NYC’s Drinking Water is Now Toxic… Why?
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- Опубликовано: 25 дек 2023
- Recently its come to light that drinking water in several NYC schools contains abnormal levels of lead. On top of that 1 out of every 5 new yorkers drinks water delivered to their apartment by lead pipes.
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Its a disgrace what we have done to our water on this planet
Of course, we will have toxins in our water. People are s.u.b.human. Have you seen how many masks were littered everywhere during the pre-planned pandemic and after? We used to much plastic which is destroying our nature and environment. We have so much technology but cant recycle plastic properly.
Be part of the solution and help clean the rivers, oceans and creeks. Be mindful of what you use around waterways and take out what you bring in.
@@nyrockchicxx I used to pick up trash and stupid masks that idiots used to wear it but i gave up I think if damn city wants to generate revenue start fining people for legit things like littering and releasing chemicals into waterways instead of harassing people with bs fare evasion
What did we do exactly
@@EROD1010 we are trashing and destroying nature with our garbage
Funny that the US has the audacity to lecture rest of the world on human rights and pollution but not themselves!
It's really the opposite. China and India are the most polluted countries in the world and we say nothing to them
We don't take huge boats filled with trash out into the middle of the ocean dump like a lot of asian countries do.
Ansh sounds like a river dumping name.
Culture poops in rivers overseas so. 😮
Welcome to good old fashioned American Exceptionalism. We do no wrong!
This is not just a problem in NYC. I live in a 100 year old house in England which had lead pipes. Thankfully, the whole area had them removed in the 1960s. However, 3 years ago my friend bought a house in a village that is about 70 years old, and it had lead pipes everywhere. Luckily, he was stripping it right back to bare brick, otherwise, he would have had rather a large and unexpected bill. It made me wonder how many other houses in the village still have their lead pipes.
Lead pipes themselves are not necessarily dangerous to humans. What creates the danger from lead pipes is the type of water that runs through them.
@@chriswheeler6092 a 6 stage filter will turn well water into great water.
@@ihave35cents95small amounts of lead will denature into the water over time.
@@ihave35cents95 something to do with calcium scale dissolving due to acidic water?
@@alexfagard3618 exactly and warm climate doesn’t help either.
Imagine paying 5 grand or more a month for rent and your studio apartment is in a building that has lead pipes.
No one has to imagine. That's probably the reality for almost everyone living in old cities back East.
Welcome to one of the oldest cities in the country.
Imagine? You dont need to imagine. Its a city with 20 million people, in fact its harder to imagine living in the middle of nowhere.
When I grew up in NYC, the drinking water was considered the best in the country. But we always knew the water surrounding NYC was hot garbage. You fished off Sheepshead Bay at your own risk. 😅
Of course, we will have toxins in our water. People are s.u.b.human. Have you seen how many masks were littered everywhere during the pre-planned pandemic and after? We used to much plastic which is destroying our nature and environment. We have so much technology but cant recycle plastic properly.
The problem is not at the central source where their metrics are… the problem is multifactorial but mainly they never measure or treat peripheral pipes… or your building
Democrats
@@zm5513 Politics.
Supposedly, it was the water (in the past) that made NY pizza so good.
PS. FLORIDA HAS HORRIBLE WATER ALSO, ITS NOT JUST NYC. DETROIT , CALIFORNIA ETC. NEVER DRINK THE TAP WATER .
Yep, I've been filtering my water with a tri stage system in California for years. To my friends, I'm the crazy one.
See, the waterway pipes in the US are made of lead. At the time, it was the cheapest metal to make it out of. But then they found out lead was deadly. But instead of replacing the pipes, they just used a compound coating to protect the water from the pipes. But uh… over time it started dissolving. What happens? Remember Flint Michigan? That.
Electroculture, drinking from copper .
Ever hear of the water crisis in Kentucky? its been happening much much longer than flint Michigan, with practically zero national news about it.
@@thecasterdailyshoware you referring to high concentration of BPAs in the water
No, the pipes in those old buildings are lead.
The whole world has known lead is toxic for more then over a hundred years. And yes they could test for it.
