Surely the many miles of underground pipes are a breeding ground for microbes, right?
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In a city in Poland, it’s (partially) because of clams. https://www.zmescience.com/science/poznan-mussel-water-plants-892524/
A lot of germs aren’t a threat to us. It’s the ones found in and spread by 💩poop💩 that are the most dangerous, and fortunately even though pipes may not be super clean, they shouldn’t have any poop. Copper pipes are also somewhat disinfectant in themselves.
You know what is really disgusting…take a damp paper towel and wipe the faucet. So much black mold. Yuck.
In a city in Poland, it’s (partially) because of clams. https://www.zmescience.com/science/poznan-mussel-water-plants-892524/
A lot of germs aren’t a threat to us. It’s the ones found in and spread by 💩poop💩 that are the most dangerous, and fortunately even though pipes may not be super clean, they shouldn’t have any poop. Copper pipes are also somewhat disinfectant in themselves.
You know what is really disgusting…take a damp paper towel and wipe the faucet. So much black mold. Yuck.
A lot of germs aren’t a threat to us. It’s the ones found in and spread by 💩poop💩 that are the most dangerous, and fortunately even though pipes may not be super clean, they shouldn’t have any poop. Copper pipes are also somewhat disinfectant in themselves.
You know what is really disgusting…take a damp paper towel and wipe the faucet. So much black mold. Yuck.
On top of the other answers, many municipalities do “directional flushing.” Usually in the spring they’ll work their way down the line and just let a bunch of water out the hydrants along the way. It’s purpose is to push any sediments along the line and flush them into the sewer. Clean lines give less places for bacteria to take hold, if any bacteria survived the treatment process.
On top of the other answers, many municipalities do “directional flushing.” Usually in the spring they’ll work their way down the line and just let a bunch of water out the hydrants along the way. It’s purpose is to push any sediments along the line and flush them into the sewer. Clean lines give less places for bacteria to take hold, if any bacteria survived the treatment process.
On top of the other answers, many municipalities do “directional flushing.” Usually in the spring they’ll work their way down the line and just let a bunch of water out the hydrants along the way. It’s purpose is to push any sediments along the line and flush them into the sewer. Clean lines give less places for bacteria to take hold, if any bacteria survived the treatment process.
Positive pressure and chlorine. Water mains are always under pressure, so even if there’s a leak, water flows out and contaminants never flow in. If the pressure drops severely in the mains utilities will issue boil water orders for a while because groundwater containing bacteria and other toxins could have seeped in. The water in the mains and the surfaces of the mains isn’t as big a breeding ground for bacteria as it might seem because properly-treated water will have had almost all of the nutrients that could feed colonies of bacteria removed from it. The chlorine added at the end of the treatment process kills any bacteria before the water reaches the mains, and stays in the water to kill any bacteria that somehow manage to work their way into the system.
Positive pressure and chlorine. Water mains are always under pressure, so even if there’s a leak, water flows out and contaminants never flow in. If the pressure drops severely in the mains utilities will issue boil water orders for a while because groundwater containing bacteria and other toxins could have seeped in. The water in the mains and the surfaces of the mains isn’t as big a breeding ground for bacteria as it might seem because properly-treated water will have had almost all of the nutrients that could feed colonies of bacteria removed from it. The chlorine added at the end of the treatment process kills any bacteria before the water reaches the mains, and stays in the water to kill any bacteria that somehow manage to work their way into the system.
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