Well Water vs City Water - POLL

There are exceptions, but what your saying is an extremely rare occurrence. I'm surprised that the EPA or a state agency has not shut them down, or fined them such a high figure that not testing would be unfeasable. One thing I take very seriously is my rsponsibility to treat any water which could contaminate the enviroment or affect the health of the general public.

 

To RetiredHippie.......anyone with well water is a million times ahead of someone with city water.... with a job done right,tested once in a while,it's the healthiest you'll ever see.I don't care what degree you have,i'm never going to be at the "MERCI" of the government.We all know how is goes,i hope some of you do know how governments work.PROFIT FIRST,POPULATION LATER".

 

So I guess I've wasted almost 32 years protecting the masses 'eh. Your a bit misguided in your opinion. It has nothing to do with profit. It has to do with public health. If we didn't have wastewater or water treatment facilities population centers would be shitting directly into there water supplies which in turn would cause mass epidemics of such wonderful diseases like cholera, dysentery, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis E, typhoid, gastroenteritis, malaria and giardiasis to name just a few.

 

I believe it would behoove anyone with well water to try and set up solar to run it in emergencies. You never know---------

 

Nope.
The Zero Water does.
I have one now that I have shitty city water again, boooo.
The filters arent cheap,but it's definitly worth it

 

RetiredHippie.... i understand the system,in a city, water has to be treated but we are comparing city water to well water and you say that you have answers to it all.... well ,let me tell you that one of the biggest corporation in the USA has purchased the biggest soft water source in the USA.All to sell to humans and that water is the most essential to humanity to survive on a planet you didn't ask to live on..... Come on people,if you asked your parents or grandparents if they would have paid for water then you tell me if i'm wrong or what. Most, don't see governments for what they are! THAT'S THE PROBLEM

 

Whatever, I guess I've been wasting my time all these years.

 

No you haven't... But not every city water system is like yours. They should be but they aren't.

 

as i mentioned earlier in the thread, my parents had spring water for most of my life, and when they were given the option to have water lines put in and start buying it, they jumped at the chance.

 

this is true. just like how not every well has water that is free from pesticides and dead animals.

 

lol lol lol if you only knew...... that's when experience comes in to play

 

Yeah I know, love arguments like yours, tossing out random accusations complete with zero substance.

 

Adding lol lol a few times does make him more convincing.

 

Should have a manually operated fall back system to deal with any contingency. Panels have a life expectancy of around 20 years right now.

 

I don't think there is any such thing as free water. Even with a well system it all has to be maintained, cheaper, maybe.
My pick is well or spring water that has not been civilized by some city. Here is a partial list of what they are using in city water:http://www.lenntech.com/processes/disinfection/chemical/disinfectants.htm This is from the Netherlands, but I recognize them as being used here in the States too. The only ones I would choose are hydrogen peroxide, and ultraviolet light. We don't do any sanitizing in our well or the cistern we fill from it for backup water in case the power goes out.
Bottled water is no better than city water. The bottlers are going to use the handiest source they can get, which is going to be from the municipality they are located in. Just because it says spring water on the label does not mean it has not been treated.
I remember a show, back when we still watched TV now and then, where they asked restaurant patrons to tell them which bottled water they sold was the best. They had about 10 or so different varieties. The people gave their opinions only to find out it all came from the same hose attached to the side of the restaurant.
My choice is well water, so long as there is no farming going on near or other activity where they spray chemicals on the ground. Organic material is cleaned out pretty quickly as the water settles through the ground, but chemicals ride along with the water wherever it goes.