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TODAY AT 2:30 P.M. CITY HALL 10TH FLOOR TMUA Tulsa Metropolitan Utility Authority final meeting with the Tulsa mayor and his appointed TMUA board members.
Bob Bowcock water specialist and investigator with Erin Brochovich from California will be there to represent Tulsan's who oppose using this toxic chemical in our water supply.
Mr.Bowcock has been interviewed this morning by NPR radio.
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TODAY AT 2:30 P.M. CITY HALL 10TH FLOOR TMUA Tulsa Metropolitan Utility Authority final meeting with the Tulsa mayor and his appointed TMUA board members.
Mr.Bob Bowcock,water specialist and investigator associate of Erin Brochovich will presnt,inform and educate the TMUA on the extremely controversial and dangerous chloramine conversion which has been planned and now is facing implementation by the City of Tulsa and the TMUA board.
On Dec 12, 2011 KRMG did a story where a San Francisco "study" was the basis for TMUA Vice-Chairman, Rick Hudson and his decision to covert to chloramine.The study he refers to is no study at all on the safe and effective research on chloramine.
Rather,it was a 17 person phone interview conducted by laymen phone operators with no specific questions related directly to chloramine.Over 100 people wanted to participate but were not asked,and of those 100 people those with rashes were never seen by a doctor concerning this study.
That is a simple fact… accepted by USEPA, CDC and AWWA. They have the information… the big question everyone is struggling with is… now that they have the information what will they do with it? Drinking water regulations evolve… the regulation of DBPs has been an ongoing process since 1979. If Tulsa… armed with this new information chooses to add ammonia knowingly to their drinking water they do it with knowledge we didn’t have last year, three, five ten or twenty years ago… they do it with the full and complete factual knowledge that they will be harming people and causing property damage. If they can do that and sleep at night… God Bless them.
Today is extremely important in voicing your opposition to the use of ammonia in our drinking,bathing and everyday use water supply.
Remember,12% of the population will be affected right off the top, and Tulsa TMUA members know this.
WILL YOU OR SOMEONE YOU LOVE HAVE HEALTH AFFECTS?
WILL YOUR HOME PLUMBING BE COMPROMISED?
ARE YOU WILLING TO LEAVE A TOXIC FOOTPRINT FOR THE FUTURE OF TULSA, AND IT'S CHILDREN?
The EPA is looking hard at it's own descision to raise standards and by the types of TOXIC chemicals it deems "safe" and effective.
How can you call something safe,when NO studies,data or time has been put into a full scale report to evaluate the real side effects of chloramine?
Tulsa has to comply with EPA regulations,but a board of 5 has decided that chloramine is the way to do the job.There are safer alternatives and a better way to disinfect and that is the truth!
DECEMBER.14TH2011 2:30 P.M. CITY HALL 10TH FLOOR..............
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DECEMBER 14TH 2:30 P.M. the Tulsa Metropolitan Utility Authority WILL allow Mr.Bow Bowcock,water specialist,and water investigator to present his informative and compelling information which proves that Tulsa DOES NOT have to use chloramine in it's water supply to meet new EPA standards for secondary disinfection for 2012.
Granular activated carbon which is already in place can be soley used to meet and accomodate ALL current and future EPA standards for water regulation.
The Tulsa City Council asked the TMUA to listen,learn and allow Mr.Bob Bowcock to address the TMUA in October, 2011.
This Wednesday every Tulsan concerned and not supporting AMMONIA being added to our water supply is encouraged to come,listen and speak if you would like to this board on your support to NOT USE CHLORAMINE IN THE TULSA WATER SUPPLY.
The TMUA is allowing 30 minutes for this important issue and agenda item!
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This article is directly from U.T. published Nov.5,2008 Please read it below.
The article clearly states the city of Tulsa and their position to ELIMINATE using chemicals in the Tulsa Water Supply. Why, then would the City of Tulsa decide to add AMMONNIA to the water supply in 2012?
The answer is pretty simple, $$$.Certain TMUA board members will profit from the chloramine conversion.The City of Tulsa knows that off the top, in February 2012 12% of Tulsan's will have adverse health affects from the chloramine conversion that is 12% of Tulsa's POPULATION.
This includes (Jenks,Glenpool,Sand Springs,Broken Arrow,Bixby,Sperry,Skiatook,Owasso,Sperry,Sapulpa,Berryhill)and any other smaller water municipalities that get their water from Tulsa,by master meter or emergency type of water services.
So if in 2008, the city made steps to reduce the chemicals in the water system, why are we adding the ammonia in February 2012?Not only will some board members profit from selling their "chloramine resistant" products to the city, but plumbing,environmental, and health issues will be comprimised by at least 12% off the top.Skin,respiratory,epidemial and other symptoms will occur in some small children,elderly,immune system sufferers,athmatics,cancer survivors and patients,and anyone with cronic health problems.
