Comment submitted by Kathryn Little
AnonymousOpposeIndividual
Summary: A water resources engineer opposes the proposed regulatory changes, arguing that weakening protections for coal ash will lead to water contamination and significant health and infrastructural costs. The commenter urges the EPA to uphold and enforce existing strong protections.
As a water resources engineer, I urge the EPA to uphold and enforce existing strong protections for coal ash and to not eliminate existing protections. The work I do on a daily basis deals with preventing contaminants from various sources from entering water, for the health of our communities and ecosystems. Weakening these regulations and allowing polluters to act with impudence goes against the very heart of what I do and puts all of us at risk. We all rely on safe, clean water, and the cost of health and infrastructural damages from contaminated water will far outweigh any permitting savings that might be achieved from these regulatory changes.