Donnelle Eller reports on EPA action:
Last year, Iowa DNR railed against EPA's decision, saying it contained “several legal errors” and incorrectly implied that “Iowa’s water is not safe."
With new appointees under President Donald Trump, EPA Region 7 reversed the decision, a move that came as Central Iowa Water Works faced a water-quality crisis this summer, banning 600,000 Des Moines metro area customers from watering their lawns.
Demand spiked at the same time its member utilities saw high nitrate levels in the region's primary drinking water sources, the Des Moines and Raccoon rivers, raising concern that the treatment plant wouldn't be able to safely deliver drinking water. [emphasis added]
“This reversal is an affront to the health and well-being of Iowans,” Jenny Turner, president of Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement's board, said Tuesday, Aug. 12, adding that it's "tone deaf, appalling, and dangerous."
Apparently, the answer is 'YES!!'
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