Last year ORSANCO proposed to completely eliminate the Ohio River’s Pollution Standards. With your voice and massive public outcry, we defeated the proposal and the Ohio River’s Pollution Standards are still in effect. Now polluters want to make the Ohio River’s Pollution Standards optional. ORSANCO’s 2019 proposal makes the Ohio River’s scientifically established pollution limits, … Continue reading Tell ORSANCO the pollution standards for the Ohio River should NOT be optional!
Category: Clean Water Act Defense
Clean Water
"Saying you want clean water and excluding ephemeral streams is like saying you want universal health care, but you won't cover anyone not named Ken," said Ken Kopocis, who led the Obama EPA's Office of Water.
Public Comments Stop Deregulation of the Ohio River’s Pollution Standards
This year, we nearly lost 70 years of rules that have successfully improved the health of the Ohio River. The Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission, known as ORSANCO, cited redundancy with state and EPA regulations as cause to propose eliminating the Ohio River’s numeric criteria, designated uses, and public input process as part of … Continue reading Public Comments Stop Deregulation of the Ohio River’s Pollution Standards