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metagenomics.pdf

Researchers use new techniques to discover more dangers associated with exposing yourself and the environment to treated sewage effluent. 

Recent reports of trace amounts of pharmaceuticals found in drinking water are spurring increased scrutiny of public drinking water supply. “Many of the pharmaceutical compounds taken nowadays by adults are excreted unchanged in urine, says Jack Skinner, an internal-medicine specialist in Newport Beach, Calif., who serves on a state committee that is evaluating drinking-water standards.  “They show up in the wastewater just because of the sheer volume of people taking pharmaceutical compounds now.”  He adds that endocrine disrupters — a series of compounds found in birth-control pills and plastics — have caused birth defects in wildlife and are of particular concern to the public.

tribune-article.pdf   The lack of federal regulations and testing of our water sources is becoming a national issue.  The more scientists test the water, the more they find and this leads to more questions about “What’s in your water”.

DEET is a common water contaminant. When the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) conducted what the agency calls a national reconnaissance study of DEET in streams, the agency found DEET in over 70 percent of the samples analyzed. (See Figure 7.) This study sampled 139 streams across the country. USGS noted that the results imply that compounds such as DEET “survive wastewater treatment and biodegradation.”³³

 http://www.mindfully.org/Pesticide/2005/DEET-Cox-NCAP17oct2005.htm

 Here is another reason NOT to support the use of treated sewage effluent for snowmaking.  We need to protect our fresh water sources and limit our exposure to potentially harmful contaminants.  We have the option to do this now by not allowing treated sewage effluent to be used on the San Francisco Peaks.

biofilm.pdf

See what will be in the pipes from Rio De Flag to Snowbowl and the challenges they will have to protect human health.  Bio-film produces an enviroment for bacteria to become more antibiotic resistant. 

antibioticsewage.pdf

These findings agree with other studies which established that  sewage treatment plants  are potential sites for the genetic transfer of antibiotic resistance in some species of bacteria. (Andersen, 1993; Goni-Urriza et al 2000: Schluter et al 2003). 

Sewage treatment plants provide an environment for antibiotic resistant bacteria to swap genetic information and become more resistant to antibiotics and the Federal Government does not regulate this.  There are no federal regulations for Snovwbowl Owners to comply with in regards to antibiotic resistant bacteria levels.  This means it up to you to protect your own health and the health of your children by not exposing them to treated sewage effluent.

antibiotic.pdf

Read to learn what Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria means and why it is important not to expose yourself or your children to treated sewage effluent.

storeowners.pdf

Read the article on store owners that accidentally ingested waste water.  Protect your health and your child’s health by not exposing yourself to treated sewage effluent. 

pathogensinwater.pdf

Treated sewage effluent likely contains pathogenic microorganisms that pose a potential threat to human health. 

vncnews.pdf   click on this link to find out.   Just because Arizona rates the water A+ doesn’t mean we can drink or ingest it.  We can no longer take our gloves off with our teeth because we may involuntarily ingest some bacteria that may be VNC or worst yet VNC and antibiotic resistance.