Thanks Steve. I really appreciate your leadership on this issue.
Best in 08,
Mike Carberry
2029 Friendship St.
Iowa City IA 52245
office: 319.338.8820
mobile: 319.594.6453
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From: Steve Veysey
To: [log in to unmask]
Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 10:32 AM
Subject: Re: Sierra Club's Mike Carberry interview on DNR stream controversy KGAN-TV Wed 12/26
Hello Mike,
Good job on the TV interview. Here's what people need to keep in mind though. The A1 designation does not just encompass swimming. The DNR's constant use of "swimming" in all of their press is a false premise they deliberately perpetrate in order to make their actions seem reasonable. A1 has three determinatives 1) prolonged contact with the water, 2) risk of ingesting water, and 3) ingestion in quantities that could cause harm. Swimming is not a determinative, it is just an example of one type of activity the rule is supposed to protect.
My comeback to the DNR spin is that kids splashing and playing in the water need protection too. We must always challenge their false premise as part of our response.
DNR will also say that the A2 designation being given most of these streams will effectively protect for A1 activities as well, since disinfection is "all or nothing" from an engineering standpoint. They fail to mention that the scientific basis for protecting for A2 (incidental contact) activities is being challenged nationally by the wastewater industry, and EPA may remove their guidance that states protect A2 designated streams. Even now it is not an EPA requirement. If that happens, states that define "primary contact" activities inclusively will still protect for most activities in most streams. States, like Iowa, that are trying to define "primary contact" activities very narrowly will NOT be protective of most activities in most streams. Based upon DNR statements to the wastewater folks, the half-life for implementing these new standards into permits will be ten years or more. There is a great risk that disinfection will never be implemented for streams designated A2. That's why we have to fight to keep as many streams as possible designated A1.
Keep up the fight.
Steve
On Dec 27, 2007 8:39 PM, Mike Carberry <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Click here:
http://www.kgan.com/players/news/top_stories/video.shtml
And scroll to "DNR Controversy."
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