Comments by "Winston Smith" (@winstonsmith935) on ""Do not drink the water": Mississippi capital without clean running water" video.
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@PrimaMapleSyrup A little history for you.
Walkerton E. coli outbreak
Bacteria strain Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Campylobacter jejuni
Source Contaminated drinking water supplies
Location Walkerton, Ontario, Canada
First reported May 17, 2000
Date May 12–24, 2000
Confirmed cases 2,000+
Severe cases 27
Deaths 6
The Walkerton E. coli outbreak was the result of a contamination of the drinking water supply of Walkerton, Ontario, Canada, with E. coli and Campylobacter jejuni bacteria. The water supply was contaminated as a result of improper water treatment following heavy rainfall in late April and early May 2000, that had drawn bacteria from the manure of nearby cattle used to fertilize crops into the shallow aquifer of a nearby well. The first reported case was on May 17. The contamination caused gastroenteritis and sickened more than 2,000 people and resulted in six deaths.
Subsequently, Associate Chief Justice of Ontario, Dennis O'Connor launched an inquiry into the outbreak, called the Walkerton Inquiry. Walkerton Public Utilities Commission operators Stan and Frank Koebel, neither of whom had any formal training, were sentenced on December 20, 2004, after pleading guilty to charges of common nuisance stemming from the contamination—Stan to one year in jail, and Frank to nine months house arrest. As a result, stricter water treatment guidelines were put in place by the government. Engineers like me pay attention to what going on around the world.
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