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Hi,
That doesn't mean our water is bad, but in the interior a lot of it comes from rivers or artesian sources and has to be appropriately treated. That's right. The difference between Sydney's water and Adelaide's is incredible. R |
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Hi,
That doesn't mean our water is bad, but in the interior a lot of it comes from rivers or artesian sources and has to be appropriately treated. That's right. The difference between Sydney's water and Adelaide's is incredible. R |
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On Thu, 07 Apr 2005 21:33:54 GMT, "AlmostBob"
wrote: North American drinking water is dragged out of the local river or ground water, it is the combined urine and industrial wastes of all the upstream cities. Cite please. Actually from a health & hygiene exam I did a few years ago, were you aware that by the time treated human waste water is returned to the ocean/rivers, it is very pure! Australian water is rainwater collected in a dam, and so needs a lot less chlorine than anything in North America, even Adelaide Must have a bloody big annual rainfall to supply all ya Aussie cities eh. Never had anything like all those Great lakes cities, where the water inlet is 500m downstream of the sewage plant, just watched a tv show on that, 15 dead young children and hundreds of cases of the runs. why Bottled water is such a big deal in the US Is it? Cath |
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look at maps of Illinois (spelling?) for sewage and fresh water plants, do
a google search for "public health sewage pollution contaminated water USA 1980-2004" and look for yourself, I just watch the shows on discovery channel, and generally be so very glad I dont have to live in a third world country -- _ wrote in message ... On Thu, 07 Apr 2005 21:33:54 GMT, "AlmostBob" wrote: North American drinking water is dragged out of the local river or ground water, it is the combined urine and industrial wastes of all the upstream cities. Cite please. Actually from a health & hygiene exam I did a few years ago, were you aware that by the time treated human waste water is returned to the ocean/rivers, it is very pure! Australian water is rainwater collected in a dam, and so needs a lot less chlorine than anything in North America, even Adelaide Must have a bloody big annual rainfall to supply all ya Aussie cities eh. Never had anything like all those Great lakes cities, where the water inlet is 500m downstream of the sewage plant, just watched a tv show on that, 15 dead young children and hundreds of cases of the runs. why Bottled water is such a big deal in the US Is it? Cath |
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look at maps of Illinois (spelling?) for sewage and fresh water plants, do
a google search for "public health sewage pollution contaminated water USA 1980-2004" and look for yourself, I just watch the shows on discovery channel, and generally be so very glad I dont have to live in a third world country -- _ wrote in message ... On Thu, 07 Apr 2005 21:33:54 GMT, "AlmostBob" wrote: North American drinking water is dragged out of the local river or ground water, it is the combined urine and industrial wastes of all the upstream cities. Cite please. Actually from a health & hygiene exam I did a few years ago, were you aware that by the time treated human waste water is returned to the ocean/rivers, it is very pure! Australian water is rainwater collected in a dam, and so needs a lot less chlorine than anything in North America, even Adelaide Must have a bloody big annual rainfall to supply all ya Aussie cities eh. Never had anything like all those Great lakes cities, where the water inlet is 500m downstream of the sewage plant, just watched a tv show on that, 15 dead young children and hundreds of cases of the runs. why Bottled water is such a big deal in the US Is it? Cath |
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[deleted] Australian water is rainwater collected in a dam, and so needs a lot less chlorine than anything in North America, even Adelaide Must have a bloody big annual rainfall to supply all ya Aussie cities eh. Ever heard of Lake Argyle, etc.? [deleted] |
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[deleted] Australian water is rainwater collected in a dam, and so needs a lot less chlorine than anything in North America, even Adelaide Must have a bloody big annual rainfall to supply all ya Aussie cities eh. Ever heard of Lake Argyle, etc.? [deleted] |
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AlmostBob wrote:
Adelaide is the worst city water in Aus, and would be among the better city water supplies in the US. Every day in the news there are 'Boil Order's for the water here, repeated ad-nauseum (phrase chosen on purpose), to combat some contamination or other Since the OP asked about Sydney the answer about dams was correct. Melbourne Sydney Brisbane Perth Adelaide and Darwin get most of their water from dams. Not true. Perth gets most of its water from underground: http://www.watercorporation.com.au/w...ces_ground.cfm and it can taste distinctly of chlorine. This depends on seasonal and locational variation. Typically mean chlorine levels are around 0.5mg/L, but may be as high as 3-4mg/L in any one sample. But this level of chlorination, in combination with preventative (i.e. un-developed, protected water catchments) and treatment-based measures (i.e. extensive filtering and frequent testing) keeps the water supply extremely free of harmful agents. Tom |
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