City water treatment facilities are an engineering marvel, and absolutely vital to the health and well-being of urban communities. The rivers, lakes, and groundwater that provide our water for drinking, hygiene, and more have varying degrees of contamination in the form of dirt or other natural impurities, bacteria, and parasites. Water must be treated to…
DOES MY CITY WATER NEED TO BE TREATED?
Many people are under the impression that city water does not require filtering or conditioning since it undergoes treatment at a municipal water treatment facility. In reality, this is not always correct. City Water Treatment The municipal water treatment facilities that provide city water are required to assure that the water they distribute meets the EPA standards…
The History of a Chlorinated Water Supply and Should You Be Drinking It?
Every day, millions of people drink chlorinated tap water. Chlorine is used by the public and private water suppliers to keep our water clean by disinfecting it and killing germs. And it does a marvelous job at eliminating most pathogens from the water we drink. But the use of this powerful chemical has a downside….