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Originally Posted by Driller1
Many city water systems IS well water. We have drilled a few for cities.
There is no way non-potable water can get in a properly constructed and grouted water well.
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Correct. But you know, as well as I do, how many wells are dug and once installed, never maintained or checked out for "issues" until they go in disrepair affecting the flow of water.
If you want me to knock public water systems...here it goes:
When you hear of a situation whereby "The water company hooked a water main to a sewer line"
and think that is totally uncalled for?
It's not, and I'll tell you why:
Ductile iron closes up the same as galvanized water lines commonly found in homes for water distribution.
In my days of brief "time" dealing with larger tap ins to main water supply lines, and replacing a few 3" plantmasters at Kahn's in Cincinnati Ohio...
I'll tell you that the condition of that piping is horrific over time, and the look and smell of that piping is so close to the smell and look of sewage that you would never think that water main was not a sewer line, seriously.
In my area the water distribution system is about to embrace its first overhaul in 59 years, and it comes with a massive cost.
Other considerations of public water supply distribution:
High chlorine levels
Extreme high water pressures
Corrosive water (high or low ph is aggressive to copper piping systems)
Contaminations when repairs or breaks in the supply distribution
And the worst?
Cross connections and/or backflow situations
A search on the above bold text will show you how your neighbor, a city, a business or a factory can introduce the "bad" stuff into the network of a large piping system and do harm or cause sickness, personal injury with what we bathe in, drink, cook with and various other applications.
No perfect water supply out there, but the majority prefer constants in expenditures and the ability to blame another when things go wrong.
If any of you knew how many 1000's of dollars I've made by the simple nail into the eductor head of a pump where the brass fitting is that serves the 1/8" line to send the message to the pump switch...
you'd be pissed, knowing how such a small spec of rust glazing over that fitting can be so easily resolved with a simple poke through, system starts operating again.
Tons of pressure switches I've replaced countless times, along with the brady air volume controls for the non-bladder type tanks.
That's right; I'm that old and that's all we had back in the day.
I have heard of the hooking up to a sewer line but they are not under pressure so you would not get anything out of it unless it was a force main which is very rare unless the sewage must flow uphill to the treatment facility. I have heard of more cases of contractors hooking up to the reclaimed line on accident on lines that were installed before they required purple pipe, That water is technically safe to drink although I wouldn't even if you paid me. I have seen many of water lines that are just disgusting and the amount of chlorine it would take to clean them would make it not drinkable. I don't drink tap water just because I see the lines it goes through to get to my home. One day I hope to live in an area that I can at least experience well water I know alot of people on well and they love it, especially for irrigation purposes. My bill for water in the summer months is about $200 and I don't have all that much watering and that does not include sewer.
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