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Some facts and fiction about water.
- Myth: We
shouldn’t have to think about drinking water.
- Reality: We
can no longer take our drinking water for granted. Public
participation is vital to protecting our water resources, building
adequate treatment plants, improving water delivery, analyzing costs
versus risks, and enacting appropriate legislation.
- Myth: Once
you use water, it’s gone.
- Reality: After
water is used, it is recycled…innumerable times. Some water is recycled
for use within a week, other water may not be used again for years.
- Myth: Water
is fragile and will be ruined by so much use.
- Reality: Water
is resilient and responds well to treatment. However, just using water is
different than abusing it by contaminating lakes, streams, and wells with
toxic chemicals. To keep our drinking water safe, we need not only
appropriate treatment, but also appropriate source protection.
- Myth: We
have less water today than we did 100 years ago.
- Reality: We
have the same amount of water on earth today as we did three billion years
ago. The difference is that today many more demands are placed on the same
amount of water. These increased demands have, in a sense, created a
different kind of water: water that is regulated, treated, and sold.
Because our demands on water continue to grow while supplies remain
stable, we have to count on everyone to help conserve and protect it and
to get involved with decisions that affect our water resources.
- Myth: “New”
water is better than treated water."
- Reality: Very
little water on earth is “new.” Most of our water has been touched by
some type of human or animal activity. Even in pristine wilderness areas,
studies have found bacteria contaminating water. Therefore, it’s always
best to drink water that you know has been treated.
- Myth: There
are more pollutants in drinking water today than there were 25 years ago.
- Reality: Not
necessarily. Back then, we didn’t have the technology to know everything
that was in our drinking water. Today, sophisticated testing instruments
enable us to know more about our water. Armed with this knowledge, the
drinking water community is taking steps to keep our water safe by
treating it appropriately and curbing the flow of pollution.
For More Information Contact:
Mayfield Electric & Water Systems
301 East Broadway, Mayfield, KY 42066
Tel: 270-247-4661
FAX: 270-247-0550
Internet: jcre@mayfieldews.com
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