We are constantly sold on how safe municipal tap water supplies are but the truth is that many municipal suppliers are using outdated or faulty designs to purify our drinking water.
Take the case of Fairmont West Virginia
In February and March of 2007, the membranes in the treatment plant servicing Fairmont were getting clogged with residue from its Tygart River source and slowing water production to a point too low to completely meet the high demand of all of its customers. This left some customers with little to no pressure and led to boil-water advisories for several days at a time.
It seems when the plant was designed no provision was made for a filter that would eliminate river solids from the system and as a result, the system membranes became clogged resulting in a shut down of the system and contamination of the drinking water.
It cost $8.7 million to fix the system and the cost was passed on to the subscribers (as usual)
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