RidgeDweller

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RidgeDweller ,

Posting and closing beaches is pretty standard in California in response to sewage spills and water quality sampling yielding substandard results, though it's usually enforced by local health departments instead of the state.

One issue is the public can get fatigued and disregard the warnings if popular beaches are closed on an ongoing basis, but at least they're generally informed of the risks. Heal The Bay puts out a pretty good annual report card summarizing results for many beaches across the state if you're interested in reading more.

RidgeDweller ,

Wasn't Samsung caught faking hi-res moon photos?

RidgeDweller ,

One follow up question would be: are Russia's nukes maintained well enough to be functional?

RidgeDweller ,

My first thought was microplastics and pfas, but I'm unaware of any studies delving into it.

RidgeDweller ,

Reality will welcome you back anytime you're ready for it...

RidgeDweller ,

Jesse, what the fuck are you talking about?

RidgeDweller ,

The water characteristics you're worried about sound like aesthetic problems, which might be displeasing but pose no real health risks. These vary significantly between public water systems. If the system pulls from surface water, the water might need more treatment in the dry season since contaminants concentrate in surface waters more that time of year. I'm lucky to live somewhere that has no noticeable taste/odor/color issues. For places that do, you should be able to drink it from tap without issue, but it might taste/smell better if you run it through a filter or even just let it sit in a pitcher in the fridge.

If a municipality were to cut corners with their water treatment in a similar way to the asphalt plant you mentioned (which sounds kinda shady btw), people would get sick and potentially die. Most municipalities are very risk averse and take liability seriously to avoid litigation/losing money. So, it's not impossible, but I think it'd be unlikely for a city to skimp on water treatment just to save a few bucks. Water treatment facilities are also required to constantly test for things like pH, turbidity, and chlorine residual and report to the state, so it's not as simple as hiding things from an inspector the day of.

RidgeDweller ,

Yep, here's a map of accredited labs to choose from.

RidgeDweller ,

Interesting, thanks for the context. I don't know anything about asphalt, but if it didn't cause any health or safety issues I'd place it on the innovation end of the spectrum. I'd be interested in things like how the spent diesel fuel was disposed of and if any petro chems would leach into stormwater from asphalt made this way.

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RidgeDweller ,

Is this stuff even far-right anymore? Feels like it's fully adopted by pretty much all self proclaimed Republicans at this point.

RidgeDweller ,

Yours is a different experience to mine then. I've noticed a fair share in the foothill and valley communities. Plus, pew research center says they're affiliated with Rs at ~30% in CA.

RidgeDweller ,

Yep, everyone knows they cannot charge a husband and wife for the same crime.

RidgeDweller ,

I'd take a trip to the local septic permitting agency and see if I could get copies of the permit and approved septic system design/as-built site plans. The inspector will probably be able to tell you if you need it or not.

It might be a vent for the leach field although that's not common where I'm from. I guess it could also be a marker for a distribution box or some other system component.

RidgeDweller ,

Not necessarily. Getting copies and talking to someone at the counter usually doesn't cost anything.

RidgeDweller ,

Sure, that can happen if there actually is a problem. But, I'm failing to see a problem here that could become expensive. This person has a functional septic system and they're trying to find out what this pipe is and whether it's important for the function of their system. Getting plans and talking to city/county staff is pretty routine for stuff like this.

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