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bulloney

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10. This is what happens when you let polluters self regulate.

Reply to Holly_Hobby (Original post)

Sat Aug 2, 2014, 10:27 AM

Aug 2014

This has especially been the case in agriculture, specifically large livestock operations. The increasing number of large livestock and poultry operations in the Lake Erie watershed is a significant factor in all of this. That, and generous applications of fertilizers on lawns in our suburban and urban areas.

In the past, we've seen smaller outbreaks of this kind of stuff, but we've gotten by with boiling our water, prohibiting swimming or some other temporary inconvenience. Now, they don't want anyone to have any contact of any kind with this water they're drawing from the faucets of their homes or businesses indefinitely.

Just how bad is this?

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Algae bloom toxin in NW Ohio drinking water - Don't drink or touch water [View all] Holly_Hobby Aug 2014 OP

We had a problem in Grand Lake near here madokie Aug 2014 #1

Damn! That's horrible. In_The_Wind Aug 2014 #2

Tick Tock, Tick Tock... chervilant Aug 2014 #3

I fear you are correct! Tick tock! mountain grammy Aug 2014 #4

Toledo police were also responding to �disorders over bottled water� Divernan Aug 2014 #5

A sign of the (new) times. CanonRay Aug 2014 #6

And NOW is the time for the government to get involved - the state should be looking at ways to jwirr Aug 2014 #12

We need more tax cuts! bulloney Aug 2014 #14

Unfortunately you are correct! With a rethug gov they are going to have to find their own solutions jwirr Aug 2014 #16

Not to worry! One Percenters can always afford all the H2O they need. Divernan Aug 2014 #7

Toledo-Cleveland-Erie-Buffalo: Cities lined up on shore of Lake Erie. Divernan Aug 2014 #8

folk who live on the great lakes and laugh at drinking water shortages elsewhere should laugh a dembotoz Aug 2014 #9

I live on the Great Lakes Cirque du So-What Aug 2014 #18

Me neither. I've lived here all my life, 58 years. n/t Holly_Hobby Aug 2014 #20

I'm 59 Cirque du So-What Aug 2014 #23

Thank you. n/t Holly_Hobby Aug 2014 #25

This is what happens when you let polluters self regulate. bulloney Aug 2014 #10

Blooms like this usually have a fairly short life. MissB Aug 2014 #15

The Health Dept. director mentioned cyanocacteria Holly_Hobby Aug 2014 #21

SMH. We are slowly driving the human race to extinction. Fla Dem Aug 2014 #11

Ohio, where the Clean Waters Act (1972) got a big push... FailureToCommunicate Aug 2014 #13

Unless they are recommending those filters MissB Aug 2014 #17

Apparently, only activated carbon filtering after fine filtering can (mostly) make blue/green FailureToCommunicate Aug 2014 #28

The "New Oil" of the future - water packman Aug 2014 #19

Are you drinking from your reverse osmosis system? postulater Aug 2014 #22

The dealer says it does...but Holly_Hobby Aug 2014 #24

Sorry to hear about that.. hope it all works out Motown_Johnny Aug 2014 #26

It's been an ongoing problem here Holly_Hobby Aug 2014 #27

Thanks Motown_Johnny Aug 2014 #30

It has been cool here... Holly_Hobby Aug 2014 #31

They should try to tap into Detroit's Motown_Johnny Aug 2014 #32

It's outrageous what's been done in Detroit... Holly_Hobby Aug 2014 #33

A wake up call. Sienna86 Aug 2014 #29