What's In Your Water Texas - Dallas, TX

If you’re on a well, you never know what’s in your water - anything from sediment to sea otters. Then there are the homeowners on city water who may not be aware of any need for treatment. Of course, they definitely know that swimming pool taste and odor which is why they spend hundreds a year on bottled water.

Water is treated in the city, but approximately 2% is for in-home use. No doubt this water meets or exceeds EPA standards. The other 98% is for fire fighting, industrial use, etc.

Now let’s say that the city treats this household water to an extremely high degree. It would still need to travel through miles of pipe that was installed who-knows how long ago?

It’s easy to see how more water treatment is necessary when water enters your home. The city could do it, but your bills would go through the roof.

Our drinking water is being destroyed. Did you know…

Every year at least 255 million metric tons of hazardous chemical wastes are dumped into our nation’s environment?
There are 400,000 landfills, ponds, pits and lagoons in the U.S. containing some of the most dangerous substances known?
There are 35,000 pesticides that are made from 600 chemical compounds – all potentially winding up in our water supply?

Some common problems with water include the following:

Hardness of Water - Unsightly water spots on fixtures, glasses and silverware are caused by hard water. The hardness creates soap curd which diminishes the effectiveness of your cleaning products and causes problems such as bath tub ring. Plus, scaling builds up with hard water, and can clog pipes.

Chlorine - Chlorine is found to be objectionable in drinking and bathing water. Chlorine that mixes with organics in water, forms trihalomethanes (THM's). THM's are reportedly cancer-causing agents.

Iron - Higher concentrations of iron can cause an objectionable taste and rust-colored staining of sinks, commodes, bath tubs, and other plumbing fixtures.

pH - Low pH water (acid water) can cause damage to sinks, faucets, hot water tanks, drainage and supply lines. These problems can cause extensive repair costs or replacement.

Sulfur - Sulfur causes damage to plumbing and emits a "rotten egg" odor.