KlearTalk - AquaKlear Septic: July 2015

Jul 31, 2015

HELP STOP POLLUTION NOW

Did you know that simply washing your face, brushing your teeth or scrubbing your body can be an act of POLLUTION???

Micro sized plastic particles, called "microbeads" or "microplastics", have been added to thousands of toothpastes and face and body scrubs.

MICRO-POLLUTION

These tiny beads are too small to be removed by treatment plants so they pass through and end up contaminating our rivers, lakes, oceans and soils.

HARMFUL TO MARINE LIFE

And now there's evidence that zooplankton, tiny ocean animals that are the basis of the marine food chain, are ingesting tiny particles.

HELP BAN THE MICROBEAD

Recently, the California State Assembly passed legislation (AB888) prohibiting the use of microbeads in many personal care products as of 2020. The proposal is now winding through the California Senate.

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Click here to send a letter to your California State Senator urging them to choose the ocean over lobbyists and pass AB888 for plastic-free waters

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(844) 224-2782 (AQUA)

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Jul 30, 2015

WHAT IS PURPLE PIPE?

These days, it seems like purple pipe (and purple hydrants) is everywhere!

We know it has to do with water... but what does it mean, and why purple?

Purple Pipes = Reclaimed Water

Purple pipe means reclaimed/recycled water www.BetterThanSeptic.com

When you see purple pipes and hydrants, it indicates highly treated wastewater that is being reused for non-potable water applications.

This reclaimed water is commonly used for agriculture and landscape irrigation and also for industrial purposes including cooling towers, fire suppression and high tech uses.

Why Purple?

"Across the United States, contractors, surveyors and utility providers use color coded flags, markers and pipes to quickly and safely identify their purpose" says Jacqueline Sommers.

Blue is for potable water and green is for sewer.
Yellow indicates natural gas or oil (or something else that may be flammable).
Orange is for telecommunications, red is for power lines.
And white is for marking proposed excavations.

In the early 1980's purple was chosen for reclaimed water by engineers at the Irvine Ranch Water District because the color wasn't already spoken for and it was distinguishing enough to a severely color blind engineer.

Today, wherever reclaimed and recycled water is used, purple pipe (aka "Irvine Purple") is used.