Water in California

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? This issue is becoming all-too common among cities and towns in Texas, Arizona, and California. One local CBS News reporter in Southlake, Texas wrote an article on some of the dangers they are concerned about with this actual situation. For example, their town has actually had to implement Stage One watering restrictions which went into effect a couple of weeks ago and require homeowners and businesses to water only twice a week. The main reason for the restrictions is the danger of firemen in the city not having access to enough water to fight fires that could cause serious issues. “We want to make sure they have necessary tools to be able to do their jobs — protect lives and property of the citizens,” says Director of Public Works Bob Price.

The concern came from the fact that in just three days, the city’s water tanks went below where they need to be. Water conservation was not taking place and with the drought and heat, something had to be done. Price says fighting a large fire can take between 500 to 2,000 gallons of water per minute. If the water tank levels fall below 18-feet, fighting fires in Southlake can become a problem. “It would translate to lose of property and, God forbid, hopefully not the loss of life,” says Price. This is a major danger that should be taken seriously even though it is not one of the obvious effects of water shortages.

The Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA), a coalition of 450 public water agencies, has launched a statewide public education program, entitled “California’s Water: A Crisis We Can’t Ignore,” to educate Californians about critical challenges now confronting the state’s water supply and delivery system. Here at Pacific Coast Water Systems of Fullerton, we want to partner up with homeowners and business owners and use our drinking water systems as a way to reduce the amount of water your home or office is using, wasting, or needs. Between reverse osmosis systems which waste less water than our competitors’ models, to bottleless water coolers which provide safe and affordable drinking water without the plastic bottle waste plaguing our landfills, we are the eco-friendly choice for water conservation as an individual joining the cause. We won’t be able to waste water and dig into water reserves much longer. By purchasing a drinking water system, you will be taking the proactive choice today which could save lives tomorrow. If your home was burning, and nothing could be done because there wasn’t enough water to put out the flames, would you look back and wish you had done something sooner? With our drinking water company, you can.

Fluoride is added to US water supplies at approximately 1 part per million attempting to reduce tooth decay. Yet, the EPA says fluoride is a chemical “with substantial evidence of developmental neurotoxicity.” So even with these known facts about fluoride, most municipalities are adding it to drinking water, making water filters necessary in many of our homes and businesses for a variety of reasons. However, research from Harvard reveals another significant reason to filter higher levels from fluoride and keep your drinking water as pure as it should be.

The research from Harvard University was explained in a recent article from The Daily Paul. Their review of the findings concluded that there is “the possibility of adverse effects of fluoride exposures on children’s neurodevelopment.” It was published online July 20 in Environmental Health Perspectives, a US National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences’ journal (1), reports the NYS Coalition Opposed to Fluoridation, Inc. (NYSCOF) Furthermore, “The children in high fluoride areas had significantly lower IQ than those who lived in low fluoride areas.” Do you know how much fluoride is in your area’s drinking water? Most people do not.

Water was the only fluoride source in the studies reviewed and was based on high water fluoride levels. However, “they point out research by Ding (2011) suggested that low water fluoride levels had significant negative associations with children’s intelligence.” “Although fluoride may cause neurotoxicity in animal models and acute fluoride poisoning causes neurotoxicity in adults, very little is known of its effects on children’s neurodevelopment. They recommend more brain/fluoride research on children and at individual-level doses. But advocates have also voiced strong opinions. One figure stated, “It’s senseless to keep subjecting our children to this ongoing fluoridation experiment to satisfy the political agenda of special-interest groups.” This may in fact be true, even if more research is needed to find specific links between IQ and fluoride.

Whether or not these findings will persuade your opinion on fluoride in drinking water, one thing is certain – your family deserves safe drinking water from a water treatment system to protect against any chance or possibility of being harmed by unwanted chemicals and contaminants. Our drinking water systems effectively reduce these contaminants providing your household with pure drinking water that is safe no matter the quantity. No one wants to limit the amount of water their family consumes, and we certainly do not want to worry about what we are drinking and if it is harming our minds and bodies. Contact us today to see if a water filter is right for you! To read more from this article, click here.

