Treatment would eliminate any pathogens. If they aren't treating the water before piping into the municipal system they've got a a big potential problem. Water borne diseases are not something to laugh at or for the matter court. (very long list of those and I've had my runins with some of the nastier members of the tribe over the years.
And the concern over what was at most a half liter of urine are overblown. Given the size of the reservoir the urine is more likely to have ended up being metabolized by algae and bacteria already in the water also this counts more as an example of drop in a 100 gallon tank than a drop in a bucket.
Also I can point to a different sources of contamination they should be concerned wildlife. Given that this is a water source I have little if any doubt that local wildlife are making use of it. And in those cases a certain percentage of their bodily wastes will end up in the water along with the bodies of those who manage to fall in and are then unable to get out before drowning.
That said anybody delibirately contaminating water supplies as occurred in this case should face prosecution and severe fines at the very least. If not jail time.
--Werehawk--
My mom's brief take on upcoming Guatemalan Elections "In last throes of preelection activities. Much loudspeaker vote pleading."
And the concern over what was at most a half liter of urine are overblown. Given the size of the reservoir the urine is more likely to have ended up being metabolized by algae and bacteria already in the water also this counts more as an example of drop in a 100 gallon tank than a drop in a bucket.
Also I can point to a different sources of contamination they should be concerned wildlife. Given that this is a water source I have little if any doubt that local wildlife are making use of it. And in those cases a certain percentage of their bodily wastes will end up in the water along with the bodies of those who manage to fall in and are then unable to get out before drowning.
That said anybody delibirately contaminating water supplies as occurred in this case should face prosecution and severe fines at the very least. If not jail time.
--Werehawk--
My mom's brief take on upcoming Guatemalan Elections "In last throes of preelection activities. Much loudspeaker vote pleading."