http://www.circleofblue.org/waternews/2012/commentary/editorial-in-the-circle-fresh-focus/voices-from-the-past-debating-the-clean-water-act/
1. How large of a role should the federal government play in enforcing laws like the Clean Water Act? Are there alternative solutions to government intervention?
2. What do you think the main obstacle for the Clean Water Act would be in the present? Do you think it would be worth enacting even with this obstacle?
I think government interference is the most effective solution. Also the government is obligated to execute the laws it creates, so yeah they should have a role in enforcing it. Also while there are alternatives, government intervention is probably the most effective since there isn't an option in whether to follow it.
ReplyDeleteCost of the clean water act is an obstacle. However, with the importance of the issue, the benefits definitely outweigh the costs.
1. I feel that there should be a much larger role of the federal government when enforcing laws like the Clean Water Act, because water is a blessing in a way, and without clean water we would not be able to survive, and catch various diseases with dirty water. saying this also goes to show that water is a big part of the community let alone the world, and so this is a large reason why the federal government should play a bigger role when it comes to making laws that involve water cleanliness.
ReplyDelete2.well as the article said, the main obstacle for enforcing the clean water act is the large cost that it will bring to be put into play. It should be worth enacting the clean water act even if it is a costly program, because without water humans and other species cannot thrive, or even survive in a world without water.
1. How large of a role should the federal government play in enforcing laws like the Clean Water Act? Are there alternative solutions to government intervention?
ReplyDeleteThe government needs to be much more present in enforcing laws like the Clean Water Act because water is an extremely important resource and needs to be preserved. Cities all over the US are having trouble keeping their water clean now because of financial reasons, and their state will do nothing but decay as time goes on if nothing is done. However, because the problems stem from lack of funding, the federal government can't do much besides give them more money (which is something Congress is very unlikely to be willing to do). The only really effective solution to Cities not following the Clean Water Act Mandates would be more funding from the government.
2. What do you think the main obstacle for the Clean Water Act would be in the present? Do you think it would be worth enacting even with this obstacle?
The main obstacle right now for the Clean Water Act is money. Many cities are unable to follow the requirements mandated by the Clean Water Act, but only because they are literally unable to.
However, it is definitely worth the cost, because the alternative is dirty water, a loss of resources, and other serious repercussions to the environment such as a decline in diversity.
1. How large of a role should the federal government play in enforcing laws like the Clean Water Act? Are there alternative solutions to government intervention?
ReplyDeleteI think that the federal government should play a much larger part in enforcing these laws because of how important the conservation of clean water is- we can't leave it up to chance. Cities have huge problems maintaining clean water because of financial problems, and so if the government does not enforce the laws, the cities will do nothing to keep their water clean, which will have detrimental impacts on many other parts of society. I think that although there are some alternatives to government intervention, none of them would be anywhere near as effective.
2. What do you think the main obstacle for the Clean Water Act would be in the present? Do you think it would be worth enacting even with this obstacle?
Right now, I think the main obstacle for the Clean Water Act is money. Because of lack of financial resources, many cities are simply unable to follow the requirements of the Clean Water Act. I still think it would be worth it to enact the Act because it would still affect the cities who could afford to do what is said, and overall the state of the environment would increase or at least decrease less, and prevent some of the repercussions of dirty water.
1. How large of a role should the federal government play in enforcing laws like the Clean Water Act? Are there alternative solutions to government intervention?
ReplyDeleteI think that the federal government should play a greater role in enforcing the laws like the Clean Water Act because with more enforcement from the government the greater chance we will have at getting clean water. Water (especially clean water) is essential to life, so without it we would not be here, and by enforcing laws to keep it clean we are in a sense saving ourselves.
2. What do you think the main obstacle for the Clean Water Act would be in the present? Do you think it would be worth enacting even with this obstacle?
