Biden's proposal would increase water costs by $10k

[farmgirl]

www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/2890130/pentagon-panicking-biden-proposal-that-would-increase-water-costs-household/

Pentagon is panicking over Biden’s proposal that would increase water costs by $10,000 per household

[farmgirl]

The White House Office of Regulatory Affairs is now reviewing the final rule. If it pushes the standards through prior to the Congressional Review Act deadline of May 22, this baseless standard will become law without so much as a peep from our so-called lawmakers.

[Ozarks Tom]

From the article:

The White House Office of Regulatory Affairs is now reviewing the final rule. If it pushes the standards through prior to the Congressional Review Act deadline of May 22, this baseless standard will become law without so much as a peep from our so-called lawmakers.

If we needed a better example of how some bureaucrat in his cubicle can make a "regulation" that becomes a law, I don't know what it would be. Our lazy politicians write vague laws the faceless/nameless overcompensated clerks can twist into whatever they fancy. As is mentioned above, Congress has the ability to squelch this idiocy, but will they? Or will they as usual pretend they didn't notice? Sort of like the Biden administration shutting down millions of acres from oil/gas exploration, hardly a peep from those we send to DC to represent us, or at least pretend they do.

[joebill]

Details, please? link will not open for me..thanks.....Joe

[sunny225]

Here's the portion that pertains to the Pentagon:

But according to the Pentagon, it’s not just household budgets that are at risk if this proposal succeeds — it’s also our national security.

“[The Department of Defense] is reliant on the critically important chemical and physical properties of PFAS to provide required performance for the technologies and consumable items and articles which enable military readiness and sustainment,” read a Pentagon report sent to Congress in August. “Losing access to PFAS due to overly broad regulations or severe market contractions would greatly impact national security and DoD’s ability to fulfill its mission.”

According to the DoD, PFAS are found in its infrastructure related to “information technology, critical manufacturing, health care, renewable energy, and transportation,” including within batteries, semiconductors, and most weaponry. Even before the EPA’s new standards come into effect, the Pentagon estimated it would require $39 billion to clean up PFAS contamination past the Obama-era recommendation. In total, nearly 3,000 private wells by 63 military bases are considered contaminated, with some combined levels of PFOS and PFOA at 10,000 ppt — or 2,500 times higher than what the EPA would allow under these new standards.

[joebill]

I did not know what pfas are until I googled it and came up with this;

aquaclara.org/what-are-pfas-chemicals/?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiAuYuvBhApEiwAzq_YiQkw_FOTEsMj9OFzHVd26dKbkHle2vY_x7g5Zs-FBHCPjnApMxSpPRoChIkQAvD_BwE

Such a huge group of stuff! Never get it all in my opinion, and would have to come up with a substitute that works before you can ban it. civilization can hardly exist with out degreasers of some sort or you will be scrubbing your plates with sand at the edge of the creek .....Joe

[Ozarks Tom]

Mar 2, 2024 19:53:58 GMT joebill said:

I did not know what pfas are until I googled it and came up with this;

aquaclara.org/what-are-pfas-chemicals/?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiAuYuvBhApEiwAzq_YiQkw_FOTEsMj9OFzHVd26dKbkHle2vY_x7g5Zs-FBHCPjnApMxSpPRoChIkQAvD_BwE

Such a huge group of stuff! Never get it all in my opinion, and would have to come up with a substitute that works before you can ban it. civilization can hardly exist with out degreasers of some sort or you will be scrubbing your plates with sand at the edge of the creek .....Joe

What?  You think that's not their plan?  According the "greenies" the human race is an infestation on the planet that must be obliterated.

Hey, here's an idea, let's agree with them and outlaw silver mining.  In a couple years their smart phones won't be replaceable, and they'll shut the heck up.

[joebill]

Well, THAT should end the cycle of the supply perpetually going down and the price the same direction .....Joe

[laurazone5]

I'm lost.

Am I reading that I will be paying almost 1000.00 a month for water and they are banning plastic?

[Ozarks Tom]

laurazone5, From what I can tell, they're wanting to ban "forever plastics", plastics that stay in the environment, and our bodies as tiny particles forever without degrading. Also, change the water filtration and treatment systems, which is where the increased cost of water comes in. The PFAS plastics are in nearly everything we use in one form or another, and abiding by the EPA's regulations would do away with nearly every modern convenience in your house.

Whoever came up with this nonsense spends way too much time listening of John Lennon's "Imagine".

[joebill]

Sounds like another scheme to sell "exceptions and indulgences" Imagine a world where only the very wealthy can afford PLASTIC

Anybody recall the old car steering wheels that were black and shed black stuff on your hands? That stuff was made from SOY BEANS.....so maybe it is a plot from the soy bean producers guild to take us back to 1938 and go back to soy bean plastic....Joe

[Ozarks Tom]

Mar 3, 2024 22:56:13 GMT joebill said:

Sounds like another scheme to sell "exceptions and indulgences" Imagine a world where only the very wealthy can afford PLASTIC

Anybody recall the old car steering wheels that were black and shed black stuff on your hands? That stuff was made from SOY BEANS.....so maybe it is a plot from the soy bean producers guild to take us back to 1938 and go back to soy bean plastic....Joe

Hmmm, somebody needs to check and see how much the soybean producers have contributed lately to political campaigns.  You might have hit on something here.