Link: http://www.bouldercolorado.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10437&Itemid=3400
Stupid thoughts --
It's a tough decision: now do I bathe in the creek or do I use the tap water? Even the library is dumping.
Well, ridiculous amounts of chlorine and other industrial byproducts do reduce the biological activity in the tap water, in a controlled way, at some times. And getting my fluoride is so important to me. And I feel lucky that the smell helps to remind me to get out of the shower before I get dizzy.
But the creek is so energizing! It obviously has better quality water. Rolling out of the mountains, it's probably got better water than most places in the country, despite all the mining runoff. The chlorine and other industrial byproducts don't smell as obvious in the creek either.