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<br />what Iff' /IlIISt aflord
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<br />Too nfkl1 the ~-.Hd,;lr(k lbt.J h lllC.:t:<un' the
<br />ll~(.<l for "dIn 1"llluIIOll ("!llrol is till' costs and
<br />11"( tbe h"lll'til'. {HI;lJly tills IS bl't'aUse 111.l1lY
<br />I'cnpie han- a lllis.;,mn'l'ljl>:l 111.:11 snn.l:C In';lI.
<br />Jlll~nt C"<h ILWJ 1l1udl an.! only bClldll' lht, ,.thl'T
<br />klln\\ J"\\o,tr";ltrl. ~,I. p.,Ilutinn e'llllrol ;llsll
<br />irl\nhTs .. l'r<>blt'lll "f 1'1.'''1'1", ill addition w the
<br />rrobkl1l< (,f l'1I.:illCerl!ll<, f,"scarch alld rl<lnnin~.
<br />In adJiti"1l tn the manr bC11l:t1B frortl pollution
<br />(lllltfolto hcaith. indusl r~'. rccfcati'lII. .1...riclllturc,
<br />.1nJ cOllsl"r\'ati"1l nf !ish :mJ lI'iIJlifl'. thefl' is .111
<br />o\"l'rall bCl1Cllt If-' the lIal;"II:t! \\dlarc lh,l\ ("'t'rr
<br />citizell <hart'S. The t-nlleJ ~l;ttl'< C;Ulll"{ .."n-
<br />tinut: it~ s.>!:i"l ,llld ~(('II"lIlic >:r.,wth, hi~h ~tal1d-
<br />ard {If linnl.:. alh! II"r!J le:l,l('r~hil' \\"ithnllt .lil
<br />;lilIJ11e ~urply <,f ("Ie,1l1 'I ,It~r, -1'" hl'lp I'r<)\"iJ~ the
<br />,"at in!) with this \-ital ~\lr'rlr, ,'\nyonl' mUH do
<br />his sharc to dean II!' pollUTIOll The Tflln~,
<br />l'itizens do to) kn'p the' ,":lli"ll .l:'llll:. din'(II;;
<br />hencht l'H:,rY"l1l'
<br />St'wer' :Illd '<"1\<1.1.:<.' Ucatlllt'ot ,In' Iht, c!l"Jlwst
<br />oj all th.' rublic utilitin They ("1'51 I~',~ m...r the
<br />~'<.';(TS than ,ln~' "ther ruhlic ,;ervicl' \\"itlH'lll
<br />,,-,w('rs (;.n,l SI'\\i1I!C {[('alment, f,n pollution rnUH
<br />ht' cnntrnlleJi :h(' hous('nolJ Inluld have to! I:i\t,
<br />up its kilchcJl 'Ink, ,HlT"1l1alie launJry. lllullirle
<br />balhroolll' anJ 1..'Mbilf.'1' Jisl'ma!. Ii il r.C'C;lIJlC
<br />lll'l'c'sar~' f,'r pcnpll' In ..-:i\ cur thclr public utiJiti('~
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<br /><>tw b~' 'lilt', lite sewl'f_' ,UlJ ~c\\"aKo.: tr('atme!lt
<br />plallls \\'"uIJ hc the:- liI.;t t<lI:O ill lIlo<;t caseS,
<br />TIIl'fc arc fl'll' pr<JJu(t<; '.>r ~cn'icc~ !OJay that
<br />can h"a~t "f ((_,<;tin!.: only a nickel. but scwal:<:'
<br />'t.~allllent f,'r 1hl' an'ral!(' f,lfnih' still cons It~ss
<br />than rivc ((,ilt" r~'r J:t~. Thl' co~t v;lries with
<br />indi\ iJual COrlllllllllitie, hut f'lf thc (nuntry as a
<br />II hnl~', this i,; the J\era;:\'. Fi\C c<:nt< per fami1r
<br />per Jay is k,s than ;-;20 for;t IlhtJlc Y<:Jr, This is;1
<br />n'r~' l1lolk~! prieto to p;IY for rrutectilll-! our health
<br />and kt:t:rirn.' the ,".Ition's llw~t important nalur,L1
<br />tl',(\ljfCe dean ,utJ us.lbk
<br />Puhlic Ill'alth St'f\Xl' dill.., suppnrl<'J b~' Slatl'
<br />,uhl interst<ltc \\;lIl'r r"llUlinll J:tta, indicate that
<br />t" c'ltdl up \\ith th~' pr<lbkrn and tll meet llce,!s of
<br />dll' 11\''\t fell YCMS, the citics of thc country mllH
<br />"!,I'IlJ fT(lrn :-i_'LJt.l million to :->1Alt) milljon ,l\lnually,
<br />l'p unti!lInw. hOlIl'va, th('y han' a\-I'ril~cJ only
<br />ahnul ;'\2,Ulllillinn
<br />It bC(('Il\l'" :lpp,Henl th;\1 nwre citit~s must Jo
<br />tlleir shar~' in pr"t\'clln~ and pre,t'r\'ill~ the
<br />:\atj'>Il'" \\Jt<:r" in "rJn t,} J"unle (hI' rre~I'lIt
<br />elf"f! Iht,l "n what lIlUst hI' "pent 1<1 control
<br />industrial w:tstc rnll\lUOII arc Ie,s eompletc but
<br />Ill""" .1\ ailahk pOint to ;1 Ill'l'd ahoul equal hl
<br />th.it <If municipal waste,. \\'hat Wt: must aiford,
<br />dl(,ll, i< ;i!"lUt $1 billion each ~'car for ad<:quJtl,
<br />trC;ltlll\.nt uf "l!r mUlliciral ,lIlJ indu,trial wastes.
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<br />-whal we cannot afTord i;; 'lOt to treat our \Va;;le;;.
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