Water in California

It’s a well-known fact that drinking water, and copious amounts of it, is essential to good health.  But, it’s just as important to your body’s health where that water comes from.  The health of our environment also depends on how that water gets to you and into your body. According to National Geographic, Americans currently […]

It is a well-known fact that without healthy drinking water, a human cannot survive for long. But let’s say it wasn’t about the drinking water, but water in general. What other impacts would we see if our water reserves were depleted? What dangers would we encounter without enough water for our world, state, or town? […]

Chances are, you haven’t had many restrictions put on the amount of water you have available to your household yet. However, there are some areas in Texas and neighboring areas that have started the discussion about putting permanent restrictions on drinking water as a way to conserve and make our water sources last a little […]

Water filters and water coolers are necessary for a home in so many situations. Most people think they will know when their water is contaminated and will determine whether they need a home drinking water system based on information they are given or how their water tastes. But, many people actually may not know when […]

It seems like all there is these days is reductions. Reducing jobs. Reducing income. Reducing health care. But maybe reductions aren’t always bad. When we can reduce our environmental footprint, it is always a good thing. Whether it is through limiting the amount of plastic water bottles we drink, recycling more, or purchasing a drinking […]

Pennsylvania, Wyoming, and Colorado have been in the national news a lot with water problems resulting from gas and oil companies using a drilling process called hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. Did you know we here in California are also using, and have been using, fracking for a long time, too? While industry leaders claim that […]

According to one recycling website, Americans buy an estimated 28 billion water bottles each year. Their goal is to provide safe drinking water to their families without those unwanted, harmful tap water contaminants with easy accessibility. Good news for bottled water corporations, bad news for the environment. According to the site, only about 2 of […]

This year 16 states banned high levels of phosphates in household cleaners. Most of us likely never noticed the difference, except in our dishwashers. Many people started noticing a thick chalky substance on silverware, glasses, and even plastic containers. This meant an uptick in appliance repair service calls, complaints to municipal water suppliers, and even […]

State and local water sources are usually tested on a regular basis. But as one Illinois community found out, their emergency water supplies might not be as safe as they had hoped. The mishap occurred due to dishonest communication and irregular water testing of secondary water sources. Both are actions that should never happen on […]

For every garbage can on the street, there is an equal number of recycling cans as well, right? Wrong. The EPA states that about 40 percent of the U.S. population has no access to curbside recycling programs, according to the EPA. Americans, while over half of them tend to drink bottled water according to consumer […]