Wastewater Piped Into Fla. Homes

[dArKeR]

 It appears a few Florida families may have been getting some unwanted extras in their water.

Utility workers in Cape Coral admit hooking four homes up to the city's dual irrigation system, containing treated wastewater instead of its purified drinking water.

One family used the substandard water for more than three months. Two other homes were hooked up about a month ago, and a fourth was vacant.

According to the city of Cape Coral’s Web site, the dual-water irrigation system uses rescued water, supplemented with canal water, for lawn irrigation. “Rescued water” is reclaimed water that is treated and recycled through irrigation service lines. During the city’s dry season, the city does not produce enough rescued water, so canal water is used as additional supply.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/07/31/national/main566007.shtml

http://www.geocities.com/darkerxdarker

[Love Bug]

1. EWWWWWWW!!!

Hope no one got sick! :puke:

[pansypoo53219]

2. i believe

this is about the standard of DITCH WATER that many Texans get. so nice to be here in WI next to a great lake.

[Kolesar]

3. "Where the affluent get the effluent"

:hurts:

[PROGRESSIVE1]

4. Jeb Bush's Doing???

Just wondering.

[Atlant]

5. Jeb Bush's Dung! (NT)

[ZenLefty]

6. Makes sense to me

http://cybloodbane.tripod.com/pictures/comics/cfswaste.html

(can't remote link the image. You have to click, and sorry for the pop ups)

[yellowcanine]

7. Buchanan supporters in West Palm Beach?

Is this in West Palm Beach where all of those Pat Buchanan voters live? If so, I can see why Jebbie would want to do this. Nothing like thinning out the ranks of the opposition with a water-borne illness or two.

[Greyskye]

8. Not the first time

This same thing happened in a fancy new subdivision here in Northern California a year or two ago. One of those things that just makes 'ya go :puke:

[Cheswick2.0]

9. darn, I hoped it was my ex-husbands house in stewart

just kidding