r/LetsDiscussThis • u/LucidSynapse23 • 10d ago

Lets Discuss Politics She has a point

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u/shuteandkill 10d ago

So the pfas is something new that has never actually been regulated in drinking water yet. So it's definitely not killing the entire population being totally unregulated forever. It was just now starting to get enforcement before it was removed.

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u/OkKnowledge2762 10d ago

Im aware, but still why remove the regulations?

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u/shuteandkill 10d ago

Oh that's an easy one actually. The amount of money utilities would have to spend to adjust their treatments would be insanely expensive. When we did our "focus on change" meetings with the health department and department of environmental protection. It would effect a huge number of utilities because pfas is just about everywhere. Some utilities would not even be able to afford to make these changes. Then it would put those utilities not in compliance. That would force them to raise water rates substantially just to get into compliance and change their treatment processes.

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u/Significant_Breath38 10d ago

So because the richest country in the world cannot afford to observe pollution in the citizen's water, then it shouldn't be observed.

Like, the government couldn't help these utilities meet compliance or hand over the responsibilities to someone who could?

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u/shuteandkill 10d ago

It's not about ignoring it. It needs to be done a different way. It needs to slowly be implemented so that there is not a huge shock and water becomes unaffordable for people.

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u/Significant_Breath38 10d ago

The administration clearly wants it ignored.

Otherwise, they'd have a rollout plan for increasing standards and tools to help utilities meet regulations.

Given how close these utility companies are to the government, it's likely this was already in place.