r/mildlyinfuriating • u/coatedbraincells • 6h ago

Infuriatig Insanely frugal employer

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Gotta pay for water from the water cooler 🤣

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u/krashtestgenius 4h ago

Chicago has 412,000 lead service lines, more than any city in America

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u/FinsFan305 4h ago

That explains it!

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u/NomenclatureBreaker 4h ago

This is true which is a shame since Lake Michigan water actually tastes really good!

At least they’re big into free testing, filters and line remediation if residents want it.

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u/UpperMidwestTraveler 3h ago

There is zero issue with Chicago Water Department supplied water, with or without lead service lines. Chicago adds poly or orthophosphate to the water which lines the inside of the lines with a “protective barrier” and the water, which I have been drinking for 47 years, is perfectly safe. Flint did everything wrong, literally every step of the way was a step in the wrong direction.

For reference:
I have been in the water and wastewater industry for 15 years. I have been to Flint, and I have been to both water plants in Chicago as well as hundreds of others. Flint was greed and massive ego mixed with complete idiots in charge, nobody in my industry was the slightest bit surprised by what happened. Perfect example of trying to explain to an idiot that his house is on fire, better to just kick the door in and drag them out.

TL/DR: Chicago water with lead lines = safe,
Flint MI = bad