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Comment on WVDEP's Human Health Criteria Proposal
Right now, in the midst of a public health crisis, the WVDEP is proposing to allow even more dangerous toxins in our water.
WVDEP’s proposal is related to a critical portion of West Virginia’s water quality standards called human health criteria. Human health criteria determines how much of a dangerous toxin can be in our water before it harms our health.
West Virginia’s current human health criteria is based on data that is nearly 40-years old and citizen advocates have long fought for more protective criteria. Sadly, WVDEP’s proposal exposes us to higher amounts of certain toxic chemicals and known carcinogens. It also leaves out updated protections for several toxins the EPA has recommended WV to adopt since 2015.
Enough is enough! Demand WVDEP respect your water and your health, tell them not to allow more toxins in West Virginia’s water.
You can submit comments on the proposed rule through May 19.
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