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

Don't know if this will be of any use to you in your projects, or perhaps you already have this link. Here is the World Water Development Report 2015 published by the United Nations:
http://www.unwater.org/publications/...l/en/c/281166/

Thanks Steve. The report will be very useful.

I came across an article about the USEPA releasing an online mapping tool that provides information on watershed data and potential sources of contamination.

Here's the link:

http://www.waterworld.com/articles/2...r-sources.html

It should give people assurance or cause them alarm when they find out what's going on with their water supply.

Gregg
Home Water Quality Report
http://www.enjoybetterwater.com

[GordonJ]

Originally Posted by GreggP

Thanks Steve. The report will be very useful.

I came across an article about the USEPA releasing an online mapping tool that provides information on watershed data and potential sources of contamination.

Here's the link:

http://www.waterworld.com/articles/2...r-sources.html

It should give people assurance or cause them alarm when they find out what's going on with their water supply.

Gregg
Home Water Quality Report
http://www.enjoybetterwater.com

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-in...-idUSKCN0VU07W

Our future? Troops deployed over water?

GJA

[GordonJ]

Originally Posted by GordonJ

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-in...-idUSKCN0VU07W

Our future? Troops deployed over water?

GJA

http://www.delhidailynews.com/news/B...ts-1456078511/

It will be a Tsunami of a story before it gets resolved.
Resolved?

Depends on ________.

GJA

A FRAUD selling water filters to a scared and unsuspecting public.

Here is an article by an undercover reporter calling three different water treatment companies in Florida that had FREE water test offers. Only one out of the three was actually honest.

http://www.wtsp.com/story/news/inves...ners/80849526/

The number one thing to remember: Avoid “free” home water tests

Test it yourself. Buy a simple home test kit online or at your local Lowe’s or Home Depot. Or you can get a test kit to send your water samples to a certified lab.

There is no reason to scare or scam people with false claims and snake oil salesmanship.

The truth is bad enough.

The easiest sale I ever made was over a casual conversation with my neighbor. I told her about how heavy rains in the spring can cause Atrazine to be washed into the Missouri river. The very next day a home water treatment van was parked in her driveway.

The thing is, I wasn't trying to sell anything. I was just talking.

Gregg
The Home Water Quality Report
http://www.enjoybetterwater.com

[GordonJ]

These "districts" are Gov't funded, yes? And what is their role?

Gordon

Originally Posted by GreggP

A FRAUD selling water filters to a scared and unsuspecting public.

Here is an article by an undercover reporter calling three different water treatment companies in Florida that had FREE water test offers. Only one out of the three was actually honest.

http://www.wtsp.com/story/news/inves...ners/80849526/

The number one thing to remember: Avoid “free” home water tests

Test it yourself. Buy a simple home test kit online or at your local Lowe’s or Home Depot. Or you can get a test kit to send your water samples to a certified lab.

There is no reason to scare or scam people with false claims and snake oil salesmanship.

The truth is bad enough.

The easiest sale I ever made was over a casual conversation with my neighbor. I told her about how heavy rains in the spring can cause Atrazine to be washed into the Missouri river. The very next day a home water treatment van was parked in her driveway.

The thing is, I wasn't trying to sell anything. I was just talking.

Gregg
The Home Water Quality Report
http://www.enjoybetterwater.com

Originally Posted by GordonJ

These "districts" are Gov't funded, yes? And what is their role?

Gordon

Hi Gordon,

Water districts are government regulated, but they usually generate enough revenue to fund themselves.

The main function of a water district is to consolidate the water treatment and distribution activities for mulitple cities or rural areas so they can take advantage of economies of scale.

That's where Flint, Michigan was headed, but for some reason they jumped the gun and opted for an interim solution that turned into disaster.

As tragic as that situation is, it has raised people's awareness of water safety. An article I read recently indicates that as many as 96 million Americans are at risk of lead in water. That's a third of the population. And that's only talking about lead.

Here's the link to that article:

http://www.freep.com/story/news/loca...ater/81321902/

Gregg
The Home Water Quality Report
http://www.enjoybetterwater.com