The article says drinking water, as it's chlorinated.
Same here, I thought dilution would have taken care of it, as well....I've swam in that river, it's COLD, even in the summer time...popular place for "tubing"
Pouring it out could be and endless effort since the River have running water thousand gallons per minute.
Chloramine...you have to realize, the "crack" reporters at MYSA are everything but factual, and "reporters", they mainly copy-and-paste articles from other news sitesThey mention chlorine in the article but does Texas have chlorine or chloramine in the water supply?
Either way a large amount of chlorinated water will wipe out fish in rivers, creeks or ponds. That is why you need to dechlorinate new water before adding it to the tank.
Some years ago one of the mining companies in New Guinea hit a natural gas pocket and damaged the soil above it. The gas seeped into Lake Kutubu and wiped out tens of thousands of fish including Melanotaenia lacustris. The locals who live by the lake needed food drops for the next 12 months while the fish stocks built back up.
Good ol humans, screwing up everything wherever they go
Thanks for confirming chloramine and not chlorine. Chloramine would not readily break down in the water and would simply be used up by coming into contact with microscopic organisms, algae and other higher aquatic life forms.
A lot of countries are using chloramine in their tap water because chlorine apparently leaves carcinogenic substances in the water when it comes in contact with organic matter. However, chloramine is made from chlorine so it probably does the same thing. Either way, whilst chlorination does help with hygiene and stop people getting sick from drinking unsafe water, it's long term side effects could be a problem. It's probably best if people filter tap water to try and minimise the chemicals they ingest.
I've heard dysentary is no walk-in-the-park, as well....
