Thursday, July 9, 2009
By the Way Metro Water: Knows About, Cares About Water
Posted by Ashley Spurgeon on Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 6:04 AM
My little rant yesterday about the smell in my water ended up leading to my education on water, where water comes from, stuff in water, and how stuff in water is treated.
Did you know...
- Metro Water takes 360 samples a day for testing both at the source and in various neighborhoods?
- That Nashville's water supply undergoes more regulation than bottled water, by both the EPA and the state?
- When it's summer, blue/green algae releases more compounds in water than normal? This stuff is treated with carbon, then magic science stuff I don't understand happens, and you're left with regular water that in no way poses a health risk. And it shouldn't smell.
- Check your drains, yo - sometimes the nasty smell you think is coming from the tap could be wafting up into your face from the drainpipes below, probably because you are a gross person who infrequently cleans. Ahem.
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Metro departments can occasionally be responsive. I was very impressed with the prompt attention to a question I posed to the Traffic and Parking division of Public works today and the thoughtful response I received within three hours from the person who can actually do something about my question.
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Emmett Flatus
on 07/09/2009 at 10:19 AM
