Now in Pasadena: drinking water with a kick!

It's not that Houstonist doesn't love Pasadena, but we have always had the sneaking suspicion that we should take our own bottled water when we visit there. And it turns out we might not have been that far off base, according to a KTRK report:

City of Pasadena officials are concerned about someone dumping chemical waste into the Vince Bayou Water Treatment Plant.

The facility processes and treats water coming from residents' homes, but authorities believe a commercial truck is dumping waste water into the system through manholes at night.

"When that type of waste comes into our plant, it actually damages our plants by killing the good bacteria that help us with our waste water process," said engineering coordinator Sarah Metzgere.

In addition to being illegal, Pasadena officials pointed out that the dumping could create a public health threat — shocking, we know. Anybody who sees commercial waste trucks dumping stuff into the water supply at night should contact the city of Pasadena; in the meantime, we think this might be a good time to invest in an Ozarka machine.