Your goal? To provide your family with plenty of drinking water and to cook, clean, and bathe with water from the tap. Our goal? To help make this possible even with the potential contaminants that may be in your water. Lead is invisible, tasteless, and odorless, making it impossible to detect in water without testing. There could be lead in your drinking water if your house has lead pipes, brass faucets and/or fittings made before 1986, when amendments to the U.S. Safe Drinking Water Act limited the lead content in brass fixtures to 8 %, or copper piping with lead solder. According to the EPA, “Lead, a metal found in natural deposits, is commonly used in household plumbing materials and water service lines.” Are they in yours? With our drinking water systems , you know the answer is no.

According to oregonlive.com, some residents living near the Clackamas River have high levels of lead found in their drinking water. The Oregon Health Authority requires the water district to notify customers if the lead level exceeds 15 parts per billion. The levels tested between 15 to 27 parts per billion in 2009. Just like many other homes around the country, there are 75 homes in the Clackamas River Water-Clairmont area that are most vulnerable to lead leaking into the water from old copper pipes. Eleven of those homes tested positive for too much lead in the drinking water in previous years. Too much lead, according to the EPA, “can also cause a variety of adverse health effects. In babies and children, exposure to lead in drinking water above the action level can result in delays in physical and mental development, along with slight deficits in attention span and learning abilities. In adults, it can cause increases in blood pressure. Adults who drink this water over many years could develop kidney problems or high blood pressure.”

You could go through the testing process, or you could play it safe with one of our drinking water systems . Our water filters won’t take care of just the lead, but will also remove other contaminants which are creating health risks for your family. Our water purifiers are cost-effective and eco-friendly, and are a recommended solution for any contaminated drinking water.

Mostly everyone in the Denver area has been impacted by the Colorado wildfires that were raging for weeks. Everyone is overwhelmed with the combat, cleanup, and rebuilding that will take place. Homes, stores, and even the water treatment plants are overwhelmed with the effects of the wildfires. Some of the effects are more obvious than others – like the drinking water in the area as a result of the wildfire runoff. According to a recent article from thedenverchannel.com, “Rain runoff following a wildfire can compromise drinking water quality and overwhelm water treatment plants with a ‘chocolate milk shake-like mix’ of debris, according to a new study by the Colorado School of Mines.”

Most consumers assume that their water is being tested frequently, correctly, and is safe right out of the tap. Water treatment plants are supposed to keep our water safe, but in times of natural disasters even they can be “overwhelmed” by the situation. This can affect tap water that might have a smoky taste and could fail to meet federal drinking water standards, says engineering graduate students whose study suggests ways cities government can protect drinking water after a wildfire.

Also mentioned in the article is that “while impacts of wildfires have been studied by scientists from forestry, biology and hydrology, this study is the first that combines these experiences with water treatment engineering and focuses on adverse effects on drinking water quality and appropriate response strategies.” The study found that rain runoff mixes leftover wildfire debris and sediment that can thwart purifying mechanisms inside downstream water treatment plants.

One of these responses is something that we have available here for purchase or lease – a drinking water system . Our water treatment systems  will keep your water pure even if your water treatment plant becomes overwhelmed. Even during natural disasters, safe drinking water is essential for our health. Our products will provide you with a continuous flow of safe drinking water and eliminate harmful contaminants when other systems don’t. Make us your last line of defense against Mother Nature and be sure to prepare yourself for natural disasters whatever they may be.

With the growing number of media reports about contamination or impurities in the drinking water through homes across America, many consumers are concerned.   When residents ask for cleaner water they are reassured by being told the water satisfied the Safe Drinking Water Act. Unfortunately, the drinking water in 42 states contains 141 unregulated contaminants, according to the Environmental Working Group, which the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency hasn’t established safety standards for. Knowing that the EPA has failed to establish enforceable health and monitoring standards has led many consumers to invest in their own solution. A recent article from The New Scientist  might have you doing the same.

On June 7^th the web publication released an article stating, a scientific study uncovered evidence suggesting a link between anti-depressants in drinking water and the triggering of autism. This new study, conducted by Michael Thomas of Idaho State University, found that even very low levels of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, such as Zoloft, had considerable effects on the neurological development of fish. The fish in the experiment were exposed to the drugs for less than three weeks and Thomas found the same genes turned on in people with autism were being triggered in the fish. Thomas believes his findings could indicate that traces of psychiatric medicines found in our drinking water could be a cause for the rise of autism in humans.  This study falls in line with previous research suggesting pregnant women who took SSRI’s were more likely to have autistic children. In addition, it supports research that found autism-like symptoms in rats exposed to the psychiatric medicines. Of course, this is only one of the many chemicals that we are being mass medicated with through our drinking water.