Based on all the published monitoring tests, New York City has great tap water. Most of the lead is from the aging pipes in the buildings which will eventually need to be replaced. Remember, water that is too pure is also not good for you. Most systems that use reverse osmosis (90%-99% purity) have to re-mineralize the water. The real concern for most modern water systems across the globe (not just New York City) is PFOA and PFOS. The EPA set new limit for PFOS is 0.02 ppt; for PFOA, it’s 0.004 ppt. There are commercial water filtration systems that will remove a lot of the concerning containments brought up in this video (Google the Consumer Reports article from December 7, 2023).
Thank you for that educated comment.
It's the lead in the joints and some remaining service pipes. Just get your water tested. The older the city, the older the water/ sewage pipes. Best to save up to buy full filtration if you are a home owner.
ofc the published tests say the water is safe, can you imagine the carnage if they said water wasnt safe..?
@@ianhopkins7457 are you serious? Have you heard of Flint, MI? The civil service people who run and publish water quality tests are probably not the boogyman you think they are.
you and the word gullible are related sorry@@chucklebutt4470
I double filter all my drinking/cooking water. When I lived in the country I filtered my rainwater as well.
I would also be scared of pipes in old buildings. Lead in water is scary as well.
It's the overdose of floride that concerns me the most. I wouldn't drink rainwater for anything, nor would I eat snow. Chęmtráíls have contaminated the whole earth. Make a snowball and hold a lighter to it. Does it melt or turn black?
Now, all the Pizza place in NY can no longer call themself superior anymore,
the NY Magic tasty water, the most important ingredient in NY Pizza is gone
now the Pizza is laced with lead
And forgot to filter the worse part cleansing water!!!
Filters don't remove forever chemicals like PTFE.
There are so so many dangerous contaminants that filters do not remove!
I don’t live in big cities anymore but when I visit and I have to wash, I am always struck by how rancid water the smells compared to my well water at home.
I live in Jacksonville, Fl, and if I go away for many months the first time I shower the water smells funny from sitting around in the hot water heater. It is city-treated and always okay to drink but since no one moves it through the house and out a drain, it smells. The question is how big is the boiler that heats the water in that apartment building and how active is the flow of water in that entire building that would empty out and refresh the supply in the boiler and as well the apartment and shower you use. Maybe if water, after all it goes through to get toward your shower and then just sits around, just begins to smell. After a while of my using it, finally it stops smelling. Aha!
I have well water at home, and the only cities I've experienced water in were Montréal and Houston. To be quite honest, the water in Montréal really isn't that bad, but in Houston I would never drink it.
depends on the city and where you live. Most well water I've had I don't much care for. My city water here in Alaska is fantastic.
@@chucklebutt4470well I’m from PA which is known as having some of the worst tap but I have drank it all my life and honestly find it tastes better then other cities water. I’m not dead and I’m hydrated for basically free
This is tragic because the water supply for NYC has historically been from fresh water lake reservoirs upstate that gets sent down in a viaduct. That water is absolutely clean and delicious. I suppose it doesn't do much good though if the last couple miles it gets delivered by lead-contaminated pipes.
God forbid somebody poisons the water supply😮
That's ok cause you're all vax.ed and boosted every week.
And don't forget the microplastics from fast fashion, polyester clothes that seep into your water when you do laundry.
and the treatment plants add fluoride
I live outside of Flint Michigan. When the city changed water sources no chemicals were added and the old lead pipes in the city leaked lead to many adults and children. No one got punished for not adding the chemicals. Sad.
Still ongoing here in Flint city. I grew up near the water plant that was reactivated on the river, WOOPS is definitely the word that could be used to describe the initial staffing attempts.
Cash really is selling New York in his videos: high rents, rats, unsafe subways, water flooding and now water poisoning, yikes!
People still want to live there doesn’t matter
If you are born in it, what are you going to do?
The state or the city? Big, big difference between the two, NY is one of the largest (and wealthiest) states in the country.
@@TiffanyWestNyc Of course they do, becvause there is more to NY than NYC
Dont forget the roaches
When you’re from a third-world country, you know not to drink tap water. Most of us either buy bottled water or use a filtration system.
This wasn't a third-world country until all the invaders arrived and destroyed this nation. It will be soon.
U know, I'd once forgotten that rule 😅
I started drinking my apartment’s tap water a couple of months ago and noticed that my pee started to smell weird as hell lol. Pretty much stopped after that
Asparagus?
