What's in your water

Larry is a retired Paramedic from the San Diego Fire Department.  He has a passion for water.  He will come early - take samples of what we are drinking and tell us what's in it that we are not required to test for.

Larry and I parallel each other in many ways.  My company has been more and more concerned about pharmaceutical residuals in drinking water over the years.  We have done projects where we were concerned about certain elements that might be in process water to be used for projects we consult or participate in.  We test for everything.  We have to know everything that is in water so we get the chemical reactions we anticipate.  It has been disturbing in areas that treat their affluent and discharge it into a river or stream - that eventually ends up coming our though a faucet in your home after settling in Lake Cheney (or another lake) - the high concentration of crap that in drinking water that isn't required to be tested for.  Chlorine is a great thing - but there are things that it doesn't eliminate or kill.

Larry's company tests for this stuff and he has hooked up with foundations to provide the equipment necessary to the communities at little or no cost.

As for our other connection - I have been actively engaged in the WASH Rotary Action Group for several years providing technology consulting and as the treasurer of their foundation.  Larry has been active in the WASRAG Action Group also but is concentrating on water quality in the USA.    

This will be vary interesting.  You might just find out why kids are maturing earlier and leran to never introduce old drugs into the sewage system.