From Downtown Devil Downtown student government promises to install water filters on drinking fountains throughout the campus have been fulfilled following months of delays, after initial plans were made in late 2010. The filters, designed to remove inorganic chemicals and chlorine content from drinking water, are located at the Mercado buildings, the second floor of the University Center and [...]
We’re going to play a little game of word association. I say “Drinking Water.” You say, “____.” What was the first word or phrase that came to mind? Tap water? Bottled water? A mountain spring? Tap water may be the easiest but there are lots of solutions to turn ordinary water into purified, clean drinking [...]
Last week, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported both of Waukesha’s deep well filters failed. The filters are used to removed radium from residents’ water source. “Loss of the filtered water likely will cause the city to temporarily exceed federal radium limits imposed by a court-ordered consent decree, though customers don’t face an immediate health risk. [...]
Tap water study calls out hidden risks to elderly in tap water.
Darvin Kiper, who works with Culligan of Freeport, emphasized many wells in Freeport face an increased risk of contamination because of their age.
While all these minerals are generally recognized as safe and only added to bottled water to affect taste, I still prefer good ole’ dumb water.
The filtered water pitcher is familiar in all too many households. Often purchased by people looking for the instant gratification of better tasting water, and usually after they have decided to hold-off on the purchase of a reverse osmosis filtration system.
