If you’re in Hawkeye country, listen up! The federal limit of nitrates in drinking water is 10 milligrams per liter. But according to an article in the Des Moines Register, the Raccon River and Des Moines River have reached 24 and 18 milligrams, respectively, threatening metro-area tap water. As a result, Des Moines Water Works [...]
Do you worry about the food you put in your body, typically reaching for the organic produce at the grocery store? Do you put as much thought into the water you put into your body? We’d argue that you should. People tend to choose organic to avoid the consumption of pesticides and chemicals and who knows what [...]
So, you’re finding yourself with a boil water order. Now what? Well, boil water orders are issued when a community’s drinking water is, or could be, contaminated. According to Health Canada, are usually issued by the public health unit or other responsible authority. But what does a boil order mean for you? A while back we put together a set [...]
So, you’re finding yourself with a boil water order. Now what? Well, boil water orders are issued when a community’s drinking water is, or could be, contaminated. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, they’re only issued after careful consideration among representatives from public health, regulatory agencies, and municipal departments after positive tests [...]
Slowly, but surely, spring is making an appearance. It’s very much welcomed after a long, cold winter, but it also means it’s time to keep an eye on your well water. The Culligan Man is urging you to test your water this spring. Private wells are most vulnerable this time of year as melted snow and ice [...]
Slowly, but surely, spring is making an appearance. It’s very much welcomed after a long, cold winter, but it also means it’s time to keep an eye on your well water. The Culligan Man is urging you to test your water this spring. Private wells are most vulnerable this time of year as melted snow and ice [...]
An article in this weekend’s Belleville News Democrat warns of harmful contaminants in the metro-east waterways along the Mississippi River. According to the article: A federally required report recently completed by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency details a long list of problems for streams and lakes. The local findings include: * Cautions against eating fish caught at [...]
We’ve got some potential contamination news for you out of southeastern Wisconsin today. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources will not order an Oconomowoc waste hauling company to pay to test water wells for possible high levels of contamination, according to an article in the Daily Union. Records show Herr Environmental may have spread more [...]
After a 30-inch oil pipeline ruptured in Marshall, Mich., spilling 800,000 gallons of oil into the Kalamazoo River in 2010, there were immediate concerns about its effects, including any impact on area drinking water. But a 75-page report released today by the Michigan Department of Community Health says drinking-water wells remained virtually uncontaminated by the [...]
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. [...]
