe Families Act. The policy states that the health and safety of young children are a priority in foster care. Abused and Neglected children are being…
chemicals in tap water. Researcher, Mona Hanna, includes in her article, "Bacteria, including Escherichia coli, were detected in the distribution system, resulting in Safe Drinking Water Act violation. Additional disinfection to control bacteria spurred formation of disinfection byproducts including total trihalomethanes, resulting in Safe Drinking Water Act violations for…
Alternative 3: Private Lead Service Line Replacement Program The final policy alternative is the creation of a private LSL replacement program. Lead service lines are common in housing built before the 1986 Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments that banned the use of lead-containing pipes. Municipalities are responsible for the portion of the water service line running from the water main to the curb stop, and private property owners are responsible for the portion running from the curb stop to the…
Imagine a time when, “a factory could spew black clouds of toxic (gases) into the air or dump tons of toxic waste into a nearby stream, and that be perfectly legal. They could not be taken to court to stop it. How was this possible? There were no legal or regulatory mechanisms to protect the environment” (EPA History). The EPA is an environmental group that has made a substantial difference in protecting wildlife and the Earth. The Environmental Protection Agency has benefitted the environment…
water equally the same way it affected vinegar. I had to think critically that the water probably have dirt that has been mixed with the ones that was filtered. From the experiment, I can actually say that we can devise ways to purify our water in a safe manner after we have filtered. The experiment shows we have to potential to find and formulate a safer choice on how we filter and purify…
The Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality must be followed in all of the provinces where hydraulic fracturing takes place and the results shared with the property owners (Gagnon, 2016). Provinces In Canada, a handful of provinces have banned fracking; Quebec, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland & Labrador, for the main concerns of water contamination, air quality, and the terms of clarification and operation licenses (Gagnon, 2016). While British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan allow…
In 1974, The Safe Drinking Water Act was created, and then amended in 1996. This act created chemical guidelines on any water that could potentially be ingested by the public. This act makes it mandatory for companies that have public water systems, and individuals…