bad water
... the water they drink could be contaminated and pose a serious health risk. That’s just what happened in Walkerton, Ontario, where a water pollution incident caused serious problems. What happened in Walkerton, Ontario heavy rains fell on April 15. It wasn’t until April 30 that the townspeople were advised to boil their drinking water. The rains washed cattle manure into the town well. The manure contained E. coli, a bacterium. E. coli is harmless to cattle. It can make people very sick. Seven days after the heavy rains, people began calling the public health officials. The warning came too late. Two people had already died. At last, the provincial Clean Water Agency restored the main water and sewage systems by flushing out all of the town’s pipes and wells. The ban on drinking water was finally lifted seven months after the water bec...