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1. Why would the drinking water cost more?

Reply to FakeNoose (Original post)

Mon Feb 19, 2024, 05:21 PM

Feb 2024

The EPA standard being discussed applies to the cleaning up the waste water that is discharged into the river to bring it up to natural river water environmental standards.

Even the article states : The standard for river water as it runs freely is separate from the drinking water standard, which must be made safe for direct human consumption. and the EPA standard in question is for the freely running river water.

Wouldn't the cost for complying with this EPA standard be applied to the pollution source?

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