Ugly Truth of Tap Water

The Ugly Truth Podcast

Have you heard about the Flint, Michigan drinking water scandal or the Camp Lejeune lawsuit? What if I told you our drinking water is not as safe as we thought it was?

Flint Water Crisis: Everything You Need to Know

A story of environmental injustice and bad decision making, the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, began in 2014, when the city switched its drinking water supply from Detroit’s system to the Flint River in a cost-saving move. Inadequate treatment and testing of the water resulted in a series of major water quality and health issues for Flint residents—issues that were chronically ignored, overlooked, and discounted by government officials even as complaints mounted that the foul-smelling, discolored, and off-tasting water piped into Flint homes for 18 months was causing skin rashes, hair loss, and itchy skin.

Water Contamination at Camp Lejeune

U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina was established in 1942. In 1982, the Marine Corps discovered specific volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the drinking water provided by two of the eight water treatment plants on base.

Water from the Tarawa Terrace water treatment plant was primarily contaminated by PCE (perchloroethylene or tetrachloroethylene). Water from the Hadnot Point water treatment plant was contaminated primarily by TCE (trichloroethylene). Other contaminants in the drinking water included PCE and benzene and TCE degradation products trans-1,2-DCE (t-1,2-dichloroethylene) and vinyl chloride. Supply wells were contaminated by multiple sources: leaking underground storage tanks, industrial area spills, and waste disposal sites. The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) modeled the contamination and estimated that at least one VOC exceeded its current EPA maximum contaminant level in drinking water during August 1953 and January 1985.

We have been enlightened to the fact that our tap water, although treated and deemed ‘safe’, is not ideal for most of the population. But those of us who know our history, understand that the ‘powers that be’ have suggested the water supply as a means to ‘innoculate’ a large population.

In 1917 Sanger founded the Birth Control League, which changed its name to Planned Parenthood Federation of America in 1942. In 1969 the Vice President of Planned Parenthood, Frederick Jaffe, drew up a chart based on Davis’ ideas. The chart listed 33 “Proposed Measures to Reduce U.S. Fertility.” These included: fertility control agents in water supply; encourage increased homosexuality; permits for children; compulsory abortion and sterilization; and discouragement of home ownership.

So with this in mind, it isn’t a far reach to think that there may be more than just cleaning agents in our tap water.

In 2022, Watch the Water interview was released. Dr. Bryan Ardis sat down with radio host Stew Peters in a stunning interview to discuss Covid-19, Remdesivir, “venom theory,” and much more. When we originally reported on it, it was so unbelievable that we highlighted it on out Truman’s Matrix segment. But like many of our past segments, it’s content has moved from unbelievable to plausible.