Posted: 9/6/2012 2:49:54 PM EDT
| Whats up with the water in fallon looked at 2 nice homes and both had high Dollar water systems in them thanks Don |
| I live in fallon, moved here a few months ago. I don't drink the water and I don't give it to my dogs either. What I heard is the military base had a huge fuel spill some time ago and it got in the water table. My friend who is a geologist did some well testing in fallon a couple years ago and pulled up what he said was "more oil than water" I don't know the details of his check but that's what he told me. My co workers all do not drink it they say also. |
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I'm on Fallon city water and I've had worse. I'll drink it. It is thoroughly tested, but it is still pretty hard. I've been told by a coworker who's been here for a bit that there are some locations where the wells hit pretty brackish water and even go dry from time to time. I know of other people that have a well on their property that is fine, but when they sink another one, they end up with non-clear water. Some wells have water that is pretty high in sulfur too. Who knew getting good water in the desert was difficult? +1 on sticking with beer, but what about beer made WITH the water?  |
Yeast solves most of the rest, and for the remainder? More alcohol. 
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I live in fallon, moved here a few months ago. I don't drink the water and I don't give it to my dogs either. What I heard is the military base had a huge fuel spill some time ago and it got in the water table. My friend who is a geologist did some well testing in fallon a couple years ago and pulled up what he said was "more oil than water" I don't know the details of his check but that's what he told me. My co workers all do not drink it they say also. That's not true. There was a cancer cluster a number of years back, and the cause was never found –– therefore it must be the water goes the local legend, and if it's the water it must be the base –– again goes the local legend because nobody knows. There have been no "huge fuel spills", at least not of which I'm aware, and I spent several years there. |
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Or, it could have just been random chance stacking up as a "Cluster". Like rolling seven five times in a row with honest dice. It can happen, but not often, so creates suspicion when none may be warranted. That's the most logical explanation to me –– but I still don't let my boy drink the water unfiltered, even in Fernley. |
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I live in fallon, moved here a few months ago. I don't drink the water and I don't give it to my dogs either. What I heard is the military base had a huge fuel spill some time ago and it got in the water table. My friend who is a geologist did some well testing in fallon a couple years ago and pulled up what he said was "more oil than water" I don't know the details of his check but that's what he told me. My co workers all do not drink it they say also. That's not true. There was a cancer cluster a number of years back, and the cause was never found –– therefore it must be the water goes the local legend, and if it's the water it must be the base –– again goes the local legend because nobody knows. There have been no "huge fuel spills", at least not of which I'm aware, and I spent several years there. Were you around during ww11 when triclor. and carbintec. were used to clean Engine parts and then dumped in open pits few old salts left to tell Don |