We provide Water Treatment Solutions  to help keep your water clean and safe for your family.  With a water filter  or water purifying system  , these chemicals can be removed from your home water supply.  We use the latest technology to ensure your home is constantly supplied with safe drinking water, and our system wastes over 90% less water than a traditional RO  . Contact us today, or to read more about this topic, click here

The Mayor of New York recently made headlines when he made public his legislation to ban sales of soft drinks over 16 ounces in restaurants and convenience stores to help combat the city’s obesity problem.  This has many people at odds with the mayor over whether he has the right to oversee that part of their life or not.  Some have even called him the Nanny because they feel he is overstepping his boundaries.  However, the Mayor is aware of how much the soda industry is affecting the health and weight of both adults and children in this country.

When most people begin to consider a diet plan, they reach for the latest fad diet that will help them to drop weight the fastest.  The thing is that these fad diets hardly ever work and if they do work it isn’t long and we are right back where we started because we didn’t change the basic core of the problem.   The main problem is the high calorie intake of food and beverage in the average life of a person.  We can get pretty good at counting calories in our food, but simply forget or discount the calories in our drinks.  We like what we drink to be a little sweet, but what if what we were drinking was causing us to crave the most unhealthy food choices, would that make us change our choice of drink?

Researchers at the University of Oregon and Michigan State University have recently conducted surveys to see if what we choose to drink affects what we choose to eat.  They found that choosing to drink water with our meals would make us choose to eat the more healthy food choices available like raw vegetables instead of choosing high calorie junk food.  In their study they used a group of adults ages 19-23 and a group of children ages 3-5 years.  The children ate more raw vegetables when drinking water than when drinking a sweet beverage.  The adults preferred the combination of soda and salty calorie dense foods rather than soda and vegetables as well.

Consider the average person walking into a convenience store to get a soda, nine times out of ten they walk back out with a soda and a bag of chips, candy bar, or some other junk food item.  If convenience stores offered a salad bar area with carrot sticks, pepper strips, celery sticks, and other raw vegetables, they would end up throwing most of it out every single night from lack of use.  People simply do not pair sweet drinks and raw veggies.  The combinations in which foods and drinks are consumed can demand each others company.  We like to pair complimentary flavors with each other, like red wine and red meat, white wine and fish.  But, when pairing these flavors together we are not always getting the best bang for our health.

It is time to take a really hard look at what we are choosing to drink and decide if it is making us also choose to eat the unhealthiest food available.  As adults we make choices for ourselves and for our children.  Then when our children are adults they will do the same, if we raise our children on juice and soda they will raise theirs the same and soon we have children that won’t drink water.  Not drinking water brings out the obesity problem we are seeing in our children along with the higher rates of childhood diabetes.  Water is the key to our health, we need to take a step back and really look hard at our lifestyles and habits and change our drink choices and then our food choices will be different as well.

Great tasting healthy water isn’t hard to come by.  It can come right out of the kitchen faucet.   Water doesn’t have to taste like chlorine straight from the water treatment plant.  Often that is the reason people don’t drink water is because they don’t like the taste of it.  Technology has come a long way in recent years in developing ways to make water taste better.  There are water softeners, reverse osmosis systems, water coolers, drinking water filters, and de-ionized water systems available.   All these systems offer different benefits to the homeowner, an in-home water test and advice would help make the decision clear.  There isn’t any reason to buy bottled water when you can have a water system right at the kitchen sink to provide all the water you need for cooking and drinking.  Simply have your own reusable water bottle or jug and fill it up throughout the day.  You can be both environmentally friendly and healthy all at the same time.  Drinking water for your own health and that of the children around you can have a large effect on the future health of all Americans.

Drinking water systems and water filters seem to be a better option for residents all over the country these days. With so many studies finding numerous contaminants in drinking water all over the nation, we need to protect our family’s health by maintaining the integrity and purity of our tap water. Drinking water is essential for maintaining a healthy lifestyle – safe drinking water that is.