@@dianedenham5259No, it was different than asparagus smell
I'm from the West Coast but I always heard New Yorkers talk about how great their tap water is so this was a little surprising to see. The tap water where I live is hard and gross but also one of the few sources in the country known to be free of Pfafs (forever chemicals) so I'll take it.
When I lived in LA they overchlorinated the water going into apartments. Every time I'd shower my apartment smelled like a swimming pool and it smelled like I went swimming. I was always told not to drink the water from the tap and heard for years about it having arsenic, lead and pharmacuticals in it. Drank only Penta water because their purifying process removed all of that stuff and more from the water. I give my rabbit the Penta water too.
Very smart. They do the same over-chlorination here. (West coast of BC, Canada)
I live in California and soon we will be drinking EXTREMELY expensive sewer water, but please do not be worried for my health. The water will be SUPER treated and cleaner than regular water. Governor Newsom said so. You will drink your treater sewer water and like it!
I can’t believe fools in CA actually approved something like that smh. And New York is just California with no palm trees.
You are not from California but you should still stay out . Our state is full of scary Mexicans .
They do this in Philadelphia they have one of the worst quality waters in the country . RO all the way ❤
I don’t believe the car salesman for a governor we have he lies and does what the hell him want even has add real budget and are high taxes he is still 78.5 million over and washing most of it on crooked ass living to everyone !
All the water you drink is sanitized sewer water
New Yorkers receive their tap water from upstate reservoirs in the Catskill/Delaware watershed, the Croton watershed, or a blend of both sources.
Watersheds surrounded by superfund sites
Mr. Cash if you see this, I witnessed this just a few days ago!
I was using my portable washing machine and as I was filling a bucket from my tub I noticed the water had a brownish tinge when it was in the hot water and cold.
The bucket I used is clean, so it didn't make sense and I know the water in my facets wasn't affected.
I was waiting for the news about it, but I'm so grateful to you making this video to confirm that my suspicions were correct!
Thank you from Brooklyn, NY.
They don't treat for aesthetic considerations. Around the PNW, and the water has a yellow/brownish tinge when seen in the tub or directly in the stream. It's just minerals.
Let the water run a few minutes to get those "minerals" to run through the pipes and down the drain.
Could be natural mineralization, but could also be an aging water heater if you notice the effect more in hot water than cold. In either case the health risk is minimal, but if the water heater is starting to fall apart from the inside it could be an inconvenient few days to clean up the mess and replace the unit. If the water heater is common, it may be an issue to bring up with the landlord.
Is a water tank at the top of the building involved?
sometimes they do maintence on the facilities so its normal to just let that dirty water run away and u should be left with clean beautiful drinkable water
Water in NYC comes from several reservoirs in the Catskill Mountains.
They said so, so it must be true.
Listen to RFK Jr speak about it. He is one of the reasons why New York got cleaned up.
@@shefalichow7917The opposite doesn’t have to be true either.
@@sherlyn.a Correct. But I don't trust NY leadership by any means; so for me, I'll stick to my discretion.
Surrounded by superfund sites
In one of your videos you mentioned the average age of a apartment building was over 90 years old, so then the pipes have to be as old or older than the apartment buildings. Just something to think about...
Depends on the building. In some buildings the pipes have been changed, in others they get changed as vacancies happen, and it others no change.
I did the initial draft of the NYS law for the testing of lead in school drinking water. You could be getting lead from the faucet itself, the sodder in the newer pipes, the old pipes, the pump housing, the water main into the building and the pipes that the city owns. From different points in the building you can test for each of them.
Love your videos man! Your form of investigative journalism is super informative, engaging, and important. The huge amount of work/research you cram into each video is really evident. Thank you! Can’t wait to see what’s next!
It's disturbing as to how many still believe that the Fluoride added to water is for the concern for people's teeth .
Exactly. Like the lottery was created to help with schools 😮
What else is it for? I never followed that story.
@@JMUK It's a byproduct of manufacturing much like aspartame. Instead of paying to have it carted away, they put it in our food and water.
@@mmedefarge And why is it a bad thing?
@@mmedefargethat’s right, a lot of people don’t know that. Florida is literally a byproduct that would otherwise have to cleaned up. By people in hazmat suits no less.
1st, WHY does ANY school still have water fountains. they have ALWAYS been DISGUSTING & ALWAYS will be.
