Nassau County Republicans are trying to fast track the sale of all of our sewage treatment plants

Ed Mangano's Republican Administration in Nassau County is trying to pull a fast one on the community. They are attempting to circumvent all procedures and sell off ALL of the county's sewage treatment plants in order to close a one time budget gap.

There is concern that the stealth nature of the legislative activities may be part of a larger plan to provide fracking companies with large privately run sewage treatment plants where they can dispose of their waste water.

I am trying to help build opposition to this plan and force the legislature to open the process to the public and to environmental review. If you are a Nassau resident and would like to help out post here or PM me.

Thanks!


Here are a couple of links about the plan:

http://lynbrook.patch.com/articles/denenberg-calls-for-state-investigation-into-sewage-treatment-plant-privatization-proposal

http://longbeach.patch.com/articles/coalition-formed-to-combat-sewage-treatment-plant-privatization-plan

Here are some links demonstrating the fiscal irresponsibility of the plan:

http://documents.foodandwaterwatch.org/doc/cases.pdf

http://www.afsc.net/PDFFiles/Food&WaterWatchonPrivatization.pdf

http://rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/making-waves/2012/02/lessons-moncton%E2%80%99s-water-privatization-experience

http://www.mass.gov/ig/publ/lynnwwrp.pdf

http://www.seabythecity.com/?p=12048

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_privatization

http://www.pacinst.org/topics/water_and_sustainability/water_privatization/stockton/

http://www.npr.org/2012/03/11/148384030/an-example-to-avoid-city-of-stockton-on-the-brink

http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070723/A_OPINION/707230309

http://hamptonroads.com/2009/12/audit-dominion-power-overcharged-customers-524m

Fracking waste water links:

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=marcellus-shale-natural-gas-drilling-radioactive-wastewater

http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2010/10/25/Tapping-natural-gas-could-unleash-uranium/UPI-62061288048109/

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/02/26/lawmakers-fight-bill-to-send-fracking-wastewater-to-l-i-sewage-treatment-plant/

http://www.stargazette.com/article/20110424/NEWS01/104240356/Marcellus-Shale-Gas-drilling-wastewater-disposal-faces-change