CAN THE CORONA VIRUS BE TRANSMITTED THROUGH MY DRINKING WATER? Short answer, NO! To date, the virus that causes COVID-19 has not been detected in drinking water. Please read below based on the source of your home’s tap water: CITY WATER: Treatment techniques utilized by public water suppliers inactivate the virus. However, a Reverse Osmosis…
Add Water to Your New Year’s Resolution
Add Water to Your New Year’s Resolution
New Year’s Resolutions get a bad rap. Why? Because they are normally promises that are either too hard to keep or the expectations that are unrealistic. Let us suggest a resolution you CAN KEEP! Get cleaner, healthier water while saving money. Those are TWO realistic goals that can be achieved – get healthier and save…
Are You Staying Hydrated This Summer?
Are You Staying Hydrated This Summer?
Sunscreen – CHECK! Sunglasses – CHECK! Quality Water – MAYBE? You protect your skin and your eyes from the summer sun, but do you protect your body with quality water? We’ve all heard that you should drink eight 8-ounce glasses of water each day. However, studies show that youth only drink an average of 15-ounces…
April Showers have Brought More than Just May Flowers to the Country’s Water Quality
April Showers have Brought More than Just May Flowers to the Country’s Water Quality
The recent wet weather has affected more than the trees and flowers. States all over the country are experiencing new and added compounds in the water impacted by runoff from these rain events. For example: Bacteria: lives in soil/vegetation and in the gastrointestinal tract of wild and farm-raised animals. Nitrates: fertilizers, manure, septic systems and…
Aesthetic Reasons to Get a Water Softener
Aesthetic Reasons to Get a Water Softener
Of course everyone needs and demands quality drinking water. But many people don’t consider the everyday aesthetic benefits to treated water. Only 1% of a household’s water is ingested. Most of the water we use in our homes is used for bathing, cleaning and cooking, not to mention our home’s appliances use of water including…
Language Barriers in Water Quality
Language Barriers in Water Quality
Have you had your water tested recently? Did it seem like the Water Treatment Expert was speaking in a different language when they told you what was in your water? Many homeowners feel like they are back in high school chemistry class with words like: Radium 226 & 228 Selenium Chromium Arsenic Alkalinity Magnesium Chlorine…
Visit Us at Home & Garden Show this weekend
Visit Us at Home & Garden Show this weekend
Water Products and Solutions is at the Big Horn Homebuilder’s Association Home & Garden Show this weekend at the Holiday Inn-Sheridan Convention Center. The show is open to the public: Friday, March 8th from 5-8 pm Saturday, March 9th doors open at 9 am – 6 pm Sunday, March 10th doors open at 10 am…
Friday Fun Fact: Water and Your Body
Friday Fun Fact: Water and Your Body
We all know WATER is important to the health of your body. Up to 60% of the human adult body is water and in some organisms, up to 90% of their body weight comes from water. The brain and heart are composed of 73% water, and the lungs are about 83% water. (SOURCE: H.H. Mitchell,…