Category Archives: Dealer

Culligan donates to Hike for Hospice

By Culligan Man | Published: May 8, 2012

Last Sunday a record-setting 300 people showed up for the 10th Annual Hike for Hospice in Peterborough, Ontario, raising more than $70,000 to support hospice care in the community, according to the Peterborough Examiner. “It is a family event,” Alison Casey, resource development coordinator with Hospice, told the Peterborough Examiner. “We had generations of families. [...]

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Atrazine Found in Midwest States’ Drinking Water

By Kristin | Published: May 8, 2012

Traces of atrazine have been found in Midwest states’ drinking water. Atrazine is used as a weed killer and sprayed on crops throughout the spring. Although the levels found in test samples were under the EPA’s (Environmental Protection Agency) limit, they may affect the health of people and animals. The EPA will meet in June to reassess atrazine risks and its legal level allowed in drinking water.

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Culligan lends a hand in making a dream come true for Sioux Falls girl

By Culligan Man | Published: May 7, 2012

A 3-year-old girl with acute lymphoblastic leukemia had a dream come true last weekend when the Make-A-Wish Foundation of South Dakota granted her with a playhouse of her own, according to the Argus Leader. More than 40 members of the Home Builders Association of the Sioux Empire (HBASE) donated their time to construct the two-story [...]

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Chicago Tribune presents the hard facts about tap water

By Culligan Man | Published: May 4, 2012

We may be preaching to the choir, but check out this article in the Chicago Tribune about the ins and outs of hard and soft water. It’s full of great information explaining the differences between hard water, which contains relatively high amounts of calcium and magnesium, and soft water, which contains few to no extra [...]

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Water near power plant unsafe to drink

By Culligan Man | Published: May 4, 2012

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is warning residents near a power plant in Oak Creek, Wis., that their private well water is not safe to drink. According to a news story from Today’s TMJ4 in Milwaukee, high levels of contaminants like boron and molybdenum were found in the private wells of a few residents. [...]

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Duluth area Culligan provides support for March for Babies

By Culligan Man | Published: April 27, 2012

Kudos to Culligan in the Duluth area for providing bottled water for the almost 75 walkers who took part in the March of Dimes March for Babies this month. On April 14, walkers from the Grand Rapids community gathered to show support of the nation’s leading non-profit for pregnancy and baby health, according to an [...]

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Culligan Honors Dealers Nationwide

By Culligan Man | Published: April 26, 2012

Several Culligan dealers and general managers have reached five-year milestones in their length of service, and Culligan International announced this week its 2012 Dealer Service Awards to nearly 40 of our Culligan men and women being honored for 25 or more years of service. In a release from Culligan International, Larry Holzman, Senior Vice President [...]

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Minnesota to look at water contaminants

By Culligan Man | Published: April 9, 2012

The state of Minnesota is taking a look at unregulated chemicals and toxins in the water supply and determining which pose a threat to citizens, according to an article on examiner.com. Previously the state had limits on certain contaminants, like lead and mercury, but thousands of others have gone unregulated due to lack of funds [...]

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Fitchburg to flush water mains

By Culligan Man | Published: April 9, 2012

A notice from Madison’s WKOW.com this morning tells us the City of Fitchburg Utilities will be flushing water mains this week, possibly resulting in discolored water for Fitchburg residents. “City officials say discoloration can be cleared by opening the cold water tap to full flow for a few minutes,” the article states. It’s also recommended [...]

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Millions of pounds of toxic chemicals dumped in Minnesota waterways each year

By Culligan Man | Published: March 23, 2012

1,455,361 pounds. That is how pounds of toxic chemicals were dumped into Minnesota waterways in 2010, according to a report released by Environment Minnesota. In the same report, it was stated that 226 million pounds of toxic chemicals were discharged into 1,400 waterways across the country that year. Industrial facilities dumped more than 700,000 pounds [...]

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