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HelenWheels's avatar

Thank you so much for this info. We are battling a swmi conductor facility that will be built, quite literally, on top of the aquifer that provides water to much of Indiana. Some moronic official said we will refill the aquifer from Lake Michigan… except that isn't really a thing. Only precipitation feeds this ancient aquifer. It’s as stupid as Trump dumping water in Cali to fix their issues. SMH They will guzzle 4 million gallons per day, push their wastewater thru our city's over burdened wastewater system and we just pray a heavy rain doesn't result in a discharge straight to our river. We are surrounded by greed.

Biff Thuringer's avatar

Listening to one of my favorite podcasts today, TrueAnon, I heard Brace Belden and his two panelists opining about how anyone who doesn’t drink tap water is “nuts.” 

I’m not nuts. But HERE’S why I don’t drink tap water where I live. I investigated and wrote this for the Nation Institute in 2000. It went nowhere:

https://biffogram.substack.com/p/adventures-in-patakistan

Meredith Trimble's avatar

The water crisis in CA has long been forecast with little action. Offshore oil rigs may help if they can provide gas to desalination plants onshore. Refined oil is a lost cause until CA allows refineries to be built. Modular nuclear power plants in the future may also be dedicated to desalination if the economics work out. This may be required to replenish ground water, anyway.

Lura Bowling's avatar

They gave them bottled water, which until recently I was a specific brand bragger how pristine its spring water tasted and a brand I could depend on . Until I watched a YouTube video showing different brands of bottled water you need to avoid especially if you're among the elderly population. Mine, wasn't even spring water at all and it causes kidney damage. Lovely. So EPA passing out bottles of water could be worst contaminated kind of help these people don't need..

AEF's avatar

No more Wonderful Company ownership of water rights.

John Crabtree's avatar

The water issues facing San Francisco are too numerous to delineate here. Erin & Suzanne, you all should come to The Sunset (on the Pacific Ocean side of the city), there are so many issues that I would love to get your advice and perhaps help with in whatever small way you could. Anyway, thank you for this report and for all you do... John Crabtree

Vicki k Gibson's avatar

California is robbing wells. Since the new fracking technology, it's easy to cross-drop a line and suck wells dry. Now people don't get any water, no matter where the well is! Soon, there will be no water to test! All they do is park on land nearby and then illegally take the water. This water robbing is massive, and soon there won't be any water to truck in, never mind drill for. I don't know why they don't invest in desalination, as Israel did...it really is a smart way to go, as fresh water is running out fast! As of now, there are no 'private' wells. They are being robbed!