I think the main obstacle for the Clean Water Act in the present is money, because our nation is in debt as well as a recession, so it is hard for cities to follow the requirements of the clean water act. I do think it is still worth enacting the law because although cities might not be able to enforce all parts of it, it would still be somewhat helpful.
1. The federal government's role playing in enforcing laws like the Clean Water Act is pretty large because water can't conserve and clean itself. Human interaction with water can is something everything on the planet can survive and keep leaving. With government involved it would allow everything and anyone to save our basic need for living.
ReplyDelete2. The main obstacle for the Clean Water Act, for the present, would be money because with the lack of financial help, I believe this would restrict how much the government can do. I do think it would be worth enacting even with this obstacle because it would still help our environment.
1) The Federal Government plays role by trying toenforce laws such as the Clean Water Act. The government should play a bigger role in enforcing such law and others similar to it due to the importance of water and how its really hard to clean and conserve it.By having laws such as this one we are saving all of the living organisms in the world due to water being the most important element of life.
ReplyDelete2)The obstacle present in this act is the fact that there's no money. Many cities don't have enough money to follow the requirements in this act. I believe that it's still important to preserve this law because although there's cities that can't follow it there's still others that can, so it's important to keep it.
How large of a role should the federal government play in enforcing laws like the Clean Water Act? Are there alternative solutions to government intervention?
ReplyDeleteThe governments role should be the biggest enforcement, because cities have a hard time keeping water clean on their own, so the government should be extremely involved in these sort of acts.
2. What do you think the main obstacle for the Clean Water Act would be in the present? Do you think it would be worth enacting even with this obstacle?
the cost of keeping the water clean is the main obsticle, this law is worth enacting for the sake of health in cities despite the huge cost.
1. How large of a role should the federal government play in enforcing laws like the Clean Water Act? Are there alternative solutions to government intervention?
ReplyDeleteI think the role of the federal government should change with the situation of the country. If we are in a time of prosperity, than one of the first priorities should be enforcing all existing laws and trying to enhance the environment. However, if we are in a recession, as we are now, I think there should be less focus on meeting goals that do not assure that revival of the economy. Perhaps the Clean Water Act could be edited to meet certain ideal measures in times of prosperity and other less extreme, but still beneficial, goals in times of economic hardship. As far as alternative solutions go, I think it's really hard to unite the country under anything other than law. Of course, good-doers and well-off people with environmental concerns can make donations towards enforcement of the Clean Water Act. But there's no way to make everyone do that, and most people are more concerned with paying their bills than worrying about the Clean Water Act anyway.
2. What do you think the main obstacle for the Clean Water Act would be in the present? Do you think it would be worth enacting even with this obstacle?
We are currently in a recession and so there is not money for the Clean Water Act. I think the Clean Water Act should be temporarily rewritten so that while it may no longer be the ideal, it is still beneficial and more maneagable.
1. The government needs to play a very large role in acts like this one. This is due to the fact that water is one of the most essential resources on our planet, and it requires government supervision because people seem to think that there's an infinite amount of it. An alternative solution to government playing a role would be for the general populace of the world to start actually caring about the world they live in.
ReplyDelete2. Money would be the main issue in enacting the Clean Water act today. The Clean Water Act would indeed be worth enacting despite this obstacle, as water is essential to the survival of every species on the planet.
1. The government should play a very large role in enforcing laws like the Clean Water Act because, otherwise, because clean water solutions could cost money and time, most cities would not go out of their way to make sure that all of their water is sanitary and safe. There possibly are alternative solutions to government intervention if you really thought to come up with solutions, but they would most likely not be as effective as government intervention because then, we are forced to do it so it is guaranteed that it gets done, whereas if the government depended on donations or volunteer work, there is no guarantee of any progress occurring.
