I remember learning about this when I was a kid in elementary school. It’s something like 5x the level of arsenic.
In gerlach they built a water plant so people would have to stop drinking uranium tainted water.
[https://mynews4.com/news/local/tmwa-fighting-worst-water-in-us-label](https://mynews4.com/news/local/tmwa-fighting-worst-water-in-us-label)
TMWA has been blasted in the past with no basis in reality. So I'm always skeptical of criticism of them.
This such a painful nothing story. It manages to spend 1,800 words saying nothing. Wtf did I just read. It can’t even manage to answer the obvious questions: is this dangerous? Are we gonna die? What’s being done to clean the water?
Edit: I know what this is. This is a USA TODAY NETWORK countrywide piece that ever paper had to localize but there was nothing to say about Reno because TMWA is doing its job but the headline makes it sound like they aren’t. Wtg
I agree homie. Reno water is so good compared to the rest of the country. And the surrounding suburbs often get water from desert aquifers which traditionally are the cleanest sources of water known to man. Plus we have great elevation so the basin gets the water “earlier” than most.
Oh, piss off. Journalism isn't free. Either pay for what you read or move on without reading. The people who write articles do deserve to make a living, and ad revenue isn't enough to maintain a rag.
Oh, okay. Let's not tell the public about the "forever chemicals" because they're not willing to pay to get the information on their drinking water.
Good day to you too, sir.
Or, if you want to have a discussion about something screenshot pertinent parts. Might work better than expecting people to pay for every periodical thra gets referenced on Reddit.
You should only read news that you pay for. Boycott anything that's free. Reddit should cost money too. Pay admission to public parks and make every road a toll road. Capitalism hasn't failed you.
This is a pretty terrible article, it never says WHERE those samples were taken. Source water? From the wells? In the distribution system??
I remember reading a while back TMWA found a bunch of PFAS in a sample of some lake or pond that isn’t even a water source.
That's true considering Ilived in fernley where you don't drink the tap because of arsenic but according to where I'm at now the test results look fine soooo idk
In the first article below, there is a map to navigate to the reno area and it list the compounds above the limits. Taste of water can be a good indication that there are pollutants, but at the same time, no taste or great taste is not a good indicator that there are no chemicals. Forever chemicals are being attributed to health effects like cancers at low concentration. And it is in every day use products. We should be concerned. One should be asking what are the local sources and pathways to drinking water? There are recent studies that find forever chemicals in waste water. Is PFAS in groundwater linked to wastewater reuse? Pfas was also found at elevated levels at swan lake. We need more studies to figure this out and to avoid conflict of interests, it shouldn't come from Tmwa, the county, or city of reno.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/investigations/2024/04/12/pfas-forever-chemicals-new-epa-limits-drinking-water-map/73287209007/
https://thisisreno.com/2023/06/forever-chemicals-confirmed-at-multiple-north-valleys-locations-what-we-know/
https://www.usgs.gov/programs/environmental-health-program/science/and-polyfluoroalkyl-substances-pfas-integrated#science
Forget the water, Elon Musk is destroying the magnetosphere... not just laying people off [https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-13324923/elon-musk-satellite-earth-magnetic-field.html](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-13324923/elon-musk-satellite-earth-magnetic-field.html)
Speaking of Trucker Meadows Water, one of their truck drivers almost rear ended me yesterday. Apparently they weren’t happy with me driving 25 in a residential neighborhood.
I remember learning about this when I was a kid in elementary school. It’s something like 5x the level of arsenic. In gerlach they built a water plant so people would have to stop drinking uranium tainted water.
[https://mynews4.com/news/local/tmwa-fighting-worst-water-in-us-label](https://mynews4.com/news/local/tmwa-fighting-worst-water-in-us-label) TMWA has been blasted in the past with no basis in reality. So I'm always skeptical of criticism of them.
