LAist: Feeling Chill? Your Tap Water is Drugged

Kokrra

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 09:43:31 -0800

HEy JRB, actually i didn't mean "distill" but as English is not my first language it is difficult to express myself sometimes. Thank God they don't have any loperamide in the water!

jrb

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 07:57:15 -0800

"Knowing that they distill the water." Kokrra, Huell Howser has a good series on California's water making the rounds on PBS stations. Worth a watch if you get the chance. They go through a lot of steps to purify the water we drink. I don't recall seeing any facility that uses distillation, but the processes used do vary from place to place so I guess it's possible. You're right though that waste water goes though entirely too much treatment to let flushed drugs get by. I suspect it might be dumping by Pharma companies creeping into the ground water.

Donna Lethal

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 22:00:13 -0800

Too bad you can't specify which drugs you want in your water ... I only want sedatives in mine, no speedy drugs, please!

Kokrra

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 19:49:59 -0800

well, it is also from people themselves. Knowing that they distill the water. So the easy path will be: People in California are hooked up a lot on medication! Let see how this thing will go in a matter of 4-5 years, b/c if there's one thing for sure that will destroy the health of American people, those are the medications they take. As per the taste of the water, I don't like it in Los Angeles, but probably because it comes as a package with sedatives, that's why is the best in the world.

stefaniemari

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 13:07:47 -0800

but...i guess it makes sense that there would be a sex hormone in san francisco's water

stefaniemari

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 13:06:58 -0800

having lived in both la and san francisco, i'm actually completely surprised that la has better drinking water than sf

jrb

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 12:24:11 -0800

"I am very curious to know how these chemicals made it to the drinking water...." Kokrra, a news report I saw on the same subject suggested that it's from people flushing their unused prescription meds down the toilet as most doctors suggest. I wonder how pharma companies dispose of their waste, spoilage, ect.?

Kokrra

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 11:14:13 -0800

LA water is the best municipal water in the World. How do they test it first? But probably if it is tested by US Citizens they might find it really nice water. I am very curious to know how these chemicals made it to the drinking water.... soon they will have chemicals like Gaba or others ones to chill people more, and also weight lost program in this water! San Diego looks funny, they are trying to get the inflamation down, arent they?

thecoloured

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 10:47:30 -0800

So that's where my lifetime supply of Vicodin went!

jrb

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 07:41:35 -0800

"It will be total anarchy!" Road rage incidents during gridlock hour would certainly go up.

Elise Thompson

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 07:19:49 -0800

God, I hope they don't have to take the sedatives out of the water. It will be total anarchy!