Study Finds Safety of Drinking Water in U.S. Cities
at Risk
Picture:
Clean drinking water, similar to the kind discussed in the article.
Summary:
Believe it or not, but many cities in the United States rely on pre-World War
I- era water systems to deliver water to homes and buildings. This means there
are many old pipes, which have minor or major breaks, which lead to bacteria
breeding in the very same place you’re drinking from. As you know, this can
lead to many serious problems to the well-being of many communities in America.
Many believe our government is neglecting this fact, and refuses to do much at
all about this issue. If nothing is done soon, our clean drinking water supply
will be totally contaminated.
Opinion/Reflection: I
believe that we need to do something about our current water delivery systems.
Personally, I think we are spending too much time worrying about other people’s
problems, and not dealing with our own on our own soil. The government needs to
look into this issue before it is too late. Also, I think Americans, me
included, take clean, accessible, drinking water for granted, and this may also
be a big part of the problem. Lastly, I believe we need to recognize this
problem, as a nation, and work to solve it before it is too late.
Questions:
1) What
are some ways we can solve this issue while being Eco-Friendly as well as money
efficient?
2) How
does the contamination of clean drinking water affect our everyday lives in the
future?
3) Why
do you think we have put this problem off to the side for such a long time, and
did nothing so far?
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ReplyDeleteI cannot believe that we are relying on pre- WW1 era water systems to disperse water across the United States! These pipes are very old and most likely teeming with fungus and bacteria. Is that how we want America's water to be? Now I know that that is a harsh statement, especially since parts of the world don't even have water to drink, but I agree with Alec. We should spend more of our time trying to fix this problem and renovate the pipe system. This will be a lot of money, but I think that it is worth it, especially if we are helping human health. It is also very scary to think that the water I am drinking out of the faucet is very dirty and contaminated.
Question Answer
2) Contamination of drinking water can affect our everyday lives in the future very much. Contaminated water can make people sick and can cause long-lasting health problems. Also, if the water is very contaminated, we could diminish the amount of accessible water that the United States has.
Reflection: The age of thew water system does not suprise me, this isn't the first time I've heard of this issue. It is a concerning problem on hand, and the replacement or repair would cost millions. A solution without or with the repair could be possible, if the water is trult being conimenated water filters in our houses could be put in place.
ReplyDeleteQuestion 3: I believe we put this problem aside and waited to long is simply time and money. It would take alot of time to replace all the transport pipping and exspecially a lot of cash to do it.
This artical brought broup up a problem i have not even thought of before. We are so concerned with pollution and water supply, I am sure tmost people have not even thought about how the water gets to us and how those pipes might have aged. On the news, especially durning winter, there are many reports of pipes bursting or leaking. this seems to happen in places with older houses and construction. It is also scary to think that bacteria may be in our water because most of the testing for such things probably occurs at the water plant, not when the water has already gone through the aging pipes.
ReplyDelete3.) I belive this problem has not been adressed because of the money cost.I am positive that it will cost a huge amount to dig up all the old pipes.
Reflection: It worries me a lot that we are using these old, cracking pipes for drinking water. All of those contaminates could really do some harm to people's health and it would have an even worse effect considering it is the tap water of large cities where thousands of people live. I agree with all of you saying that something does need to be done about this.
ReplyDeleteQuestion 3: In addition to those who have already answered, I think we have been neglecting the problem because it's not a common issue that pops up a lot in society.We all have just gotten used to the idea of the US being more advanced than some other countries, its hard to grasp that our great nation is having a problem with something as simple as clean water.