> The draft plan had initially received praise from
> environmental organizations for its "zero tolerance policy"  to ensure
> certain chemicals did not end up in Long Island's drinking water.


Please note "zero tolerance"

. This is concerning, given trace amounts of
> metalaxyl, imidacloprid and atrazine have been repeatedly detected in test
> wells, along with 117 other pesticides detected in Long Island drinking
> water.
>

So the other 114 pesticides found are OK. What happened to "zero
tolerance".

>
> >State officials argued that pesticide levels in Long Island's drinking
> water are far below federal standards.
>

Not below, but far below. It all gets back to the fact that we can detect
what was undetectable only a few years ago. Plus, where are the test wells?
By a golf course? Farms? And are the chemicals in drinking water? Lots of
questions.

Bill Truesdell
Bath, Maine

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