Clean Water Treatment

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In history, cities, and villages were built around large volumes of water. In many cultures, water is viewed as a source of life, and it is. Humans are made up of 65% People have been treating and managing their water for hundreds of years. Before pesticides and chemical runoff, water that flowed over rocks and sand was been found to be clean and ready to drink. Today, in some part of the world people will pay a premium price to drink water from a natural spring because they feel it is more pure than their local water supply. Unfortunately, many times they are correct.

Today, many bottle water companies use this as an advertisement ploy. Unfortunately, there are few rules and regulations, which govern the bottled water industry. *The Natural Resources Defense Council tested more than 1,000 bottles of water from 103 different brands. They found that the majority of the bottled water was high of quality, however, they did find that 1/3 had levels of contamination including: synthetic organic chemicals, bacteria, and arsenic.

*This information came from the Natural Resources Defense Council Website. You can find out more information on this study and more by visiting:

http://www.nrdc.org/water/drinking/nbw.asp

From manufacturing to hospitals, there are many industries and companies that must have water in order to function. Many have installed industrial water treatment systems as a way for them to guaranteeing they have the quality water they need to operate and at the lowest prices possible. The main advantage these companies have of operating a custom built system is it provides water specific to their needs and the needs of their customers.

It is important to know that the federal and state governments DO NOT certify water treatment equipment. However, some states do have product approval programs. These require documentation by the manufacturer that supports the health-related and other claims made by the manufacturer about their water treatment equipment. While other states require additionally testing before approval is issued.

The National Sanitation Foundation (NSF) is now NSF international and is a not-for-profit organization. It is not a federal agency. The NSF is an independent laboratory that develops standards and provides product certification as well as education in the field of public health and safety. The NSF was founded in 1944. It now serves manufacturers in over 80 countries around the world. Their seal indicates the product or material has complied with NSF standard.

The Minnesota Department of Health has recommended all water treatment system have an NSF listing for the health-related contaminant of concern.