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> it is the job of a government to make sure that the infrastructure for clean water is present, and funded through taxes, to benefit any and all this is a jo
by autoexec 3y ago
> it is the job of a government to make sure that the infrastructure for clean water is present, and funded through taxes, to benefit any and all
this is a job they are failing at. I was recently shocked to see how many places in the US were under boil-water advisories. At this point I'd really like a national map of where the water is unsafe because they are everywhere and some of them go on for years while others are short term (water main breaks for example).
I found one advisory for a nearby town I frequent that had recently ended and I hadn't even been aware of it. Unless you're obsessively following the department of water/natural resources on social media for every city/state you visit you'd never know! There are bound to be many homes, businesses, even restaurants totally unaware that their water is unsafe and many more visitors to areas who don't have any clue.
- happymellon 3y agoEven places that aren't, the water out of the faucet is fairly grim. Heavily chlorinated and unpleasant. It's no wonder that they all drink filtered, or bottled water. It's one of those things I forget about each time I visit and drink from the tap only to remember that I can't do that most places here after the first sip.