WATERLOO REGION CONTINUES TO PROMOTE TAP WATER

Today's K-W Record states "Region joins move to slake water thirst". I find this program very strange to say the least. The big question for me is Why does the Region feel the need to promote the use of municipal tap water? Is there something wrong with it in the first place? Is the taste objectionable? Is the quality, especially in regards to industrial contaminants suspect? With the current interest on radiation due to the ongoing Japanese experience, can the Region and Province no longer justify not publishing the results of radiological testing of our municipal water? Afterall there are radiological standards in our Ontario Drinking Water Standards (ODWS). Why aren't they published in our Annual Drinking Water Reports?