Importance of WaterComprised almost entirely of water, we require fresh, clean drinking water on a regular basis to stay healthy. Therefore, it only makes sense that we should endeavor to make sure the water we drink, cook with and bathe in contains as few contaminants as possible. Regular use of countertop, faucet, undersink, shower, whole house, garden and portable water filters to purify the water in our lives makes that goal a healthy reality. "It's Your Water, Your Health... Your Life!" |
Scary Truth About Municipal/City WaterStarts out pure, but that can change...
Although most municipal water systems in the United States produce the highest quality drinking water on the planet, the lines through which the water travels once it leaves the water treatment plant may not have been replaced in nearly 100 years in some places -- and back then they may have used solder that contained lead, copper water lines, cast iron water mains that rust, and other potential sources of drinking water contamination.
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Law requires all new wells to get tested and certified as 'safe' by a qualified water testing laboratory before anyone can use them as a source of drinking water... but did you know that the quality of well watwer changes after periods of heavy rain, changes during periods of drought, varies sometimes according to atmospheric pressure, and can become contaminated by natural and man-made incidents that take place hundreds and even thousands of miles away?
