Rep. Zawistowski Responds to Representative Santanella's Claims of "Disinformation" Re: Up-river Discharges in CT River
Bazinet, Jamison
Rep. Zawistowski Responds to Representative Santanella's Claims of "Disinformation" Re: Up-river Discharges in CT River
"I share my colleague's concerns about the wastewater discharges in the Connecticut River, which is why I have been actively pursuing involvement by the federal Environmental Protection Agency. While these combined sewage outflows (CSOs) have been occurring for many years, we cannot continue to just wait. The CSO figures Rep. Devin Carney and I relied upon in our letter to the EPA and in further discussion are from public reports directly from the treatment facilities in Massachusetts. While the discharges may not be 100% human sewage, it is impossible to ignore the incidents of solid sewage debris that people are seeing in the river in the towns nearest the Massachusetts border.
"I do find it curious, however, that my Democrat colleague would choose to make a political issue out of anyone working to demand clean, safe waterways that are free from dangerous upriver sewage, pollutants and contaminants, and that all of a sudden he is making accusations of disinformation about facts and figures that have been officially reported by the treatment plants themselves. I would much rather hear from the Massachusetts delegation as to their position on this issue instead of having a Connecticut representative defending their interests. I will continue to advocate for the residents of Connecticut."
State Representatives Tami Zawistowski (R-61)
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Rep. Zawistowski represents the 61st district of East Granby, Suffield and Windsor Locks.
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Jamison C. Bazinet
Communications Specialist
House Republican Office
Public Affairs Department
Phone: (860) 240-8726
Email: Jamison...@cga.ct.gov