Mastodawn

Anybody else in #Austin noticing the #tapwater starting to taste a little musty? I guess we're entering the period when Lake Austin gets gross from all the fertilizer leaching from West Lake lawns, eh?
#AustinTX

Front Page [Unofficial]Jun 6

Scientists test 3 popular bottled waters for nanoplastics using new tech, and yikes

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/scientists-tested-3-popular-bottled-waters-for-nanoplastics-using-new-tech-ex1/

CBC British Columbia Jun 4

Cranbrook resident says tap water has been 'horrendous.' The city says a new treatment facility will help
Cranbrook, B.C., has started work on a nearly $13-million UV disinfection facility at Phillips Reservoir. The city says the project will improve drinking water treatment and help defer a much more expensive filtration plant.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/cranbrook-uv-disinfection-facility-9.7222943?cmp=rss

Stefan Müller

May 27

„Eine handelsübliche Wasserflasche koste zwischen 80 Cent und 1 Euro, die Wasserbetriebe rechneten dagegen in Tausend-Liter-Einheiten. „Raten Sie mal, wie viel ein Liter Berliner Leitungswasser kostet: 0,0016 Euro“, sagte sie.“

Es ist Quatsch, in #Berlin #Wasser aus Frankreich zu trinken. Teurer Quatsch und umweltschädlich.

#Leitungswasser #tapWater

https://www.taz.de/!6182297

Bilanz der Wasserbetriebe: Von Hunderten Millionen in 20 Meter Tiefe

Die Berliner Wasserbetriebe investieren so viel wie nie zuvor. Gleichzeitig steigen die Anforderungen durch Wachstum und Klimawandel.

TAZ Verlags- und Vertriebs GmbH

Front Page [Unofficial]May 14

Scientists tested 3 popular bottled water brands for nanoplastics. The results are alarming.

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/rp-water-bottle-nanoplastics/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rp-water-bottle-nanoplastics

Arniepix May 4

We NYers are famously snobbish about how good our tap #water is (among other things). Turns out, we're right!

Not mentioned, that water system was created by the VERY corrupt #TammanyHall political machine over a century ago.

https://www.nyc.gov/site/dep/news/26-007/leading-scientists-say-new-york-city-track-continue-unfiltered-high-quality-drinking-water?fbclid=IwdGRzaARl7P9jbGNrBGXs72V4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHs7vFtEa-2i8asgkvcqL6qJzJDyY2I-yhR3wTSvLhOnmZ_657NIe4OINecW-_aem_bTd8vs6P-uvlhiNEwR-i4A

#tapwater #DrinkingWater #NYC

Leading Scientists say NYC On Track to Continue Unfiltered High Quality Drinking Water

DEP Anticipates Continued Success of Programs Protecting New York City's World-Renowned Drinking Water in Move to Renew Filtration Waiver

The official website of the City of New York

Global News Canada Mar 26

Youths responsible for West Kelowna reservoir contamination scare, police say
Residents in the Tallus Ridge and Shannon Woods neighbourhoods went five days without being able to drink their tap water after a security breach at the Tallus reservoir.
#Canada #Kelowna #securitybreachatwaterreservoir #Waterreservoir
https://globalnews.ca/news/11746330/youths-responsible-west-kelowna-reservoir-contamination-scare/