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Many people who grew up in a city or suburban area are used to having access to a safe city-treated water system. Oftentimes city and suburban dwellers do not have to worry about the quality of their water as the water system is handled by the city and tested regularly for contaminants. When native city dwellers and suburbanites move to the countryside they are sometimes surprised to find that their water will come from a well and that well can sometimes be rusty, full of sediment, or contain harmful bacteria and contaminants. At that point, it is necessary to get a residential water treatment system for your countryside residence. There are many companies offering a water treatment system that is a “one size fits all” to treat well water however, this can lead to many issues down the road. It is important that the water treatment company understands your well and the specific chemistry of your well water in order to effectively treat the conditions of the water. Well Wa...

In recent years it has come to light that many areas of the U.S. have unsafe drinking water. In Flint, Michigan residents were shocked to find out that their drinking water was contaminated with high levels of lead and legionella bacteria. In 2014, Flint experienced a budget crisis and decided to switch its water source from the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department to the Flint River. Immediately, occupants noticed the taste, smell, and appearance of the water seemed unclean and issued complaints. Despite complaints, city officials refused to apply any filters or corrosion inhibitors to prevent lead from contaminating the water supply. Over 100,000 residents and over 6,000 children were exposed to high levels of lead which can later lead to decreased IQ and an increased chance of Alzheimer’s disease. The Flint water crisis has exposed many places in the United States that also have unsafe drinking water. If your water has a strange odor, tastes funny, or looks unclear it may be...