Florida Proposes Controversial Water Plan

Faced with water shortages, Florida is proposing a plan to inject untreated, partly contaminated water into underground water banks. And it wants the E.P.A. to waive safety rules.

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April 13, 2001, 1:00 PM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"In a bid to head off drinking-water shortages, Florida is nearing approval of a plan that would allow billions of gallons of untreated, partly contaminated water to be injected deep into the ground in what would serve as subterranean water banks. " Opponents of the plan say that studies are inconclusive and the plan is dangerous.

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

FULL STORY: Florida, Low on Drinking Water, Asks E.P.A. to Waive Safety Rule

Thursday, April 12, 2001 in The New York Times

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