Re: "Clean Water Restoration Act: It's still a good idea"
(editorial, June 10):
It is
disturbing that the Bush administration and recent Supreme Court rulings have
weakened the Clean Water Act of 1972 to the point where our wetlands, streams
and intermittent waterways are at risk.
For a
state that is integrally tied to its local waterways - the Delaware
and Schuylkill rivers, the Susquehanna River,
and the Three Rivers of Pittsburgh - protecting our water resources seems like
a common-sense priority.
We rely
on these waterways for our drinking water (most of Philadelphia's
drinking water comes from the Schuylkill and Delaware);
recreational activities (the great resources along our rivers and streams in Fairmount Park);
and our economy (look at the Port
of Philadelphia).
While you
thoroughly discussed the importance of the Clean Water Restoration Act, you did
not address where our local politicians stand on the pending legislation. I
hope members of Congress from the region and our U.S. senators, Bob Casey and Arlen
Specter, will co-sponsor the act to protect our health, economy and quality of
life.
Kathryn Sayles
PennEnvironment Activist
West Chester
