I agree 100% gully washer. And if there were no EPA, what would we do with interstate river systems? If it were left up to the individual states, there's no way they could agree on common standards, pollution wise. The folks downstream would always be aggravated with the states upstream, claiming their standards were too lax, and they were sending pollution downstream for another state to have to deal with.

Having static water confined within a state's borders is one thing. But then again, what about the underground aquifers? I'm not aware of any that respect state borders.

We NEED a common, federal protection and standard for this stuff. What we have isn't perfect by a long shot, but it's a far cry better than nothing at all.


"Forget pounds and ounces, I'm figuring displacement!"

If we accept that: MBG(+)FGSF(=)HBG(F1)
And we surmise that: BG(>)HBG(F1) while GSF(<)HBG(F1)
Would it hold true that: HBG(F1)(+)AM500(x)q.d.(=)1.5lbGRWT?
PB answer: It depends.