400,000 without water in Toledo, OH

[pheniox17]

What a bloody mess,

Be interesting to see a prepper report when its all over

[Coppertop]

Makes me worry about my water preps... I know I'm way short. Got to get on my rain catch.

[Baglady]

I'll have to call my Mom tomorrow and see what's going on in her area. She's in NE Ohio. I know she has rain catch barrels tho.

[BugMan]

Pollution at its finest. The far Right will probably start spewing that this algae bloom is completely natural, and God's will. Anyway, not trying to get political. I hope that there are at least somepreppers in there that are ready with their back up water supplies, and filters that are laughing at the sheeple.

This article does a good job of detailing the causes. It's not pollution from homeowners causing it. The major contributor as pollution goes would be farming, mostly what and how the farm land in the area is being utilized. There are other contributing factors as well. Unfortunately changing human habits or farming methods will have no effect. http://www.vox.com/2014/8/4/5967177/...k-in-lake-erie

[omegabrock]

Laughing quietly - very quietly. Can you imagine if word got out that so and so has a Berkey?

can you educate me on what that is?

[Pauls]

Berkey is a water filter company. Probably the biggest water filter company.

[Inor]

Berkey is a water filter company. Probably the biggest water filter company.

And best.

[omegabrock]

hmm...time to start looking to invest

[BugMan]

I like Berkey, but this system is great too. Compact and uses 5 or 6 gallon buckets as the reservoirs. Can be reverse flushed for continued use.

[omegabrock]

reverse flush im assuming is just pouring water into the drainage to wash out the extra crud?