News and opinions about bottled water
News articles and opinions regarding water, the bottled water industry, and other subjects relating to hydration and health. The articles are posted in reverse chronological order (newest before oldest).
Those blue water pipes...
There has been a lot of discussion lately about the chemical composition of the plastic used in the maufacture of water bottles (both the PET used in the cases of 500ml bottles and the polycarbonate used in the large bottles for pickup, refill, and home delivery have been in the news the last few months regarding potential chemical ingestion)... but what about those big blue plastic pipes that municipalities are burying miles of as fast as they can? Are THEY innocent? Stay tuned...
Clean municipal water out of dirty pipes.... really?
Recently there was an article warning that due to construction replacing water lines, there would be an issue with the quality of the water.. the backwashing and general disruption would stir up the rust and sediments in the existing system.(St Catharines Standard - March, 2009)
Well, that makes sense. The pipes are laying in the ground, after all. But it gives one pause to think, doesn't it? If those pipes are under the roadways (which is where they all are) just exactly what kind of 'sediment' are we talking about here? Also... guess what else is under the roadway, and ALSO leaks? Sewage pipes. So: leaky water pipes and leaky sewer pipes close together... you figure it out.
Makes it rather hard to swallow the municipal authority's contention that tap water is perfectly safe, doesn't it?