Giardia

One of my dogs was just diagnosed with giardia (the other one is fine...so far).  I'm not really asking for advice on getting rid of it.  I've researched all the treatments.  Mostly I want to vent I guess.

My apartment complex uses reclaimed water for watering the lawn.  When we first moved in, I thought it sounded kinda cool and environmentally friendly, but now I'm not so sure.  They are not on the city's reclaimed water line (the city treats their reclaimed water.  Technically, it's probably safe for drinking, but no one wants to actually drink reclaimed water Ick!, so they only allow it to be used in water lines that aren't meant for human consumption).  My apartment complex has some sort of system that collects all the runoff from rain and also water that runs off from when they use the sprinklers.  The water is not treated in any way.  And it smells awful.  I mean really terrible.  I don't go outside when they are watering.

I'm starting to get paranoid about that water.  I'm worried that it could be teeming with giardia bacteria and that this is going to be an ongoing problem.  Sad  I just hate this.  I've got 6 months until my lease is up here.

Anyway....thanks for listening. Smile