Safe Drinking Water Act

Imagine a world in which the water was undrinkable, the land was unfertile and the air was suffocating. This is the world consumed by fracking. Fracking is harmful to the environment but seems to be making its way still around the world. Understanding the risk and the benefit ration and becoming educated about the ramifications should be a requirement to the decision makers determining whether an area will allow fracking or not. “The process of this hydraulic fracturing is a well stimulation…

Agency defines frackings as “A well stimulation process used to maximize the extraction of underground resources; including oil, natural gas, geothermal energy, and even water”(Environmental Protection Agency). This process, employed to release natural gas involves drilling deep into the ground and shooting a high pressure water solution into rock formations in order to release the gas inside. Although the history of fracking can be traced back to the 1940’s, it wasn’t until 2003 that was…

“Unsafe water, sanitation, and hygiene are responsible for almost 4% of the global total in disability adjusted life years (DALYS) and almost 6% of the total attributable DALYs in high-mortality countries (WHO 2002).” In this scientific paper, I will discuss the neurological effects of lead contamination in public water through a series of case studies in the hopes of urging the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee to place stricter regulation on the EPA in monitoring lead pollution of…

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 home (See Appendix E). Currently, water utilities in Wisconsin are not allowed to use ratepayer funds for use on private…

Psychology is the study of behavior and minds, embracing all aspects of conscious and unconscious experience as well as thought. It is a social science, where the main goal is to understand individuals and groups. A major in psychology gives students the resources to obtain many different types of jobs, from research work to clinical work. A clinical psychologist diagnoses and treats mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders. Clinical psychologists work in many different types of facilities,…

environment make sure the water supply is clean and abundant to support humans and aquatic species. The Small Systems webinar concerns the safety of water and how it can impact the environment (EPA Research). “Through innovative science and engineering, cost-effective, sustainable solutions to the 21st century complex water issues are being developed” (EPA Research). Disinfectant residuals allow the “EPA to communicate directly with state personal and other small drinking water systems…

Problem(s) addressed by the statute: The Clean Water Act (CWA) was created to protect the health and wellbeing of public and environment form harmful pollutions that were being discharged into the water supply. Like others federal law CAA is overseas by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) by creating/following National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES), along with other regulations and standards. Structure of statute: The Clean Water Act (CWA) and the basis of it all…

Trichloroethylene (TCE) is defined as a Priority Pollutant covered under the Clean Water Act. The chemical is an organic vapor, and is a component used in degreasing, distillation, and painting operations (Woodside, 1999). Trichloroethylene is a liquid used as a solvent, and in other compounds (Environmental Protection Agency, 2011). Annually 10 million pounds of Trichloroethylene is used to manufacture Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) (Gilbert & Heuvel, 2014). While current figures are not…

Littering is the act of leaving any rubbish or number of objects lying untidily in a place. Studies show that since the 1940's littering has tripled and is now this way today. Studies also show that 94% of people think that littering is bad but do it anyway. What is The Drinkable Book ? The Drinkable Book is the first ever manual that provides safe drinking water for those in need. This book was made by Dr. Theresa Dankovich in 2014. The Drinkable Book main use was to give safe drinking water to…

in many cases, tap water and bottled water are not so different regarding the health aspects. People continue to purchase bottled water because they believe it is safer; In many cases, tap water is just as safe as bottled water, if not safer. Tap water is cheaper, more environmentally friendly, and as safe as bottled water is. Tap water is much, much cheaper than bottled water is. To put this into perspective, bottled water costs over 100x what tap water costs. Bottled water from brands like…