ReplyDelete2. The main obstacle of the Clean Water Act is the cost that it presents to the cities that want to enact it. Although this is a large obstacle that may be difficult to overcome in some areas, I think that it would be worth it to put it into action wherever possible because clean water is essential to all life, and could prevent diseases from occurring in the future due to unclean water, which would eventually cost more if more and more people got diseases, and it would be able to at least affect the people in the cities that do have the resources to enact the Act, which is better than nothing.
1.The federal government needs to play a fairly large roll in enforcing laws like the Clean Water Act. Water is a key resource in sustaining life forms and the environment so if we are not proactive and we don't do something about saving and maintaining our water soon, then in the future the effects will be disastrous. There may be a few solutions to government intervention such as volunteer organizations, or the general population doing something but none would be as effective as the government intervening.
ReplyDelete2.I think the main obstacle for the Clean Water Act in the present would be the lack of funding the government has and can provide for Acts such as this to be passed. Either taxes will have to be raised or more money will have to be granted which the government does not easily do. I feel that it would be better to enact it sooner than later because the longer we wait the worse it will get and the more money will have to be spent. Water is a key part of living and we need to take care and preserve it.
1. How large of a role should the federal government play in enforcing laws like the Clean Water Act? Are there alternative solutions to government intervention?
ReplyDelete- The federal Government should take full responsibility to enact it Clean Water Act, because they created it. An alternative would be to have State run enforcement of the act, but the problem with that is that there is little consistency, and there is no way to guaranty clean water.
2. What do you think the main obstacle for the Clean Water Act would be in the present? Do you think it would be worth enacting even with this obstacle?
- Currently, I think that the main obstacle for the Clean Water Act is, like most everyone else, funding. Obviously there is a worthy investment in having clean water no matter what the cost.
1. The government should place a lare role in enforcing such laws. Water is essential for all aspects of life so we need to conserve it while we can before it gets to be too late. Conservation of water should be of utmost importance to the government because they should be the main enforcers of laws like the Clean Water Act. There are probably alternative solutions but government intervention would most likely be the most effective.
ReplyDelete2. The main obstacle for the Clean Water Act is in regards to money. It is very costly for cities to enact it. However it would definitely be worthwhile to enact since clean water is something that would be worth the large cost.
1. The government should play an active role in enforcing such laws. Water is crucial for sustainability of life, therefore we need to conserve it and make sure it is sustainable itself. There are multiple solutions to enforcing this for example private companies or local government, however they do not have as much power to do such as thing at the federal government.
ReplyDelete2. The main obstacle would be funding this enforcement. However it would be worth it because it would help sustain our water.
1. The government should play a very active role in the role of enforcing environmental laws. This is due to the fact that they are the only actor able to do so. If the government does not enforce the law then the problem will never be solved.
ReplyDelete2. The main obstacle would be the finance. This is a problem because preservation of the environment usually comes second to preservation of the nation and its people so not much funding can ever be expect to go to it for full solvency of the issue.
I believe that the government should play an active role in enforcing laws that relate to the environment, such as the Clean Water Act. We need to have a large organization such as the government be the initiators in conserving the Earth because if they don't, then there wont be much funding for saving the environments and water.
ReplyDeleteThe greatest obstacle for the Clean Water Act would be the financial aspect. Preservation of water and the environments does not come cheaply. But preserving the water will only benefit the nation in the long run.
1. The government must play a huge role in enforcing any law, since that is the purpose of government. There are alternatives to government intervention, however, none will be as effective and efficient as government intervention.
ReplyDelete2. The greatest obstacle for the Clean Water Act is absolutely money. I think it is worth enacting because the costs do not outweigh the benefits of having clean water and not losing our natural resources because without these resources we will have nothing.
How large of a role should the federal government play in enforcing laws like the Clean Water Act? Are there alternative solutions to government intervention?
ReplyDelete1. The government must play a crucial role in enforcing the Clean Water Act otherwise it would fail. Because water is such an important resource for the survival of humans, the government must play a role as well as we need to do something about and saving/maintaining out water consumption and quality. If we do not do anything, the results could be horrible. The government could reach out to volunteer work as well as general recruitment of people. Government enforcement would still make the best results.
