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arsenic in the water
Susan Miller Says:I am reminded of the Dave Matthews song with the lyric "there's blood in the water... don't drink the water"...
"New federal limits on how much arsenic can exist in public water supplies have sent treatment costs soaring in some communities." In this article Geauga county officials contemplate the costs of their water quality. Will they have blood in their water? "Is the juice worth the squeeze?" Geauga County Health Commissioner Bob Weisdack said. "Or are we regulating just to regulate?" "I just don't see the justification," Chardon City Manager Dave Lelko said. "We're doing all this to lower the arsenic level by a few parts per billion. How many lives is this going to save? How many?" From the same song Matthews sings "I live with the notion that I dont need anyone but me". Testify Dave! You may have hit the nail on the head. Do we care about ourselves only? When we say it costs too much what are we valuing? Do we say we support life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness unless it costs too much?
Do you live in Chardon? Maybe you want to get away from arsenic water and move to Cleveland where the water has less arsenic. Here is the analysis from the Cleveland Fiji water wars. Will water quality one day drive the end of sprawl?
Chardon makes an intelligent decision on water quality
Susan Miller Says:In this follow up article the news is that Geauga County will have the arsenic and iron levels reduced in it's water for a mere $6 million.
From the article:
"The plant will contain a treatment system from Newbury Township-based Kinetico Inc., which Chardon officials were proud to say will keep some money for the project local."
Way to go Chardon.
Still, I hear that in Cleveland, the closer you live to the water treatment plant, the better your water quality and the cheaper it is. It's a good reason to look at real estate near a water treatment facility.