What Happened to the Water ?

Are you still on city water? or well water? Flushing probably will not help if the entire city supply line pipes are supplying cloudy water.

In any event, I sure wouldn’t drink it. There could be who knows what mixed into that cloudy water...sewer, ag chemicals, oil, anything.

If it is City water, alert them. Until it is fixed drink bottled water, or beer.

Ugly water solution

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Originally posted by Taco de Baja Are you still on city water? or well water? Flushing probably will not help if the entire city supply line pipes are supplying cloudy water. In any event, I sure wouldn’t drink it. There could be who knows what mixed into that cloudy water...sewer, ag chemicals, oil, anything. If it is City water, alert them. Until it is fixed drink bottled water, or beer.

Until the water clears,

I would suggest switching to a darker whiskey.




I did look into your plumbing maze a bit. Just turn the valve on the left and your water should clear up in a week or 2.

Well Dennis,

That just blows my all my home improvement plans to hell.

We were trying to modify the cess pool to serve double duty as the swimming pool.

Drinking tap water?Must have run out of beer.

Actually, siltation or "turbidity" is a major reason why surface water sources are rarely considered safe anymore.
When sediments are added or "stirred" into the water source, they have the potential to bring all kinds of critters with them. The surface area with all the nooks and crannies has lots of potential to hold bacteria.

If the water source is chlorinated, the chlorine molecules tend to attach to the sediment particals which diminishes the disinfecting ability of the chlorine.

If you get your water from a well, there should be no siltation as wells should be cased and isolated from surface water. If there is siltation in a well-supplied system, there is likely either a well that is taking in seepage water from the surface (very bad news) or their distribution or storage system has been compromised.

Although there are some sediment-like particulates that may not be dangerous to drink, there is enough potential for a health risk that I would never suggest drinking turbid water without sufficient filtration.
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[Edited on 8-6-2008 by Diver]

On the same subject: Loreto bay homeowners were recently notified that their tapwater was not safe to drink. Too high a bacterial content. They were advised to boil all water before usage. Now, as far as I know, this is the same water the rest of Loreto receives, but nobody, including people in Nopolo, were ever advised of this problem. So much for a caring Loreto Bay company.

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Originally posted by CaboRon [ Well Dennis, That just blows my all my home improvement plans to hell. We were trying to modify the cess pool to serve double duty as the swimming pool.

Even in the USA these problems can, and do, occur. Our drinking water in Redding, CA is co-mingled with the fire hydrants. When the city flushes the water lines twice a year, we are advised to NOT drink the water for at least 24 hours. We have a very expensive "Aqua Pure" filter system on our kitchen water source, and that is the ONLY water we EVER drink, but we don't drink even that when the city advises us that the lines will be flushed.

To each his/her own--------- I would drink tap water outside the USA ONLY if I was about to die from dehydration!! I carry a Katadyn water filter when camping.

Barry

CaboRon, I tend to agree with those clear thinking nomads that recommend drinking beer, however, I suggest that it be very cold and do not ruin it by drinking water before or after. Use the current dirty or clouded water only for the toliet. I do not even suggest bathing in it until it clears up to prevent possible infections. You should boil some and then use it for taking a bath. Now, what better excuse can you have than to say I had to drink very cold beer but do not take a bath in it as the soap will only ruin the taste! Have seen this in San Felipe and even T.J. a number of years back after a bad storm better to be safe than sorry. Take care=========== bajafun777

Why Don't you people listen to the resident hydrologist.

Read the thread David,

And you will have your answer

Looks like we may need more popcorn

So now you are determining what questions may be asked on the BajaNomad Forum ??

I am not going to say what I think of that attitude.

CAboRon

lencho, Drinking the tap water is a no-no. It's taught in Baja 101.No remedial course is required.

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Originally posted by lencho Quote: Originally posted by jdtrotter As I said David, assumptions get us all into problems. I can't *believe* I'm supporting David on any issue, but I have to say that it's a reasonable assumption that no member of this board is so clueless as to drink TS tap water, and that any reply could safely ignore that consideration. --Larry

However, isn't the assumption that it is not harmful still potentially dangerous? Sure, maybe no one in TS would drink the tap water as some do in other areas, but if something happend that really polluted the water, it could still be dangerous to even take a shower, unless you treat the water?