IF YOU ARE STILL CONCERNED AND WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE TMUA AND IT'S MAYORAL APPOINTED BOARD YOUR LAST OPPORTUNITY IS DECEMBER.14TH 2:30 P.M. AT CITY HALL.
BOB BOWCOCK,ASSOCIATE OF ERIN BROCHOVICH WILL BE THERE TO ADDRESS THE TMUA,ONCE AGAIN.ACTIVATED CARBON IS ALL THAT IS NECESSARY TO KEEP TULSA WATER UP TO EPA STANDARDS....
CHLORAMINE IS NOT NECESSARY TO BE DUMPED IN OUR WATER SUPPLY.
BY THE WAY,THE TMUA IS ONLY ALLOWING 30 MINUTES TO HEAR,ADDRESS AND HAVE CITIZENS SPEAK ON THIS ISSUE; HOW AWFULLY KIND OF THEM AND HOW GRATEFULL WE MUST ALL BE TO GET ANY TIME WHATSOEVER TO SPEAK UP ABOUT OUR HEALTH AND RIGHTS TO CLEAN AND UN CHEMICALLY ENHANCED CLEAR DRINKING WATER.
_________________________________ The article published in 2008.
Fill My Cup
The City of Tulsa's AB Jewell Treatment Plant has made a change in the treatment used for drinking water. This change has reduced chemical usage, costs, and the City's overall environmental footprint.
An article about this change in the treatment process, written by City of Tulsa engineer Tyler Gipson, was published in the August 2008 AWWA publication of Opflow.
The article discussed a study conducted by the A.B. Jewell Water Treatment Plant staff from 2006-2007. The study found that the Plant could effectively maintain pH control by the addition of sodium hydroxide alone. This process change does not adversely affect water quality within the City's water pipes.
The elimination of this chemical has resulted in a reduction of 1.4 million pounds of treatment chemicals per year and a savings of over $75,000. In addition, the process change will save approximately $10,000 annually in electric costs.
The overall environmental footprint is also reduced by lowering soda ash mining and transportation from its source. Eliminating this amount of chemical is equal to 30 less chemical truck deliveries each, meaning less fuel used, less road time for vehicles, and less paperwork. Soda ash is a natural resource obtained by mining with diesel-powered equipment.
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Today the TMUA (Tulsa Metropolitan Utility Authority) met to vote on a million dollar expense of which the Tulsa taxpayers will foot the bill.The cost is to inject "ammonia" into the good quality water that has served Tulsa for over half a century.The agenda produced all members except for Mr.Dewey Bartlett and Mr.Sevenoaks.
One would think that such an important decision would be relative to a mayor who had hand picked the TMUA.Also in attendance was Mr.Mautino and Mr.Bob Bowcock,Californina water specialist,AAWA member and water investigator collegue with Erin Brochovich.
The board voted to proceed,but to note that Mr.Bob Bowcock will come back to Tulsa December 14th for the scheduled TMUA meeting to educate,inform and explain why Tulsa and the water quality control numbers prove that without a reasonable doubt,that the Tulsa water quality and ability to meet EPA standards which will change in 2012 CAN BE DONE WITHOUT ADDING AMMONIA - CHLORAMINE to the water.
Mr.Bowcock toured both water treatment plants today and after seeing the plants, and looking over the numbers it is not only obvious but it is nothing more but greed that must be driving the TMUA to proceed with the chloramine conversion, scheduled for February 2012.
The vice chairman,R.L. Hudson is not only on the TMUA board, but develops and supplies "chloramine resistant" rubber products to businesses and consumers at a cost.
You can draw your own conclusions, but the push to use chloramine began when Hudson wass president of the TMUA in 2006.
Please mark your calendars and plan on attending the TMUA scheduled meeting on December 14th.Please refer to the TMUA meetings / agenda dates on the city of Tulsa webpage or better yet, call the TMUA and ask them exactly when, where and what time is the OPEN TO THE PUBLIC meeting scheduled for DECEMBER 14, 2011.
Tulsa water is good,clean and in no way,shape or form needs another chemical "ammonia: added to the water.Your health,home plumbing costs,rate increases,environment effects,killing of aquatic wildlife,and not to mention that if this conversion goes through it WILL NOT only affect Tulsa.People who live in Broken Arrow,Bixby,Jenks,Owasso,Sperry,Skiatook,Berryhill,Washington 3 and their city / town buys or uses Tulsa water even on an emergency basis will be drinking ammonia as well.
Do yourself and your family a favor - Tell Mr.Bartlett you do not want this chemical in your water, come to the meeting December 14th and speak out on public comment,and let the media know you do not want chloramine in your water.
Stopping the conversion is a lot easier than removing it from your water,like so many cities are finding out that have already converted and want to go back to using alternative ways to disinfect.The cost to use our GAC wehich is already in place is cheaper than this chloramine conversion by far!
Of course,there are a handful of Tulsans who will profit from the conversion as well as their companies.
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