Replies to post #133 on World Water Crisis (LIFE)

[funmaxus]

Wow, that post should stay as a sticky note or a brief explanation for each link in the I-Box. I'm going to have to spend some time reviewing that one for sure. Thanks for sharing.
This is an awesome board.

fun

[bagwa-john]

We put a Chlorine filter, a Flouride filter, and a particulate filter on the house water in May. It has made some difference, but not what I expected.

[NYBob]

FuturesJackal' on 'World Water Crisis' thanks
great info;

Cities with best and worst tap water
By Lori Bongiorno
Posted Sat Dec 12, 2009 10:55am PST

http://green.yahoo.com/blog/the_conscious_consumer/110/cities-with-best-and-worst-tap-water.html

How safe is the water that flows out of your tap? The answer very much depends on where you live.

It's now easier than ever for consumers to find out what's in their tap water. The Environmental Working Group (EWG) today released the results of a three-year investigation of municipal water supplies across the U.S.

The research and advocacy group looked at water quality tests performed by water utilities since 2004 and created an extensive database that contains info on the contaminants found in 48,000 communities in 45 states.

EWG also rated 100 big city (population over 250,000) water utilities. Below are the top and bottom results.



Cities with the best water:

Arlington, TX
Providence, RI
Fort Worth, TX
Charleston, SC
Boston, MA
Honolulu, HI
Austin, TX
Fairfax County, VA
St. Louis, MO
Minneapolis, MN


Cities with the worst water:

Pensacola, FL
Riverside, CA
Las Vegas, NV
Riverside County, CA
Reno, NV
Houston, TX
Omaha, NE
North Las Vegas, NV
San Diego, CA
Jacksonville, FL

If you live in one of the few areas that weren't investigated, you can get an annual report of what's in your public drinking water.

http://www.epa.gov/safewater/ccr/frequentquestions.html

If your water comes from a well, then see the EPA's guidelines for those who use private wells.

http://www.epa.gov/privatewells/index2.html

The results of the investigation raise some concerns about municipal water supplies in the U.S. EWG says 316 different contaminants were found in the nation's tap water. The group also points out that more than half of those contaminants aren't regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency.

Establishing more effective source water protection programs and developing enforceable government standards for contaminants would go a long way toward improving the nation's water supply, according to the EWG.

In the meantime, no one is suggesting that you go out and start drinking bottled water (although, of course, in emergency situations it can be necessary). Experts still agree that drinking tap is preferable to drinking bottled water. Bottled water is much more expensive than tap, it takes a huge toll on the planet, and it's not necessarily any safer than tap. "Bottled water is not regulated in the same way as tap water," says Olga Naidenko, a senior scientist at EWG. "With bottled water, consumers often do not know what they are getting, and 25 to 40 percent of bottled water on the market is simply tap poured into a bottle."

Knowing what's in your water is the key. Once you know which contaminants are present, you can find the best filter to get rid of them. EWG put together a thorough buying guide to help you find an affordable water filter that works for you. You can read the guidelines or search for products based on contaminants you want to get rid of.
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Environmental journalist Lori Bongiorno shares green-living tips and product reviews with Yahoo! Green's users. Send Lori a question or suggestion for potential use in a future column. Her book, Green Greener Greenest: A Practical Guide to Making Eco-smart Choices a Part of Your Life is available on Yahoo! Shopping and Amazon.com.

[Salm7]

I have heard that a picture is worth a thousand words: sometimes a video can be worth a million words.

http://www.wsbtv.com/video/24193736/index.html?source=CNN

This could be the furture of the water in this country if something is not done about all of it. All states under the United States Flag need to have every pipe removed and replaced. Go Obama, Go Congress !!