So, even if one could safely ignore the idea of drinking the water, assuring someone that it is harmless without really knowing the cause for sure, seems a little dangerous,

IMHO. It was a plausable answer to the cause of the cloudy water, however, who knows what was stirred up in that cloudy water.

Knowing the water system in our area with the multiple leaks, while some people do drink the tap water, we still treat our water just for bathing. Too many grazing animals etc.

JMHO ---- still think assumptions get us all in trouble even when we think the assumption is a given.

Dang, need to get on the road---headed down to check out our water----

Diane

Have been drinking tap water since the 80's. First in Tripui and since the early 90's here in Nopolo. Never had any detrimental effects. Water at Tripui was actually sweet and very good tasting. Adding sumptious amounts of scotch may have had something to do with eliminating any unwanted critters, but not having had a drink for several years, has not changed anything however. Still drinking the water and healthy as the proverbial ox.

vandenburg, Yea, drank some tap water, thought maybe I'd come down with the "break back" fever. Reamed me out big time. They say you acquire an immunity to the water. One dose of whatever I had is enough.

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Originally posted by vandenberg Have been drinking tap water since the 80's. First in Tripui and since the early 90's here in Nopolo. Never had any detrimental effects. Water at Tripui was actually sweet and very good tasting. Adding sumptious amounts of scotch may have had something to do with eliminating any unwanted critters, but not having had a drink for several years, has not changed anything however. Still drinking the water and healthy as the proverbial ox.

Okay, so when I finish this casa & if I ever throw a bash, it looks like I either only invite Vandenberg...OR I tell everyone else to bring their own ice, because my ice/water in the door refrigerator is plumbed to my cistern & has been in each of the 3 homes I've built here. That's nearly 10 years of drinking the water...and, like Vandenberg, I too, must come from sturdy pioneer stock, because I'm alive to tell about it. Neither myself, nor anyone I've served water or ice to in my home has ever gotten sick. Scotch would be a pollutant in my book!

Granted, my cistern isn't subject to external source contamination! Unless you count the time I caught a worker diving in it in his skivies to retrieve something he'd dropped on the bottom! But I made sure it was washed down with bleach & we used 3 loads of water for construction before I used it for personal consumption!

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Originally posted by Cypress Yea, drank some tap water, thought They say you acquire an immunity to the water. One dose of whatever I had is enough.

vandenberg
you NEED this
install under the sink
$80 usa

http://cgi.ebay.com/Sediment-Ceramic-Carbon-MicroFilter-Wate...

its for particulate removal
turbidity reduction
removal of cysts
Cryptosporidium
Giardia Cysts
Entamoeba
Toxoplasma Cysts
EColi

and ...you don't want these in your body

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Originally posted by Bob and Susan vandenberg you NEED this install under the sink $80 usa http://cgi.ebay.com/Sediment-Ceramic-Carbon-MicroFilter-Wate... its for particulate removal turbidity reduction removal of cysts Cryptosporidium Giardia Cysts Entamoeba Toxoplasma Cysts EColi and ...you don't want these in your body

Since we have 2 kitchens and 4 bathrooms and an outside sink, this would be too "dear". Besides, my intestines apparently take care of me.

I am NOT your boss !
And I am not part of the gang of DK haters.
I am an occassional DK basher when bashing is due.

I U2'd you once that you might consider the amount of flack you receive and the number of folks that you receive it from.
Consider that all these folks may not be making up their perceptions of you.
Consider that perhaps it is you who could alter their manner to correct these perceptions.
Consider...., oh nevermind.
But I do know that you have been contacted by many, many, many Nomads in the past who have tried to explain the same concept to you - to no avail.
How do I know ? They have told me and sent me copies of their U2s to you.

Now lets all see if DK can possibly NOT have the last word - wanna bet ?

What is unkind, anyway ??

Is it unkind to tell someone that the water is shallow when it's deep ?
Is it unkind to tell someone that the ice is thin before they fall through ?
Is it unkind to tell someone that cloudy water is unharmfull ?
Is it unkind not to admit when you're wrong ?
Oooo, that's a good place to stop.

OK DK, I am done.
Try not to hurt yourself.

[Edited on 8-8-2008 by Diver]

.....and Ron.....
is the water still cloudy....

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Originally posted by vandenberg .....and Ron..... is the water still cloudy....

It is gradually clearing up ... still a little cloudy .... now it looks about what my water in Orange County did.

I didn't drink that either

CaboRon