Drugs Contamination In Tap Drinking Water

Health Alkaline Water ^ | January 17, 2014 | Alexanne Stone

[Yorlik803]

That is a joke there, but It will be deleted.

[ansel12]

I never had sewer until I moved here. Upkeep of the lines is pricey.

What upkeep? Is your house real old?

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

” I read a story about how Prozac was found in the water table in England.”

The thing the story didn’t tell you is to get the equivalent of a daily prescribed dose of Prosac, you’d have to drink the equal of a olympic-sized swimming pool of water every day. We can now detect things in the most minute concentrations imaginable! Like .001 parts per trillion.
If your tap water sucks, call the epa. They love to hassle water companies! I know! I retired from operating on two weeks ago, after 30 years.

[grania]

The upkeep expense is on the sewer lines. They all had to be replaced with new pipes to the street and the town building inspector has to approve of an (expensive) engineering plan. They can back up if the main lines get overwhelmed in storms. Every government that exists can pass upgrades that have to be paid for and create new standards that must be met. I never had problems with septic, as I was careful about what went down the drain.

[ansel12]

I’m a Plumbing contractor, is this your house you are talking about?

If a house lasts long enough then the line in the yard will have to be replaced, just as the line to the septic eventually gets replaced, but other than that, the septic is the one that requires routine maintenance, not a sewer line.

One installs a sewer line from the house to the property line when the house is built, and that should be it for 50 or 70 years.

[RandallFlagg]

If your tap water sucks, call the epa.

Naaa. I just drink beer.
;-)

[grania]

The pipes lasted over 60 years. During the drought, tree roots ate the clay pipes. The house was originally built for septic, so when the pipes were replaced it was tricky to find the best "path" to the street line, which is a longer distance than septic would be. The original sewer work wasn't all that efficient. I'm up to code now, and the plumbing service stands by their work.

Since I always, since childhood, had septic, I am very careful about what goes in the system. So for me, it (and being stuck with town water) seems like punishmet for other people's careless use.

[ansel12]

If professionals replaced the sewer line in your yard, then you should be good for 75 years or so, with no further service needed.

I’ll take sewer over septic any day, septic is a problem that needs maintenance and attention and is a nightmare to replace.