Rain water no longer safe to drink

[syvictoria]

This article may be of interest to anyone who regularly catches rainwater to top up their water tanks:

Rainwater is no longer safe to drink anywhere on Earth, scientists say

 

[Wansworth]

This article may be of interest to anyone who regularly catches rainwater to top up their water tanks:

Rainwater is no longer safe to drink anywhere on Earth, scientists say

That’s all we need??

 

[Wansworth]

Wife was telling me she has known that at least twenty years?

 

[sailaboutvic]

Yes so I understand there a new law on the way to stop people catching rain water to drink .
Long distance cruisers will be checked before leaving harbour to make sure they have enough on board and any rainwater catching equipment will be removed by the official.

 

[sailaboutvic]

I can tell you something for nothing , you don't want to catch rain water when there a southern wind in the Med .

 

[Wansworth]

Yes so I understand there a new law on the way to stop people catching rain water to drink .
Long distance cruisers will be checked before leaving harbour to make sure they have enough on board and any rainwater catching equipment will be removed by the official.

??

 

[LittleSister]

I hope someone is making arrangements to ensure that the rain doesn't get into the rivers and hence our mains drinking water supplies.

 

[Wansworth]

I hope someone is making arrangements to ensure that the rain doesn't get into the rivers and hence our mains drinking water supplies.

Yes,quite right……and in my well water,I blame the government?

 

[Grith]

With the exception perhaps of some whose drinking water supply is a desalination plant we all drink rainwater in some form. Treated with chlorine, ultraviolet, and such and with additives such as fluoride in many supply’s but really! I can understand not recommending rainwater versus a municipal supply in a highly polluted city or location when the municipal water comes from a distant less polluted source but otherwise just bloody ridicules.

 

[Wansworth]

With the exception perhaps of some whose drinking water supply is a desalination plant we all drink rainwater in some form. Treated with chlorine, ultraviolet, and such and with additives such as fluoride in many supply’s but really! I can understand not recommending rainwater versus a municipal supply in a highly polluted city or location when the municipal water comes from a distant less polluted source but otherwise just bloody ridicules.

Madrid water is recycled 16times?

 

[Grith]

If I lived in Madrid I wouldn’t drink the rain water and would definitely think twice about the municipal supply. Come to think of it I just wouldn’t live in Madrid!
PS In 5 of the last 6 houses I have lived in here in rural Australia have had their principal source of drinking water, rain collected from the roof. Our current home has rainwater for drinking and washing but the luxury of unlimited fresh river water for gardening. It’s the same river water that the state capitol Adelaide relays on for much of its drinking water after some treatment. ?
We feel very privileged to park our yacht at our back door in such a cheap location by Australian standards.

 

[capnsensible]

That's gonna give the people who live in Bermuda the hump. Anyone who has been there will know about 5he white terraced roofs....

How Bermuda Gets Its Water - Enter Bermuda

 

[SaltIre]

Can we build a pipeline to Mars instead?

 

[penfold]

Not sure what the water cos do that will affect PFA content, so distinguishing between the tap and what comes out of the sky is a bit pointless. A good indication of bad journalism and the reckless arrogance of the chemical industry though.

 

[sailaboutvic]

If I lived in Madrid I wouldn’t drink the rain water and would definitely think twice about the municipal supply. Come to think of it I just wouldn’t live in Madrid!
PS In 5 of the last 6 houses I have lived in here in rural Australia have had their principal source of drinking water, rain collected from the roof. Our current home has rainwater for drinking and washing but the luxury of unlimited fresh river water for gardening. It’s the same river water that the state capitol Adelaide relays on for much of its drinking water after some treatment. ?
We feel very privileged to park our yacht at our back door in such a cheap location by Australian standards. View attachment 140580

Now there a house I like to have

 

[Blueboatman]

Madrid water is recycled 16times?

That is really taking the p5ss?

 

[sailaboutvic]

That is taking the p5ss?

That's a real possibility.

 

[Blueboatman]

That's a real possibility.

Someone was asking me about fertilising their rose.. they thought I was joking when I suggested man’s special additive to the watering can

 

[SaltIre]

Madrid water is recycled 16times?

Has it been passed by management?