What do you think the main obstacle for the Clean Water Act would be in the present? Do you think it would be worth enacting even with this obstacle?
2. The biggest problem with the Clean Water Act would be how to finance the project. This could become a major issue because the protection of the environment usually comes next to the protection and preservation of the nation. Not much funding can ever be expected to get received to eventually solve the issue.
1.) I believe that the government should play a large role in enforcing the Clean Water Act and the like. I think this because of the fact that without water, humans can only last around 3 days to survive. Water is essential to the survival of the human race, and therefore we need to do anything we can to protect it.
ReplyDelete2.) The main obstacle for the Clean Water Act is probably funding. To clean up water in a populated area would be extremely expensive. However, as I said in my last answer, without water, the human race cannot survive, so I believe that people should do anything to attempt to save our species.
1. The government has to play a role in enforcing the clean water act because capitalism on its own creates a polar extreme of each individual being able to leverage and distribute harm to their advantage. For example, if a company can save a lot of money and thus undersell their competition by poisoning the water, a capitalist will because he will become wealthy enough to just drink expensive bourbon for the rest of forever, and his share of the consequence is far outweighed by his share of the gain, and his gains mitigate his losses. Government regulation is the only way to check capitalism.
ReplyDelete2. The problem with using a limited government to check capitalism is that it doesn't possess the resources to go to bat with corporations. This is why the act is underfunded. This underfunding maintains the state of water quality to an equilibrium of just barely above acceptable levels because the gov won't overspend, and only protest outcry will increase the resources delegated.
1. The federal government ought to play a role in the Clean Water Act. That would make it government regulated, and therefore have a means of enforcement. Water is essential to life, so the government should feel the need to support this act. Also, if it is run by the government, government agencies have to abide by the regulations as well, which is necessary.
ReplyDelete2. The main difficulty of a government run Clean Water Act is the cost. The government has no money to spare at the moment, making funding hard to come by, especially for an issue that may be being over shadowed by other issues at the time, like healthcare funding or education.
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Delete1. The government ought to take a large part in enforcing laws like the clean Water Act. The reason for this is that the problem of the commons occurs when the government does not intervene as it is not profitable for a business to clean up the water, especially as other businesses will just pollute right back, so the federal government needs to intervene in order to enforce this, especially as this pertains to the safety of citizens, which is he purpose of government in the first place. The only other solution is to have states pass individual laws and regulation, but then there is not a uniformity which is not safe or fair.
ReplyDelete2. Today, the main obstacle for the clean water act would be money or lobbyists of big corporations that want to tear down regulations that would allow them to be cheaper and pollute much more in the waterways.Money would be the next obstacle, as it is expensive to clean up, especially for big projects, however, the clean water act is worth enforcing as it makes the country better and safer and is to the benefit of all people.
1.The federal government needs to play a fairly large roll in enforcing laws like the Clean Water Act. Water is a key resource in sustaining life forms and the environment so if we are not proactive and we don't do something about saving and maintaining our water soon, then in the future the effects will be disastrous. There may be a few solutions to government intervention such as volunteer organizations, or the general population doing something but none would be as effective as the government intervening.
ReplyDelete2.The main obstacle for the Clean Water Act is the lack of funding the government has and can provide for Acts such as this to be passed. Either taxes will have to be raised or more money will have to be granted which the government does not easily do.
1. The federal government in this issue needs to play a larger because water is the basis of life and it is essential. If water is not saved, there will be consequences for all living things. Although establishing a law that would help save water would probably not be as effective as everyones hopes it would still help somewhat.
ReplyDelete2. The biggest issue with the Clean Water Act is funding it because there is a lack of funds which are available. Like I said, establishing a law wouldnt solve the problem but it would be helpful thus I do think one should be made