This is a Website Created for the sole purpose of informing the public about chloramines and their potential health and safety risks. It is the intent of this website to provide authoritive scientific studies and information that is NOT actively being provided by the EPA, DEP, PAWC or Department of Health websites and information sheets.
This Site is Dedicated to
- Providing scientifically backed information about Chloramine
- Describing its effect on our health, environment and infrastructure
- Updating Citizens on the effort to stop the use of chloramine
- Providing an opprotunity for you to help support this effort
This information is provided for your consideration so that you may form your own opinions about the use of chloramine in your drinking water. We invite comment and constructive feedback. If you would like to share your e-mail with us, we will send you notices of updates and local meetings on this issue as we progress through the PUC process.
Your email address will NOT be sold, given or forwarded to other sources and no spam will be sent to you from the people operating this site.
Feel free to browse the site and contact us and tell us of your questions, personal stories or concerns about chloramines.
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PAWC has begun the chloramine
process. We are continuing to fight to get it back out. Because PAWC has people
notifying them of our actions in advance, we will not be posting our intentions
on this website or in bulk emails. We will notify you when we have completed
an effort so that you can follow our efforts and know that we are still working
hard for your health and safety. There is a new tab on this website
called "How to Protect Yourself" It offers suggestions to limit your exposure to
chloramine as much as possible.
This effort has
been very expensive for us. We have no grants or formal backing. Much of this
effort is coming out of our own pockets. If this effort is important to you,
PLEASE help support it. If everyone who visits this site sends just $5.00, it would
be an enormous relief of the financial burden we are under. Donations can
be made on line or send them to 2612 Chestnut Street, Camp Hill, PA 17011. Thank
you.
Court Cases:
DEP case: We were denied the right to appeal to the PA Supreme Court on the DEP case. Contrary to what PAWC is publishing, the Environmental Hearing Board and the Commonwealth Court denied our appeals on the issue of timeliness not on merit. They both said that we should have appealed the permit back in 2003 when notice was printed in the PA Bulletin. That case is now closed and done.
PUC case: Again, contrary to what PAWC is publishing, the PUC did NOT rule that chloramine was safe. They ruled that we did not meet our burden of proof that the choice of treatment was unreasonable and imprudent. We failed to meet that burden because we were not permitted to put on evidence of health and environmental impacts of chloramine as the Commission originally told us we could. This case is still on appeal in the Commonwealth Court. We argued the case on March15th. We are awaiting the ruling of the court.
Other Efforts:
We are still fighting in non-legal forums. we are making inroads and meeting with some success. We are now over 2600 people strong. Our on-line petition has 32 countries and 30 states represented! We are seeking Legislative hearings where PAWC will not be able to avoid the hard questions by filing motions to exclude evidence and motions to dismiss. Reps. Grell and DeLozier have forwarded our letters to Representative Bud George, Chair of the Environmental Resources Committee in the House requesting that he consider calling for hearings. Senator Vance continues to ignore our requests. All but one municipality have supported our request for hearings. Those of you who live in Hampden Township, tell your Commissioners you want them to support hearings. Those who live in the other areas of PAWC service, thank your Commissioners for supporting the request for hearings.
I will not go into further detail of our other efforts as this cite is monitored by PAWC. Please know that we are still fighting and making progress. There is still time to stop this, please help us.
Status of chloramine inmplementation:
PAWC announced in early December that they intend to introduce chloramine into the water treatment system on July 12, 2010. This will be 3 years from the date they originally intended to do so. We will continue to fight to this date and beyond to stop chloramine from going into our water. Please continue to tell people, get signatures on petitions, arrange speaking engagements and write to or call your state and local representatives.
If you know anyone who lives in an area where there is chloramine use -
Ask them if they are experiencing any of the fillowing symptims: Skin rashes, Digestive problems, Respiratory problems in the shower, Ulcers in their mouth or lips.
If they have any ot these symptoms, please have them contact
me or enter their symptoms on our petition with just their first name and town.
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