Tuesday, April 12, 2016

Senator Markey wants cities to change reporting of water quality electronically with the option of receiving their water bill via email.

A water agency representative believes not all citizen have online ability. I thought that was covered in opting for paper documents with a paper invoice.

Senator Barrrasso doesn't like EPA webinars. I find them exceptionally helpful and the average citizen can become an active member of their community because of those webinars.

That average citizen can bring information to their community and the mayor and council to even funding available through application to the federal authority. The cost for US EPA to conduct these webinars are minimal to the meetings they are holding for shareholders anyway. It is not an issue regardless of Mr. Barrasso to attempt to cripple the citizen.

Integrated planning needs to be at the city or town level and not the federal level. That enters into the federal government simply by submitting information about the integrated planning at the time of federal authority inspection. 

Is a community block grant funding at the state level in monies received from the federal government simply a different name for INTEGRATED PLANNING?

There is nothing saying community block grant planning or funding will be addressed to water quality, ie: Flint, Michigan was removed from any application for emergency water funding. State regulations, policy and/or funding varies from state to state. How the states helps their mayors is more the focus than removing federal inspections.

There is an interesting suggestion in promoting conservation to help low income citizens.

ie: Governor Brownback of Kansas and his agenda of anarchy.

Senator Boxer is correct when commenting on 'use of more costs less.' That idea is not outrageous to just California; is not realistic for today's world. Honestly.

The statement was made by a US Senator that the tone of the USA EPA was more prosecutorial than partner. Senator Boxer's office will be taking written comment on any of those issues because the relationship between US EPA and the State of Michigan was far too soft.