a cautionary tale

while water treatment plants can be large or small, water treatment principles are the same. through several processes polluted water is treated chemically and otherwise to make it safe to drink and for other uses. Water treatment - Wikipedia 

The current water treatment crisis in Jackson, Mississippi is a cautionary tale for all water treatment systems, large and small. 

EXPLAINER: Mississippi capital's water woes are extensive 

the town of strasburg has been trying unsuccessfully to hire a water treatment plant operator for some time. reports of dangerous algae blooms in the north fork of the shenandoah river have occurred several times over the past few years. 

let's hope that strasburg doesn't become a miniature Jackson, Mississippi. if it does, then will we hear about it before it's too late?