WAITING FOR THE SNOW TO FALL: FIRST NATIONS, FEDERAL POLICY, AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE by Brennan R. Lagasse Analysis Section

This analysis section gave me some good and helpful information about the "situation" in Snowbowl, Flagstaff, Arizona.
The analysis carefully takes you through the different phases that surround this issue. Everything from the ski resort expansion plans, the economic side, the ecosystem health concerns, the religious and spiritual tolerance, and how the USFS, NEP, EPA and The US Court System operate. 


But what really caught my attention (mainly because of last week's class) was the concern over the reclaimed wastewater, and how the EPA operate!
"As long as the EPA maintains its current regulatory framework, current reclaimed 
wastewater standards will remain legitimate and not ensure that a federal land-use 
decision is sustainable." (p. 151) "However, the EPA is not required to test for substances like caffeine, ibuprofen, or endocrine disruptors in reclaimed wastewater." (p.151) 
But are they required to test for those substances in regular spring water? 
The way I see it, those substances could just as easily be in our spring water as well.
Although the wastewater have a more dense content of sewage than spring water, we still let sewage out in our lakes, and that's were we get our spring water from. And if the EPA is not required to test for those substances to determine if the water is drinkable or not, then what is really the different?
As I see it, there is some big holes in EPA's testing, and I'm curious to hear more about the EPA and how they operate. Looking forward to see more of that video we started last class, maybe I will get some answers.

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