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Bill: Progressive Reform Bill - Water Quality
Details
Submitted by[?]: Progressive Party
Status[?]: passed
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: February 2164
Description[?]:
We propose that tap water would be deemed drinkable when it meets certain standards such that the amount of pollutants or other substances is lower than a certain proportion in relation to the amount of water. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Regulation of the quality of drinking water.
Old value:: The government does not regulate the quality of drinking water.
Current: The government sets a single standard to ensure all tap water is drinkable.
Proposed: The government sets a single standard to ensure all tap water is drinkable.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
Date | 11:46:04, December 28, 2005 CET | From | Likaton Fascist Front | To | Debating the Progressive Reform Bill - Water Quality |
Message | We do not think this good policy. Only tap water that intended to be drinkable should mandated as such, certainly not a blanket solution like this. |
Date | 11:50:30, December 28, 2005 CET | From | Likaton Fascist Front | To | Debating the Progressive Reform Bill - Water Quality |
Message | We do not think this good policy. Only tap water that intended to be drinkable should mandated as such, certainly not a blanket solution like this. |
Date | 16:23:58, December 28, 2005 CET | From | Commonwealth Workers Army | To | Debating the Progressive Reform Bill - Water Quality |
Message | The AAS supports this much-needed regulation of the water industry. |
Date | 13:48:15, December 30, 2005 CET | From | Likaton Fascist Front | To | Debating the Progressive Reform Bill - Water Quality |
Message | We fear that irrigation water for use on Private farm, will fall foul of this legislation and be forced to be made drinbkable, at huge cost to the individual. Also, tap outlets in areas that are occasionally used for water supply to fight fires etc may need to be removed as they could not possibly be made to comply with these regulations. |
Date | 15:10:45, December 30, 2005 CET | From | Commonwealth Workers Army | To | Debating the Progressive Reform Bill - Water Quality |
Message | The AAS has to point out, that the langauge of the law itself, specifies "tap water". Water for irrigation, on a farming scale, does not go through water processing (conventionally), and is instead, usually pumped direct from rivers/canals, etc. Regarding tap water... it could be argued that water for domestic chores, need not be held to the same standard as 'drinking water'... but then, there is always a risk that children may end up drinking water from anywhere in the house.... so, the AAS believes we MUST have equivalent safety standards on ALL domestic and 'tap' sources. |
Date | 15:12:50, December 30, 2005 CET | From | Commonwealth Workers Army | To | Debating the Progressive Reform Bill - Water Quality |
Message | Regarding fire-fighting... the AAS needs to point out that, conventionally, fire-fighters 'tap' into conventional drinking water mains as a matter of course. It is unfortunate that water that is high enough quality to drink, is also being used to fight fires.... but the AAS sees no real alternative - unless we are willing to install an entire 'secondary water' network. |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | |||
yes |
Total Seats: 301 | |||
no | Total Seats: 62 | |||
abstain | Total Seats: 137 |
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