The second aspect of the “tap water train” involves the actual treatment of the water. The United States is still using pre-World War I treatment strategies that just don’t remove many contaminants in today’s water. In Europe, several other more updated technologies are both available and utilized. These technologies include the use of […]
The first step in the “tap water train” involves protection of the water’s source. This means that the water management team is able to protect the lakes, reservoirs or rivers from things like industrial pollution, farm pesticide run-off, sewer overflow issues or chemical spills.
An example of what constitutes poor protection of source water would […]
The final leg of the “tap water train” is the transportation of treated water through ancient, leaking pipes which can be a source of lead contamination and other chemicals one can find in water that is not evaluated or further treated in anyway unless you use a home filtration system.
This is where antiquated pipes take […]