I'm guessing you don't drink the water from park fountains, either.😅. I usually only drink the water from my bike's water bottle.
Cash, you are a wealth of information and you deliver it so eloquently as well as in a visually enjoyable way! I really appreciate the research as well as the hard work you put into filming and editing your videos. This is why I watch every single one of them! Happy New Year to you and your wonderful family!❤😊
I too have started to watch all of his videos. He tells us the truth of what is going on, and he doesn't sugar coat it. That is a rare thing indeed in today's world. Thank you Cash, your videos are well appreciated.
The pipes inside the building get replaced prety much every time someone changes the layout, the risers when there is a major renovation. But what usually gets ignored is the connection from the street into the building and that is where most of the lead in our buildings in NYC comes from. To replace that one piece of pipe it's $10-15k and needs schedueling/coordinating with a company that digs up pipes. Re-paving and patching is another after-cost.
Large cost for something so out of sight lets people ignore the lead it seems.
The water main rarely gets replaced
The gov. Has known lead is toxic and how to test for it for well over a hundred years.
When is was a kid growing up in NYC people would repeat ‘NY water is some of the best anywhere’. Might have been true at some point, I don’t know. As I got older I couldn’t believe it anymore.
It's so weird that you make this video now. The other day, I had a glass of tap water I left out for a day and noticed it smelled like actual sewage. Didn't smell like that when I first had it. Thank God I didn't get sick. It was the foulest water I've ever smelled.
Be grateful your immune system is already strong enough to combat it.
That is generally normal. Chlorine is a gas so if you leave water in an uncovered vessel it will evaporate and them bacteria can start to grow in it depending of the bacteria and temperature of the room. I use this technique of leaving out water to get rid of the chlorine to water my plants since a lot of plants are very sensitive to chlorine. Peace and keep healthy.
YO that's grody
May I ask what state you live in? I live in Oregon and I have noticed a foul taste as well.
@@kimberlybush2219 I'm in New York. The City, specifically.
I think I haven’t drank tap water in over 10 years.
$4500 for a crap box apartment, rats, roaches and toxic water. But it’s New York, you have parks and museums.
"maximum amount of lead" is by itself a questionable definition, since there is no safe lead levels in the first place, or I am missing something ?
That's because a lot of the schools were built back as early as the late 1800's to 1930's and those pipes are old.
The real polluted question of the day, should be. Why would we not expect to find toxins in NYC's drinking water?
Yeah… NYC isn’t the only contaminant water in the USA. I recently was looking at my local tap report and saw 3 contaminants and I looked them up. Turns out the Ozark Aquifer is contaminated with aviation chemicals that were dumped 60 years ago. Some chemical company thought it would be a good idea to dump barrels of crap on the ground to get rid of it. And that’s just one example poisoning the Ozark aquifer near me. What else is in the ground water??
Idk but I bought a filter called clearly filtered. It’s expensive but whatever. Freakin sucks that the companies can do this to our water.
Right like NYC is the same city that leaves mountains of trash bags on the side of the street and an infamous rodent problem. I’m surprised it’s not dirtier
I like these types of videos better than the apartment videos these days. great job.
Most older cities still have lead main service lines for water as long as the coating is in the pipe they are technically safe which I don't believe because of Flint.
Oh. And it took them how much to spot this 1980's problem? Here on Spain we never drink water from the tap, unless it's from towns with potter pipes that draw their water directly from the mountains. Drinking water from the tap is always a very bad idea, particularly because you are drinking more cleaning products, PFAS or lead from it than actual water 😴(also in my region is not advisable because we draw the water from the ocean so it is never fit for consumption unless you are a garden plant).
Thats so interesting. Can you brush your teeth, bath and wash your face with the tap water thats not from the mountains? Do you have to boil it before you do all that?
In NYC their drinking water source is from reservoir Outside the City, up in the north area. It travels down to the City.
😮 Ohh Is that bad
@@nordette Yes. Everyday people in NY do just that and they are healthy & functional. Our water is treated to make it that way. No boiling necessary.
@@mariar3767 But that's not NY drinking water.
Always boiled water before drinking it. As of a couple years ago, I filter then boil. Never trusted the water lol.
Never trust the government either.
@@houseofhas9355 Bingo
How can you tolerate living in a city that is one of the most expensive places in the world and have to boil the water is beyond my understanding.
