Business Owners Want Clean Water Rules

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by | Jul 24, 2014

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small biz owners clean waterThe majority of small business owners favor federal protection of clean water and agree that clean water is necessary for a healthy economy and job creation, according to a national poll released by the American Sustainable Business Council (ASBC).

Key findings from the poll, conducted by Lake Research Partners for ASBC, include:

  • 80 percent of small business owners favor federal protection of upstream headwaters and wetlands as proposed in the new Waters of the US clean water rule of the EPA.
  • 71 percent of small business owners said that clean water is necessary for jobs and a healthy economy.
  • 67 percent of small business owners are concerned that water pollution could hurt their business in the future.
  • 62 percent of small business owners say that government regulation is needed to prevent water pollution.

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