Flint, MI and Saudi Arabia...Water and Oil

Thanks Gordon,

To begin, my name is Gregg Protenic. I’ve been in the water treatment field for 33 years and I worked in three different cities in the state of Missouri.

I started out as an operator in a treatment plant that served 30,000. The water supply for this plant came from wells along the Missouri River.

Next, I became Director of Water and Wastewater Treatment for a city of about 2,000. This city got its water from a reservoir.

My last stop, which lasted over 26 years, was in a water treatment plant for a city of about 500,000. I was Chief Plant Operator for 15 years, then I managed the computers and electronic group for 11 years. This city got its water directly from the Missouri River and added well water to control temperature

I learned that each of those different sources required a unique treatment approach.

After I retired, I started building websites and studying internet marketing. Recently, I thought I would build a website to help people get the best water possible in their homes. The idea was to simply teach people about water softeners and filters that remove fluoride and chlorine.

But, as I was doing my research, I came across the Flint, Michigan debacle. If you haven’t heard, many of the residents of Flint were exposed to high levels of lead in their drinking water after the city switched to a different water source.

It’s stunning that so many people in Flint were kept in the dark about their drinking water. The actions of the people in charge were deplorable, if not outright criminal. There was even an article reporting that Erin Brockovich was in Flint to bring attention to the problem in January... of 2015.

This has actually been going on for almost two years with very little action.

Further research showed that the people of Flint, MI weren’t the only ones exposed to contaminated water.

Here are some headlines from across the country:

* Water pollution probed in upstate New York
* Report: many U.S. cities could have lead-contaminated water
* Higher levels of contaminants found in Oak Hills water
* Flint, part two? Ohio town’s pipes may be contaminated with lead
* County Investigating Contaminated Water Near San Luis Obispo Airport
* and many more

I have come to believe that people need to take action on their own to ensure their water is safe and clean. So, I changed the tone of my website to something with more urgency. In fact, I’ve written a report to show people how to improve the safety of their water. In it is the number one thing to do before buying any kind of home water treatment device.

You can download a copy at: http://www.enjoybetterwater.com

Gregg

P.S. I just saw a report on the news that a nuclear power plant in New York has leaked radioactive water into the groundwater