This boil water advisory has gotten old, fast. This goes beyond whining. I’d consider this a matter of concern for every person in the GVRD. If a bad weather system can leave us fighting for bottled water, think what an earthquake can do.
Posted AT 12:17 PM EST ON 20/11/06
B.C. water warning could last weeks: official
TENILLE BONOGUORE
Globe and Mail UpdateStark water warnings forcing almost a million B.C. residents to boil their tap water could be in place for weeks to come, the Greater Vancouver Regional District has warned.
Weekend storms and continuing rainfall added even more sediment to the already-turbid water supplies for Vancouver and Burnaby.
District spokesman Bill Morrell said Monday that, without a prolonged stretch of clear weather, the water supply had little chance of clearing.
“The sediment is very, very fine, and it will stay suspended in the water for some time,” Mr. Morrell said.
“It’s very difficult to speculate when it will be within acceptable limits. Our operations folks are of the opinion it may be weeks before this is settled out.” [globeandmail]
In a pinch, I could fashion together a setup to distill our own water, a la MacGyver. Amazing that high school chemistry taught me something and I remember it. Kinda. Thank you, Mr. Nelson.