Concerns raised over quality of water in VI
During the show, which was aired on a local radio station on February 1, 2013 a caller insinuated that there was as a relationship between kidney problems being experienced by “a lot of people” and the quality of water being received.
“From what I understand it’s coming from the drinking water,” the caller expressed before asking whether there was any solution to the problem.
Host of the show, Mr Douglas Wheatley, said though it was something outside of his purview, he felt it definitely needed some research and offered to take it up with some of the authorities who would be able to look into “quality of water issues”.
Another caller on the programme agreed and felt that the first caller had made an interesting point. He noted that cistern water was the type of water “we’ve been drinking for a number of years”. He questioned who was the government agent checking on these things.
“It’s getting out of hand,” the caller said in reference to the situation regarding the type of water available to persons around the Territory.
“The water supply that we’ve been drinking in this country for the last twenty years or more… it’s a concern,” the caller added. “There are too many kidney problems coming down these days and I want to be one of the first persons to agree with that brother, that it very well can be the water,” he continued, “we need to speedily address the situation before it gets worse.”
Mr Wheatley spoke of the rapid increase over the years in the number of dialysis patients in the Territory and the types of cancers existing in certain areas. “We need to monitor our air quality and our water quality,” he said.
“We are not accusing anybody here of anything but the matter has just been raised… and once it has been raised I think the officials should perhaps take a look at it,” Mr Wheatley further stated.
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That said water is a life sustaining drink that makes up approx. 70% of human body mass. Consequently, every citizen and visitor should have access to safe, quality potable that is free of disease vectors, pathogens, unaccetsble levels of toxins or suspended solids. To achieve at least minmim international standards, water must be monitored and treated at its source, the treatment plant, in the distribution lines and at the taps. The system must be effectively maintained and repaired to prevent contamination the water system.
Additionally, personnel working on the water system must be trained and certified to work on the system. And the public should be advised in a timely manner of any water system contamination so that they can avoid potential health risks. Further, any business license to sell water to the public should adhere to the same strict national standards.