Pee is for Public

 

I just ran into an old pal I haven't seen in awhile, turns out governor Baldo stuck him on the St. Johns River Water Mismanagement District board. Not a favorable reflection on him. He confirmed that there is a plan afoot to put treated sewage in Orlando taps. He also gave me a preview of the bullshit they'll try to justify it with: better for the aquifer, all that usual posturing as an environmentally friendly organization. That's what they'll be presenting to you. But, as I got him to admit, they're doing it only to justify more building, more destruction of what nature is still perilously hanging on, more money for the fatcats at the expense of us and Florida. 

The official mission statement of this government agency, after all, is to “find water for development.” The sewage we drink and bathe in will be just that - “found water.” Apparently they are being constrained from further abusing the aquifer so it's time to recycle so they can continue abusing Central Florida. Very simply, in order to get more people squeezed in here, we have to drink out of the toilet. I pointed out that it would be more respectful to leave our water alone and hook up the new lines with the treated sewage. 

At present they still are studying ways to do it and ways to present it in a favorable light to the public. If anybody cares, now would be a good time to start expressing dissent. Treated water in our houses doesn't mean saving the aquifer. It means more traffic, more pollution and overall degraded quality of life. You know. The usual goals of our representatives.