Thoughout the U.S. municipal water systems have been switching from the exclusive use of chlorine added to tap water to a combination of chlorine and ammonia, but now the discovery has been made -- as a result of water main breaks-- that this new combination is even deadlier to fish in the wild than the old formula.

Water officials have been abandoning the use of just chlorine in drinking water because scientific evidence has emerged that it produces chemical by-products that can be dangerous to humans. (After six decades of chlorine use in water systems nationwide...NOW THEY TELL US!)

So this new combination of chemicals called chloramine has become the water disinfectant of choice for hundreds of water utility districts around the nation over the past several years because, in LOW DOSES, it is alleged to be non-toxic to humans. But as it turns out, chloramine kills fish and frogs and other aquatic life because it lasts longer in the environment and its more potent than just chlorine alone.

Every time a water main breaks and releases tap water into rivers or streams, huge kills of aquatic life have been observed. Apparently, once in contact with organic material in ground water, the chemicals create carcinogenic by-products that are lethal to life.

So now we need to start raising questions and concerns about whether this new chemical concoction in our water supplies poses a similar threat to human health.