Good luck boiling off lead...
Does nothing for lead though.
I would find out what those "acceptable" levels are according to our trustworthy officials. Then find out what the truly safe levels are. Also, another distraction from their dismal performance as officials.
Usually you can look to Europe to find the actual safe levels. Ours are usually 10-100x higher. Typically when scientists research such things, whatever gets approved by the government is missing a decimal point or two. We are the land of industry and capitalism - the greatest on earth.
Locally there's too much chlorine in our water, causing tons of thyroid problems. You need a lot of iodine (for example, from iodized salt) to combat that. But of course, everyone is on low-sodium diets.
Fluoride is toxic. But when your body is exposed to stressers, it tends to strengthen itself as long as you don't overwhelm it. That's the basis of exercise, building muscle, gaining immunity to bees through being stung, etc.; lots of science to back this up. You build up tolerance to the stresser by incrementally increasing exposure. But yeah, it's not actually good, and any amount tends to reduce IQ in a population base. If it is able to seep through the gut barrier or blood brain barrier (keeping in mind that about 1/3 people have weaker ones of those leading to gluten intolerance and whatnot), then it'll have a negative affect on that organ. I value my brain, so I look at that as a negative. I would prefer no fluoride and just tell people to eat more calcium containing foods (like your leafy green veggies), but I guess people tend not to listen.
Your content has got exponentially more interesting, well done!
I’ve been warning internet trolls about their drinking water and lead poisoning for YEARS and NYC could be actually literally suffering from lead poisoning 😂😂🤣
surely not! If there was lead poisoning, you'd expect to see antisocial behaviour, problems in schools, street crime.
Now you know why NYC pizza is so good! It's the water!
NYC bagels too.
No one drinks NYC tap water. But people may take showers and baths without filters.
I live next to a river in NYC, and when ever there is heavy rainfall, I can see the water from sewer over flowing into the river. Somedays I see people paddle boarding in these rivers, and always hope that they dont fall into the water.
I grew up in an old house with 100% lead pipes. In the summer I picked apples that were sprayed with arsenate of lead, wiped them off on my sleeve and ate them. If it weren't for these two things I'd probably have an IQ of 300. Maybe the lead explains why I've been weird all my life.
Lead is not as dangerous as we've been told. it was outlawed in paint because lead actually protects us from all the frequencies we are surrounded by.
Have you ever--even once--seen a child chew on a window sill?
@@angelbulldog4934😅
@@angelbulldog4934
We live next to a gigantic fusion reactor. I'm not saying you should live directly under a cellphone tower your whole life, but you're worried about "frequencies" on a planet that gets a healthy dose of X-rays and UV-C.
If you have a wifi emitter that you don't turn off when not in use, you're getting more "frequencies" from that, than you'll ever get from a cellphone tower.
@@angelbulldog4934 In older, run-down houses, there are often several layers of paint on the woodwork, and it chips off and lands on the floor. Little kids put almost anything in their mouths to see if it tastes good, and that's the way they ingest lead. It's harmless if you don't eat or drink it. Just as asbestos is harmless unless it's disturbed and becomes airborne.
@@manictigerI live across the street from a 5G mobile tower, it's right around the same height as my windows are. When measuring radiation levels at the window, it's around 5000 times higher than in a normal setting. Much more than a wifi router is capable of emitting. So if you are unlucky this can be the reality.
bro, the quality of your videos has gone way up. great content dude.
I like how there's a max allowed amount of lead in water. As if it's OK to consume some amount of toxic metals that never leave your body.
Maybe taking on that standard was the first problem 🙃
they have permissible limits for a wide range of toxins, not just lead.
fuggedabbowdit'
I was born & raised in NYC. Lived here for over 40 years. I haven't drank tap water since the mid 90's.
Our high desert area has “arsenic”. So if you buy a house with a well and are unaware you’ll get sick. We have a water conditioner and an osmosis system.
If you have a private well, please test it regularly 😭 Private wells (that don’t serve enough people) aren’t regulated by the EPA, only public water systems
Eye opener amazing social reporting ❤Great job..
Good to hear your water is free and clear.
Thanks Cash
Your clean water research video is what’s needed to bring awareness, respect ✊🏻
Water biggest issue is not usually city plumbing its usually ancient pipes in the older houses it goes into.
