What are your options when there’s a “boil alert” due to contamination of your water? NOTICE! When you see this in the mail or a social post, you TAKE NOTICE and make adjustments that are advised from your authorities. Did you know you have options when it comes to your water quality ‘notices?’ You can…
Answers to Questions about the Corona Virus and Water Quality
CAN THE CORONA VIRUS BE TRANSMITTED THROUGH MY DRINKING WATER? Short answer, NO! To date, the virus that causes COVID-19 has not been detected in drinking water. Please read below based on the source of your home’s tap water: CITY WATER: Treatment techniques utilized by public water suppliers inactivate the virus. However, a Reverse Osmosis…
New Year, New You!
While you are changing exercise and eating habits, consider changing the quality of your water. Yes, that’s right, your water can have a negative impact on your body. Whether you have city or well water, water quality experts recommend additional water treatment solutions to removing additional elements that can be in your tap water. Approximately…
What’s In Your Water? Scary Facts & Not So Scary Solutions
October is the beginning of the holiday season starting with Halloween. Scary movies and costumes are in the forefront of everyone’s mind. However, people don’t want to hear that their water could be scary to drink and use for cleaning. Even the water quality professionals don’t want to scare you into thinking your water quality…
The Importance of Certification
When you visit the doctor, do you expect that they are educated and licensed to medically treat what’s ailing you? When you have your car serviced or repaired, you assume the technician is trained in replacing your car’s brakes or fluids so it is safe to drive, right? We all expect specialists to be qualified…
The Water Color Wheel
Color is all around us. Rainbows. Art. Water? Yes, the water in a pool, lake and ocean is actually colorless but reflects color based on the environment around it and particles within it. So then what color is the water in your home or business? It may look colorless when it comes out of the…
Better Than Bottled
With the recent voluntary recall of bottled water from popular grocery and big box stores including Whole Foods, Walmart and Target, we wanted to remind you that there are other, more confident and less expensive choices than bottled water when choosing quality water for yourself and your family. If you haven’t heard the news, levels…
Are You Staying Hydrated This Summer?
Sunscreen – CHECK! Sunglasses – CHECK! Quality Water – MAYBE? You protect your skin and your eyes from the summer sun, but do you protect your body with quality water? We’ve all heard that you should drink eight 8-ounce glasses of water each day. However, studies show that youth only drink an average of 15-ounces…
April Showers have Brought More than Just May Flowers to the Country’s Water Quality
The recent wet weather has affected more than the trees and flowers. States all over the country are experiencing new and added compounds in the water impacted by runoff from these rain events. For example: Bacteria: lives in soil/vegetation and in the gastrointestinal tract of wild and farm-raised animals. Nitrates: fertilizers, manure, septic systems and…