Citizens of New-Wes-Valley

This blog post was sent to us via newwesvalleycitizens.haveyoursay@blogger.com from the NWV Concerned Citizens group: We want to make it absolutely clear that Concerned Citizens are not against the use of chlorine. Chlorine plays an essential role in disinfecting drinking water, ensuring it is safe from harmful bacteria and pathogens. It is a vital part of public health. What we are raising concern about is the high level of chlorination by-products specifically Trihalomethanes (THMs) and Haloacetic Acids (HAAs) currently present in our water supply.  This is not a scare tactic, it is the reality of our situation. In the very link shared (with Facebook users only- this has not been posted on the town's website for public viewing) by the town, it clearly states (in yellow on photo): "𝙎𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙣 𝙝𝙪𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙨 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙖𝙡𝙨𝙤 𝙛𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙖 𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙠 𝙗𝙚𝙩𝙬𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜-𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙢 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙝𝙞𝙜𝙝 𝙡𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙘𝙝𝙡𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙗𝙮-𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙙𝙪...

Ireland had a court case because some of their towns had THM levels in drinking water above 100 µg/L — the legal limit set by the EU, the same limit as Health Canada. These Irish towns have water treatment plants currently in place as well.  People there are suing their government because those levels are a serious health risk linked to cancer and other long-term health issues. Here's the kicker: New-Wes-Valley has had THM levels well above that same limit for years….Not just slightly over far beyond what sparked a court case in Ireland. ⚠️So why hasn't anyone been held accountable here in Newfoundland? ⚠️Why are we still being told this is "acceptable"? ⚠️Why is nothing changing? We have been dealing with water at dangerously high THMs while our health and safety are being ignored. If Ireland is taking this to court, we need to ask ourselves…why aren't we? This is not okay. It's time to speak up. https://ireland.representation.ec.europa.eu/news-and-events/new...