{"id":12480,"date":"2023-01-12T09:44:18","date_gmt":"2023-01-12T14:44:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/backup.sourceomega-13730204208.futehost.ca\/?p=12480"},"modified":"2024-03-06T19:07:07","modified_gmt":"2024-03-07T00:07:07","slug":"le-scandale-de-la-gestion-de-leau-au-quebec","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/backup.sourceomega-13730204208.futehost.ca\/en\/le-scandale-de-la-gestion-de-leau-au-quebec\/","title":{"rendered":"The water management scandal in Quebec"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t

The water management scandal in Quebec<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Normally,\u00a0in a blog like this, we will write texts without creating too much wave. That\u2019s not really the goal of our blog, basically!\u00a0<\/p>

This is why the qualifier \u201cScandal\u201d is even more powerful than the simple word! Following the article by Paul Journet in La Presse on December 16 ( https:\/\/www.lapresse.ca\/actualites\/chroniques\/2022-12-16\/un-peuple-de-donneurs-d-eau.php<\/a> ), I took a step back so as not to write out of emotion.\u00a0<\/p>

Au-del\u00e0\u00a0du prix ridiculement bas qui est factur\u00e9 par le gouvernement du Qu\u00e9bec aux multinationales qui utilisent\u00a0et\/ou\u00a0gaspillent notre richesse naturelle,\u00a0nous, en tant que consommateurs, devrons payer\u00a03 fois:\u00a0\u00ab Pour la bouteille, pour le financement de distribution d\u2019eau et pour le traitement des mati\u00e8res r\u00e9siduelles (\u00a0NDLR\u00a0Lire le\u00a0plastique\u00a0) \u00bb – Paul\u00a0Journet\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t

The plastic problem<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

One of the reasons why our company was created was to counter the use of plastic and its polluting effects. Firstly, the plastic in water bottles is made from chemical compounds called PET or more simply (!) polyethylene terephthalate. ( source: https:\/\/www.bioalaune.com\/fr\/actualite-bio\/34510\/5-raisons-de-ne-plus-consommer-deau-en-bouteille<\/a> ) These chemical compounds have harmful effects on health!<\/p>

\u00a0<\/p>

Did you know? According to a 2019 study, in a bottle that has been reused, there is a\u00a0risk of finding disease-carrying bacteria. ( source : https:\/\/www.treadmillreviews.net\/water-bottle-germs-revealed-2019\/)<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Now, if we\u00a0add the pollution caused by this\u00a0plastic, transportation (including gasoline, the\u00a0weight of trucks on our roads, the\u00a0costs of recycling AND landfill), not to mention the\u00a0plastic that ends up in\u00a0lakes, rivers , rivers and oceans, we end up with an astronomical bill!\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t

Back on topic<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n

A good proportion of bottled water on the market come from soft drink bottlers. Worse, bottled water\u00a0sold\u00a0on the market often comes from an... Aqueduct! In short, you\u00a0pay\u00a0for your bottled water 120 times more than tap water. <\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

For many PMEs (luckily less and less), a water cooler means a machine with an 18 liter plastic bottle. The problems with\u00a0its\u00a0devices are: <\/p>