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How would a person go about contaminating the public water supply in almsot any municipality?

Components: compressor(capable of 150ps)i, sealed/pressurized container, asst. plumbing fittings, sections of high pressure hose w/fittings, and your choice of contaminants. Since 98% of the municipal water supplies are not equipped with backflow preventers at residential domestic water supply lines, simply introducing the substance through the supply by over riding the municipalities water pressure is a cinch. You simply fill the container with the contaminant, hook it up to any hose bibb at any residential location, hook up the compressor and feed line, and voila, you have just killed 100,000 people. I have spoken with various water department personnel at several municipal water departments and they all say the same thing. We don't want to cause fear by publicizing this, the FBI is involved and they are aware of the problem, and we see this as a real possibility but there is NOTHING we can do about it. Wrong answer Vern. Call your water department in protest!

Public Comments

  1. I don't understand. Are you trying to do this or are you trying to prevent it? You say you don't want to cause fear by publicizing this, but that is exactly what you are doing here on Y! Answers. You just published this information. If you really want to get something done, you should write an editorial and send it into a newspaper. If this sort of tactic can really be used to easily kill that many people, than you should not be concerned with causing fear. You should make sure that the people know and are asking that something be done about it.
  2. My MU company sucks too. I never looked at it like that. But if the Fbi is involved do you think it was smart to tell every one in this way. Because there are a lot of people living in fear and this might make it worse
  3. The entire system would not be contaminated, at worst just the section downstream in the main from the house in question. There would be no way to drive the contaminant back to the plant, no matter how much pressure was used. Plus, backcheck valves are very common, despite what you say.
  4. Yeah, and if someone wanted to contaminate our food supply, all they have to do is spray chemicals at one MacDonald's... If someone really wanted to, they could... Don't freak out. There are a lot of "ifs". Most cities' supply connections are locked. And besides, the small injection from downstream would not infect the water treatment plant. If this still bothers you, I suggest you try to think of an alternative to water pressurized delivery water system. Good Luck!
  5. looks like some of these folks do not understand. contaminating the water plant is not the objective. contaminating the supply downstream is the objective. commercial buildings have backflow preventers, residential structures do not. water supply cutoffs don't work unless they are turned off. I just researched this before answering and the person is correct. I checked the specs of residential water meter manufacturers in America, and only the newest meters make backflow devices inherant in their design. This is a real problem and should be explored immediatly if not sooner!
  6. You may go to jail for this post for aiding and abetting the enemy, do you want to go to jail for the rest of your life without a trial?