As discussed in a recent news story from WKRN in Nashville, a study has found “what starts out in someone else’s personal medicine cabinet is often finding its way into water consumed by Tennessee residents.” But because of the nature of this situation, we know that it could be possible all over the country too. This is not an isolated issue for Nashville residents alone. In the past, Tennesseans were instructed to flush unused drugs down the toilet, but new studies, including one recently in the Volunteer State, found an alarming number of chemicals in drinking water.

“The pathway from the toilet to the stream is pretty direct,” explained James Kingsbury, a hydrologist with the US Geological Survey. According to the USGS’s latest study, Tennessee residents are consuming through drinking water several surprising compounds such as caffeine, hand sanitizers, Ibuprofen, Prozac and insect repellant. “These are compounds that aren’t typically monitored in drinking water,” Kingsbury said. Franklin police Sgt. Charles Warner added, “I think that the average unassuming person probably thinks that they’re trying to do the right thing by disposing of the medication, but really all they’re doing is compounding a very complex problem.”

That is one of the main examples of how reverse osmosis can rescue your tap water. RO systems and water filters  can effectively reduce harmful contaminants in drinking water, providing a continous flow of safe drinking water at an affordable cost and with eco-friendly solutions. Safe drinking water is incredibly important in the lifestyles we deserve to live. But these products, chemicals, and medications are common household products used by people all over the country. Find a drinking water system or water filter that is certified by the NSF and the California Department of Health Services, and which has an exceptional warranty to protect you, while the water filter protects your drinking water.

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 bit longer. As our water flows from the tap, we don’t see it as running out, but experts know that consumer education and awareness is going to be a key part in making our water last longer than currently predicted.

The Earth may be known as “the blue planet,” and according to to care2.com, 70 percent of the Earth’s surface is covered by water. Yet, scientists and public officials predict a global water crisis within the next few decades. Worldwide, 2.7 billion people are currently affected by water shortages and, by 2025, and two-thirds of the world’s population could be living under water stressed conditions. Water stressed conditions have limited supplies or water and limited quality of drinking water due to poor conditions at the sources. Both could have serious effects on the health of all of us.

Only 2.5 percent of the water on earth is theoretically drinkable and the vast majority of that freshwater is inaccessible, either deep below the earth’s surface or in glaciers and snowfields at the poles. As climate change shifts rainfall and drought patterns around the world, more and more people are living in water stressed conditions. The WorldWatch Institute stated something that really made my concerns increase; “some 20 percent of the increase in water scarcity in the coming decades will be caused by climate change … In poor countries, the consequences of climate change could be dire – erratic weather patterns have already been the primary cause of famine for millions around the world.”

We see some of those effects here in the United States already. Parts of our country have shrinking water sources, levels at their lowest point in history, and poor care for water from the tap which contains harmful contaminants. For example, in 2010 here in the U.S., industrial polluters dumped 226 million pounds of toxic chemicals into our waterways, and 80% of streams sampled in a national survey contained drugs, hormones, pesticides, and other chemicals. The Environmental Working Group published a study in 2009 which concluded that 252 million Americans were served by water systems that exceeded recommended safety guidelines for some contaminate at least once during the study period.

So what can we do to combat both limited water supplies and low quality water? We need to find an environmentally-responsible, yet conservational idea. Our best bet? A reverse osmosis drinking water filter or water cooler. Both will provide continuous flows of safe drinking water. We recommend you find a water filter that wastes the least amount of water, petroleum, and plastic. We don’t have anymore time or water supplies to spare. Without a reverse osmosis drinking water filter, your water quality is compromised and in addition to a limited supply, you have to worry about the health effects it may cause. To read more from the source of this blog, click here.

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 their water is contaminated, how it gets contaminated, or the harmful effects these contaminants may be having on their health. Contamination can happen near the tap, from minerals and naturally-occurring elements, or from poor practices in farming.

In fact, a recent online article explains just this problem happening in this country. Most of us associate water contamination with cities, factories, and all that stems from population. We imagine farms and country living with pristine water and good, healthy living. Unfortunately, the news tells us lately that some farming practices are leading to unhealthy and unclean water. The mission of the Environmental Working Group (EWG) is to use the power of public information to protect public health and the environment. Their most recent report examines water pollution caused by farm runoff and details how treating the problem after the fact is increasingly expensive, difficult and, if current trends continue, ultimately unsustainable.

