Solutions To Your Water Quality Problems

• Grey/White film in sinks, tubs, dishes
• Reduced suds in laundry
• Failure of water heater elements
• Frizzy-Dry Hair
• Dry Skin

• High levels of calcium and magnesium dissolved from bedrock
• Causes scale buildup inside pipes, restricting water flow
• Reduces useful life appliances
• Rough on your skin and hair

• Water Softening: Salt Based Systems
• Water Conditioning: Salt-Free Systems

• Heavy corrosion
• Salty buildups 
• Salty taste to water

• Saltwater intrusion can naturally occur in coastal aquifers, owing to the hydraulic connection between groundwater and seawater
• This is highly corrosive, not drinkable and generally unusable water
• This can be purified into a high-quality water supply

• Whole house reverse osmosis system

• Rotten egg odor in cold and hot water
• Black greasy stains
• Tarnishes silver

• Hydrogen sulfide, sulfides, sulfate reducing bacteria in groundwater
• There is no EPA standard for  acceptable level  but any amount can cause these symptoms
•  Can be naturally occurring or from iron/sulfide reducing bacteria

• Shock chlorination of well (in some cases)
• oxidizing filter
• continuous chlorination 
• Aeration

• Musty, fishy or oily smell & or taste

• Can be caused by: naturally decaying organic material in the water source 
• Chloramine is a compound of chlorine and ammonia used to disinfect public water sources. It can cause a fishy odor in your water
• Sometimes increase in these smells during the summertime because algae blooms are more prevalent in lakes and water reservoirs when in direct sunlight and in warm water

• Shock chlorination of well water
• Reverse osmosis
• Activated carbon
• Ozonation

• Turbid, cloudy, or dirty water
• Clogging of faucet screens frequently

• Measurable concentrations of total suspended sediment (TSS) or turbidity caused by silt, sediment, and clay
• May also originate from oxidized metals (iron above 0.3 mg/L and/or manganese above 0.05 mg/L) that are naturally occurring
•  May contain harmful bacteria, viruses and parasites that attach to suspended particles in the water

• Cartridge (Sediment) filtration (less severe cases)
• Reverse Osmosis
• Activated Carbon

• Impossible to detect by taste, smell or visual inspection
• Requires certified Lab test

• Arsenic is an element that occurs naturally in rocks and soil 
• Arsenic is used for a variety of purposes within industry and agriculture 
• Can be a health threat at elevated levels

 See  CDC link to Arsenic in Water

• Removal technologies include arsenic specific media
• Reverse Osmosis

• Impossible to detect by taste, smell or visual inspection
• Requires certified Lab test

• Radon is produced by the breakdown of radioactive elements normally present in soil, rock and water
• Radon is found in all 50 states at various levels
• Radon is released into air when water  is run in showers & Faucets
• Can be a health threat at elevated levels

 See CDC Link  to Radon in Water

• Aeration treatment – spraying water or mixing it with air and then venting the air from the water before use
• GAC treatment – filtering water through granular activated carbon

• Impossible to detect without a certified lab test

• Man-made chemicals are emerging contaminants and are being found around the country in water supplies
• Negative effects on internal body systems such as the immune system, reproductive system, and developmental disruption
• Potential carcinogens

• Activated Carbon
• Reverse Osmosis

• Impossible to detect without a certified lab test

• By-products of chlorination mixing with organic material (typically surface water supplies)
• Negative effects on the liver, kidney and central nervous system
• Reproductive disruption
• Potential carcinogens

• Activated Carbon
• Reverse Osmosis