Rochester Reservoir Had Boil Water Notice for Dead Body

A LOT OF ROCHESTER RESIDENTS GOT A “BOIL WATER” NOTICE AFTER A DEAD BODY WAS FOUND IN LOCAL RESERVOIR

Fresh, clean water will be one of the most important things for people to have access to in the decades to come. Shoot, in many places in the world already, it’s already one of the most important things to have access to. And the first world isn’t immune, just ask the residents of Flynt, Michigan or anyone dependent on the Colorado River. The list goes on, even just in the United States. But sometimes there’s maintenance or emergencies that briefly degrade water supply. You may have received a boil water notice at some point where you live. But I bet that notice wasn’t because of a decomposing body, like what happened recently in a Rochester Reservoir in New York.

SOMEHOW, IT TOOK A MONTH FOR AUTHORITIES TO DISCOVER THE ROTTING, DEAD BODY IN DRINKING WATER

I happened to get a notice about my own local water supply for emergency maintenance only yesterday. “Water pressure may go away or the water may have rust color,” but “it’s still safe for all use.” I always wonder about the veracity of these notices. Do I give my kid a bath or wait a day? Or three? But I’ve only ever gotten a boil water notice once, after a major storm wrecked pretty much everything. But how does an entire community handle needing to boil their water because there’s been a dead body rotting in it for over a month? Do you ever give your kid a bath again?

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WOULD YOU EVER LOOK AT YOUR TAP WATER THE SAME AFTER KNOWING OF THE ROTTING, DEAD BODY?

A 29-year-old man, Abdullah Muya climbed over the fence around a Reservoir in Rochester on February 24^th. Apparently, after his successful fence trespassing he managed to fall into the reservoir and died in it. That’s strange, weird and disturbing all at once. But even more disturbing is the fact that no one in the city water bureau saw or was aware of the dead body for a month. A month! So several neighborhoods got a “boil water advisory” as the Monroe County couldn’t be sure the water was “absolutely clean.” Yuck doesn’t quite capture this scenario.

As of this writing, the boil water advisory is no longer in effect. Yuck.