Yes, but the quality of water does depend on what they’re throwing away upstream (this is what the cartoon is about, ghost keeper). Why we can’t deal with real-world problems like this instead of permanent stand-offs to protect tax breaks and blocking judicial appointments is beyond me.
“What’s more, tens of millions of Americans get their drinking water from rivers – an estimated 18 million from the Mississippi river alone.”
In California there is “the five hundred pound gorilla in the room” in the water supply and contamination from agricultural chemicals. Between the fertilizers and the pesticides they are concentrating at increasingly alarming levels but the powers that be turn a blind eye to the problem.
I live on the central coast and our water is okay to drink but is very alkaline. My next major plumbing change is to put in a “no waste reverse osmosis” system. That’s about as good as it gets for filtering out the bulk of pollutants and minerals. Years ago I worked in the corporate headquarters of Rayne Water and it was a real eye opener to what many municipalities consider safe drinking water.
@mickey1339I live in the L.A. area and have a whole house turbidity filter and a Watkins “no waste r.o.” filter that supplies my fridge, instant hot and has a faucet on the kitchen sink. I’m quite happy with the set up – the little screens on the faucets don’t get clogged and I don’t have to do vinegar boil outs on my drip coffee pot any more. Plus the water tastes so much better.
ARodney about 11 years ago
Yes, but the quality of water does depend on what they’re throwing away upstream (this is what the cartoon is about, ghost keeper). Why we can’t deal with real-world problems like this instead of permanent stand-offs to protect tax breaks and blocking judicial appointments is beyond me.
Rickapolis about 11 years ago
It’s all the unused drugs people flush down the toilet that makes tap water unsafe.
jazzmoose about 11 years ago
You’re the moron. ;Most bottled water is taken from public water supplies. Read the label.
Mickey 13 about 11 years ago
“What’s more, tens of millions of Americans get their drinking water from rivers – an estimated 18 million from the Mississippi river alone.”
In California there is “the five hundred pound gorilla in the room” in the water supply and contamination from agricultural chemicals. Between the fertilizers and the pesticides they are concentrating at increasingly alarming levels but the powers that be turn a blind eye to the problem.
I live on the central coast and our water is okay to drink but is very alkaline. My next major plumbing change is to put in a “no waste reverse osmosis” system. That’s about as good as it gets for filtering out the bulk of pollutants and minerals. Years ago I worked in the corporate headquarters of Rayne Water and it was a real eye opener to what many municipalities consider safe drinking water.
H P Hundt Premium Member about 11 years ago
@mickey1339I live in the L.A. area and have a whole house turbidity filter and a Watkins “no waste r.o.” filter that supplies my fridge, instant hot and has a faucet on the kitchen sink. I’m quite happy with the set up – the little screens on the faucets don’t get clogged and I don’t have to do vinegar boil outs on my drip coffee pot any more. Plus the water tastes so much better.
Ink blot Premium Member about 11 years ago
And then it’s filtered, and sanitized. -Your point has no point.