Water industry professionals skewed toward disapproval of President Donald Trump's performance in office thus far.
In a poll conducted by Waterworld following President Trump's first few months in office, roughly 58% of responses were "very negative" or "somewhat negative." 37% of responses were "very positive" or "somewhat positive," while 6% of responses had "neutral" feelings about the administration's performance so far.
Environment
Comments on the enviroment varied, with some respondents stating that the administration's approach to the environment can better streamline processes, while others disapproved of the administration's cuts and restructuring.
"The last thing he and his administration care about is the environment and drinking water," said a respondent in municipal government (city or county), "very negative" on Trump.
Regulation
Comments on regulation were one-sided and focused on deregulation actions taken by the administration.
"Water safety is the single biggest accomplishment in USA that saved lives and allow communities to flourish. Deregulation and lack of oversight will definitely be a negative impact," said a respondent in OEM, "somewhat negative" on Trump.
"He is destroying the government agencies and staffing that support clean water and environment. He is trying to destroy the laws that support environmental protection in his quest to 'regulate' to put short term profits over the long-term health of humanity and the world," said a respondent in state government, "very negative" on Trump.
EPA
Comments about the EPA varied slightly and focused on layoffs and the gutting of the agency.
"They are willing to gut the EPA in favor of financial gain. They hold a total disregard for our natural world, which also means people suffer. Clean water is a right, a necessity and safeguards need to be in place to make certain our waters are clean, pure and accessible to everyone," said a respondent in other*, "very negative" on Trump.
