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Re: Drinking tap water?
[Re: SammyM]
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08/15/2019 07:55 AM
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Besides, if you just drink bottled beer you'll have nothing to worry about on Orient Beach. Being on Orient Beach with nothing to worry about is actually a goal of mine. So, yeah, I'll probably stick with canned/bottled beer and bottled water. Thanks to all for the assistance.
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Re: Drinking tap water?
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08/15/2019 08:07 AM
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I have yet to see a published report on the Dutch side over the quality of water, and I mean in the last 37years I have been here. I know for sure that the French side being Europe they have very strict monitoring policies by law, but on the Dutch side??? The side that threats its own citizens and tourists with the magnificent toxic fumes of the garbage dump??!! I would not trust that.
Note: I am in the hospitality business in sxm therefore some on this forum might believe that I have a vested interest..
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Re: Drinking tap water?
[Re: BillDauterive]
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08/16/2019 08:28 AM
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Long time ago in BVIs soda used to come in reusable glass bottles. People would take their old empty bottles when going to purchase new soda and pay less. Without the old bottles it cost more. Their version of recycling with an incentive to do so.
Also in some parts of the world milk and juice come in bags. I don't know if plastic in bags is more environmentally friendly than plastic in bottles.
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Re: Drinking tap water?
[Re: BillDauterive]
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08/16/2019 09:41 AM
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Might taste bette out of cans. I find coke in a can tastes so much better than coke in a bottle.
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Re: Drinking tap water?
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08/22/2019 04:08 PM
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Until the French side has a solution to their Bromide problem, I would drink bottled water, even though the risk is low, why take the risk? According to my local beer brewer, who is very ecologically conscious, beverages in cans are much better than in glass, for recycling. I would think the same could be said then about water. There is plenty of water available in cans right now.
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Re: Drinking tap water?
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11/23/2019 02:30 AM
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Here is an update on the French side drinking water: Bromate pollution: a way out of the crisis in mid-December
Following the discovery of the presence of bromates in the distributed water, the EEASM opted, after studying various technical solutions, for a disinfection of the water produced by the chlorine dioxide, replacing the product currently used.
At the end of the various consultations and mandatory steps, the installation work of the chlorine dioxide generators is now complete. These devices, which aim to chemically act on the quality of water in order to make bromates disappear, will begin to operate this weekend with first trials of commissioning, with a "crisis exit" expected at mid-December, announces the EEASM in a press release.
This work may cause imponderable changes in the organoleptic parameters of the water (appearance, smell ...). The EEASM recalls in this regard that the ban measures decided by the ARS vis-à-vis the consumption of city water remain in force until further notice.
Throughout the process, the EEASM has planned a regular measurement campaign in order to gauge the evolution of the results, and to adapt the provisions if necessary, the ultimate goal being to find a water compliant not only with the health and regulatory obligations, but also to the vision of the public service and sustainable development that the EEASM has been carrying since its creation. The investment made to curb the development of bromates over the distribution represents a budget of €300,000, and benefits from financial aid from the State (50%) and the Community (35%). http://www.soualigapost.com/fr/actualite/33361/%C3%A9nergie-eau/pollution-aux-bromates-une-sortie-de-crise-%C3%A0-la-mi-d%C3%A9cembre?
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Re: Drinking tap water?
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11/23/2019 09:37 AM
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I already posted a link in a separate thread with the Daily Herald story about this.
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