Aura Lila Gutierrez Tejada <[email protected]> writes: > 2012/5/24 Felix Delattre <[email protected]> > >> On 05/24/2012 03:18 PM, Felix Delattre wrote: >> > Hello team, >> > >> > the local food team has a doubt concerning the water. Holger took the >> > water from the tap during his trip here and we all drink from the tap. >> > But some of us use filters or purified water (at least at home). We want >> > you to provide guaranteed good water and propose two options: >> > >> > == 1. Ceramic water filters == >> > > bottled water is the best option as it has gone through several processes > of cleaning, and that means less sick people :) the plastic bottles can be > recycled and recover the 20 dollars or donate them so another person can > recycle
In the US, bottled water is regulated under a different agency than the one that regulates regular 'tap' water. As a result, bottled water has been shown to be less clean and safe than tap water. Bottled water companies are also not under any obligation to provide a detailed account of any testing or contaminant level violations. Municipal water systems are required to test for harmful microbiological content in their water several times *a day*, where bottled water companies are required to test for these microbes only once a week. I dont know the situation there, and I presume that bottled water *is* more safe than tap water in Nicaragua. However, even with recycling, plastic waste is a huge problem[0] on a global scale. If its true that the work involved in maintaining the 'ceramic' water filters will be more than volunteer labor is going to be able to handle, then I would suggest that the larger tank option be pursued. micah ps - i'd volunteer to be part of the waterboy team, but I dont think I will make it this year :( 0. See the Pacific Trash Vortex: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Pacific_Garbage_Patch often considered to be composed largely of plastic bottles, bags, nurdles and other waste _______________________________________________ Debconf-team mailing list [email protected] http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-team
