Water Filtration

Unlike those who get their water from a public utility, if you’re water is from a private well or spring, there are some sensible and important steps that you should take:

• Be sure to get a test for bacteria at least once a year, preferably during the rainy season.
• Get a comprehensive test for poluutants at least once every other year. If any pollutants are shown to be above government limits, make a note of which ones.
• If the comprehensive test shows VOCs to be in excess of government limits, consider using a whole-house water purification system.
• Check with your county health department to see if high concentrations of radon have been detected in your area. If the answer is yes, have your house tested for airborne radon.
• Remember that there may be pollutants in your tap water that don’t appear on the comprehensive test report, either because the test doesn’t cover them or because they’re present at levels too low to be detected. You’ll still need an alternative to drinking tap water.
• Keep all of the information you gather to make a profile of your tap water. If you decide to use a water purifier or a water filtration system now or in the future, the profile will help you decide which kind to get.

Excerpted from “The Drinking Water Book” by Colin Ingram.

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