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Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001 17:35:52 -0400
From: Steve Spies <sspies@eaicorp.com>
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Rumors will abound for the next few days/weeks.  Let's put this one to rest.
1) There is no "national" water supply.  Communities get their water from
different sources.  In many cases these are wells, rivers, or lakes.  Some
communities may use all three.
2) The hazardous materials response community knows that, "Dilution is the
solution to pollution."  This means that lots of water can dilute many
hazardous materials to non-hazardous levels. Therefore, contaminating a well,
lake, or river requires enormous amounts of material (think about the tons of
industrial waste pumped into the various rivers and lakes, yet we still get
safe water from them).  Contaminating a well is also hard to do because the
well heads may be guarded or secured.
4) Alot of our water goes through treatment plants that filter out, absorb, or
kill the hazardous materials.
5) Water distribution systems, i.e. water towers or pumps downstream from the
treatment plant, may be susceptible.  However, they can be defended and
shutdown if contaminated.  This limits the number of casualties.

If you're still concerned, get bottled water.  However, don't they get it from
wells?  SS

SNSpies@aol.com wrote:

> Another interesting message ... N
>
> << Has anyone else heard that the nation's water supply is going to be the
>  bnext target?
>
>  I was just told that I should go out an buy up as much bottled water as
>  my Jeep can carry.
>
>  Thanks,
>
>  Iain >>
>
>   ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Subject: [MR] OT - Questions on rumours
> Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001 16:26:08 -0400
> From: Jon <haggis@checksix.net>
> To: atlantia@atlantia.sca.org
> References: <f2.f548fe8.28cfc9e9@aol.com>
>
> Has anyone else heard that the nation's water supply is going to be the
> bnext target?
>
> I was just told that I should go out an buy up as much bottled water as
> my Jeep can carry.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Iain
>
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