Growing up outside New Orleans (70s/80s), our tap water routinely ran in shades of green and brown--whenever they'd fill the bathtub or even the baptismal font in church, it was visibly dirty before you got in. Not merely 'tinted', it was more like swamp water without the scum that grows on top.
When we lived in Shanghai, the water was literally toxic and undrinkable because of the excessive chlorine they have to use to remove all the pollution because local businesses would do things like dumping 6000 pig carcasses into the river, routine chemical spills, etc. People even bought special shower heads to further filtrate and brushed their teeth with bottled water.
Excellent job keeping us informed Cash; ponderworthy themes, 👍🏽👍🏽💕💗💗
Escape from New York!!!😄
Water in plastic bottles is riddled with chemicals too.
Stiller, Pellegrini, & Mountain Springs are some safe alternatives but are pricey
I always filter the water in my house with a simple britia filter. can never be too careful! the best system would be the 3 step filtration systems you can install outside that hooks up to your main water pipe and does its job with uv and reverse osmosis but if you can't do that, having the smaller versions that fit under your sink would work just as well.
Went to New Mexico last year for the first time. One of the stops was to see where the pecos river started. And it did not disappoint. Right up Sangre de Cristo mountains just outside of Santa Fe. The river itself looks like one of those old coors commercials. The water looked so fresh, pristine, clean, and clear. Like you can pull up next to it and drink out of it.
Unfortunately, natural bacteria still grows in such places and still potentially make you sick
@@DL-ep5uk well said motherflower
Dude your channel has turned out to be really good. I don’t live in nyc, but I really like your videos. You do a good job keeping me entertained.
I have shower filters as well. 80 percent of what goes on your skin absorbs into your body as well. Thank you for covering this. Love your videos.
The water is fine, the issue is that some old buildings may have lead pipes for the service line left. It's definitely not a widespread problem but it does exist. This is a individual building problem not a nyc water problem.
So glad someone know the real situation. NYC schools, which I attended a long time ago, always had bad tasting water. We figured it was because it sat inside the pipes longer than it was used. If they haven't done so already, they probably should change the pipes out.
How about PFAS❓️👈😳
@@istvanszabo3229 We don't generally have that in our drinking water. And much industry doesn't pollute our water anymore. They've been working on that for 50 years at least. Many have moved out of the city limits. I only hear of PFAS in areas far away from cities---smaller cities and towns.
Until NYC inventories their service line materials, it’s difficult to know which homes/apts are served by a lead pipe.
You can find anything in drinking water depending where you get the sample.
I read a local news flyer in Northport, NY a few years ago. It said that upstate NY allowed dumping of toxic waste as well as the Long Island Sound ~ Connecticut was given the green light to dump their construction materials in the sound.
Hope you and yours had a happy holidays. Very informative and interesting. As a former resident of NYC, this is wild to think about! 😅
I have this memory of Kramer swimming in the east river for his back.
Wow - we used to have some lead pipes in the UK, but they were all removed in 1980. Unbelievable how the US is in a terminal decline.
because it's fine if you put in anti-corrosion chemicals
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I love the new direction of your channel.
Dude you are getting better and better and better with every video keep it up.
Yeah I'm gonna assume my brown water in Brooklyn isn't safe to drink and I could careless what the CDC says because their standards in other parts of the world are considered hazardous. We continue to use Red 40 in our foods and drinks even though it's linked to ADHD, and for what??? So it can look pretty?!? If you wanna drink water here you have to get a filter, and a damn good one at that.
Awesome job cash I will see you tomorrow
Don't post so often, you make me move to New York from Romania :) Nice work, like it!
Fantastic reporting! Great job!👍
I knew something was up… I drink a glass of water from the sink Friday and got sicker than a dog Friday night!
Yeah that wasn't the water, bud.
I live outside my hometown of New Orleans now, and if I drink from the tap over there, I get diarrhea every time
@@lorrie5881 Sounds like your water is not being treated. You should make a complaint to your government representatives and to the health dept.
Why don't they just replace the pipes?
I'm really enjoying your scope of content.
Thank you for this video, people gotta take better care of our water.
I am so sorry, UGH! I just don't understand why people want to live packed in like sardines. NO THANK YOU!! God Bless each and everyone of you .
