tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2483229147095267938.post1042687158475228367..comments2019-04-01T17:30:23.818-04:00Comments on Never Quit, Never Stop: Drinking Non-Potable Water?NY Wolvehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13017858548662857495noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2483229147095267938.post-15741692983125403522015-11-08T10:10:14.520-05:002015-11-08T10:10:14.520-05:00Non-potable water is not safe to drink. All irriga...Non-potable water is not safe to drink. All irrigation water is considered non-potable. Irrigation water could be tied into a potable source or from recycled water. I will explain both, first when tied in to potable water the irrigator must install a backflow preventer. Anything after the backflow preventer is considered non-potable. Why you may ask if it's coming from a potable source? Well you could get sick from dog urine if dog has peed on sprinkler head or from herbicide the local landscaper applied a while back or worse insecticide which messes up your nervous system. All these contaminants have the potential to backflow into the irrigation system; the backflow device is there to prevent it from going into the potable source and yes people it does fail so have it inspected at least once a year. If water is coming from a non-potable source for example recycled water you are in great risk of getting sick. Recycled water is used in irrigation systems too and cannot be tied to any source containing potable water. Why? Well recycled water is also know as treated sewage water (black water) you can also find this being applied after a septic tank in an irrigation system but could also be provided by the local water distributors. Well what's so bad about it if it's treated? The problem is, it regenerates. This is always marked in PURPLE signs don't ever drink anything coming from purple pipe. You would be drinking sewage water if you do. One more thing other sources of water like reclaimed water could also be in the irrigation system although reclaimed water is not sewage water is also non-potable. Reclaimed water could be coming from a lake or captured rainwater. Again reclaimed water could be treated with chemicals making it non-potable. So please restrain yourselves from drinking irrigation water is not safe and non-potable and who knows where it could be coming from. If your right eye is twitching and your left isn't is time to go see a health specialist. Thank you for reading my comment is long but very informative and should answer your question.<br /><br /><br />---- your find in Texas <br />Licensed Irrigator <br />Licensed Backflow TesterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2483229147095267938.post-45131129058974448562012-06-02T06:42:15.585-04:002012-06-02T06:42:15.585-04:00I saw one of those speed checking signs on the oth...I saw one of those speed checking signs on the other side of town - when next I'm there, must get out and try for 15 kph!<br /><br />In the 90s we used to run this 24k loop through the mountains and we'd stop for 'fresh' water at the one creek crossing.. until the day one runner walked upstream a bit for a leak and found a dead cow in the water.Ewenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01093209634556111656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2483229147095267938.post-14741834091540435452012-05-29T20:45:58.958-04:002012-05-29T20:45:58.958-04:00One of my friends last year got a picture of one o...One of my friends last year got a picture of one of those speed signs tracking the big group of people she was with in the Bolder Boulder doing 7 miles per hour. I loved that photo!<br /><br />Not sure on the water question....I probably wouldn't have drunk it unless I were really thirsty....You see those signs around here too.Terzahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10617301871875902162noreply@blogger.com