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<blockquote data-quote="AngusLimoX" data-source="post: 276442" data-attributes="member: 3319"><p>Anyone wanting to know more about what could happen when 157 gets in a municipal water system could learn from a little event we had here 7 years ago - Walkerton Ontario.</p><p></p><p>7 dead - men, women , and children. Hundreds sick, some still sick.</p><p></p><p>The town had placed a municipal well at the base of a low lying pasture area. The town didn't notify any neighbours of the well. One of the neighbours was a beef farmer, 80 head.</p><p></p><p>The town happened to employ a drunk to run the treatment plant, and his brother was his supervisor. When people started to get sick they tried to cover their tracks. It didn't work, it was found the water wasn't being treated properly and the pasture well was identified as the source.</p><p></p><p>Thank goodness ( for the rest of the beef farmers ) that the farmer in this case was a respected and competent vet. When his herd was tested for 157, of course it was positive.</p><p></p><p>The farmer had detailed records of all manure spreading, fertilizing, - anything that could be done to influence the land and ground water, going back years. This guy was our salvation in my view. I'd love to shake his hand. Because guess what - the government tried to blame beef farming!! Surprise!</p><p></p><p>It resulted in a Premier of the Province having to resign, and the govt bringing in not one, but 2 restrictive pieces of legislation dealing with agriculture. The Nutrient Management Act, and the Clean Water Act.</p><p></p><p>Don't think it can happen to you?? Make sure your plant operators are sober!!</p><p></p><p>I find the science that indicates 157 can't live in certain acidity encouraging. Because if we could eliminate it in cattle that would be a huge monkey off of our backs.</p><p></p><p>What gets me is that some segments of our industry would put beef down in general in order to prop up their "natural" beef or "organic beef" or "grass fed beef". In a union they would be "scabs".</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AngusLimoX, post: 276442, member: 3319"] Anyone wanting to know more about what could happen when 157 gets in a municipal water system could learn from a little event we had here 7 years ago - Walkerton Ontario. 7 dead - men, women , and children. Hundreds sick, some still sick. The town had placed a municipal well at the base of a low lying pasture area. The town didn't notify any neighbours of the well. One of the neighbours was a beef farmer, 80 head. The town happened to employ a drunk to run the treatment plant, and his brother was his supervisor. When people started to get sick they tried to cover their tracks. It didn't work, it was found the water wasn't being treated properly and the pasture well was identified as the source. Thank goodness ( for the rest of the beef farmers ) that the farmer in this case was a respected and competent vet. When his herd was tested for 157, of course it was positive. The farmer had detailed records of all manure spreading, fertilizing, - anything that could be done to influence the land and ground water, going back years. This guy was our salvation in my view. I'd love to shake his hand. Because guess what - the government tried to blame beef farming!! Surprise! It resulted in a Premier of the Province having to resign, and the govt bringing in not one, but 2 restrictive pieces of legislation dealing with agriculture. The Nutrient Management Act, and the Clean Water Act. Don't think it can happen to you?? Make sure your plant operators are sober!! I find the science that indicates 157 can't live in certain acidity encouraging. Because if we could eliminate it in cattle that would be a huge monkey off of our backs. What gets me is that some segments of our industry would put beef down in general in order to prop up their "natural" beef or "organic beef" or "grass fed beef". In a union they would be "scabs". [/QUOTE]
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