Water that runs off poorly managed fields that have been treated with chemical fertilizers and manure is loaded with nitrogen and phosphorus. These two potent pollutants set off a cascade of harmful consequences, threatening the drinking water used by millions of Americans. Without a water filter, this could be happening to you. According to the article, the health effects are serious! Nitrate, the most common form of nitrogen in surface and groundwater, is directly toxic to human health. Infants who drink water with high nitrate levels can develop an acute, life-threatening blood disorder called blue baby syndrome. High nitrate levels in water can also affect thyroid function in adults and increase the risk of thyroid cancer.

Phosphorus stimulates explosive blooms of aquatic algae, including the especially dangerous cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) that produces toxins that can be deadly to pets, livestock, wildlife – and people. Toxins produced by cyanobacteria can harm the nervous system, cause stomach and intestinal illness and kidney disease, trigger allergic responses and damage the liver.

“Access to clean and healthy drinking water is a critical issue for Americans and the rest of the planet, ” says one EWG senior scientist. Every year, farm operators apply more than 12 million tons of nitrogen fertilizer and 8 million tons of phosphorus fertilizer to agricultural land in the U.S. Unless carefully managed, nitrates and phosphates are carried off their fields by runoff water or percolates into drainage systems, eventually ending up in streams, rivers, lakes, underground aquifers – and ultimately your tap water.

Although most American farmers do actually farm responsibly, the list of American waters imperiled by agricultural pollution grows daily and now includes the Chesapeake Bay, the Great Lakes and the Gulf of Mexico. U.S. Department of Agriculture researchers estimate that on two-thirds of the nation’s agricultural land, fertilizer use does not conform to scientifically designed best management practices. Growers spread too much fertilizer, spread it at the wrong times, and use methods that are prone to losing nutrients into runoff. In addition, installation of “tile drainage,” which is common across the Midwest, promotes the movement of nutrients into streams. To prevent the nitrogen and phosphorus in your water sources from running from your tap, look into an effective water filter or home water cooler. To read more from this article, click here.

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 water system or a bottleless water cooler, we can each do our part in environmental responsibility.

The numbers are alarming with the amount of plastic water bottles bought, trashed, and so on. Not only are plastic water bottles a financial nightmare when compared to the cost of tap water in a year, but the expense to our environment is worse than all the dollar signs put together. You see, according to the EPA, over 1,125,000,000 pints of bottled water were sold in the United States in 2011. The EPA estimates that less than 15% of those plastic water bottles are recycled; the rest go into landfills or are discarded as litter. The US consumes 1500 plastic water bottles every second, and of the “50 million” bottles of water bought each year, 80% end up in a landfill even where recycling programs exist! It takes 1,000 years for plastic water bottles to biodegrade.

But, that’s not the end of the story – we’re just getting started. More costs come in the production of the plastic used for both water bottles and the large plastic water coolers which also “seem to be a responsible purchase” but could be better. Plastic water bottles waste precious fuel plastic water bottles are made from petroleum and it takes over 1.5 million barrels of oil (although some advocates suggest this number is much higher) a year to produce the plastic for the water bottles consumed in the U.S. in one year – enough to fuel over 100,000 U.S. cars for an entire year. Those large plastic containers waste even more petroleum to make and water to clean by the companies when they are switched out. A bottleless water cooler, on the other hand, could save all of the resources discussed here. You can still get the safe drinking water you desire, but conserve water, petroleum, and hey – even money!

Reducing plastic water bottles is just a start. Imagine if there were 75% less plastic bottle waste from cleaners, detergents, shampoos, conditioners and even lotions? With a water softener, your family could use up to 75% less detergents, cleaners, shampoos and conditioners. Hard water requires larger quantities of soap to get a lather, leaves spots on fixtures, kitchen and bath surfaces, dishes, glasses and silverware, and even makes your skin dry and itchy and your hair brittle. With a water softening system, you use up to 75% less cleaners, detergents, shampoos, conditioners and lotions, toss 75% less plastic waste, and 75% less soap and detergent gets flushed into the water system. With this simple step, you could do your part for the environment.

Look into a water cooler  that is bottleless, or an eco-friendly water softener today.