Posted on 06/02/2018 11:22:11 AM PDT by dynachrome
state of emergency has been declared in parts of Salem, Oregon, after toxins were found in tap water.
Oregon Governor Kate Brown issued the declaration for Marion and Polk Counties and the National Guard will deliver water via 2,000-gallon tankers to 10 water stations in the state capital. Other cities affected include Turner and Stayton.
Small amounts of cyanotoxins were found in the Detroit Reservoir on Tuesday, deriving from algae bloom in Detroit Lake that have appeared in water sources throughout the Pacific Northwest.
However some expressed anger at the delay in the state of emergency announcement. One unnamed pregnant woman told the Statesman Journal: "It frustrates me that city officials appeared to know about the elevated toxin levels for a number of days, but only chose to alert people on the evening of [May] 29th”.
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I thought liberal ecoweenies had pollution licked.
What happened?
Never let a perfectly good crisis go to waste.
Russian prostitutes peed in the water, obviously.
distill rain water
of course I can’t do this in God-forsaken Virginia
but it is a good idea for everyone else.
Trump’s fault!
Why not ?
I don’t drink water. Fish do dirty things in it.
Small amounts of cyanotoxins were found in the Detroit Reservoir on Tuesday, deriving from algae bloom in Detroit Lake that have appeared in water sources throughout the Pacific Northwest. caused by not letting the water flow. Water becomes stagnate!
because it is a felony to possess any form of rain capture system.
It is the most asinine law I have ever read.
But, it’s Virginia
This is a nightmare. A few years back there was such a bloom in lake Erie I check with the people at Berkey Filters and they said at that time even their filter was not able to filter out such toxin
Cyanobacteria
Harmful algal blooms in freshwater lakes and rivers, or at estuaries, where rivers flow into the ocean, are caused by cyanobacteria, also known as “blue-green algae”.[7] They can produce hazardous toxins, such as microcystins,[8] a neurotoxin which destroys nerve tissue of mammals.[9] In high enough concentrations, water treatment plants may be unable to remove the toxin and will advise residents to avoid drinking tap water, as happened in Toledo, Ohio in August 2014.[10]
They also cause harm by blocking the sunlight or by using up the oxygen needed by fish or plant life, which can lead to fish die-offs.[5] When such oxygen-depleted water covers a large area for an extended period of time, it can become hypoxic, commonly called a dead zone. These dead zones can be the result of numerous different factors ranging from natural phenomenon to deliberate human interaction. These dead zones are not just limited to large bodies of fresh water as found in the great lakes, but are also prone to bodies of salt water as well.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmful_algal_bloom
They fining God for lakes now?
McAwful would if he could
The Water Dept. is staffed by Republicans from Michigan.
Oh, you’re no fun, anymore.
Congratulations. So far, you had the only serious response to the post. It’s a pleasure reading facts, cynicism sucks.
“but it is a good idea for everyone else.”
I have a reverse osmosis system.
Please state the reasons for banning rainwater collection.
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