[Pro-Life]

12 tips to get off the water bottle
By Sherry Brooks
Posted Tue Mar 29, 2011 12:36pm PDT

http://green.yahoo.com/blog/ecomii_healthy_living/130/12-tips-to-get-off-the-water-bottle.html

Staying hydrated is important and you just can’t beat water for the price, these days. Of course we don’t yet know the price of water in the future, but we can somewhat ascertain the price we’ll pay in our personal failed health if we choose sodas and other sugary drinks over water. Save money now and in the future by making water your beverage of choice.

I’m not talking about bottled water. Sure, there is a time and place for bottled water, but rarely! Start cutting back with these 12 tips:

1. Don’t believe the hype. Yes, I’ve been to Evian in France where we had great fun joking that the bath water, the swimming pool, and the water at the car wash was ... Evian, of course! However, not all bottled water is of the mineral quality of Evian.

It may be shocking to learn that many bottled water companies package and sell tap water! Consumers are paying as much as 10,000 times the price of tap water to purchase ... tap water. In addition to being deceived at the cash register, consumers are leaving behind plastic pollution for generations to come.

2. Purchase a dry-erase marker if you live alone or if have guests, which just about covers everyone. Put a clean glass on the kitchen counter for each person every morning, writing the name on a glass. This will encourage reuse and reduce the volume of dirty dishes. Be sure to wipe the names off before the glasses go into the dishwasher. The high heat makes the marker tougher to remove afterward.

3. Place a glass pitcher of water covered in the refrigerator and add sliced lemons, cucumbers, or oranges. This is a delightful way to serve any beverage. Mint and rosemary stalks are also pleasing.

4. Keep a basket of personalized reusable bottles such as the BPA-free ones from KleanKanteen.com by the exit door as reminders to fill one up “for the road”.

5. Purchase glass canning jars or retain individual glass beverage containers from your favorite brands. Soak off the label for bottles that can all be washed repeatedly in the dishwasher. Fill with water and place in the fridge for a cool refreshing drink at home or on the go.

6. If water just doesn’t have enough “flavor” to entice you, place a huge jar of water with some herbal or regular tea bags in the sun for a quick brew of “sun tea.” A bit of honey and lemon will do wonders for your sun tea.

7. Tap water has been proven in many instances to be safer than bottled water, however you may prefer to remove impurities by switching to a water-purifying pitcher or faucet filter for your kitchen.

8. Rather than purchasing a plastic bottle of water to quench your thirst when you are away from home, seek out a public drinking fountain.

9. When traveling by commercial airline, instead of purchasing a plastic bottle of water at the airline gate area, carry a clean, empty bottle through TSA screening and then fill it with water at the gate-area drinking fountain for your flight.

10. Encourage children to drink water by including it in their school lunch. Purchase reusable plastic bottles that can return home in their lunchboxes each afternoon to save hundreds of disposable bottles a year.

11. For your kids on sports teams, send them to practice with a very large reusable plastic water jug labeled with their name. Fill it with filtered water, orange slices, mint sprigs from your garden, and lots of ice. They won’t be tempted to drain and waste several disposable water bottles from the team supply.

12. For carpool, keep a large reusable sport-top bottle of filtered water and a stack of paper cups in the car. What a relief to have each passenger quench his or her thirst with a small cup of water, instead of having each child take only two sips from a disposable plastic bottle, and leave you with five almost-full water bottles that will probably live in a landfill for 500 years.

[Pro-Life]

Water, Endangered Global Resource
-- Posted Sunday, 12 August 2012 | Source: GoldSeek.com

in North America the major concern is over water levels in the Ogallala aquifer under the U.S. Great Plains - the world's bread basket. The Ogallala is the world's largest known aquifer having an approximate area of 450,600 square kilometers and stretches from southern South Dakota through parts of Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and northern Texas.
 
The Ogallala Aquifer was formed roughly 10 million years ago when water flowed onto the plains from retreating glaciers and streams of the Rocky Mountains. The Ogallala is no longer being recharged by the Rockies and precipitation in the region is only 30-60 cm per year.
 
In three leading grain producing states - Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas - the underground water table has dropped by more than 30 meters.

http://news.goldseek.com/GoldSeek/1344780300.php