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MUNICIPAL WATER WARNING - BOIL YOUR WATER

Posted by olga suarez on February 22, 2016 at 10:59am in News

I was recently informed that a very water savvy resident of Valle Escondido, who has been in charge of their water committee and works hard to resolve the water issues at VE, who also frequently tests the municipal water for chlorination, found the municipal water source to have chlorine levels way below the acceptable standards.

Please check your running water for chlorination, or boil your water for drinking if you do not have a water purification system.

Having a water purification system or buying bottled water is best at this time when the municipality of Boquete is facing serious issues.

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Linda Hegner February 23, 2016 at 11:13am

We live in VE and drink the water and have never been sick. Hope our luck doesn't run out.
- olga suarez > Linda Hegner February 23, 2016 at 12:02pm
  
  If you are in the Villas, you are getting Municipal water, so boil your water as it is NOT safe for human use. Confirmed by Lab Tests and published in the newspaper, in addition to Arcuni's reports
olga suarez February 23, 2016 at 9:24am

http://laestrella.com.pa/panama/nacional/pruebas-confirman-agua-apt...

Boquete's Water is NOT safe for human consumption and it contains high amounts of feces.... Please BOIL your municipal water

Pruebas confirman que el agua no es apta para consumo humano

En algunos puntos de la toma, el agua tiene un índice superior al 50% de cloriformes fecales y arriba de mil en cloriformes totales
- Steve Gibson > olga suarez February 23, 2016 at 10:59am
  
  If you have a booster pump to pressurize your water system you can install a chlorination pump that can be set to deliver the proper dosage of chlorine into your water. I used a system like this in South Carolina for years on my well and went through about 5 gallons of chlorine every 3 or 4 months depending on water usage. You can buy the chemical pumps at IBIS in David or online at WW Grainger. They run about $100-$150 . You can also buy the chlorine at IBIS and mix with water in a 5 gallon bucket with lid and slide the intake hose thru the lid. I am using one of these on my shallow well here. The pumps that I mention are electrically controlled off the pressure switch from the booster pump. You may also be able to find on that is mechanically controlled from water flow.
  - Steve Gibson > Steve Gibson February 23, 2016 at 11:27am
    
    Just checked my system with chlorination pump and PH level 7.6 with chlorine level at 1.3. Perfect!
Robert Berding February 23, 2016 at 6:19am

I just read it in the headlines of La Estrella news paper. Anyway there are also as-best pipes that are not suitable and not allowed for conducting potable water.

Robert Berding February 23, 2016 at 6:08am

1 teaspoon of bleach per gallon will kill all bacteria within 20 minutes.

Pets Want Homes > Robert Berding February 23, 2016 at 10:36am

1 tsp. per gallon sounded like a lot to me. Too much bleach for drinking. I did some checking and found it should be 1/4 tsp. per gallon.

http://www.newjerusalem.com/PureWater.htm

The following is from the state of Washington Dept. of Health

http://www.doh.wa.gov/Emergencies/EmergencyPreparednessandResponse/...

Treating water with household bleach containing 5.25-8.25 percent chlorine
Volume of Water to be Treated	Bleach Solution to Add
1 quart/1 liter	5 drops
1/2 gallon/2 quarts/2 liters	10 drops
1 gallon	1/4 teaspoon
5 gallons	1 teaspoon
10 gallons	2 teaspoons

olga suarez February 22, 2016 at 2:33pm

There is one in Los Naranjos, right when you are going to the rock climbing wall, there are several other outsourced ones, depends on where you live
- H Gene Lawrence > olga suarez February 22, 2016 at 5:19pm
  
  It is my understanding that the water that flows thru VE ends up in the Boquete water.