Drinking Water Contamination

The cluster centers on concerns about contamination of municipal and drinking water supplies, frequently referencing the Flint water crisis and fears of pollutants entering groundwater or public systems.

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Don't forget about the drinking water contamination.

OP below asks about contaminating water supplies.

rokkitmensch Apr 28, 2024 View on HN

Just that there's something in the water there.In fairness, there's plenty in the water most places.

wak90 Jun 25, 2023 View on HN

Do you not consider contaminating a city's water supply catastrophic

aninteger May 15, 2021 View on HN

Flint's water was contaminated and only just recently cleaned up: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flint_water_crisis

wheelerwj Feb 8, 2017 View on HN

really? you don't see a correlation between tainted river water in Flint and future tained water in ND?nothing? ok.

jleyank Sep 25, 2021 View on HN

Hell, it’s even seeped into the water supply…

j-bos Jan 9, 2024 View on HN

Class? Perhaps it has to do with the fact that many trusted municipal water systems have been reveales to have temporary or extended contamination?

enraged_camel Nov 21, 2016 View on HN

Have you been living under a rock or something?https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flint_water_crisis

bryanh Jun 19, 2025 View on HN

Replace with "Water Utility going down and the world becoming less sanitary", etc. Still a red flag?