Drought Hits Close to Home

Last week I wrote about drought in the Cowichan Valley. This week that drought has hit home. We live in a rural area, which means we don’t have city water or sewer. We have a well and a septic field, both of which require regular maintenance. We noticed late last week that the well was…

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Rural Drinking Water Challenges

When you live in the city it’s easy to ignore the complications of getting good drinking water. All you have to do is turn on the tap and the treated water comes flowing out. Though there’s the odd city resident who feels that municipal water treatment—fluoridation in particular—is damaging to their health, they don’t realize…