Polluted waterways
Posted By: Noble Beverages on Tuesday, 24 November 2009
The New York Times has been running an excellent series called
Toxic Waters: a series about the worsening pollution in America’s waterways and regulators’ response. Their latest story is about
overflowing sewerage systems, and how drinking water supplies can become contaminated. The story says: “There is no national record-keeping of how many illnesses are caused by sewage spills. But academic research suggests that as many as 20 million people each year become ill from drinking water containing bacteria and other pathogens that are often spread by untreated waste.”
Do sewers overflow in Australia? You bet. Every metro water supplier has information on overflows. Is this a cause for concern? Certainly. Cross-contamination into waterways is a reality of antiquated and overstretched sewerage systems (read
Australia’s Guidelines for Sewerage Systems here – page 12 gives details on human health affects). It’s yet another reason to think very carefully about the water you are drinking and to choose water that’s 100% guaranteed to be free of all bacteria. In Australia, only Noble’s Pureau gives this guarantee.