Trump's border wall endangers water supply near protected wetlands

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By Associated Press -August 17, 2020 10:40 AM

The wetlands supposed to be protected under environmental laws, but the government has waived those in the name of border security.

The agency in charge of building the border wall received repeated warnings: tap water from nearby wells, and the unique wetlands of southeastern Arizona — yes, Arizona — home to a variety of wildlife and endangered fish will go dry.

Immigration officials didn't head those warnings. Then, several ponds at the San Bernardino National Wildlife Refuge found themselves without water or with an extremely low supply, according to documents obtained by two different environmental groups.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the agency in charge of the refuge, said in a statement on Thursday that ponds "remain intact and the refuge continues to manage for endangered fish and wildlife."

Contractors working for U.S. Customs and Border Protection began building a new stretch of border wall there in October, pumping millions of gallons of groundwater to mix cement for the 30-foot (9-meter) steel fencing that has been a signature promise of Donald Trump. The Trump administration has promised to build 450 miles (724 kilometers) of wall along the border with Mexico by the end of this year; it has so far built 275 miles (443 kilometers).

https://americanindependent.com/border-wall-water-supply-arizona-donald-trump-wetlands-san-bernardino-national-wildlife-refuge-immigration/

I have an idea lets cut off the water off going into the white house.........why not, we pay for it and this traitor is a dead beat and likes to go to his golf courses and use the public waters from those troughs.....................

[UTUSN]

1. K&R

[Delmette2.0]

2. Just reduce the water pressure.

If he can't flush, shower or wash his hair maybe he will leave forever.

[Submariner]

3. Biden needs to knock down all this new wall starting Jan 22nd

and fix the water problem trump created.