Lots of talk these days about stripping the budget of the EPA... some would even nix the agency altogether.
Since swimming in polluted water is certainly a safety issue, I think this is a topic that should transcend politics (but what do I know?)
Should USMS add a statement of support for a healthy aquatic world to the mission?
As one who spends a hell of a lot of time in bodies of water that were much more compromised two decades ago than they are today, its easy to guess where I stand. Much progress has been made toward restoring the health of our waterways, but there is a long way to go.
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The problem is that agencies (state and local), and event organizers don't want to know the results. I understand the concern. It is money.
i think this issue is less about the cost of testing the water, but rather the possible liability event directors might be exposed to.
if said event directors were somehow required to certify water quality for the duration of an event, who would take on that responsibility?
i've signed all kinds of wavers that cover possible exposure to everything from brain eating amoeba to sharks to flotsam and jetsam to ........
all risk of exposure cannot possibly be avoided in OW.
The problem is that agencies (state and local), and event organizers don't want to know the results. I understand the concern. It is money.
i think this issue is less about the cost of testing the water, but rather the possible liability event directors might be exposed to.
if said event directors were somehow required to certify water quality for the duration of an event, who would take on that responsibility?
i've signed all kinds of wavers that cover possible exposure to everything from brain eating amoeba to sharks to flotsam and jetsam to ........
all risk of exposure cannot possibly be avoided in OW.
