http://www.filtermywaterblog.com Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 12 Jan 2010 18:28:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The New York Times reported 12/17/09 that federal law regulating tap water is so out of date that our water can pose serious health risks in an article titled “Tap water is legal but may be unhealthy”. Does it make sense to continue to drink tap water, risking your health, ... http://www.filtermywaterblog.com/nyt-examines-drinking-water-violations/ The recent article by Christian Wade in the Tampa Tribune, points out that pharmaceutical contaminants found in Tampa water are likely to be found in most water sources. Luke Mulford, Hillsborough County water quality engineer, reports “Even if we found something, we don’t yet know what the health risks are ... http://www.filtermywaterblog.com/tampa-water-contaminants/ A report from the Environmental Working Group has been released ranking the top 100 (those serving a population over 250,000) water supplies. According to the Environmental Working Group website, the report based its findings on the "total number of chemicals detected as of 2004; the percentage of chemicals found of those ... http://www.filtermywaterblog.com/tap-water-report-reveals-best-worst-water-supplies/ More than 20 percent of the nation’s water treatment systems have violated key provisions of the Safe Drinking Water Act over the last five years, according to a New York Times analysis of federal data. That law requires communities to deliver safe tap water to local residents. But since 2004, the ... http://www.filtermywaterblog.com/nyt-millions-in-united-states-drink-dirty-water/ MSNBC: Over the last decade, the drinking water at thousands of schools across the country has been found to contain unsafe levels of lead, pesticides and dozens of other toxins. An Associated Press investigation found that contaminants have surfaced at public and private schools in all 50 states _ in ... http://www.filtermywaterblog.com/toxic-water-in-schools/ Preliminary results of a study funded by the Water Quality Research Foundation (WQRF) shows that hard water can reduce the efficiency of instantaneous water heaters by as much as 6% after only 15 months of average household use. This study is looking into ways that water softeners can help save ... http://www.filtermywaterblog.com/hard-water-costly-study-shows/ On June 11th, News-Messenger.com reported that the Beaver Creek Reservoir will be tested by Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (OEPA) officials as part of its investigation into pesticide contamination. This reservoir is part of the drinking water supply system for Clyde, Ohio. OEPA officials are investigating environmental toxins as a possible ... http://www.filtermywaterblog.com/ohio-epa-testing-sediment-for-pesticides/ An Environmental Working Group analysis of tap water tests from 1998 through 2003 for more than 39,000 communities nationwide shows that 260 pollutants were detected in the nation's drinking water. EWG collected tap water contaminant data from 42 states over a two and one half year period. The overwhelming majority of ... http://www.filtermywaterblog.com/us-tap-water-quality-database/ Tap water in 42 states is contaminated with more than 140 unregulated chemicals that lack safety standards, according to the Environmental Working Group's (EWG's) two-and-a-half year investigation of water suppliers' tests of the treated tap water served to communities across the country. In an analysis of more than 22 million tap ... http://www.filtermywaterblog.com/national-assessment-of-tap-water/ Washington, DC - Members of Congress received information today from the Water Quality Association about methods to help ensure safe well water, as a new study revealed the extent of contamination in the nation's ground water. WQA attended a congressional briefing sponsored by the US Geological Survey's (USGS) National Water Quality ... http://www.filtermywaterblog.com/ground-water-contamination/