12 October 2009

An Open Letter to Hillsborough County Commission

I do intend to keep posting on other subject, but here is another open letter I sent to Hillsborough County Commissioners, except Kevin White (since I feel he should be removed immediately):

I am calling on each of you to review the case of Pasco County selling a cheap, cheap, cheap permit to a large private bottled water company, which exploits over 235 million gallons of natural spring water (think about this) every year, and disrupts a fragile ecosystem, an epically important ecosystem of the Hillsborough River and other estuaries/bodies of water that support wildlife and other natural habitats. Further, this pristine water does not enter the river, further jeopardizing the water quality of these rivers and in the end our counties drinking water.

Think about the ridiculousness of the privatization of a natural spring, taken from completing it's intended journey, and rather than promoting/improving/nourishing our natural waterways and ecosystems (think community health, tourism, commercial fishing, water treatment, etc.) it is bottled in plastic bottles created in China no doubt, and sold for millions of dollars each year.

As a potential end-user of that exploited fresh/clean water, I object to our government selling it's right for $750 for a 10 year permit. That is a slap in the face, and an abuse of power that I feel should not be allowed to happen.

What can WE do? What can YOU do?

1 comment:

tommyduncn said...

Are you still around?