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originally posted by: StallionDuck
a reply to: seasonal
I will say this... Other than convenience, perhaps it is the reason more people drinking water than soda now days. That's a hard maybe.
originally posted by: flyingdutchman2112
The truth is that the city water is compromised. They put fluoride and chlorine in the water because they love us so much and want us to have good teeth. You best bet is to get a water distiller, reverse osmosis filter, or buy bottled water without fluoride. That's evian, fiji and other where they bottle it at the source although fijan water supports a corrupt military junta that runs that county. You can buy gallons of distilled from the store or pharmacy or brands like smart water I trust to not be too poisonous.
That being said plastic bottles have getting bashed for releasing chemicals into the water. A lot them are similar to artificial estrogen. I'm not too keen on the trans-sexual movement, but I'd still rather get more in touch with my feminine side than to drink the nazi fluoride water, ha.
originally posted by: chiefsmom
I guess I am surprised and disappointment by some of the responses here.
originally posted by: Taggart
I have to disagree that it tastes no different to tap water, it depends where you live, I'm sure those in flint would disagree.
I've seen cloudy looking water in my time come out of taps.
originally posted by: chiefsmom
I guess I am surprised and disappointment by some of the responses here.
This isn't just about what a rip off buying bottled water is. (which it is)
Or even the leaching of the chemicals from the bottle into the water (which it is)
What about the very water itself? Do you believe these aquifers that they are pumping from are endless? What about the homes that have wells around the area they are pumping? What about California, under drought conditions, and they are still pumping?
a reply to: chiefsmom
What about the homes that have wells around the area they are pumping? What about California, under drought conditions, and they are still pumping?
What about California, under drought conditions, and they are still pumping?
Less than a year ago, Lake Oroville was a vivid symbol of the state’s prolonged drought. Aerial images showed a landscape of spider-webbed mudflats and desiccated tributaries as the reservoir fell to levels not seen in almost forty years. Starting in January, though, the lake rapidly filled to capacity. To prevent the water from breaching the dam, engineers began discharging it at a rate of 2.7 billion gallons per hour—about the same flow as at Niagara Falls. The frothing cascade, with its countless bubbles acting as tiny jackhammers, hollowed out a cavernous pit in the concrete spillway. The engineers diverted the flow to an earthen emergency spillway, but the torrent rapidly chewed away at that, too. With the integrity of the dam under threat, close to two hundred thousand local residents were evacuated. (A total failure of the structure, according to one water manager, would have sent a thirty-foot wave tearing through communities downstream.)
California’s Drought May Be Over, But Its Water Troubles Aren’t
Groundwater is a critical resourceis also an important part of the state’s water supplies, comprising about 40% of water used in an average year, and 60% or more in a drought year. But groundwater is very much location dependent: some communities have no groundwater and rely solely on surface water while other communities may have only groundwater; other communities rely on a mix of imported water and groundwater, and even some rely solely on imported water.
California’s Water Systems
originally posted by: Taggart
I have to disagree that it tastes no different to tap water, it depends where you live, I'm sure those in flint would disagree.
I've seen cloudy looking water in my time come out of taps.