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The proliferation of potable water will hitch-hike on other economic expansion projects in the future and (hopefully) we'll see new cost sharing models develope
by aSplash0fDerp 7y ago
The proliferation of potable water will hitch-hike on other economic expansion projects in the future and (hopefully) we'll see new cost sharing models developed for public infrastructure that are more suited for the future.
The tap project is a noble effort, so nothing is taken away from it, but we're going from phonograph records to HD streaming with logistics in what amounts to a very short period of time and skipping radio, TV, casettes and DVD's in the process.
When all of the pieces come together, the ingredients for rural metropoles/metropoleis to sprout up where the will exists should provide a more reasonable approach than some of the current inferior innovations/policies/codes[1] that they currently have in place for growth and sustainability.
Energy (renewables), water (desalinated), connectivity (low orbit satellite), sustainability (new construction/models/raw materials/resources) and logistics (ML, drones, autonomous roads/vehicles) should make it a whole new ballgame (without having to destroy or burden the existing system).
I do like the fact that tap wants to test and report on water quality, but profitability trumps health. They [utility companies] probably don't want to be reminded of whats in the water. They already know.
[1]I'm more concerned with the accumulation of prescription meds, but heres a pfas nugget instead. Perhaps the expiration date has passed on public water stewardship.
https://www.ewg.org/interactive-maps/2019_pfas_contamination/map/ https://www.ewg.org/interactive-maps/2019_pfas_contamination...