Comment on 'I can't drink the water' - life next to a US data centre

• Brkdncr@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I’ve had well water before. It changes over time and needs to be filtered.

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  • cabbage@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I guess this depends on things like location, soil type, and environmentally disruptive neighbours.

    I grew up in a Scandinavian forest with a well, no filtering needed. Sure, after heavy rainfall the water could end up containing a few more minerals than usual, but it would never require filtering, and the house has been standing for almost 40 years now without sediments building up.

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    • teft@piefed.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Same here. I grew up in the woods of maine. No filter needed. My friends a few dozen kilometers away had horrible water though.

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