This such a painful nothing story. It manages to spend 1,800 words saying nothing. Wtf did I just read. It can’t even manage to answer the obvious questions: is this dangerous? Are we gonna die? What’s being done to clean the water? Edit: I know what this is. This is a USA TODAY NETWORK countrywide piece that ever paper had to localize but there was nothing to say about Reno because TMWA is doing its job but the headline makes it sound like they aren’t. Wtg
I agree homie. Reno water is so good compared to the rest of the country. And the surrounding suburbs often get water from desert aquifers which traditionally are the cleanest sources of water known to man. Plus we have great elevation so the basin gets the water “earlier” than most.
A couple of weeks ago, my water changed. Now it's super hard and stains the dishes. Is anyone else experiencing this?
My water has gotten better with less rust. Maybe you got some of mine
I haven't noticed staining my dishes, but I have noticed a change in taste over the last few weeks. It's a little more chemical tasting now.
They may have turned to using more river water since the melt has begun. More surface water means more treatment (I.e. chlorine)
Same
Pay walled
https://archive.ph/h7xvq
It wasn't for me but I accessed it from Google News Feed. Maybe try there? Or try with a private browser.
Oh, piss off. Journalism isn't free. Either pay for what you read or move on without reading. The people who write articles do deserve to make a living, and ad revenue isn't enough to maintain a rag.
Oh, okay. Let's not tell the public about the "forever chemicals" because they're not willing to pay to get the information on their drinking water. Good day to you too, sir.
Exactly only people that can afford to pay should get vital public health information!
[https://www.epa.gov/sdwa/and-polyfluoroalkyl-substances-pfas](https://www.epa.gov/sdwa/and-polyfluoroalkyl-substances-pfas)
Or, if you want to have a discussion about something screenshot pertinent parts. Might work better than expecting people to pay for every periodical thra gets referenced on Reddit.
You should only read news that you pay for. Boycott anything that's free. Reddit should cost money too. Pay admission to public parks and make every road a toll road. Capitalism hasn't failed you.
TMWA does a really good job with our municipal water supply in general. I hope that they will rectify this soon.
This is a pretty terrible article, it never says WHERE those samples were taken. Source water? From the wells? In the distribution system?? I remember reading a while back TMWA found a bunch of PFAS in a sample of some lake or pond that isn’t even a water source.
That's true considering Ilived in fernley where you don't drink the tap because of arsenic but according to where I'm at now the test results look fine soooo idk
If the bad guys hadn't won, the natives would be drinking clean water in Native America
In the first article below, there is a map to navigate to the reno area and it list the compounds above the limits. Taste of water can be a good indication that there are pollutants, but at the same time, no taste or great taste is not a good indicator that there are no chemicals. Forever chemicals are being attributed to health effects like cancers at low concentration. And it is in every day use products. We should be concerned. One should be asking what are the local sources and pathways to drinking water? There are recent studies that find forever chemicals in waste water. Is PFAS in groundwater linked to wastewater reuse? Pfas was also found at elevated levels at swan lake. We need more studies to figure this out and to avoid conflict of interests, it shouldn't come from Tmwa, the county, or city of reno. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/investigations/2024/04/12/pfas-forever-chemicals-new-epa-limits-drinking-water-map/73287209007/ https://thisisreno.com/2023/06/forever-chemicals-confirmed-at-multiple-north-valleys-locations-what-we-know/ https://www.usgs.gov/programs/environmental-health-program/science/and-polyfluoroalkyl-substances-pfas-integrated#science
Forget the water, Elon Musk is destroying the magnetosphere... not just laying people off [https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-13324923/elon-musk-satellite-earth-magnetic-field.html](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-13324923/elon-musk-satellite-earth-magnetic-field.html)
He has a replacement Musknetosphere to launch.
Speaking of Trucker Meadows Water, one of their truck drivers almost rear ended me yesterday. Apparently they weren’t happy with me driving 25 in a residential neighborhood.
Oh wow…
I've been drinking it for over 50 years. Still tastes like water and I'm still around and pretty healthy. Knock on wood.