e-coli:Dockum Shores drinking water

LIforrelaxin · 10-21-2010, 01:53 PM

Some things this article leaves to the imagination:

1) there is no mention of the concentration of the e-coli in the water sample.

2) it doesn't state whether the four samples where taken from the same location or not.

Yes these are very important details...

Now the ariticle also say, that once e-coli is found a boil water warning is issues immediately. The way the article is written, it doesn't matter how small the concentration is, if it is over the acceptable limit the boil water order is issued. Now I am not saying that I would mess around here. But not be alarmists here. It may be an low concentration.... It may also be effecting only part of the system, if the samples come from various locations.

As is always the case the press, much like FLL, doesn't always publish enough facts to really understand how bad the problem really is or isn't.....

FLL I think I just realized that you need to look into becoming a news paper reporter........

10-21-2010, 01:53 PM	#6
LIforrelaxin Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Texas, Lake Ray Hubbard and NH, Long Island Winnipesaukee Posts: 2,871 Thanks: 1,037 Thanked 892 Times in 524 Posts	Some things this article leaves to the imagination: 1) there is no mention of the concentration of the e-coli in the water sample. 2) it doesn't state whether the four samples where taken from the same location or not. Yes these are very important details... Now the ariticle also say, that once e-coli is found a boil water warning is issues immediately. The way the article is written, it doesn't matter how small the concentration is, if it is over the acceptable limit the boil water order is issued. Now I am not saying that I would mess around here. But not be alarmists here. It may be an low concentration.... It may also be effecting only part of the system, if the samples come from various locations. As is always the case the press, much like FLL, doesn't always publish enough facts to really understand how bad the problem really is or isn't..... FLL I think I just realized that you need to look into becoming a news paper reporter........ __________________ Life is about how much time you can spend relaxing... I do it on an island that isn't really an island.....