{"id":208491,"date":"2018-11-27T00:40:49","date_gmt":"2018-11-27T05:40:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/easywater.com\/residential\/lawn-watering-tips-for-water-conscious-homeowners-copy\/"},"modified":"2018-11-27T14:58:13","modified_gmt":"2018-11-27T19:58:13","slug":"contaminated-water-protecting-yourself-and-your-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/easywater.com\/residential\/contaminated-water-protecting-yourself-and-your-family\/","title":{"rendered":"Contaminated Water: Protecting Yourself and Your Family"},"content":{"rendered":"[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”3.17.6″ background_color=”#31a4dd” use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_start=”#2d79ad” background_color_gradient_end=”#80c9f7″ background_color_gradient_direction=”90deg” background_color_gradient_overlays_image=”on” background_image=”https:\/\/easywater.com\/residential\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/contaminated-tap-water.jpg” parallax=”on” parallax_method=”off” custom_margin=”-163px|0px|100px|0px” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding=”0px|0px|54px|0px” custom_padding_tablet=”||33px” custom_padding_phone=”||32px” bottom_divider_style=”wave2″ bottom_divider_color=”#ffffff” bottom_divider_flip=”horizontal” bottom_divider_height_tablet=”70px” bottom_divider_height_phone=”50px” bottom_divider_height_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_css_main_element=”overflow: visible !important;||z-index: 9999;”][et_pb_row make_fullwidth=”on” custom_padding=”||60px|” _builder_version=”3.10.1″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” module_alignment=”center”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.17.6″ text_font=”Open Sans||||||||” text_font_size=”22px” text_font_size_tablet=”18px” text_font_size_phone=”16px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|desktop” text_line_height=”1.6em” text_line_height_last_edited=”on|phone” header_font=”Alfa Slab One||||||||” header_text_align=”center” header_text_color=”#ffffff” header_font_size=”62px” header_font_size_tablet=”49px” header_font_size_phone=”36px” header_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” header_line_height=”1.2em” header_line_height_last_edited=”off|desktop” text_orientation=”center” background_layout=”dark” custom_margin=”|||” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding=”178px|10%|78px|10%” custom_padding_tablet=”80px|5%|0px|5%” custom_padding_phone=”80px|0px|0px|0px” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” animation_style=”slide” animation_direction=”top” animation_duration=”450ms” animation_intensity_slide=”5%”]\n

Contaminated Water: Protecting Yourself and Your Family<\/h1>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.17.6″ max_width_last_edited=”on|desktop” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”-112px||” custom_margin_tablet=”-170px||” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding=”||”][et_pb_row custom_width_px=”699px” _builder_version=”3.17.6″][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_sidebar area=”et_pb_widget_area_4″ disabled_on=”on|on|off” _builder_version=”3.17.6″][\/et_pb_sidebar][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_text module_class=”intro” _builder_version=”3.17.6″ text_font=”Open Sans||||||||” text_text_color=”#3d5563″ text_font_size=”16px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” text_line_height=”1.5em” text_line_height_phone=”1.6em” text_line_height_last_edited=”on|phone” header_2_font=”Open Sans||||||||” header_2_text_color=”#464f56″ header_2_font_size=”30px” header_2_font_size_phone=”22px” header_2_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” header_2_line_height=”1.3em” header_2_line_height_phone=”1.5em” header_2_line_height_last_edited=”on|phone” header_3_font=”Open Sans|700|||||||” header_3_text_color=”#2d79ad” header_3_font_size=”29px” header_3_font_size_tablet=”30px” header_3_font_size_phone=”25px” header_3_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” header_3_letter_spacing=”-1px” header_3_line_height=”1.3em” custom_margin=”|||” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|desktop” header_font=”||||||||”]\n

Ever wonder what is in your tap water? Most water utilities only skim the surface<\/strong> when monitoring for potential contaminants. Fortunately, there\u2019s a way to keep them out of your home.<\/h2>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=”intro” _builder_version=”3.17.6″ text_font=”Open Sans||||||||” text_text_color=”#3d5563″ text_font_size=”16px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” text_line_height=”1.5em” text_line_height_phone=”1.6em” text_line_height_last_edited=”on|phone” header_2_font=”Open Sans|300|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#464f56″ header_2_font_size=”27px” header_2_line_height=”1.3em” header_3_font=”Open Sans|700|||||||” header_3_text_color=”#2d79ad” header_3_font_size=”29px” header_3_font_size_tablet=”30px” header_3_font_size_phone=”25px” header_3_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” header_3_letter_spacing=”-1px” header_3_line_height=”1.3em” custom_margin=”|0px||” custom_margin_tablet=”|0px||0px” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding=”0px||”]\n

When you consider that the overwhelming majority of treated water is used for industrial purposes and will never have contact with humans, coupled with the cost of testing for every contaminant that could be in water<\/a> (if that were even possible), it just doesn\u2019t make sense to expect that your water provider will be able to provide perfect water.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#d1e0e9″ _builder_version=”3.17.6″ max_width=”81%” custom_margin=”46px||” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.17.6″ text_font=”Open Sans||||||||” text_text_color=”#3d5563″ text_font_size=”16px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” text_line_height_phone=”1.6em” text_line_height_last_edited=”on|phone” header_2_font=”Open Sans|300|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#464f56″ header_2_font_size=”27px” header_2_line_height=”1.3em” header_3_font=”Alfa Slab One||||||||” header_3_text_color=”#3d5563″ header_3_letter_spacing=”1px” header_3_line_height=”1.3em”]\n

5 reasons why to consider a high-quality whole house water treatment system for your home<\/h3>\n
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1) Public utilities only monitor for the presence of about 100 water contaminants.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Unless there\u2019s a good reason to test for other chemicals \u2013 like a chemical spill in your area \u2013 they won\u2019t test for anything beyond these.<\/p>\n

These requirements are designed to make monitoring for the most dangerous chemicals a priority and to make testing efficient, so your water bills are kept as low as possible. However, this can mean that occasionally chemicals can leak into the system and go undetected.<\/p>\n

2) Not all contaminants in water are removed during treatment.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Public water utilities have very specific treatment equipment and processes, much of which is based on the local water supply and the age of the treatment plant.<\/p>\n

Different types of filters are designed to remove different types of contaminants. This means that in the event of a water emergency, your local water treatment plant just might not have the materials or resources it needs to treat the problem effectively.<\/p>\n

3) Set safety thresholds for tap water quality are usually one-size-fits-all.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Safety thresholds are set for the general population, but there\u2019s no telling how your individual body will react to any given chemical. Those who are especially vulnerable to the effects of even the smallest concentration of contamination include:<\/p>\n