A man who lives in the Throgs Neck Houses says his apartment is lacking consistent working water and wants the problem fixed.
William White told News 12 he wakes up every morning not knowing whether or not he has working water, which has affected himself, his family and his dog.
The White family says they’ve been purchasing bottled water for the last year to do dishes, to drink, to clean, and give to their dog.
They also say although water was running when News 12 visited the apartment, there are some days where there is little to no water pressure or no working water.
The White family has reached out to management in the past but say they have never received a long-term solution.
They say they hope management fixes the issue soon, but worry about getting a short-term fix.
A spokesperson for NYCHA tells News 12 they will reach out to the White family tomorrow to assess the situation and see if any repairs need to be made.

Amritsar Samples taken for tests; none of them could produce licence Amritsar, October 8 Health officials sealed three “illegal” water packaging units and one tamarind processing unit in Dana Mandi and Anngarh here on Monday.
The factories were being run under the brand names of Rose Aqua, Aqua Diamond and Raj Aqua.
District Health Officer Dr Lakhbir Singh Bhagowalia said the units did not have permission to pack and sell bottled water.
The units did not have food safety license, BIS certification and lab testing facility.
“They were packing non-purified water, thus fooling buyers.
We have seized around 25,000 bottles and glasses,” said the health official, adding that nine samples, three from each, had also been sent for lab test.
The team also sealed a processing and packaging unit of tamarind, namely Gurj Chemical Works, sell its product under the brand name of Premium Fresh Tamarind.
The operators of the unit could not produce any licence.
“We also found the factory lacking in cleanliness and hygiene,” said Bhagowalia.
The team took four samples of tamarind from the place.

Warns price controls could lower product quality Urges govt.
In an extraordinary gazette notification released earlier this week, the Sri Lanka Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) imposed price controls on bottled water, to be enforced starting from October 5, 2018.
“As more than 120 companies battle for a foothold in Sri Lanka’s competitive bottled drinking water market, worries over unsafe and low quality products is concerning,” Advocata said.
The maximum retail prices enforced through this gazette vary between Rs.26 and Rs.170 depending on the size of the bottle.
According to a basic survey carried out by Advocata, market prices of bottled water for a 500 ml bottle, prior to the enforcement of the price control varied between Rs.45 and Rs.85.
Yet the reality may be different.
“Coupled with loose enforcement, consumer price controls in Sri Lanka have skewed the market towards a preference for lower quality products.
The price controls on water bottles, will likely to do the same,” Advocata said.
Low production cost lead to the sourcing of low quality raw materials, in this case, water and plastic,” Advocata said.
“In responding to price controls, the usual case is that producers would resort to producing low quality products in order to remain within the vicinity of the controlled price” said Ravi Ratnasabapathy, Resident Advocata Fellow and co-author of ‘Price Controls in Sri Lanka’ report.

IRISH WATER crew have been forced to restock supplies of bottled water, as thousands of residents in a County Limerick have been warned of a “Do Not Drink” notice.
Following tests carried out by the utility, the HSE have advised both Irish Water and Limerick City and County Council to issue the warning to 2,500 residents in Rathkeale, due to an increase level of turbidity in the local water supply.
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However, there is no explanation as to what caused this increased turbidity.
In response to the warning, Irish Water is supplying free bottled water to affected residents in The Square in Rathkeale this Saturday.
— Irish Water Care (@IWCare) October 6, 2018 A spokesperson said: “The initial supply which arrived at 10am this morning has all been handed out.
“We appreciate your help in keeping the public informed as we work to investigate and resolve this issue as quickly as possible.
Water should not be used for the following: Drinking; preparing drinks made with water; preparation of salads and similar foods, which are not cooked prior to eating; brushing of teeth and/or gargling; making of ice.
However, ensure you first discard all existing ice cubes in fridges and freezers and filtered water in fridges.
The Limerick Leader will be providing updates on this issue over the weekend and until the Do Not Drink notice is lifted.

By Own Correspondent| Water bottling companies reportedly tried to arm-twist the Environmental Management Agency (EMA) into disowning its report on tests carried out on the quality of their bottled water it has emerged.
According to a local publication, the water bottling companies allegedly tried to get EMA to disown the report before they later claimed that the water did not belong to them.
According to a report by EMA, laboratory tests showed that only 6 brands of bottled water out of 17 were safe for consumption while the rest were contaminated.
After failing to get EMA to disown the report, the companies are alleged to have claimed that the water which was tested had been bottled by bogus bottlers.
A source from EMA who spoke to a local publication said: “They sent representatives to us on Friday seeking two things.
First, they wanted EMA to disown the test results and the report.
We told them that this was not possible.
Our bosses said the newspaper, the Zimbabwe Independent, had obtained the documents confidentially and therefore EMA had no obligation to respond to it since this would make it an extension of the paper.
After seeing that this had flopped, they then sought to disown the water on the basis that the samples which we used did not belong to then had been repacked by fraudulent bottles.
We simply asked them to prove that it was not their water since samples were taken from reputable supermarkets which only trade with registered companies…the management stood its ground and refused to be used by the companies.”-ZimbabweIndependent

