The United States has one of the safest public drinking water supplies in the world. Over 286 million Americans get their tap water from a community water system (1). The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulates drinking water quality in public water systems and sets maximum concentration levels for water chemicals and pollutants. Sources of drinking […]

There are many reasons to install automatic watering in your garden, but none more convincing that the time saved and the freedom earned. Replacing both hoses and sprinklers with an easy-to-assemble irrigation system provides more time for you to do other things, like enjoy your garden (or your holidays). Here are a few tips to remember when […]

Community Water Treatment Drinking water supplies in the United States are among the safest in the world. However, even in the U.S., drinking water sources can become contaminated, causing sickness and disease from waterborne germs, such as Cryptosporidium, E. coli, Hepatitis A, Giardia intestinalis, and other pathogens. Drinking water sources are subject to contamination and require appropriate treatment to […]

Water and Health Are Linked Bad water is bad for you, but safe water is key to life — and good for you! Water has so many health benefits that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) recommends drinking eight 8-ounce glasses of water every day. Water and health are linked. According to […]

Water is life. Drinking water has many benefits attached to it. However, if one drinks impure water one may attract loads of health hazards. Contrary to the effects of drinking pure water; drinking impure water can result in diarrhea, cholera, gastrointestinal problems, severe dehydration, chronic cholic infections etc. To avoid health problems, and the reap […]

The development and implementation of water treatment technologies have been mostly driven by three primary factors: the discovery of new rarer contaminants, the promulgation of new water quality standards, and cost. For the first 75 years of this century, chemical clarification, granular media filtration, and chlorination were virtually the only treatment processes used in municipal […]