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Group seeks ‘imperiled’ status for Southern Nevada waterways

Posted by: Maven on November 16, 2009 at 4:48 pm

lake meadFrom the Las Vegas Sun:

“The Center for Biological Diversity has petitioned the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection to name the Las Vegas Wash, Las Vegas Bay and Lake Mead “imperiled waterways.”

The environmental group said it filed the petition in an attempt to limit the amount of toxins and potentially harmful chemicals released into the wash, and subsequently the lake, via area waste water treatment plants.

The organization cites numerous environmental, water quality and wildlife studies completed in the past decade that show traceable or dangerously high levels of certain chemicals known or suspected to cause reproductive or other ailments in wildlife. Some of the chemicals could also harm humans, the petition states.

The Nevada Division of Environmental Protection is the state agency authorized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to enforce and implement the requirements of the Clean Water Act. …”

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November 16, 2009 · Filed Under Las Vegas & Nevada

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