Dozens of Suffolk homeowners are being urged to use bottled water after a toxic chemical was detected in their water wells.
The Suffolk County Health Department announced Thursday that PFOS, a chemical commonly found in firefighting foam, was detected in wells in East Patchogue.
MORE: State sets aside $200 million to battle water pollution, contamination Although there were no detections of PFOS above health guidance levels in the public water, the Suffolk County Water Authority has taken the wells out of service.
The county says health officials plan to sample private wells in the area at no charge to homeowners as a precautionary measure.
Health experts say the chemical may cause cancer and other illnesses.
Gerhard Porsche and his wife, Maria, have lived in East Patchogue for more than 50 years.
They told News 12 that the neighborhood has had “plenty of cancer cases.” The county says it plans to test an estimated 58 properties in East Patchogue and South Medford that are served with a private well.
News 12 has reported that Wainscott, East Quogue and Westhampton Beach were also tested after the discovery of chemicals in the water.
The state’s Department of Environmental Conservation is providing free bottled water to residents who live in the private well testing area.

A precautionary boil water notice will be issued for some Manatee County residents during a water main tie-in that will cause crews to shut off water for a few hours.
Anna Maria Island customers along Gulf Drive from Cortez Road north to East Bay Drive, including side streets, are under the precautionary notice.
The only streets not affected by the notice are Avenues E and F. Manatee County officials announced the precautionary boil water notice Thursday.
The water main tie-in is scheduled for Monday and Tuesday.
During the water main tie-in, water will be shut off between 10:30 p.m. and 6 a.m.
When the water service is restored, customers are advised to bring water used for drinking or cooking to a rolling boil for one minute as a precaution.
Bottled water can also be used.
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A Rescission Notice will be issued when the boil notice is lifted.

Microplastics are becoming a major global environmental concern with regular major newsworthy studies revealing the presence of plastics and microplastics in remote geographic locations, or as contaminations in many different consumer products, especially food and beverages, as well as within the digestive systems of marine species.
Microplastics were initially defined as being plastic materials below 5mm in size, but the definition is now more commonly stated as plastic particles between the size 1mm down to the micron level, although there is no globally accepted definition.
Analysis of both environmental samples and consumer products containing microplastics is essential to determine their prevalence and their impact.
Of the techniques adopted, infrared (IR) spectroscopy, and more specifically IR microscopy/imaging, is the primary analytical technique for the detection and identification of microplastics.
Results will be shown highlighting the detection and identification of microplastics present in a variety of different bottled water products.
Which IR sampling modes are best applied to microplastic samples?
Keynote Speaker Ian Robertson, Senior Applications Scientist, PerkinElmer Ian has been working in the field of spectroscopy applications for over 35 years.
He became a Graduate of the Royal Society of Chemistry in the 1980s achieving MRSC and CChem status.
He is currently a Senior Applications Scientist in the Spectroscopy group at PerkinElmer, based in Seer Green in the UK.
He has been working on microplastic applications over the past 4 years.

The BBC has banned bottled water from the Strictly Come Dancing studio in the broadcaster’s latest green push.
The BBC committed to getting rid of all single use plastic after Sir David Attenborough’s The Blue Planet II highlighted the scale of sea pollution.
Bring your own bottle Strictly dancers and the show’s crew are now being asked to bring their own reusable water bottles.
An email informed production staff that “we will no longer provide bottled water in the studio” by the end of the current series.
Priority for Strictly The email read: “In light of Monday night’s (BBC1) documentary Drowning in Plastic, we feel this should be a priority for our production and would like to make the change over as soon as possible.
Please can I kindly ask you all to bring your own reusable bottle.” Extra water coolers have been placed around the Elstree studios.
For dehydrating celebrity dancers, “runners will always be available to refill your bottles if you’re not able to do so yourself.” Strictly’s greenest year Some bottled water will be kept aside for audience members who are taken ill.
This year’s Strictly promises to be the “greenest” yet, following the Government’s ban on on the sale of plastic microbeads.
All the liquid glitter used in Strictly’s theme weeks is sourced from Burt’s Bees which is biodegradable, as are all the show’s make-up wipes.
For special effects, Strictly uses 50 per cent biodegradable confetti, the BBC said.

The Flint water crisis first started in 2014 when the drinking water source for the city of Flint, Michigan was changed from Lake Huron and the Detroit River to the cheaper Flint River.
Due to insufficient water treatment, lead leached from the lead water pipes into the drinking water, exposing over 100,000 residents.
In December 2015, Michigan’s water crisis was an international story.
Shiloh Baptist Church in Flint was the first church on the list and I immediately called the Pastor, Rev.
Every month we had truckloads of bottled water delivered to Shiloh Baptist Church who distributed it to their members and their wider community.
One of the pillars of our church is Social Justice.
I believe that we must not only be concerned about what we receive from attending church we must also be concerned with what happens to our brothers and sisters on the outside of our doors.
This year the church is celebrating their 100th Church Anniversary on Sunday, September 30, 2018.
However, we are not the only ones who will travel to Flint as more than 50 of our members our boarding a bus to Flint to share in this wonderful celebration as personally meet our brothers and sisters at Shiloh.
“…as you did it to one of the least of these who are members of my family you did it to me.” The Reverend Dr. Wayne E. Croft, Sr. Pastor, St. Paul’s Baptist Church West Chester