I grew up right down the road from the Neversink reservoir. And, yes the DEP are a prevalent force in the community. For example they do allow fishing on the reservoir but before you put your boat in the water you have to go down to their station and get it scrubbed by them. They have patrol cars around the area all the time and even helicopters occasionally. The most fun part is the DEP officers are employees of NYC even though they live and work 2 hours away.
Can confirm. Source: officer at the dep 6th Precinct. Stay safe :)
That was so interesting, Cash. Great explantations.
Very good reporting as always
😂 You watched that lead test strip the way women watch a pregnancy test 😂
"Flint" was a cause of my jab hesitancy. If I can't trust you w/a glass of water why would I trust you w/anything? No shot not sick😁
This guy makes good videos. Plz keep showing how things can be fixed. American spirit is what can lead to all these issues being fixed
I haven’t drank tapwater since around 2016. I fill up my water bottles at the grocery store with the filtered water machines, and I bring a gallon jug to the gym with me and refill on their filtered water machines as well. I don’t drink any water that came directly from the tap and you shouldn’t either. It doesn’t matter where
I will from now on carry 2 test kits when hunting for an apartment and if I'm interested in renting or buying, I can easily catch a sample and test before I even sign a lease and move in with children. Thanks for the idea. 👍
This was so educational !!
Nice video. In my engineering class, a group looked into lead content in taps in government housing in the city. It seems that it is often introduced within the buildings own water processing (which is often almost 100 years old).
They have known about the toxicity and how to test for it for well over a hundred years.
“Fluoride which fosters healthy teeth and conspiracy theories”
I mean it’s not like it’s a byproduct of aluminum, or some municipalities in upstate NY have banned its use 🤷🏻♂️
NIH itself has reported on it's pineal glad effects. Not a theory or "conspiracy".
@@cenzo362 NIH have also reported that it was not a lab leak.
Now I know why as a kid in the 80s I only drank pop . Today I drink water no pop ! 😢
Bingo. It was a decent video besides that little part, but that was enough to earn a big old fat and ugly 👎 from myself.
@@jessehoffman2726 It’s okay, he’s slowly starting to come around and that’s what counts. Sad that he hast done a little more research on this topic.
The lead comes from old lead pipes. It can be removed by water filtration devices like Brita. Filtered water is probably cleaner than most bottled water which usually uses tap water. Arrowhead & Nestle water don't come from springs, it comes from municipal taps.
Brita isn’t sufficient in removing other contaminants and minerals. You need a reverse osmosis system but you can’t if you live in an apartment.
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Wow, first RUclipsr I've watched for 4 minutes in and realized oh this is just a normal guy talking about athe NYC water not a news anchorman. You really could be of you wanted to, definitely have the voice for it haha. Great informative video man, lucky I live in PA lmao.
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My first thought was, if you have lead in water then it must be old lead pipes. I am not an expert on water cleaning but I think you are suppose to kill all the bad stuff with the UV lights and then add chlorine to keep it clean for longer. I hear some people try to treat water only with chlorine and then add too much of it. A study in South Africa found that bottle water is not so clean because of dangerous metals in it.
Used to be we used lead solder to connect copper pipes. As recently as the 1990s still.
I don't think there is any water on the planet that is totally safe to drink.
I live in a 40 year old apartment building and I wasn't a fan of the tap water in the kitchen. I bought a filter to dispense the tap water to filter water. I did the same thing with the shower head and so far I'm seeing much better hair growth than before the filter.
That's ok cause you're all vax.ed and boosted every week. Dr. Shiva Ayadurai explains infrastructure in his videos.
And don't forget the microplastics from fast fashion, polyester clothes that seep into your water when you do laundry.
I always use a Brita for drinking. Maybe do this again with some apartments that have bad water quality and tell us whats being done about it. Also see if a Brita filter helps.
Bruta can only reduce the chlorine unfortunately
But they have billions to spend on wars not concerning them
Cool one on Drinking Water. A break from the other mayhem. The water system built so many years ago is truly amazing.
Excellent video😊
I remember Kramer swam in that water lol
And stunk up Elaine's new mattress.
@@huhwhat2308 🤣
Take advantage of free water testing over testing kits you can buy in the store. Those kits are binary tests (e.g., is the lead level above or below ~10 micrograms per liter). They don’t tell you the actual level like taking and running a sample in a lab.