Healthy Drinking Water and Healthy Homes – Communicating to the Public What is a Drinking Water Advisory? DO NOT PANIC ! What are Drinking Water Advisories and What Should You Do ? Drinking water advisories let customers know that their tap water or drinking water could be contaminated and make them sick. There are no… Read more
WASHINGTON (October 28, 2022) – As part of National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) highlighted several federal enforcement actions completed from October 2021 through September 2022, as well as future planned investigations. These actions ensure that renovation contractors, landlords and realtors comply with rules that protect the public from… Read more
We found an interesting educational and information tool for 2019 – The Drip Calculator “Have a Leaky Faucet? Find Out How Much Your Wasting. Dealing with a pesky dripping faucet? It may be more than just a minor annoyance. While that constant drip can go unnoticed or be ignored over time, it can start to… Read more
Interesting article – “Newark said its water was safe, but email reveals it was warned of problems months ago”. By Karen Yi | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com kyi@njadvancemedia.com NJ Advance Media for NJ.com “City officials in Newark said they learned in October that lead water contamination wasn’t just affecting a dozen homes, but was… Read more
Interesting Article by Rob Dunn Nov 25, 2018 “In 1654, Rembrandt painted a woman, in Amsterdam, bathing in a stream. As she lifts her nightdress above her knees and treads deeper, the woman is stepping from one world into another. Among art historians, the transition she is making is metaphorical. But to a biologist, it… Read more
Have you read your warranty on that $ 1500.00 appliance, GUESS WHAT? If your drinking water quality is not appropriate your warranty may be invalid. The same goes for the water heater, other heat exchange devices, dishwashers, clothes washers, and other water related appliances. At the Eastern Regional Water Quality Conference in September 2017,… Read more
Your Drinking Water and Your Health by Brian Oram Even though 60% of the human body is water, water is a resource that is often taken for granted. The primary concerns with water relate to having adequate quantity of the proper quality. In terms of hydration, drinking water is probably one of the best ways… Read more
Article published in GeoDrilling International in the December 2015 Issue : A Question of Colour-My well water is dirty – but why is it purple? “It was a Friday a few years back when we got the call from a farmer who had purple well water. The farmer said everything was fine, until “they” started fracking. He was… Read more
Lead- Metals- Corrosive Water Water Quality Association Addresses Drinking Water Crisis in Flint, Michigan Offers facts and tips about treating for lead contamination Lisle, Illinois -The Water Quality Association (WQA), an Illinois-based not-for-profit organization, is offering informational resources to help with the drinking water crisis in Flint, Michigan. Flint residents are expected to receive federal… Read more
Flint Officials Are No Longer Saying the Water Is Fine http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/08/us/reassurances-end-in-flint-after-months-of-concern.html?_r=0 By MONICA DAVEY OCT. 7, 2015 “FLINT, Mich. — All along, through months of complaints from residents of this city about the peculiar colors and odors they said were coming from their faucets, the overriding message from the authorities here was that the water would… Read more
